Danish Refugee Council - Somalie recrute: Area Manager – Somalia

Description de l'offre : Area Manager – Somalia Overall Objective The Area Manager is responsible for managing all activities within Hiraan region activities. The Area Manager contributes to strategic planning and leads in the management of the operations in Hiraan. S/he is responsible for high quality, effective and accountable program design and delivery. The Area Manager retains a high degree of management autonomy. DRC has been providing relief and development services in the Horn of Africa since 1997. Using a human rights framework, the DRC Horn and Africa and Yemen (HOAY) operation focuses mainly on Somalis who are affected by displacement, but also oversees programmes for internally displaced in Kenya, Yemen and Ethiopia The Somalia programme has currently over 300 staff working in seven main field offices, which include Hargeisa, Bossaso, Galkacyo, Mogadishu, Baidoa, Dollow and Beletweyne. DRC Somalia implements broad emergency, and recovery programming including protection, livelihoods and food security, water and sanitation, and governance and other programmes that fall within five pillars of programme namely: Integrated Emergency Response (IER); Integrated Protection and Empowerment (IPE); Community Driven Recovery and Development (CDRD), Turning the Tide (TtT) youth programme; and the Gain Resilience, Opportunities and Work (GROW) programme that focus on rural livelihoods. Background DRC has been providing relief and development services in the Horn of Africa since 1997. Using a human rights framework, the DRC Horn and Africa and Yemen (HOAY) operation focuses mainly on Somalis who are affected by displacement, but also oversees programmes for internally displaced in Kenya, Yemen and Ethiopia. DRC aims to create a synergy between the different humanitarian aid and development projects in the HOAY – both in terms of geographical coverage and types of activities implemented in support of refugees and populations displaced or otherwise affected by conflict, consequences of climate change and natural hazards in the region. DRC’s mandate is driven by three global strategic objectives within the DRC Assistance Framework: Saving lives and alleviation of immediate suffering among people affected by conflict, Safeguarding, restoration and development of livelihoods, and, Institutional and organisational change that contributes to protection of people’s rights and peaceful handling of conflict. DRCs current regional objective is to support and strengthen a regional protection framework for displacement affected communities throughout the Horn of Africa and Yemen. HOAY have developed a programme framework specific for the current context in which all projects and programmes contribute. These are five main pillars: Integrated Emergency Response (IER); Community Driven Recovery and Development (CDRD); Turning the Tide (TtT); Gain Resilience, Opportunities and Work (GROW); and Integrated Protection and Empowerment (IPE). DRC strives to be one of the absolute leading displacement focused INGOs in the Somalia region in terms of relevance, impact and quality. Currently, focus is shifting from emergency programming to an increased pursuance of durable solutions and sustainable livelihood strategies for the displaced population as well as building better strategic, programmatic and operational coherence and synergy across the wider Somalia region. Purpose The Hiraan Area Manager’s prime objectives will be to provide leadership and strategic management with a view to position DRC as one of the leading INGO in Hiraan on protection and promotion of durable solutions; oversee the strengthening of DRC’s programme development, quality and accountability framework and be a pro-active partner in the Hiraan strategic and programme development process in close collaboration with the Country Director; Deputy Country Director, other AM colleagues and senior programme staff and advisors, The AM supervises the senior management team for Hiraan including the Deputy AM, and other national senior staff. The Hiraan operation includes two sub-offices. Currently there is over 60 DRC staff working in Hiraan region. Key Responsibilities Strategic management and development: Contribute to the local and regional program strategy and assist in the development and implementation of pillar projects according to the SPD and Somalia operational strategy. Tasks include: a) lead strategy development, context analysis and set annual plans, implementation and monitoring for Hiraan programme, b) play a leading role in annual program portfolio analyses, c) develop Hiraan strategic initiatives, d) manage strategic partnership and support fundraising and donor contract management. Program Development and Quality Management: Responsible for Hiraan programme quality including monitoring evaluation and learning, accountability, partnerships, alliances, communications and programme cycle management, including: a) ensuring DRC policies, standards and approaches are met in programmes, b) Ensuring quality checks of projects, proposals & reports against organisational and donor standards, c) ensure internal and external reporting is completed on-time and to organisational and donor standards, d) ensuring all staff have work plans which are in line with strategic priorities, e) apply performance management systems, and f) ensure standard approaches and learning across programmes and contribution to Somalia  learning initiatives Safety and Security: With technical support from the Somalia Security Manager and local Safety Liaison officer, responsible for ensuring programs are delivered in a safe and secure manner pursuant to Operational Handbook Chapters 19 & 20, and that all reasonable steps are taken to ensure duty of care to staff. Tasks include: a) work to ensure that security management protocols and procedures are updated, made locally relevant and applied consistently, b) to be overall responsible for ensuring security analyses and safety risk assessments are being done collectively and regularly, c) ensuring that risks to staff, beneficiaries and assets are mitigated through a deterrence, acceptance, protection and program-enabling lens, and d) ensure compliance to MOSS standards and improvement plans in all field offices Funding, Grant and Finance management.  