Organization: DRC – Danish Refugee Council
Location: Pibor
Grade: Level not specified – Level not specified
Occupational Groups:
External Relations, Partnerships and Resource mobilization
Civil Society and Local governance
Public, Private Partnership
Closing Date: 2025-01-17
We are pleased to extend an invitation to you to become a Partnership and Localization Officer with the Danish Refugee Council, one of the top humanitarian NGOs in the world. We want you on board if you are a driven and talented individual prepared to change the world! We’ll collaborate to provide significant humanitarian answers in difficult situations.
About job
Supporting DRC’s local partner in Pibor with AHEAD project activities and enhancing partner skills on anticipatory action (AA) to enable successful partner programming on AA after the AHEAD project duration is the goal of the AHEAD Partnership and Localization Officer. This would entail enhancing the ability to build and coordinate participatory AA systems, providing services in accordance with DRC standards across a number of pertinent technical areas (such as protection, shelter, and HDP/peacebuilding), advocacy and coordination, the creation of evidence (MEAL), and maybe more extensive capabilities in project cycle management and business development. The Partnership and Localization Officer will lead a participatory capacity development evaluation and related strategy that will determine the extent of the help. In addition to using DRC’s capabilities in the country and Akobo offices to conduct trainings as necessary, the position will serve as a project support secondment to the partner, guaranteeing the successful regular execution of AHEAD operations.
Responsibilities:
- Partner selection: support the selection of an implementing partner in Pibor in alignment with DRC standards; support the rollout of due diligence assessments in the verification process prior to final selection
- Contractual and connected admin/finance tasks: work with the AHEAD AA Coordinator and other colleagues as appropriate in preparing MoUs and contractual documentation (subgrant agreements), and supporting as appropriate with disbursements and connected reviews
- Design of capacity building plan: lead the development of a participatory capacity building plan with the partner, involving the selection of an appropriate scope of work that supports AHEAD project objectives and sustainability but without diverting focus from the intervention logic
- Capacity building activities: either directly deliver or leverage DRC staffing/expertise from DRC’s Akobo or Country offices to strengthen partner capacities on participatory AA system design and coordination, use of predictive modeling for AA, service delivery aligned with DRC standards across multiple relevant technical sectors (including protection, shelter, and HDP/peacebuilding), coordination and advocacy, safeguarding, evidence generation (MEAL), community feedback and accountability, and–subject to the definition of the scope of work of the capacity building plan–additional wider capacities on business development and project cycle management.
- Risk and compliance: Work closely with the AHEAD AA Coordinator and Country Risk & Compliance Specialist to ensure risks connected to the local partner subcontract/subaward are captured and monitored regularly; escalate any materialized risks to the senior management team (SMT) and other internal project stakeholders as per the AHEAD risk management plan.
- Partner performance monitoring: Support the AHEAD MEAL Assistant in conducting MEAL activities implemented by the partner as well as monitor the performance of the partner toward meeting mutually defined capacity building goals. This will include the rollout of capacity assessments and connected reports
- Knowledge management: consolidate lessons learned on effective ways of working with local partners to support DRC’s Localisation Vision 2030
- Advocacy and coordination: represent DRC in key coordination and partnership meetings, particularly on anticipatory action topics, to advocate for increased investment in proactive disaster risk reduction and anticipatory approaches; and promote DRC’s approach to anticipatory action within broader humanitarian coordination mechanisms and at policy forums, engaging with donors, government agencies, and other stakeholders; additionally facilitate partner input into advocacy initiatives, amplifying their voices and priorities
About you
To be successful in this role we expect your Strong demonstrable experience in capacity building, including organizational capacity building, human resource development, and institutional/legal framework development; and demonstrable experience in monitoring performance against capacity building goals and milestones
Moreover, we also expect the following:
Requirements:
- Undergraduate degree in relevant social sciences field, for example project management, local humanitarian leadership, international development, or others
- Experience with humanitarian cluster system and other coordination structures in South Sudan
- Excellent collaborative and interpersonal skills
- Full proficiency in spoken and written English
- Strong demonstrable project cycle management skills
- Strong level of computer literacy (Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint)
Desirable
- At least 4 years of experience in the humanitarian or development sectors
- Formal training in partnerships/localization
- Familiarity working in insecure environments
- Comfortable in a multi-cultural environment, flexible and able to handle pressure well.
- Good knowledge of anticipatory action on conflicts and displacement in South Sudan, and the relevant INGO’s, NGO’s, UN, Governmental institutions, and Donor.
In this position, you are expected to demonstrate DRC’ five core competencies:
Striving for excellence: You focus on reaching results while ensuring an efficient process.
Collaborating: You involve relevant parties and encourage feedback.
Taking the lead: You take ownership and initiative while aiming for innovation.
Communicating: You listen and speak effectively and honestly.
Demonstrating integrity: You uphold and promote the highest standards of ethical and professional conduct in relation to our values and Code of Conduct, including safeguarding against sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment.
We offer
Contract length: 12 Months
Band: H
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