Overall purpose of the role
Programme Innovation and Business Engagement (PIBE) in DRC accelerate new ways of working, better impact, and sustainable paths for the people we work for, and aim to make a strategic contribution to the humanitarian ecosystem that DRC is part of. Concretely, Programme Innovation and Business Engagement are activated in DRC to contribute to Strategy2025, complementing and strengthening the ‘implementation at scale’ that DRC delivers through its impactful and evidence-based core programming. Working with wicked problems, new trends, and new approaches – DRC programme innovation supports the pilot, transition, and scale of new solutions using technological advances, new insights, and new partnerships.
The Economic Recovery Officer – under the PIBE project, and under the management and supervision of the Economic Recovery Team Leader, and in close collaboration with the camp-based government coordination bodies will be responsible for supporting the implementation of PIBE project activities in the refugee camp and host community. The Economic Recovery Officer is therefore expected to be flexible to work in different locations within DRC Tanzania operation.Main Responsibilities:
Responsibilities and tasks
- Participate and contribute to DRC PIBE learning platforms/events throughout the implementation of the project including conducting capacity building and experience sharing among project stakeholders including national colleagues to reinforce government capacities for GIS-based land use, forest monitoring, and information management;
- Prepare maps of land use change and land degradation, forest cover, and others to support the identification of key geographic areas that need immediate interventions, such as afforestation/reforestation
- Conducting systematic and real-time deforestation and fire monitoring across the three districts of Kibondo, Kasulu, and Kakonko districts
- Provide training to government partners and other DRC staff in basic GIS applications such as making maps with forest inventory data (including forest/land cover/use mapping and change detection)
- Coordinate the preparation of geospatial databases, maps, and descriptive statistics for major land degradation types as well as provide support for the calculation of the land degradation indicators
- Provide support in the development of a web-based geospatial information-sharing platform and dashboards in close collaboration with the information management team.
- Examine and update the existing thematic maps/dashboards on forestry/woodlots and assess their quality in terms of thematic details, dates of production, methods of production, and precision;
- Conducting survival rate assessments of the planted trees in established woodlots in collaboration with DRC economic recovery staff and the Local Government Authorities.
- Assist in planning and organizing satellite image classification and interpretation including field checking and validation.
- Assist in any other tasks under the projects at the instruction of the Economic Recovery Team Leader.
- Comply with the Core Humanitarian Standards (CHS) and the DRC’s Code of Conduct (CoC);
- Foster and maintain excellent working relationships with key humanitarian actors – local and international, including government authorities and private sectors.
- Liaise closely with other DRC sectors such as; Community-Based Protection, protection, and camp management to ensure productive coordination and smooth implementation of the program activities.
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About you
In this position, you are expected to demonstrate DRC’s 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 act in line with our vision and values.
Qualifications and Experience
Minimum Requirements
Education
- University Degree in Forestry, GIS, remote sensing, Natural Resources Management or a closely related field;
- Experience
- 2 years of full-time relevant work experience using GIS and remote sensing
- Expertise in GIS software, including ArcGIS Desktop 10.x, ArcGIS Pro, and/or QGIS application within the forest sector.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to speak in English and Swahili. The ability to communicate in Kiha and/or Kirundi is a plus.
- Excellent interpersonal and problem-solving skills, creativity, and flexibility.
- Comfortable in a multi-cultural environment and able to handle pressure well and engage with project stakeholders in a professional manner.
Competency profile
- Compliance and Detail-oriented
- Strong team player
- Excellent interpersonal skills, culturally sensitive and adaptable
- Flexible, enthusiastic and willing to learn from others
- Understands humanitarian issues in Tanzania, and the region
Position Information
Employment category: Grade H
Reporting to:Economic Recovery Team leader
Technical line manager: Economic Recovery Manager
Unit/department: Economic Recovery
Location: Kibondo
Main Responsibilities:
- Regular and timely updating of deliverable for all CP projects in the Grant Management System, ensuring the grants management filing system is maintained.
