Emergency Support for Somali Refugees and Host ...

Emergency Support for Somali Refugees and Host Communities in Somali Region of EthiopiaThe Danish Refugee Council (DRC) invites applications for the position as Country Director for the Emergency Support Programme for Somali Refugees and Host Communities in Somali Region of Ethiopia. The position is based in Jijiga, Ethiopia.DRCs programme in Ethiopia is currently in the upstart phase.The programme has two main components:1. Emergency interventions. These interventions aim at alleviating the immediate pressure from large influx of refugees on local resources in host communities. Interventions typically consist of rehabilitation of physical assets such as water-points and latrines. 2. Rural rehabilitation: DRC’s experience throughout the Horn of Africa has shown that longer-term support to hosting communities is a highly effective mechanism to work towards durable solutions to refugee situations. It supports the existing protection and coping mechanisms and eases potential social tensions between hosts and refugees. This component includes local capacity building. To achieve this DRC works in close partnership with government authorities and local communities as well as local and international organisations. The programme in Ethiopia is run as a separate programme, but with close links to DRC’s ongoing activities in Kenya, Yemen, Somaliland, Central Somalia facilitated through the regional office in Nairobi. For the time being there is one donor to the Ethiopia programme – Danida. It is expected that other donors will come in.DutiesThe Country Director represents the Danish Refugee Council in Ethiopia. DRC’s programme in Ethiopia is new and the Country Director will be responsible for the upstart of activities as well as for the consolidation of the organisation in the country. This includes establishment and management of the DRC offices in programme areas, upstart of activities and further development of the programme components, as well as overall responsibility for reporting.Qualifications• Proven management skills, including financial management, from a developing country• Solid professional experience from community based planning, implementation and monitoring through participatory processes• Experience from negotiations with individuals, communities, organisations, donors and authorities on all levels;• Preferably experience from working with refugees/IDP’s• Cultural sensitivity and adaptability• Work experience from and knowledge about African societies in general or Somalia in particular an advantage• Fluency in written and spoken EnglishReporting The position reports to DRC’s Deputy Regional Director for the Horn of Africa in Nairobi, Kenya.ConditionsDuty station: Jijiga, Ethiopia, with frequent travels to Addis Ababa. Non family duty station.Contract: 1 year, salary and conditions in accordance with the Danish Refugee Council “Terms of Employment for Expatriates” (available at www.drc.dk under Vacancies). The position is placed at level B2.Job start: As soon as possible.You are welcome to contact Programme Coordinator Anders Knudsen for further information on the programme and the position. Please note that applications are not to be sent to Mr. Knudsen. We only accept application sent via our online system at www.drc.dk under Vacancies. Applications sent directly to Mr. Knudsen will not be considered.For additional information about DRC and our work, please refer to www.drc.dk Application and CVOnly motivated applications, in English and marked “Country Director – Ethiopia”, that address the stipulated duties and meet the required qualifications, sent together with a CV, will be considered. Please provide references, but do not attach any written recommendations.We only accept applications sent via our online-application form on www.drc.dk under Vacancies/Current Vacancies/Country Director, Ethiopia. Please remember to include a letter of application and your CV.CV-only applications will not be considered. Applications are to be sent to no later than 18. October 2009Problems with on-line application?Please contact Anne Oxholm by the form below if you have questions to the application process or experience problems with your on-line application.About DRCThe 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 people (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.