Closing date: 15 Feb 2010
Location: Kenya, Nairobi, with regular travel within Somali region, Ethiopia and Yemen.
Overall Objectives
The Regional Advisor (Migration and Protection) is an advisory position in support of The Danish Refugee Council’s (DRC) protection and advocacy work, locally and regionally. It has two inter-linked areas or clusters of responsibilities:
Firstly, the position should ensure regional coordination and provide strategic leadership of DRC’s emerging approach to mixed migration in the region; provide operational and programme development support to field offices on mixed migration issues and initiate and oversee relevant fundraising initiatives.
Secondly, the position should support the strengthening of DRC capacity and profile as a right based, protection agency and provide direct, operational support to DRC protection initiatives.
Background
DRC has been providing relief and development services in the Horn of Africa since 1997. Using a protection and human rights framework, DRC has mainly focused on Somalis who are displaced by conflict.
Programmes include protection, livelihoods, food and NFI distribution, water and sanitation, and advocacy amongst others. There are 4 main programme offices in the Somali region, one in Yemen, one in Kenya and one regional office in Nairobi.
There are also non-operational region wide initiatives, focusing on advocacy and capacity building, which are supported from the Nairobi regional office. Currently we have more than 150 DRC staff in the region.
The last two years have seen growth in programme size, but primarily there has been a growth in the number of support and management functions demanded and required by the programme offices, in order to maintain quality and accountability.
Key Responsibilities
The position has two main objectives:
i. Ensure regional coordination and provide strategic leadership of DRC’s emerging approach to mixed migration:
Internal:
Location: Kenya, Nairobi, with regular travel within Somali region, Ethiopia and Yemen.
Overall Objectives
The Regional Advisor (Migration and Protection) is an advisory position in support of The Danish Refugee Council’s (DRC) protection and advocacy work, locally and regionally. It has two inter-linked areas or clusters of responsibilities:
Firstly, the position should ensure regional coordination and provide strategic leadership of DRC’s emerging approach to mixed migration in the region; provide operational and programme development support to field offices on mixed migration issues and initiate and oversee relevant fundraising initiatives.
Secondly, the position should support the strengthening of DRC capacity and profile as a right based, protection agency and provide direct, operational support to DRC protection initiatives.
Background
DRC has been providing relief and development services in the Horn of Africa since 1997. Using a protection and human rights framework, DRC has mainly focused on Somalis who are displaced by conflict.
Programmes include protection, livelihoods, food and NFI distribution, water and sanitation, and advocacy amongst others. There are 4 main programme offices in the Somali region, one in Yemen, one in Kenya and one regional office in Nairobi.
There are also non-operational region wide initiatives, focusing on advocacy and capacity building, which are supported from the Nairobi regional office. Currently we have more than 150 DRC staff in the region.
The last two years have seen growth in programme size, but primarily there has been a growth in the number of support and management functions demanded and required by the programme offices, in order to maintain quality and accountability.
Key Responsibilities
The position has two main objectives:
i. Ensure regional coordination and provide strategic leadership of DRC’s emerging approach to mixed migration:
Internal:
- Provide direct support to FO’s on how issues in relation to mixed migration should be approached, strategic and operational.
- Develop cross-border activities and approaches.
- Coordinate DRC regional knowledge base and information gathering on mixed migration issues.
- Participate to developing proposals on mixed migrations in cooperation with field offices and relevant organizations.
External:
- Lead DRC participation in MMTF and other relevant migration fora.
ii. Strengthening of DRC capacity and profile as a right based, protection agency, internally as well as externally:
Internal:
Internal:
- Provide technical support in linking DRC programmes to relevant international and national rights and standards.
- Support involved FO’s in implementing UNHCR’s protection project (and other protection specific activities), and ensure consistency in approach and strategy.
- Support consolidation and further development of DRC regional protection profile.
External:
- Coordinate DRC engagement in inter-agency efforts to update relevant IDP profiling information.
- Within the protection clusters, promote and coordinate DRC input to development of region based protection cluster strategies.
Qualifications & Experience
- University degree, preferably in Human Rights, International Law or related field;
- Extensive work experience within the field of human rights, particularly within the field of migrants/refugee protection;
- Proven commitment to accountable practices;
- Excellent analytical and report writing skills;
- Experience in facilitating trainings and workshops;
- Excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to establish effective and working relations with local staff and other stakeholders;
- Experience living and working in a cross-cultural, multi-sector, insecure, remote area environment, under team conditions;
- Ability to work well under pressure and in adverse conditions;
- Experience and willingness to work in the field;
- Excellent communication skills, personable, calm and good sense of humour;
- Fluent in written and spoken English;
- Proven ability manage large and varied workloads, and deal constructively with stress;
- Commitment to gender equity.
Preferable
- Experience working with International NGO’s, UN agencies, line ministries and/or local authorities in migrants/refugee settings in complex emergencies;
- Knowledge of working in Somali region;
- Fluency in Arabic and/or Somali languages (written and spoken), an advantage.
Conditions
Availability: March 2010.
Duty station: DRC Regional Office in Nairobi, Kenya with extensive consultation and engagement with programme managers and field staff. Involves regular travel within Somali region, Ethiopia and Yemen.
Contract: 1 year renewable contract.
Salary and other conditions in accordance with the Danish Refugee Council’s Terms of Employment for Global Expatriates (available at www.drc.dk under Vacancies). This position is graded as D2.
Further Information
You are welcome to contact Programme Coordinator Sisse Kristensen on email: sisse.kristensen @ drc.dk for further information on the programme and the position.
Please note that applications are not to be sent to Mrs. Kristensen; we only receive applications via our online-application form www.drc.dk under Vacancies/Current vacancies/Regional Advisor, Horn of Africa.
APPLICATIONS SENT DIRECTLY TO MRS. KRISTENSEN WILL NOT BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION.
For general information about the Danish Refugee Council, please consult www.drc.dk.
Commitments
DRC has a Humanitarian Accountability Framework, outlining its global accountability committments. All staff are required to contribute to the achievement of this framework (http://www.drc.dk/HAF.4265.0.html).
Problems with On-Line Application?
Please contact Anne Oxholm, job @ drc.dk, if you have questions to the application process or experience problems with your on-line application.
About DRC
The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is a private, independent, humanitarian organization working on all aspects of the refugee cause in more than twenty five countries throughout the world.
The aim of DRC is to protect refugees and internally displaced people (IDPs) against persecution and to promote durable solutions to the problems of forced migration, on the basis of humanitarian principles and human rights.
DRC works in accordance with the UN Conventions on Refugees and the Code of Conduct for the ICRC and NGOs in Disaster Relief.
The protection and assistance to conflict affected population is provided within a long-term, regional and rights-based approach in order to constitute a coherent and effective response to the challenges posed by today’s conflicts.
Assistance consists of relief and other humanitarian aid, rehabilitation, support to return and repatriation as well as promotion of long-term solutions to displacement and its causes. In addition, support and capacity building of local and national authorities and NGOs form an integral part of DRC’s work.
How to apply
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.
Only motivated applications that address the stipulated duties and meet the required qualifications will be considered.
Please forward the application and CV, in English and marked “Regional Advisor – Migration & Protection, HoA”, no later than Monday, 15. February 2010.
CV-only applications will not be considered.
We only accept applications sent via our online-application form on www.drc.dk under Vacancies/Current Vacancies/Regional Advisor, Horn of Africa. Please remember to include a letter of application and your CV.
