Introduction
The Danish Refugee Council assists refugees and internally displaced persons across the globe: we provide emergency aid, fight for their rights, and strengthen their opportunity for a brighter future. We work in conflict-affected areas, along the displacement routes, and in the countries where refugees settle. In cooperation with local communities, we strive for responsible and sustainable solutions. We work toward successful integration and - whenever possible - for the fulfilment of the wish to return home.
The Danish Refugee Council was founded in Denmark in 1956 and has since grown to become an international humanitarian organization with more than 7,000 staff and 8,000 volunteers. Based in Copenhagen (Denmark) and present in forty countries, the Danish Refugee Council is a non-profit-making, politically independent, non-governmental and non-denominational relief organization.
Our vision is a dignified life for all displaced. All our efforts are based on our value compass: humanity, respect, independence and neutrality, participation, and honesty and transparency.
1. Background
DRC has been operating in West Africa since 1998 and in Latin America and the Caribbean since 2011. The DRC West-North Africa & Latin America (WANALAC) Regional Office is based in Dakar, Senegal, and covers several countries. Led by the Regional Executive Director, the DRC WANALAC oversees, supports, and provides strategic directions for DRC’s Country Offices within the above-mentioned regions. From May 2022, it includes Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Colombia and Venezuela.
A department of multi-country operations has been established at the Regional Office since February 2021 for multi country and cross border projects and regionally held grants. The Emergency and Cash Coordinator for Multi-country Operations is a new position within this department. It is either based in West Africa Regional Office in Dakar, or in one of the countries of implementation (Niger, Burkina Faso or Mali). As a key member of the multi-country operations team, the Emergency and Cash Coordinator for Multi-country Operations will collaborate closely with the programme and support services team at the regional level as well as with country and field office teams and with local partners.
DRC is a leading agency on the use and promotion of quality Cash and Voucher Assistance in humanitarian and durable solutions responses. DRC’s strategic, operational and programmatic approach reflects its organisational commitment to collaboratively driving the ongoing uptake and scaling of better quality, more evidence-based and wherever possible digital cash and voucher assistance.
The Coordinator will focus on one multi-country programme at this stage entitled “First local emergency response in Sahel hard to reach hot spots (the local Rapid Response Mechanism)”: The 32-months programme intends to pilot a local RRM led by reputed local NGOs to respond to small and multiple displacements. The project will be implemented in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger in hard-to-reach areas. It aims at strengthening local first responder’s organisational and preparedness capacities to deliver high quality Value for Money emergency assistance, mainly through unconditional cash assistance, to small-scale and multiple displacements.
The technical leadership includes the supervision and monitoring of the quality of the interventions, the respect of international and RRM standards, the revision of tools, training of partners, communication with clusters and working groups when needed, leadership for the organization and facilitation of technical workshops, mission monitoring and innovative and strategic advice.
2. Purpose
The Coordinator designs and support the implementation of DRC’s policies in multi-county operations for the local RRM project through providing strategic directions, technical and quality assurance support, operational guidance, capacity strengthening and troubleshooting to DRC and partners, in line with the global DRC CVA strategy, standards on RRM, Emergency Response and Preparedness Requirements. The Coordinator is the Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) focal point in the implementation of the RRM project. A specific focus of the role is to oversee assessment, targeting, implementation and monitoring of basic needs and multi-purpose cash assistance for IDPs and Host Communities in DRC’s areas of operation. This position represents an excellent opportunity to provide technical leadership and capacity building in an exciting and challenging context of localization in the Sahel, and to strategically develop the quality, impact and protection integration of DRC’s emergency basic needs and cash-based response.
3. Responsibilities
Technical support : Provide technical guidance, advice, and support to DRC countries and local partners engaged in the RRM project in collaboration with in-country Economic Recovery Coordinators, Emergency Coordinators and Heads of Programmes:
Overview the delivery of the following core components:
Set-up of activities: Upon request, in the frame of multi-country operations, support the set-up of activities at country level - including supporting partners conducting and coordinating feasibility, needs, preferences and market assessment; modality due diligence/selection and response design; recruitment and training of DRC and partner staff; etc.
Capacity building:
Quality assurance: Visit country programmes, measure quality programming and evaluate impact, cost-effectiveness and relevance of multi-country operations; provide mission reports including recommendations for improvements and action plans to be followed up by country Heads of Programme.
Learning: Lead and facilitate a collaborative regional learning and capitalisation process on the localisation project. Compile and share best practices of DRC and partners extracted from quality assurance exercises conducted at country level.
Coordination and representation:
Program development and proposal design : When requested explore options for new partnerships, consortia and alliances with international and local organisations for multi-country operations; Support in developing new multi-country project proposals, ensuring that proposed design is in line with country-level and regional strategies, and draws on lessons learnt and established sectoral and inter-agency good practice, methodology and guidance.
4. Roles reporting to this position
No direct reports - technical line at regional level to Multi-country Operations team and at country level to Economic Recovery Coordinators, Project Managers and local partners’ focal persons.
5. Required Qualifications
Desirable :
6. Required Skills & Qualities
In this position, you are expected to demonstrate DRC’ five core competencies:
7. General Regulations
The employee shall follow:
8. Application Process
Are you interested? Then apply for this position online: www.drc.dk/about-drc/vacancies/current-vacancies . All applicants must upload a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages). Both must be in English. Applications can only be made online, on the site indicated above.
DRC encourages all applicants to apply and does not practice any discrimination in any recruitment process. 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.
However, candidates should take into consideration that the DRC cannot employ, under an international contract, a national of the country in which he/she will be working.
Closing date for applications: 8 August 2022. Applications submitted after this date will not be considered.
Due to the urgency of the position, DRC has the right to recruit a candidate who matches the required profile before the above deadline.