Title: Youth Empowerment Officer (1 position)
Reports to: Protection Team Leader
Location: Okugo- Dima
Start of Contract & Duration: As soon as possible and 7 months with possibility of extension (Subject to fund availability)
Posting date: February 17, 2017
INTRODUCTION
The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is a humanitarian, non-governmental, non-profit organization founded in 1956 that works in more than 30 countries throughout the world, including Ethiopia. DRC fulfills its mandate by providing direct assistance to conflict-affected populations, including refugees, internally displaced people and host communities. Under its mandate, the organization focuses on emergency humanitarian response, rehabilitation and post-conflict recovery.
DRC commenced work in Ethiopia in 2009 and currently provides expertise in shelter, WASH, livelihoods and protection in the Gambella and Somali regions of the country. Activities implemented by DRC are funded by money raised from the Danish public and by project grants from the Danish government and other bilateral and multi-lateral donors.
DRC’s operation in Gambella regional state currently makes up the largest portion of the DRC Ethiopia/Djibouti program’s activities in both programmatic and monetary terms. DRC’s work in Gambella is focused on responding to the refugee influx into that region from South Sudan.
DRC started operating in Dimma in February 2015, implementing a Child Protection in Emergency Program.. Its sectoral interventions in 2016 in Dimma are Child Protection, SGBV, Youth Empowerment Livelihoods and Shelter programs.
POSITION’S OVERALL OBJECTIVES
Working under the direct management of the Protection Team Leader, the Youth Empowerment Officer, is responsible to give a substantial contribution to technical guidance and management of the youth empowerment project as required in the project documents and protection programming; Capacity building of junior national and refugee staff, beneficiaries, duty-bearers and other stakeholders ; Developing, coordinating, and/or conducting awareness-raising, training and dialogue sessions in peacebuilding and conflict management in Okugu refugee camp
RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS
To this end, it is expected that the Youth Empowerment Officer will perform the following tasks and responsibilities:
1. Technical Support:
2.General Management and Support:
3. Reporting:
ADDITIONAL CHARACTERISTICS