Responsible for achieving program compliance with quality and accountability commitments.  Key actions include a)Maintain excellence in area level Donor liaison, fundraising and proposal development, b) manage area level fiscal function and performance, ensuring compliance to policies of risk management and that all risks are managed within Hiraan, c) ensure agreed standards and indicators are being met across programmes, d) Ensure timely country reporting to Country, e) ensure area internal and donor reports are to the appropriate organisational and donor standards, and f) manage area level finances and master budgets, monitor financial input at area level is to organisational and donor standards, and ensure compliance to internal and external standards Human Resources and Support Services Management: Oversight of the HR/Admin, Finance and Logistics teams to ensure effective support for program needs. Tasks include: a) ensure implementation of HR policies and procedures at area level and compliance with recruitment and performance management policies, b) ensure effective Performance management and development of staff, c) ensure consistency and legal compliance with Hiraan requirements, d) ensure that support services are adapting and responding to programmatic needs, c) play a very active oversight role in sensitive areas, such as recruitment, discipline and complaints handling, e) ensure compliance and roll out of DRC brand and use in all communication media, and f) support country level media, digital and corporate communication strategies and initiatives to help DRC achieve its organisational goals, Reporting Arrangements The post holder reports to the Country Director of Somalia. The Area Manager will supervise senior programme and support staff based in Hiraan. Qualifications Essential Minimum of a relevant university level education, or vocational equivalent Five years management experience, as head or senior member of humanitarian or development INGOs or UN agency with large and diverse programmes Well developed human resource management skills Good communicator and proven diplomacy with all types of stakeholders Committed to upholding dignity and diversity Proven commitment to accountable practices and knowledgeable of quality assurance systems Hands on experience of managing staff in insecure locations Proven financial and human resource management skills Experience of managing budgets and multiple donor contracts Knowledge of protection issues Fluent and articulate in spoken and written English Ability and willingness to engage with all levels of staff and stakeholder  Preferable: Experienced with conflict and disaster related displacement issues Experience in humanitarian advocacy Conditions: Contract:         12 month renewable contract Salary and other conditions in accordance with the Danish Refugee Council’s Terms of Employment for Expatriates A10 or National staff salary scale as relevant. Availability:     1st November 2014                   Duty Station:   Beletweyne Commitments DRC has a Humanitarian Accountability Framework, outlining its global accountability committments. All staff are required to contribute to the achievement of this framework. Application and CV Qualified candidates are invited to access the full job description and the requirements for this position under vacancies at www.drc.dk. We only accept applications online on www.drc.dk > Vacancies > Current vacancies (click on the vacancy, then on “Apply” at the bottom of the window that opens). Please submit applications online by 15th August, 2014. If you have questions or are facing problems with the online application process, please contactjob@drc.dk About DRC The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is a private, independent, humanitarian organization working on all aspects of the refugee cause in more than twenty five countries throughout the world. The aim of DRC is to protect refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) against persecution and to promote durable solutions to the problems of forced migration, on the basis of humanitarian principles and human rights. DRC works in accordance with the UN Conventions on Refugees and the Code of Conduct for the ICRC and NGOs in Disaster Relief. The protection and assistance to conflict affected population is provided within a long-term, regional and rights-based approach in order to constitute a coherent and effective response to the challenges posed by today’s conflicts. Assistance consists of relief and other humanitarian aid, rehabilitation, support to return and repatriation as well as promotion of long-term solutions to displacement and its causes. In addition, support and capacity building of local and national authorities and NGOs form an integral part of DRC’s work.

Date d'expiration : 2014-08-15

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