Title: Area Manager
Location: Dolo Ado
Reports to: Head of Program
Direct Reports: Dolo Ado Program and Support Teams
Employment Category: Band E
Start of Contract & Duration: 12 months
Posting date: September 20, 2018
INTRODUCTION
The Danish Refugee Council (DRC), an international non-governmental organization (NGO), has been providing relief and development services in the Horn of Africa since 1997. DRC promotes and supports solutions to the problems faced by refugees, internally displaced people (IDPs), and migrants. The organization has offices across the region, and has been operational in Ethiopia since 2009. With funding from bilateral and multilateral donors, DRC is currently implementing a range of activities across Ethiopia and Djibouti, including WASH and shelter provision, child and youth protection, gender based violence response, awareness-raising of migration risks, protection monitoring of migration routes, and livelihoods support for returning migrants or those at-risk of migration.
PURPOSE OF THE JOB
The Dolo Ado-based Area Manager is responsible for the overall implementation and strategic direction of the organization's current and future projects in Liben, Afder and Dawa zones of the Somali region, and is the direct supervisor of both program and support staff in the Dolo Ado field office. The Area Manager advises DRC’s program and support staff to ensure all programming in the assigned areas of operation is in line with DRC Ethiopia’s country strategy and is in full compliance with the organization’s policies and best practices. Furthermore, the Area Manager is responsible for leading project cycle management, proposal development and program strategy - ensuring the successful implementation of all activities, and relevance and responsiveness of the activities to priority humanitarian needs in the assigned areas of operation. In this capacity, the Area Manager is also responsible for representing DRC publicly at the site level, including in coordination fora with other agencies, and for providing the direct link in communications between DRC's Dolo Ado field office and the organization's Addis Ababa country office. Finally, it is essential the Area Manager collaborates with the Addis Ababa based Security Coordinator and Senior Management Team to provide safety and security management of the Dolo Ado-based team and ensure all safety and security measures, including contingency plans and standard operating procedures, are in place and well understood by all staff.
RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS
1. Management and Coordinator:
2. Programming and Technical Support:
3. Finance and Administration:
4. Human Resources:
5. Logistics and Procurement:
6. Safety and Security:
In this position, you will also be expected to demonstrate DRC’s five core competencies:
Striving for Excellence: Focusing on reaching results while ensuring an efficient process.
Collaborating: Involving relevant parties and encouraging feedback.
Taking the Lead: Taking ownership and initiative while aiming for innovation.
Communicating: Listening and speaking effectively and honestly.
Demonstrating Integrity: Acting in line with DRC’s vision and values.
PERSONAL SPECIFICATIONS
REQUIRED
Experience and Technical Competencies:
Education:
Languages:
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