Roving Emergency Advisor – AAP & MEAL (EMPACT)

Contract

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Are you an experienced emergency practitioner looking for a challenging new role? Are you looking to work with and for affected people and ensuring their rights are respected and protected in crises situations? Then this is the role for you!

Who are we?

The Danish Refugee Council, one of the world’s leading humanitarian NGOs, is currently looking for new colleagues to join our roving Emergency, Protection, Assistance and Coordination Team (EMPACT), a multifunctional team of senior Emergency Response Specialists deployable within 72 hours to support DRC Country Offices' response to emergency situations.

DRC’s EMPACT members need to show independence and determination to bring rapid and timely emergency programming to crises and to support country operations in the scale up, redesign and roll out of activities. Roving Emergency Advisors need to promote excellence in their field, promote a standard and rights driven approach to programming and operations and go above and beyond typical requirements in often unstable and pressured environments.

About the job

The Roving Emergency AAP & MEAL Advisor will provide global technical leadership to DRC’s monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning systems with a particular focus on the organisation’s commitment to Accountability to Affected Populations in emergencies within the framework of the Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS). The role involves Accountability, Management and Capacity Building, Monitoring and Evaluation, Quality Management, Programme and Consortium Coordination.

Your main duties and responsibilities include:

• Deploying globally for periods of 1 to 4 months to either establish or support and develop programmes of emergency and/or accountability and MEAL work, and ensure that they are in line with DRC’s AAP& MEAL priorities as identified in its global and country specific strategic planning
• Contributing to DRC’s efforts to maintain our CHS certification, particularly our organisational commitment to CHS audits and CHS action plans via direct support / deployments to DRC country offices
• Contributing to policies, strategy, resources, tools and guidance to support the mainstreaming of appropriate and effective AAP practices across DRC and with partners particularly during emergencies
• Contributing to the development and implementation of DRC’s Emergency Workstream, taking the lead on the strategic development of AAP, accountability and MEAL activities

• Leading and coordinating the development of CFM, MEAL and/or IM teams strategy and work plans, as well as mentoring and coordinating the technical professional needs of other team members (including people planning, performance, well-being and development as required)

• Capacity building through training, feedback, coaching of MEAL, AAP, CFM and programme staff in data collection, monitoring and analysis

• Providing technical support to business development as well as field-based MEAL or IM staff as required, to ensure coherence in data collection and analysis to support programme development and quality, including in rapid needs assessments, PDMs and impact assessments, beneficiary verification and counting

• Lead the development of MEAL strategies, plans and tools to ensure quality and timeliness in emergency responses with a strong focus on AAP and accountability responsibilities and programme activities

• Ensuring that DRC’s team members are supporting all efforts towards accountability, specifically to beneficiaries and in line with international standards, while actively engaging target communities as equal partners in the design, monitoring and evaluation of DRC emergency projects.

• Ensure the development of appropriate monitoring, tracking and reporting systems, tools and templates that enhance monitoring of program outputs and quality, generate quality evidence on program outcome and promote and ensure use of data for decision-making processes.

• Acting as focal point for all DRC MEAL and accountability related issues in consortia (where necessary)

About you

To be successful in this role we expect you to have a proven record of AAP experience and a willingness and desire to work in both high pressure and unstable environments.

Moreover, we also expect the following:

Required

• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in planning, implementation, and monitoring activities and projects according to internal and national guidelines, agreements, and international standards
• Proven experience working in complex emergency contexts, including provision of technical advice to field teams and programme development with a particular focus on accountability
• A University level degree in a relevant subject or a relevant technical qualification
• Proven ability to live and work in an unstable, insecure environment

Desirable

• French, Spanish, or Arabic speakers are strongly encouraged to apply

In this position, you are expected to demonstrate DRC’ five core competencies:

Striving for excellence: You focus on reaching results while ensuring an efficient process.

Collaborating: You involve relevant parties and encourage feedback.

Taking the lead: You take ownership and initiative while aiming for innovation.

Communicating: You listen and speak effectively and honestly.

Demonstrating integrity: You uphold and promote the highest standards of ethical and professional conduct in relation to our values and Code of Conduct, including safeguarding against sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment.

We offer

Contract length: 12 months

Employment band: F

Designation of Duty Station: Roving

Start date: Earliest possible

Salary and conditions will be in accordance with Danish Refugee Council’s Terms of Employment for Roving Employees; For questions regarding the vacancy please contact Caitlin Miller – caitlin.miller@drc.ngo

Application process All applicants must upload a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages) in English, as well as a degree certificate. A****pplications sent by email will not be considered.

Closing date for applications: 14th January 2024. We expect to conduct virtual interviews from 17th January 2024.

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