Humanitarian Mine Action Supervisor (EORE Team Leader)

Contract

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Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is a leading protection agency with a mandate to protect, advocate, and promote durable solutions for displacement affected populations.

DRC has been operating in Ukraine since 2014, currently, DRC employs over 650 staff in Ukraine and will continue significant scale-up in 2024 to implement emergency response in the Protection, Livelihoods, Shelter/NFIs, and Humanitarian Disarmament and Peacebuilding (humanitarian mine action) sectors, using direct interventions, support to duty bearers and civil society organizations (CSOs), and partnerships with CSOs. DRC will continue and adapt its durable solutions portfolio to the evolving context.

DRC is currently looking for an Explosive Ordnance Risk Education Team Leader (HMA Supervisor) for its activities in Sumy.

Your main duties and responsibilities will be:

Planning, Coordination, and Context Analysis

• Produce weekly and monthly activity work plans in collaboration with the Area Technical Field Manager and report on their progress.
• Ensure field coordination with other EORE providers and flag uncoordinated efforts to the Area Technical Field Manager.
• Organize and facilitate regular internal EORE team meetings for their Area of Operations.
• Act as the main Focal Point for DRC HDP Humanitarian Demining, Non-Technical Survey, Victim Assistance, and other DRC sectors to contribute to an integrated approach.
• In cooperation with EORE Quality Management (QM) Specialist and Area Technical Field Manager, continuously analyse the context, including Explosive Ordnance (EO) contamination.
• Attend internal coordination meetings as well as EORE local, district, or regional meetings in their Area of Operations when required.

Implementation of Explosive Ordnance Risk Education

• Upon staffing gaps, conduct direct and online EORE sessions for adults, adolescent, and children according to DRC HDP SOPs, using standard and approved methodologies.
• Upon staffing gaps, conduct EORE Training of Trainers (TOT) for local stakeholders.
• Manage the organization of HMA workshops, events, and other public events, organized by DRC in their Area of Operations.
• Supervise Community Liaison (CL) with local communities and conduct Community Liaison with district and regional authorities.
• Planned, supervised, and reported on the distribution of EORE informational materials to Information Management and/or Area Technical Field Manager.
• Contribute to the development of EORE (informational) materials, methodologies, and tools.
• Support EORE QM Specialist and EORE Coordinator in the development of EORE SOP and TMP and ensure compliance with said documents by EORE Facilitators and Team Leads.

Reporting and Information Management

• Maintain up-to-date records of EORE activities, based on the inputs from EORE Facilitators and Team Leads in their Area of Operations.
• Provide inputs to government, donor, and other donor reports, as well as Concept Notes and proposals as requested by EORE Coordinator.

Procurement, Warehouse, and EORE Archives

• Oversee the upkeep of EORE Warehouses in assigned DRC offices, including updated records of EORE assets, and report any challenges to HDP Program Manager.
• Oversee the regular upkeep of the online and offline EORE archives.
• Oversee EORE procurement efforts.

People/Budget Management

• Directly manage EORE Facilitators and Team Leads and their day-to-day work.
• Recruit and onboard new staff, ensuring their equipment and office needs are met, conduct annual performance reviews, ascertain correct salary budgeting, and raise issues to HDP Programme Manager.
• Acts as the Officer in Charge for the EORE programme when HDP Programme Manager is not available.

Monitoring and Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC)

• Cooperate during EORE (internal and external) monitoring as well as in-country or HQ Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC).
• Contribute to the lessons learned reports on EORE activities.

Report to: Area Technical Field Manager

About you

To be successful in this role we expect you to have at least 3 years of experience in a humanitarian organisation or an educational institution, with experience managing or coordinating EORE or HMA. Moreover, we also expect the following:

• Experience working with children, adolescent, and adult audiences, public speaking capacity
• Languages: fluent in Ukrainian and Russian languages, with an advanced level of English
• Computer literacy: advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office package (with a focus on Excel, Word, and PowerPoint)

Required education: University degree in Education or Pedagogy or in another relevant field.

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.

We offer:

• Contract length: 3-month probation period with a possible contract extension
• Level: G m
• Designation of Duty Station: Sumy
• Start date: As soon as possible.

Salary and conditions will be in accordance with Danish Refugee Council’s Terms of Employment for national staff.

Application process:

All applicants must upload a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages) in English. Applications sent by email will not be considered.

Closing date for applications: February 26th, 2024. We encourage candidates to apply as soon as possible, interviews might be conducted on a rolling basis. DRC reserves the right to select candidates before the vacancy close date.

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