Title: Program Manager
Location: Dire Dawa
Employment Category: F2
Reporting To: Head of Programs
Direct Reports: TBC
Unit/Department: Programs
Start of Contract & Duration: 12 Months
Posting date: May 21, 2022
Closing date: June 3, 2022
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.
Overall Purpose of the Role:
The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is implementing humanitarian programmes across the Somali region, with a field office in Jijiga and in process of establishing a field office in Dire Dawa. The focus of DRC’s programs in the region is drought response, WASH, livelihoods, protection and shelter. DRC’s projects aim to meet the urgent needs of the most vulnerable while promoting self-reliance for those displaced by crisis and affected local host populations, while systematically increasing the capacity of local duty bearers and communities to play an important role as a keystone of the responses that affect them. DRC aims to:
Provide immediate, life-saving assistance and emergency responses to conflict-affected communities
Implement an integrated Protection response to conflict- and natural disaster-affected communities
Provide essential general humanitarian programming, with a focus on reliance building interventions
With a complex programme in the region, DRC is seeking a highly qualified, enthusiastic and action-oriented individual for the position of Program Manager to oversee the implementation and management of program in Dire Dawa. The Program Manager will require a strong technical understanding of humanitarian and development interventions including WASH, livelihoods, cash based initiatives, early recovery, protection and DRR programming, participatory and community empowerment techniques. The successful candidate will have in-depth knowledge and understanding of donor regulations, excellent and proven programme management skills including planning, execution, monitoring, reporting, financial management and capacity building.
The Project Manager will be responsible for delivering all programme outcomes on time, within budget and of high standards and quality. The Program Manager will support the Head of Programmes in the adaptation and roll out of key project management tools across the field office. Applicants are expected to have a demonstrated generalist background in the development or humanitarian fields with significant experience in project cycle management, and representation with community and government representatives. Significant experience working on a varety of donor funded program (ECHO, UN, US govt) preferred.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Management &Coordination:
Reporting
Finance and administration
Human resources:
Logistics and procurement
Monitoring and evaluation
Design of project management tools
Experience and Technical Competencies: (include years of experience)
Education (include certificates, licenses etc.):
Languages: (indicate fluency level)
All DRC roles require the post-holder to master DRC’s core competencies: