Emergency Team Officer - Protection
Support deployment of DRC Protection response in Hard to Reach Areas.
Overview
Support deployment of DRC Protection response in Hard to Reach Areas.
You have:
- Minimum 2 years of practical experience in protection sector working for an INGO
- Field experience
- Excellent skill in MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Advanced English proficiency
- Fluency in local language
Contract
This is a DRC - National contract. More about DRC - National contracts.
Danish Refugee Council (DRC) has been operating in Ukraine since 2014 and is currently scaling up its operation in Ukraine to deliver lifesaving assistance and emergency response to people affected by the war.
Overall purpose of the role
- Is part of DRC Emergency Response team, support the deployment of DRC Protection response in Hard to Reach Areas
- 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
Geographic scope: Country (Ukraine)
This role has a country focus and ensures compliance to DRC procedures and guidelines within the country. The role contributes to the development of country strategies, which are translated into action plans and day-to-day tasks. The role provides support and/or technical guidance to country operations while overseeing country activities.
Main responsibilities
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
Coordination and representation
- Collaborate with relevant internal and external technical experts on sector relevant issues
- Represent DRC at meetings and other relevant technical coordination meetings
- Ensure integration with other DRC sectors
Project development
- Develop project plans and budgets for funding
- Develop projects tools
- Project implementation and reporting
- Monitor and evaluate projects
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 procurements and ensure their execution
Roles reporting to this position: N/A
Reports to: Emergency Response Program Manager
Required experience and competencies
- Minimum 2 years of practical experience in protection sector working for an INGO
- Field experience
- Excellent skill in MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Advanced English proficiency
- Fluency in local language
Potential interview questions
| Can you describe a situation where you had to implement a program under challenging conditions? | This assesses your problem-solving abilities in difficult environments. | Focus on your approach, decisions made, and collaboration with the team. |
| How do you ensure effective communication with stakeholders in a humanitarian context? | This evaluates your interpersonal skills and ability to liaise effectively. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| What methods do you use to monitor and evaluate the impact of projects? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Describe an experience where you developed a budget for a project. What challenges did you face? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| How do you prioritize tasks when managing multiple projects? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |