Title: Project Coordinator – (Advisor)
Location: Addis Ababa, with travel to Gambella, Somali, Tigray and Afar
Employment Category: F
Reporting To: Head of Programes
Direct Reports: N/A
Unit/Department: Programes
Start of Contract & Duration: 12 Months
Posting date: July 2, 2022
Closing date: July 15, 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 an ECHO-funded programme across Tigray, Somali, Gambella and Afar regions, with a focus on protection and shelter.This project aims 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:
With a complex programme in diverse locations, DRC is seeking a highly qualified, enthusiastic and action-oriented individual for the position of Project Coordinator to oversee the implementation and management of this project. The Project Coordinator will also support the Head of Programmes in the adaptation and roll out of key project management tools across the portfolio. Applicants are expected to have a demonstrated generalist background in the development or humanitarian field with significant experience in project cycle management, and representation with community and government representatives, with experience working on ECHO funded programmes 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: