Project Officer Job at Danish Refugee Council - 2015

Background

DRC is an international non-governmental organization, which promotes and supports solutions to the problems faced by refugees, internally displaced people (IDPs), and migrants all over the world. As part of a UNHCR-funded project working with trafficking and refugee secondary movement, DRC will look at the refugees moving to third countries from Ethiopia, with a focus on the refugee camps in Shire. As part of its EC-funded project in the Horn of Africa and Yemen, DRC is also currently implementing a range of activities in five regions: Ethiopia, Djibouti, Yemen, Somaliland, and Puntland. DRC’s activities for this project include, inter alia, awareness-raising of migration risks, protection monitoring of migration routes, support of coordination bodies, and livelihoods support for returning migrants or those at-risk of migration.

Purpose

In order to implement its UNHCR-funded project mentioned above, with focus on refugees in Shire, and its regional migration project across the region, DRC needs a qualified national Project Officer to be based in Addis Ababa with frequent travel to Tigray and Somali regional states as well as to DRC project implementation areas (Djibouti, Somaliland, and Puntland) for its migration project.

Key Responsibilities

The Project Officer, in coordination and cooperation with supporting staff, is expected to give a substantial contribution to:

Ensuring timely and appropriate implementation of the UNHCR secondary movement project and the EC migration project activities; Ensuring timely and appropriate reporting on UNHCR and EC project activities; andHelping ensure activities within the projects comply with DRC’s Humanitarian Accountability Framework. 

To this end, it is expected that the Project Officer will perform the following specific tasks and undertake the following responsibilities:

Develop and assist implement of activities related to secondary movement of refugees;Translate and transcribe documents from Tigrigna into English;Provide consecutive interpretation from Tigrigna into English;Provide technical assistance as requested;Assist the project team in determining what, if any, changes need to be made to the project and helping to get donor permission for the same;Help to ensure that all funds are spent and spent appropriately for projects;Conduct site visits to effectuate the above;Assist in liaising with duty-bearers and stakeholders, such as UNHCR, IOM, UNICEF, and other international organizations, on DRC’s behalf;Facilitate the dissemination of awareness information to refugees;Attend and contribute to relevant coordination mechanisms;Undertake monitoring and evaluation of DRC project activities as directed;Participate in reporting on all activities to DRC partners and donors;Maintain accurate and comprehensive files of project activities, outputs, materials, and other relevant documentation;Support the appropriate financial reporting on all project activities, in cooperation with the project team as well as DRC finance and administration staff;Work to ensure programming is compliant with the Humanitarian Accountability Partnership (HAP) standards and the DRC Code of Conduct;Help with DRC administrative, registration, and other compliance issues as requested; andWork on any other duties decided on and agreed with the Deputy Country Director.

Interested candidates should send a CV and cover letter in English addressed to the DRC Hiring Committee at vacancies@drcethiopia.org, with the subject “Project Officer Application”. Only applications with the position title on subject line will be considered.

The applicant’s cover letter should state the reasons for applying for this particular position and not be generic. The cover letter should also include the applicant’s salary requirements. Please do not send additional materials other than a CV and cover letter, they will not be reviewed. 

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis before the deadline, and interviews will be held as suitable candidates present themselves. Deadline for applications is 3 July 2015.

We encourage all qualified candidates to apply. DRC considers all applicants based on merit. It is DRC policy to recruit, hire, train and promote individuals, as well as administer any and all personnel actions, without regard to gender, race, national, clan or tribal origin, religion, age, sex, origin or ancestry, marital status, social status, sexual orientation, or status as a qualified disabled individual

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