The Danish Refugee
Council has been providing relief and development services in the Horn of
Africa region since 1997.
The DRC Kenya Program
seeks to fill the following position to be based in Dadaab Refugee Camp.
Livelihoods Specialist (Roving; Based in Dadaab Refugee Camp)
The Livelihoods
Specialist’s main role will be to lead the development and growth of DRC’s
livelihoods portfolio, and provide technical oversight in the implementation of
the Livelihood Strategy.
Key
responsibilities include:
- Play a lead role
in refining and implementing the DRC Livelihood Strategy in Kenya to
increase the livelihood security of displaced and host population
households in Kenya.
- Lead the
development of the livelihood program and ensure that lessons learned are
fed into the design of livelihood security programs, donor responses and
technical fora.
- Provide
technical leadership on ongoing livelihoods and food security projects
with a focus on cost-effectiveness, building a solid evidence base and
moving projects to scale.
- Through direct
technical assistance provision, build the capacity of program and partner
staff to identify, design and implement quality programs in the area of
livelihood security.
- Collaborate with
related DRC departments, funding and implementing partners to identify
opportunities for integrated programming, promoting best practices and
developing shared policy approaches.
- Integrate
multi-sectoral considerations into livelihoods programming, with a
particular focus on linkages with health, education, and legal protection
concerns.
- Lead the process
of evidence-based planning on social protection, micro-enterprise
development and vocational skills transfer.
Job
Requirements:
- Advanced degree
and prior senior level managerial experience in managing and supervising
complex programs funded by multilateral donor agencies
- At least 7
years’ experience managing food security, humanitarian and livelihoods
projects
- Proven track
record in fundraising with institutional donors and international
development organizations as well as staff and partner capacity building
- Demonstrate high
level of experience in strategy development, proposal writing, budget
management and people management skills
- Strong oral and
written communication skills and excellent diplomatic skills with various
stakeholders
- High level of
conceptual and strategic thinking; cultural sensitivity and respect for
diversity.
- Proven ability
to manage others, work as a team under stressful conditions and meet
deadlines.
Conditions:
1
year contract with possibility of extension. Salary range is between USD 3,000
– 4,000 (gross) depending on qualifications and experience.
Commitments:
DRC
has a Humanitarian Accountability Framework, outlining its global
accountability commitments.
All staff are
required to contribute to the achievement of this framework (www.drc.dk)
Qualified candidates
are invited to submit their applications which should include a 1-page cover
letter clearly stating their motivation and qualifications and a CV.
letter clearly stating their motivation and qualifications and a CV.
Applications should
include cont actdetails of three professional referees.
One referee must be
the applicant’s most recent manager.
Applications should be sent to: drcjobs@drckenya.org and have the subject heading of the position
that is being applied for.
Deadline for
receiving applications is Monday, 22nd July, 2013.
Only short listed
candidates will be contacted.
