HMA Programme Specialist – Community and Safety
Join to deliver impactful humanitarian solutions in challenging environments.
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Overview
Join to deliver impactful humanitarian solutions in challenging environments.
You have:
- Minimum 5 years of experience in the humanitarian sector.
- Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.
- Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel.
- Able and willing to travel extensively within designated field sites.
- Demonstrated commitment to humanitarian principles, with experience in multicultural settings.
- Background in humanitarian mine action, gender/conflict sensitivity, Protection, or HLP is desirable.
- University degree in a relevant field is an advantage.
Contract
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Danish Refugee Council, one of the world’s leading humanitarian NGOs, we are excited to invite you to join our team as a Programme Specialist – Community and Safety. If you are a skilled and motivated professional ready to make a difference, we want you on board! Together, we’ll work to deliver impactful humanitarian solutions in challenging environments.
The Programme Specialist - Community Safety Specialist (CSS) will be based in Magwi, Eastern Equatoria. S/he will be responsible for revising and developing in-country guidelines relating to Humanitarian Mine Action (HMA), with a focus on DRC-delivered clearance activities and partner-delivered explosive ordnance risk education (EORE). The CSS will also take the lead on in-field training and regular quality assurance.
Key Responsibilities:
Technical Standards & Quality Assurance
- Lead field-level quality assurance for Battle Area Clearance, Explosive Ordnance Disposal, and Explosive Ordnance Risk Education (EORE).
- Develop and revise HMA guidelines and survey tools aligned with economic recovery objectives.
- Train and support field staff and implementing partners, ensuring gender-balanced, conflict-sensitive approaches.
- Provide oversight of EORE sessions and guide gender-sensitive participation strategies.
Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning
- Design and supervise baseline, endline, and KAP surveys.
- Support data collection and analysis to enhance community impact.
- Facilitate field meetings and focus groups to guide task prioritization and post-clearance success.
- Document lessons learned and success stories for donor reports and internal learning.
- Contribute to DRC’s HMA information management system.
About You:
- Minimum 5 years of experience in the humanitarian sector.
- Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.
- Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel.
- Able and willing to travel extensively within designated field sites.
- Demonstrated commitment to humanitarian principles, with experience in multicultural settings.
Desirable:
- Background in humanitarian mine action, gender/conflict sensitivity, Protection, or HLP.
- University degree in a relevant field is an advantage.
Potential interview questions
| Can you describe your experience in the humanitarian sector and how it has prepared you for this role? | The interviewer wants to assess your relevant experience and skills in humanitarian work. | Highlight specific roles, responsibilities, and achievements that relate to humanitarian efforts. |
| What approaches do you apply to ensure gender sensitivity in your training sessions? | This question gauges your understanding of gender sensitivity in humanitarian projects. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Describe your experience with quality assurance in humanitarian projects. | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| How do you handle data analysis and its relevance to project outcomes? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Give an example of a challenge you faced in a multicultural setting and how you overcame it. | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| What strategies do you use to engage communities during project implementation? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Tell us about a successful training program you have facilitated. What made it successful? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| How do you document lessons learned from your projects? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
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