Ethiopia: Project Officer - Migration, Protection and Solutions

Position Title: Project Officer - Migration, Protection and Solutions

Reporting To: Migration, Protection and Solutions Coordinator

Duty Station: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

INTRODUCTION

The Danish Refugee Council (DRC), an international non-governmental organization (NGO), has been providing relief and development services in the Horn of Africa since 1997. DRC promotes and supports solutions to the problems faced by refugees, internally displaced people (IDPs), and migrants. The organization has offices across the region, and has been operational in Ethiopia since 2009. With funding from bilateral and multilateral donors, DRC is currently implementing a range of activities across Ethiopia and Djibouti, including WASH and shelter provision, child and youth protection, gender based violence response, awareness-raising of migration risks, protection monitoring of migration routes, and livelihoods support for returning migrants or those at-risk of migration.

POSITION’S OVERALL OBJECTIVES

Working under the direct management of the Addis Ababa-based Migration, Protection and Solutions Coordinator, the Project Officer will be responsible for supporting the implementation of the organization's current and future migration, protection and solutions initiatives across Ethiopia and Djibouti. The Project Officer will regularly collaborate with other program staff to ensure DRC's migration, protection and solutions initiatives are responsive, relevant and effectively mainstreamed throughout the Ethiopia and Djibouti country program. Furthermore, the Project Officer will be required to provide regular support and guidance to project cycle management, proposal development and program strategy and will assist in advising and supporting field teams to ensure the successful implementation of all migration, protection and solutions-related activities.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS To achieve the objectives of the position, the Project Officer, with support from the based Migration, Protection and Solutions Coordinator, will perform the following tasks and undertake the following responsibilities:

Technical Support

• Support the expansion of DRC Ethiopia and Djibouti’s migration, protection and solutions department, including contributing to the regular review and revision of the country program’s mixed migration and protection strategies.
• Assist in identifying, designing and organizing needs assessments, profiling exercises and research initiatives, which contribute to enhancing knowledge on migration, protection and solutions issues within the context of Ethiopia and Djibouti.
• Maintain strong professional relationships with representatives from ARRA, UNHCR and other NGOs and stakeholders, and participate in relevant cluster and working group meetings and other coordination fora.
• Contribute to the design and implement relevant and responsive, rights-based migration, protection and solutions projects and activities. This will require collaboration with other DRC program staff and a keen interest in integrating migration, protection and solutions components and considerations into the larger DRC programs.
• Ensure high quality day-to-day technical advice for assigned migration, protection and solutions initiatives to ensure strict adherence with international best practice protection standards, including the identification of protection risks and vulnerabilities with acute awareness of issues related to gender, age and diversity.
• Work with the based Migration, Protection and Solutions Coordinator to contribute to new project development, including both narratives and budgets, by coordinating, compiling and developing inputs from other program and support staff.
• Collaborate with Area Managers and protection staff to ensure Addis Ababa and field-based protection records and documentation are properly managed and compliant with DRC requirements and international best practices.

General Support and Management

• Contribute to respectful and positive working relationships which allow for the effective implementation of DRC activities.

• Assume budget holder responsibilities, as assigned by based Migration, Protection and Solutions Coordinator.

• Collaborate with the logistics and procurement department in developing procurement plans and order requests for responsible projects.

Reporting:

• Under the direction of based Migration, Protection and Solutions Coordinator, support migration, protection and solutions related reporting for both internal and donor purposes. This may include providing weekly reports to the Monitoring and Evaluation team and developing internal reporting formats for easy use by the migration, protection and solutions teams.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in law, social work, social sciences, international development, or other relevant field from a recognized institution.
• Minimum of 2 to 4 years’ experience, preferably with experience in the field of humanitarian response, protection and research working for an international NGO, UN agency or relevant ministry.
• Strong understanding of mixed research methods and demonstrated experience designing and producing research reports.
• Commitment to learning and implementing organizational policies and procedures.
• Full proficiency in Microsoft Office, with knowledge of SPSS an added advantage.
• Excellent verbal and written proficiency in English.

ADDITIONAL CHARACTERISTICS

• Strong planning, organization and problem solving skills with ability to work both independently and within a team in a demanding work environment.
• Integrity, strong work ethic, and ability to consistently meet deadlines under pressure.
• Experience collaborating in protection, gender and human rights related activities.
• Experience working with youth, migrants and in community mobilizations and participatory approaches.

Interested candidates who meet the required qualifications and experience are invited to submit updated CV and cover letter explaining their motivation and why they are suited for the post.

We only accept applications sent via our online-application form on www.drc.dk under Vacancies.

Please forward the application and CV, in English through the online application on www.drc.dk under vacancies no later than January 6, 2017.

If you have questions or are facing problems with the online application process, please contact job@drc.dk

For general information about the Danish Refugee Council, please consult www.drc.dk.

ONLY ETHIOPIAN NATIONALS WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POST.