Country: Myanmar
Closing date: 05 May 2016
Overall objective
Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is seeking a dedicated Programme Coordinator - Protection to strengthen DRC’s operations in Myanmar’s Kachin State.
Who are we?
DRC is an international non-governmental organization (NGO) which provides protection and promotes durable solutions for refugees and displaced people worldwide suffering from the effects of war and humanitarian crisis. We operate in more than 36 countries servicing over 1.5 million people. For further details, please click the following link: https://drc.dk/
DRC has worked in Myanmar since 2009 providing humanitarian and infrastructure assistance to victims of cyclone Nargis in the Ayeyarwady Delta in southern Myanmar. Today, DRC's work spans across Rakhine, Kachin and the South-East Myanmar, with programmes focused on humanitarian response to the crises caused by natural hazards and violent conflicts.
Following the break of a ceasefire in Kachin in June 2011, DRC moved its program towards emergency response to the humanitarian crisis of IDPs in camps and camp like situations. The work includes multi-sectoral programming to address the persistent needs of the displaced, conflict-affected populations in both Kachin and Northern Shan State. Support currently includes construction and maintenance of temporary shelter, livelihood support, community development but roots in a strong protection outreach with protection monitoring, individual protection assistance, child protection, counter-trafficking, mine risk education, training and awareness raising among other activities.
DRC’s protection activities in Kachin refer to a broad spectrum of sectors and include regular protection monitoring in IDP camps, related reporting and advocacy work, increased efforts in awareness raising of conflict affected populations, Child Protection, individual protection assistance to the most vulnerable as well as community protection activities with Mine Risk Education and Victim Assistance also being addressed. The protection focus also links with more proactive cooperation with duty bearers in terms of training as well as accountability.
DRC/DDG Myanmar currently employs approximately 200 national and over 20 international staff and operates from 7 offices. The main donors of DRC in the Kachin programme include ECHO, DANIDA, EC, SDC, UNICEF, USAID as well as private trusts / foundations.
The position
The Programme Coordinator – Protection will manage a team of international and national staff and be overall responsible for managing and ensuring delivery of all protection related activities in Kachin State including contribution to DRC/DDG's efforts to protection at national level.
1.Protection Activities, Project Implementation and Strategy
· Take active leadership in the strategic development and implementation plan for all protection related project activities
· Ensure quality and quantity of protection monitoring efforts in Kachin State
· Ensure proper cooperation with partner organizations and delivery of quality services
· Identify and expand sectors and areas of cooperation with duty bearers
· Lead on protection related project proposal development including writing up of protection related activities
· Ensure the integration of all of DRC/DDGs protection related sectors including Child Protection, HMA (inclusive of MRE and MVA) as well as Protection
· Project Cycle Management of all Protection-related activities in stand-alone protection projects and protection elements of multi-sector projects
2.Representation
· Represent DRC at all relevant coordination fora including inter-agency, with partner organizations as well as duty bearers
3.Reporting
· Coordinate on all reporting efforts of DRC Kachin on protection related topics including internal reporting, contributions to protection working group, donor reporting etc
4.Human Resource Management
· Provide line management supervision for both international and national staff direct reports
Supervision and reporting
The Programme Coordinator - Protection reports to, and works in close collaboration with, the expatriate DRC Program Manager in Kachin State.
About you
The successful candidate will have:
- University Degree in a relevant subject area such as political science, international humanitarian law or humanitarian/development studies
· A minimum of 5 years programme/project management experience in displacement related contexts, including in camps and camp-like situations
· Previous direct experience of managing implementation of protection-related projects
· Detailed understanding of humanitarian principles and practices · Proven ability to manage a portfolio of projects with experience in financial management, understanding of logistics and procurement procedures and Human Resource management
. Proven advocacy skills
· Strong interpersonal, facilitation, communication and writing skills
· Ability to work both independently and to lead a diverse team
· Cultural sensitivity and adaptability
· Professional fluency in English
Duty station
Myitkyina, Kachin State, with frequent travel within Kachin and to Yangon as needed.
We offer
DRC will offer the successful applicant a contract for 12 months. Envisaged start date is as soon as possible. Salary and conditions will be in accordance with DRC’s Terms of Employment for Expatriates; please refer to www.drc.dk under Vacancies. The position is placed at level A11. Myitkyina is a non-family duty station.
How to apply:
Application process
Interested? Then apply for this position by clicking HERE. All applicants must send a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages). Both must be in the same language as this vacancy note. CV only applications will not be considered.
Application deadline: 5th May 2016.
*This position needs to be filled urgently and applications will be reviewed and interviews conducted on a rolling basis, therefore please note that the vacancy may be filled before the application closing date.**
If you have questions or are facing problems with the online application process, please contact job@drc.dk
Need further information?
For more details on this position please contact Joyce Dalgliesh, DRC Programme Manager for Kachin, at dalgliesh.joyce@drcmm.org
Please note that applications sent directly to Ms Dalgliesh will not be considered.
For further information about the Danish Refugee Council, please consult our website www.drc.dk