Danish Refugee Council, one of the worldโs leading humanitarian NGOs, we are excited to invite you to join our team as an Emmergency Project Manager. If you are a skilled and motivated professional ready to make a difference, we want you on board! Together, weโll work to deliver impactful humanitarian solutions in challenging environments.
About the job
In response to the urgent humanitarian crisis in South Sudan, DRC is scaling up its existing emergency response capacity through the continued expansion of mobile response teams for multisectoral emergency assistance. This role is to support the Emergency Manager in the coordination and management of the Mobile Response Teams as a component of DRCโs Emergency Platform in South Sudan. The Emergency Mobile Response Project Manager provides technical, administrative (including logistics) and coordination support to the Mobile Response teams.
When required, the Emergency Mobile Response Project Manager will support MPCA, WASH and SNFI assessments and activate response accordingly, as well as multi-sectoral needs assessments countrywide, in close cooperation with the Protection and Safety focal points and in coordination with other NGO/UN partners. This position will consist of deployments in areas that are remote, have challenging security and logistical issues, and have difficult living conditions.
The Emergency Mobile Response Project Manager will play a pivotal role in ensuring information about humanitarian needs is collected and shared in an effective, timely and protection-sensitive manner and in the delivery of relevant emergency assistance as a first-line response to new displacements or emerging needs.
Your main duties and responsibilities will be:
Support rapid MPCA/WASH/SNFI assessments and multi-sectoral needs assessments in close collaboration with the WASH/SNFI TL and Protection Managers and relevant team leaders. Support team deployment for emergency response, including a detailed movement plan, mission ToRs & Budgets. Ensure all staff have a specific mission order for deployment for assessment and interventions Oversee emergency distributions of emergency assistance, including S/NFI, Protection, CCCM, MPCA, and WASH, in close collaboration with the relevant Team Leaders and Project Managers. Ensure security management during deployments to field locations adheres to DRC security policy and guidelines. Assist in the development of proposals, budgets and donor reports. Participate in coordination meetings such as the FSL cluster, CCCM Cluster, CWG, S/NFI Cluster, WASH EP&R and Mobile Protection Coordination Forum meetings and other meetings as required. Develop and maintain good working relationships with relevant local authorities, humanitarian coordination structures, and other key actors, including partners. Gather contextual and logistical information on areas of potential deployment. Ensure Safety, Logistics, Admin, Finance and Procurement are regularly apprised of the needs for field missions for Mobile Response Teams and engage with the relevant Support Services regarding any potential outstanding issues. Participates in the financial analyses of MRT program with the Emergency Manager, and provides operational support for MRT management Support for the monthly PMM & financial review and BFU rebooking, quarterly and/or annual MRT projects financial reports preparation. Review all financial documents related to expenses incurred during field missions and ensure all advances taken by team are expenses are closed Provide remote support to mobile teams deployed to field locations with logistical, operational and programmatic support as required. Ensure warehouse management, tracking procurement, preposition stocks and ensuring timely delivery of supplies to the field with support from MRT program support officer. Work closely with the MEAL department in ensuring appropriate Complaint & Feedback Mechanisms are in place throughout the MRT interventions, post-intervention monitoring is conducted, and feedback is used to inform future responses Ensure that all mission response reports are documented People management of direct reports and overall responsibility for staff under s/he supervision (including recruitment, development, people planning and performance management)Required
Minimum 4 years of working experience in South Sudan in an NGO focused on emergency response, CVA, WASH, Shelter NFI or protection programming. A degree in political/social sciences, management, development studies, international development or equivalent technical qualification Experience in emergency protection or Cash/WASH/SNFI programming and a strong understanding of protection principles. Previous experience with mobile/rapid response teams (RRM, MRT, EP&R...). Demonstrated ability to liaise with a variety of stakeholders professionally and adaptively. Solid experience in managing teams and responses in challenging security and operational contexts. Strong experience leading and reporting on multi-sector and/or Cash/ Shelter and WASH assessments. Experience in conducting distributions in remote locations with limited humanitarian presence. Understanding of, and demonstrated experience in mainstreaming protection throughout other sectoral interventions. Proven ability to build external relationships with diplomacy, tact and professionalism in a complex and demanding environment. Proficiency in common computer packages and financial software, i.e. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc. Must show ability and willingness to work in an isolated and challenging environment and be deployed in remote field locations upwards of 60% of the time. Understanding of emergency CVA/ SNFI, WASH and CCCM programming.