Camp Coordination and Camp Management Team Leader

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Duty Station : Sittwe

Report to : Camp Coordination and Camp Management Manager

Direct report : Camp Coordination and Camp Management Officers and Assistants

Overall purpose of the role:

  • Supervise CCCM team members on CFM, Community Participation, and CwC Teams
  • Deliver technical support and guidance to CCCM team
  • Ensure the quality of the planning, implementation and follow up of all technical aspects of the sector activities being implemented by DRC
  • Develop and maintain good relations with the persons of concern, relevant stakeholders and other humanitarian actors, to support adequate implementation and coordination of DRC’s sector activities.

Responsibilities:

Sector responsibilities

  • Jointly with the CFM, CwC, and Community Participation Officers and under leadership of the Camp Management Manager, the Team Leader will help plan weekly/ monthly activities for each team.
  • Hold weekly meetings with both the Community Services Officer & the DRC CCCM field-based Assistant to review the progress of activity, and brief on future activities.
  • The CCCM Team leader will support in establishing and maintaining relationships with community representatives, government counterparts, and other humanitarian agencies.
  • The CCCM Team Leader will work closely with the Community Services Team & DRC protection team to identify, monitor, report and follow up on referral cases
  • The CCCM Team leader will support other DRC departments in issues regarding negotiation with camp level stakeholders, Camp Focal Points and community liaison where necessary.
  • He/she will liaise with Admin, Finance, and Logistics staff for organizing and planning of assistance delivery.
  • He/she Will ensure that activities conducted by CCCM Team follow DRC standards and guidelines.
  • In coordination with the Camp Management Manager, develop training for capacity building of CwC, CFM, and Community Participation teams.
  • With the Camp Management Manager, develop contextually relevant and culturally sensitive Information and written translation to be accessed by camp populations.
  • In collaboration with others CCCM team leaders, anticipate in planning of NFI distribution work plan and support the distribution in accordance with the distribution SOP.
  • Support to the CCCM team, cover the gaps when other CCCM TL/PM are out of offices.

Management

  • Lead and manage the CwC, Community Participation, and CFM teams (including people planning, performance, well-being and development)
  • Ensure effective planning and quality implementation of the sector/Support activities.
  • Ensure daily monitoring of programme areas.

Programming & Operations

  • Ensure efficient and effective program implementation while following the budget and work plan
  • Participate in preparing monthly/quarterly/annual highlights/reports and proposals and budgets for donors
  • Lead the team in carrying out monitoring and evaluation exercises
  • Develop close routes of communication with camp populations, inclusive of Women, Youth, elderly, people with disabilities etc.
  • Maintaining close relationships with key leadership structures to ensure adequate understanding of community dynamics.
  • Lead trainings of staff members both Sittwe-based and field-based in addition to spearheading CCCM trainings for camp level stakeholder and its members and service providers

Coordination and representation

  • Collaborate with relevant internal and external technical experts including CCCM/Shelter/NFI cluster on sector relevant issues
  • Represent DRC at meetings and other relevant technical coordination meetings
  • Ensure integration with other DRC sectors
  • Plan all field level monthly CCCM meetings, review meeting minute formats, and raise any urgent issues to the relevant Officers or the Camp Management Manager
  • The Coordination of all humanitarian actors present in the target camps, at camp level with participation from beneficiaries and through individual meetings/communication as well as during cluster meetings.
  • Identification of beneficiary needs through participating in FGDs & assessments with Community Based Groups

Reporting

  • Organise the CCCM team to produce regular reports on camp activities
  • To assist Camp Management Manager with the creation of donor reports including monthly, quarterly, interim and end of project reports
  • Monitor program budget lines assisting team members in utilizing appropriate budget lines for procurement requests and cash advances.
  • Regular progress reporting to Camp Management Manager

Logistics/Finance

  • Support the monitoring of financial commitments and expenditures against budgets and provide timely feedback on budget follow-up
  • Plan and coordinate proactively logistics and movements of staff from and to different operational areas
  • Initiate procurement plan and timely share with the respective colleagues and ensure their execution
  • Ensure distribution plans are prepared and shared with logistics in a timely manner

As a Team Leader the post-holder is responsible for the following:

  • Accountable for people management of employees, usually working in the same area of work
  • Accountable for ensuring that agreed work plans and tasks set by the next-level up Manager are implemented on time.
  • Initiating the hiring and firing of employees and conducting performance appraisals are permitted at this level, but are closely overseen by the next-level.

Experience and technical competencies:

  • University degree in political science, international development, economics or another relevant field
  • Minimum 3 years of management experience at a mid to senior level, preferably with experience in the field of humanitarian response and refugee protection working for an international NGO, UN agency, relevant ministry, or local authority. And minimum 3 years of practical experience in sector area working for an INGO.
  • Proven management skills and a competence in people management
  • Commitment to learning and implementing organizational policies and procedures.
  • Excellent skill in MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
  • Field experience working in camp-like setting
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills as well as cultural sensitivity.
  • Demonstrated ability to build trusting relationships with communities.
  • Professional proficiency in English.
  • Other local language us considered as an asset.

All DRC roles require the post-holder to master DRC’s core competencies:

  • Striving for excellence: Focusing on reaching results while ensuring efficient processes.
  • Collaborating: Involving relevant parties and encouraging feedback.
  • Taking the lead: Taking ownership and initiative while aiming for innovation.
  • Communicating: Listening and speaking effectively and honestly.
  • Demonstrating integrity: Upholding and promoting the highest standards of ethical and professional conduct in relation to DRC’s values and Code of Conduct, including safeguarding against sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment.

Conditions

Contract: DRC will offer the successful applicant a DRC’s Regular contract included 3-month probation with the possibility of extension. Salary and conditions will be in accordance with DRC’s Terms of Employment. The position is placed in Employment Band G-management. This position is open for Myanmar National only.

Further information

For further information about the Danish Refugee Council, please consult our website www.drc.dk

Application and CV

Interested? Click on the button to apply. Please send your application, in English, no later than 26th July 2024.

CV only applications will not be considered. We only accept applications submitted online.

(Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and shortlisted candidates may be contacted for interview/an offer made before the advertised closing date)

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