Accountability Officer – Female Only

Contract

This is a DRC - National contract. More about DRC - National contracts.

WHO ARE WE?

The Danish Refugee Council assists refugees and internally displaced persons across the globe: we provide emergency aid, fight for their rights, and strengthen their opportunity for a brighter future. We work in conflict-affected areas, along the displacement routes, and in the countries where refugees settle. In cooperation with local communities, we strive for responsible and sustainable solutions. We work toward successful integration and – whenever possible – for the fulfillment of the wish to return home. The Danish Refugee Council was founded in Denmark in 1956 and has since grown to become an international humanitarian organization with more than 7,000 staff and 8,000 volunteers. Our vision is a dignified life for all displaced. All of our efforts are based on our value compass: humanity, respect, independence and neutrality, participation, and honesty and transparency.

ABOUT THE JOB

Reporting to the CCCM Team Leader, the overall responsibility of IM and Site Referrals Officer – Female is to ensure that the views, feedback, and priorities of women living in sites and informal settlements in which DRC is conducting CCCM are collected, appropriately channeled, and actioned. The Accountability Officer – Female will closely communicate with women site management committees and other women and girls living in the sites to collect their feedback and ensure the feedback is directed to the appropriate channels. The Accountability Officer – Female works closely with other members of the CCCM team to improve DRC CCCM’s overall accountability to affected people

Working in the CCCM sector involves working in informal settlements and IDP sites and working together with other international and local organizations to coordinate implementation of humanitarian activities, support community-based site management mechanisms, and collect information on informal settlements for direct improvement on residents’ living conditions, coordinate services, and to advocate for the needs of site residents. Working as Accountability Officer – Female requires very strong communication skills, and a highly responsible, risk-sensitive approach to ensure that feedback from different groups, including vulnerable groups, is collected and appropriately channeled without causing any risk of harm to affected people.

Responsibilities:

• Regularly attend site management committee meetings and directly meet with site management committee members, as well as other women and girls living in the sites, to understand their perspectives and feedback
• Ensure that feedback is consistently captured and logged by DRC in line with DRC’s Data Protection Policy
• Channel feedback through the appropriate mechanism in DRC, including DRC’s Code of Conduct (CoC) mechanism as necessary.
• Proactively share non-sensitive feedback with other members of the CCCM team and other DRC teams working in sites and informal settlements in Kandahar, including analyzing trends and presenting recommendations for improvement working closely with the CCCM Team Leader
• Ensure that feedback is shared in appropriate format – respecting confidentiality of people providing feedback – with external actors, including Kandahar partners and the AAP working group
• Other tasks as requested by CCCM Team Leader, including participating in site assessments, and supporting in implementation of CBIs, Shelter, and hygiene assistance in the IDP sites and informal settlements.

ABOUT YOU

To be successful in this role you must have:

Experience and technical competencies:

• University degree (BA) in relevant area (social sciences, civil engineering, logistics etc).
• Minimum two years of experience in international and/or local NGO; Emergency, Protection, Shelter, or WASH program, or in support functions (logistics, supply etc.) preferred
• Very strong communication skills
• Strong understanding of protection and human rights
• Excellent representation, negotiation, interpersonal, and communication skills
• Strong team spirit and ability to work comfortably in multi-cultural contexts
• Good skills with basic software, such as MS Word and Excel
• Ability to come up with innovative solutions to unexpected and challenging problems

Education/qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in any relevant field

Languages:

• Strong working proficiency in Pashto and Dari. Good English language skills are also required.

We Offer:

• Salary and conditions will be in accordance with DRC salary scale

Application process:

Interested? Then apply for this position, all applicants must send a letter of motivation and DRC Job Application form, you can access our job application form from the below link.

DRC Job Application form link: https://www.acbar.org/Document/8060869251.docx

Note: Please attach the completed application form instead of CV along with your letter of motivation to the official DRC Job portal address mentioned in the job vacancy, Only DRC Job application form will be considering, please do not attached your CVs.

Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply