Economic Recovery Assistant

Contract

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Economic Recovery Assistant

Duty Station [Khokha -Yemen]

Who are we?

The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) has delivered humanitarian relief and development programming in Yemen since 2008. DRC focuses on supporting refugees, migrants, and people displaced by conflict and natural disasters, working especially in areas with access challenges. DRC engages in protection, emergency, WASH, and mine risk education programming among other sectors, and has hub offices in Sana'a, Aden, Hodeidah, as well as several other locations throughout Yemen.

In response to the critical and constantly evolving humanitarian situation in Yemen, DRC has assumed a leading role in coordinating response at IDP hosting sites. Working at IDP sites involves working together with international and local organizations in order to coordinate implementation of humanitarian activities, support community-based site management mechanisms, and monitor standards, needs, and gaps.

Sector responsibilities:

Multi-sector, life-saving interventions during acute or protracted crisis within the areas of Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM), emergency shelter and non-food items, camp management, general food distribution (cash and in-kind), and multi-purpose cash assistance covering all stages of project cycle management, from programme design to implementation and monitoring and evaluation. Including also emergency preparedness activities. Emergency programs also emphasizes on the integration with other DRC programs, including protection, WASH and CCCM, for strengthening programme impact within an area of operation.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Administrative and technical support.
• Carry out basic tasks within sector area, including beneficiary identification, distribution of relief assistance (either cash or in-kind), needs assessments and other sector-specific evaluations.
• Carry out administrative tasks, including preparation of PRs, POs, service contracts, financial reconciliation and tracking of outputs.
• Ensure timely reporting of outputs and escalation of issues faced during program implementation.
• Follow given work plans and guidelines.
• Provides administrative or technical support with the implementation of emergency activities in the area as well as other programs, where needed and relevant.
• Assist the sector officer in ensuring compliance with DRC and donor processes, quality of the planning, implementation and follow up of emergency activities in line with sector guidelines and standard operating procedures

Other responsibilities

• Perform other tasks and duties as required by the line Manager.
• Support and help other DRC sectors if needed on daily activities.

To be successful in this role you must have:

• Minimum 1 year of relevant work experience.
• Experience in administrative tasks.
• Excellent IT skills.
• Experience with following standard procedures and guidelines.
• English proficiency.
• Fluency in local language
• An understanding and commitment to HDP/DRC aims and values.
• Able to make strong relations with community and key persons.
• Ethical, trustworthy, creative, dynamic and enthusiastic.
• Ability to work on multiple tasks, under pressure and meet tight deadlines.

All DRC staff members are expected to demonstrate the following core competencies:

• Striving for excellence – constantly and actively seeking ways to develop professionally.
• Collaborating – working respectfully with DRC staff, partners, beneficiaries, and other stakeholders.
• Taking the lead – showing positive initiative in situations where leadership is required.
• Communicating – ability to listen, give space, and convey thoughts and ideas to others respectfully.
• Demonstrating integrity – adhering to high personal and professional ethical standards.

Language: (indicate fluency level)

• English – basic

• Arabic – fluent

We offer

DRC will offer the successful applicant a contract ending on 31 December 2022, renewable based on both funding and performance.

Duty Station (Khokha)

Salary and conditions will be in accordance with Danish Refugee Council’s Terms of Employment. This position will be placed at Band (NMH), level (1) and will be reporting to Emergancy Team Leader.

Application process

Are you Interested? Then apply for this position by clicking on the apply button or the link below. All applicants must send a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages). Both must be in the same language as this vacancy note. CV only applications will not be considered.

If you have questions or are facing problems with the online application process, please contact [email protected]

DRC provides equal opportunity in employment and prohibits discrimination in employment on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability.

DRC encourages all applicants to apply and does not practice any discrimination in any recruitment process.

Applications close on 30 March 2022 at midnight (local-time). Applications submitted after this date will not be considered.The interviews are expected to take place, in two weeks after advertisement closing date.

Need further information?

For more details on this position, please contact [email protected].

Please note that applications sent directly to [yem-recruitment@drc.ngo] will not be considered.

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