Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is a Danish international
non-governmental organisation, which promotes and supports durable solutions to
the problems faced by refugees and internally displaced people all over the
world. DRC is present in more than 30 conflict territories around the world
assisting displaced people with shelter, food, income generating activities,
and wide range of other assistance. It is of utmost importance for DRC to work
in compliance with the DRC Accountability and Quality Management system and
national legislations. Smooth, reliable and effective operational systems are
preconditions for DRC to maintain its position as a trustworthy and reliable
partner for our donors and an accountable organisation towards our
beneficiaries.
DRC has been operating in the West Africa region for over 15
years, running a combination of emergency, livelihood, protection and advocacy
programmes through Country Offices (COs) Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Mali,
Burkina Faso, Niger, Nigeria and a Regional Office (RO) in Abidjan. DRC has 17
offices and more than 500 staff members across the WA region.
DRC started operating in Nigeria in 2015 where plans to run
a combination of emergency, livelihood, WASH, protection and advocacy
programmes has been set. DRC currently has offices in Abuja, Yola, Mubi,
Maiduguri and planning to run an office in Yobe, besides 50 staff members
subject to increase in near future.
Job Title: Emergency
Coordinator
Location:
Maiduguri
The position
The Emergency Coordinator is responsible for Technical
back-stopping and coordination of DRC’s Emergency scale-up in North Eastern
Nigeria. This includes response preparedness and implementation. S/he will directly report to the Head of
Programmes. S/he has close working relationship with the Head of Programmes,
Protection Coordinator, RRM Manager, WASH/Shelter Manager, FS Manager, Area
managers, Head of Support Services, Log/Procurement manager, Security Advisor,
CD, PDQM and relevant counterparts in West Africa Regional office. The post
holder will require regular travel within and outside of Nigeria for various
internal and coordination meetings, training, workshops, and other events fit
with the role.
Key requirements
Essential:
• University
degree in International Development, Logistics and Supply Chain management, DRR
related studies, Social Science, Management or relevant field
• Minimum 5
years working experience in similar job at international level with minimum 3
years working experience with refugees, IDPs, returnees in complex conflict
context, and minimum 2 years’ experiences in the field of NFI, Shelter, WASH
and demonstrated skills in planning and management of NFI distribution
• Representation
skills and excellent communication and reporting writing skills
• Fluency
in English (written and spoken) is essential
• Working
experiences with UN funded projects such as UNICEF, OCHA, UNHCR, WFP and other
donors such as ECHO, OFDA, SDC and other humanitarian donors
• Ability
to work well in unstable security environments, and under significant
administrative and programming pressures.
Desirable:
• Previous
experience in Nigeria or similar conflict context
How to Apply
Do you want this Job? Then send CV and Cover Letter indicating and explaining
the suitability to the position applied.
Applications should be submitted online. Apply Here
Only motivated applications that address the stipulated
duties and meet the required qualifications, sent together with a CV, will be
considered. CV-only applications will not be considered.
Only short-listed applicants will be invited for written
test and oral interview.
Application Deadline
Deadline date is 31st of December, 2017
Applications received after the deadline will not be considered
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