Humanitarian Mine Action Officer (Capacity Development Project Officer) Tripoli – Libyanjobs

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Humanitarian Mine Action Officer (Capacity Development Project Officer)

Tripoli

Danish Refugee Council, one of the world’s leading humanitarian NGOs, is currently looking for a highly qualified Project Officer to lead the capacity development efforts in its Humanitarian Mine Action projects.

DRC selects the best-qualified candidate for any role, based on pre-defined criteria, such as competencies, qualifications, and values. We strive for diversity and inclusion in all our recruitments, by selecting the best-suited candidate based on the requirements for the job without discriminating against age, gender, ethnicity, religion, marital status, disability, or similar.

About the job

Known as Danish Demining Group (DDG), the Humanitarian Disarmament and Peacebuilding (HDP) is the branch of the Danish Refugee Council (DRC) that focuses on humanitarian peace building and disarmament programming. DRC-DDG has been present in Libya since 2011 and started operations in Tripoli in 2022, striving to increase safety and protection levels among communities who reside in some of the most contaminated areas with explosive hazards, by reducing and removing the contamination threat and by providing explosive ordnance risk education awareness sessions to those most at-risk. The Project Officer- HMA Capacity Development (PO) will play an integral role in the partnership definition and capacity development of DRC-DDG humanitarian mine action (HMA) national partner in Libya. Your main duties and responsibilities will be:

Support the capacity building assessment and liaison with the partner/s and coordinate on teh development plans definiation
Coordinate between DRC-DDG teams in ensuring an effective partner engagement
Ensure regular communication and visits to the partner teams and operations
Ensure all the partnership grant documents are of high quality, finalized and properly filed
Lead the partnership related reporting and review processes, including the filing of all relevant files

About you

To be successful in this role we expect you to demonstrate ecellent coordination and communication skills, being able to develop capacity building assessment and development plans in support of local actors contributing to saving lifes in Libya. Moreover, we also expect the following:

Required

Minimum 3 years of NGO experience in a programmatic capacity involved in the development and delivering of humanitarian activities in particular for HMA programmes
At least 2 years of experience working in partnership with and building the capacity of local civil society organizations; and strong understanding of the civil society, national and local partnership operating environment in Libya.
Experience in faciliating and delivering targeted and high-quality technical training and capacity building, including in settings with remote technical management.
Ability to act as a focal point, working across multiple teams
Excellent oral, written and communication skills (Arabic and English).

Desirable

Good programme management skills, including capacity to prepare logical, coherent and consistent content (proposals, budgets, logframes, reports)
Experience in establishing and maintaining good working relationships in a diverse and multi-disciplinary environment
Sound IT skills, Microsoft Word, Excel etc

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

Designation of Duty Station: unaccompanied,

Start date: ASAP

Application process

All applicants must upload a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages) in English. Applications sent by email will not be considered.

Closing date for applications: 60 November 2022

For further information about the Danish Refugee Council, please consult our website drc.ngo

DRC as an employer
By working in DRC, you will be joining a global workforce of around 8000 employees in 40 countries. We pride ourselves on our:

Professionalism, impact & expertise
Humanitarian approach & the work we do
Purpose, meaningfulness & own contribution
Culture, values & strong leadership
Fair compensation & continuous development

DRC’s capacity to ensure the protection of and assistance to refugees, IDP’s and other persons of concern depends on the ability of our staff to uphold and promote the highest standards of ethical and professional conduct in relation DRC’s values and Code of Conduct, including safeguarding against sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment. DRC conducts thorough and comprehensive background checks as part of the recruitment process.

If you have questions or are facing problems with the online application process, please visit drc.ngo/about-us/job-and-career/support-for-job-seekers.

Danish Refugee Council is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive and positive work environment based on mutual respect for all employees. All applicants are considered for employment without attention to race, age, ability, ethnicity, nationality, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, or any other factor. At DRC we celebrate diversity and appreciate our employees for the people they are and their unique skills, backgrounds, and perspectives. We encourage all interested candidates to apply

APPLY FOR POSITION

Application due:
11/6/2022

Workplace:
Tripoli

Department/Country:
Libya

Contract type:
National contract

Homepage:
drc.ngo

ABOUT DRC

DRC (Danish Refugee Council), founded in Denmark in 1956, is Denmark’s largest and the world’s leading non-profit, independent, rights-based refugee organization.

Our vision is to assist refugees, internally displaced people and their host communities to a dignified life. We protect lives and human rights and empower beneficiaries throughout conflict displacement by providing shelter, food, and hope in terms of work, education and integration towards a sustainable future