We are looking for a highly qualified French and English speaking Programme Manager with a
solid background in programme management, research, policy analysis, advocacy
and civil society development to manage our programme in the Great Lakes region
of Africa.
Great Lakes Programme
Danish Refugee Council’s Great Lakes Programme currently covers
five countries of the Great Lakes region: Burundi, Central African Republic,
Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya and Uganda.
Based on an approach combining qualitative research,
evidence-based advocacy, bottom-up policy development and civil society
capacity-building, the programme seeks to prevent local conflict resulting from
and contributing to displacement through participatory processes defined and
implemented by local actors at the local level.
It also aims to develop or improve national and regional
policies on displacement by making them more relevant to locally identified
needs.
Finally, it seeks to reinforce and consolidate the capacities of
civil society actors in reaching meaningful and sustainable policy change.
Requirements: A
Masters or PhD level degree in International Law, International Politics,
Conflict Studies, Forced Migration, Social Anthropology or related field, at
least 8 years’ professional experience with an international NGO working on
conflict and displacement, preferably from a civil society/capacity-building
perspective.
Qualified candidates are invited to access the full job
description and the requirements for this position under vacancies at www.drc.dk
Please submit applications online using this link by 17th
November 2013.