- Coordinate, compile, review and edit all project reporting (both internal and external), ensuring high quality and timely report submission in line with donor compliance requirements, managing monthly and quarterly Rolling Action Plans (RAPs), including with partners and sub-grantees where relevant.
- Organize and lead grant management meetings according to DRC grants management guidelines (kick-off, project closure meetings, review meetings, Project Steering Committee meetings etc.). Ensure that relevant grants management and donor regulations and requirements are adequately shared and understood by the programme and support teams, through trainings and mentorship for staff, including for partners and sub-grantees (e.g. in consortia)
- Support proper management of sub-grantees where relevant.
- Support the country office and field teams in the implementation of quality technical project activities including working closely with the MEL department in conducting monitoring and verification, gathering lessons learnt and community feedback, and strengthening accountability mechanisms.
- Assist the project manager design, proposal development, fundraising, project planning and implementation.
- Develop and maintain strong working relationships with stakeholders – Government,UNHCR and NGOs to enhance multi-agency and multi-sectoral cooperation and coordination.
- Strengthen DRC’s partnership with ReDSS through collaboration & mainstreaming of solutions approach in DRC’s programmes.
- Assist the SMT and E-SMT in organizing Quarterly Review Meetings, Annual Review meeting, and others as needed. Attend internal and external coordination meetings on behalf of the SMT as needed.
- Develop, design & implement a DRC specific advocacy agenda. Conduct periodic analysis on displacement related policies and advise programme teams
- Provide technical input on project related branding and visibility materials.
- Provide technical support to Protection teams including capacity building and support for activities, act as the country focal point on Protection programming including integration and mainstreaming, and adherence to Minimum Standards across all DRC Tanzania interventions.
Data collection and reporting
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- Track indicators, maintain, update and analyse data on Child case management, physicosocial support, community based child protection, birth registration and indicator.
- With support from officers, prepare and submit timely and quality weekly, monthly, quality and other donor reports as per the donor requirements. Accountable to meet reporting deadline.
- Support and working closely with CP Information Management officer and M&E on program data collection, track indicators, maintain, update and analyse data on child protection activity and indicator.
- In collaboration with Protection coordinator, CP officer and M&E department, participate in GBV rapid assessment and/or other CP program related-assessment, and contribute to the CP overall intervention strategy based on feedback received from women, men, boys and girls throughout community mobilization and engagement.
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Program management
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- With support and the supervision of protection Coordinator, BID specialist and CP officers participate in all prevention budget planning; accountable for developing and maintaining work plans, spending and procurement plans, tracking expenditures and ensure all prevention activities are allowable and allocated according to DRC and donor compliance and regulations.
- Build the knowledge and skills of Prevention/outreach incentive social workers and community-based groups to be able to advocate, response and prevent GBV.
- Engaging with community activist and EMAP graduate to obtain the network and working relationship
- Approve supervise the CP team and approving recruitment of incentive.
Logistics Duties
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- Take care of equipment’s and supplies for the job
- Ensure working equipment’s are in good condition and replenish/repairs when out of order
- Reports immediately any security incidence/issue detected in the DRC premises
About you
In this position, you are expected to demonstrate DRC’s 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 act in line with our vision and values.
Qualifications and Experience
- Have a university degree in international relations, social science, law, development or a relevant field.
- At least two years of professional experience in Advocacy, Protection or Programme support in humanitarian or development programming.
- Strong knowledge of project cycle management.
- Knowledge of donor rules, regulations, and procedures including but not limited to US and European donors, EU funding mechanisms, and UN agencies.
- Knowledge and experience in working with national government and devolved units.
- Knowledge of database use and management.
- Excellent writing and editing skills in English for external audiences (including governments and donors).
- Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.
- Good personal organizational skills, including time management, team work, ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure with minimal supervision
- Experience in Tanzania programme is an added advantage
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in international relations, social science, law, development or a relevant field.
Languages:
- English (fluent)
- Swahili (fluent)
- Local language (desirable)
Competency profile
- Compliance and Detail-oriented
- Strong team player
- Excellent interpersonal skills, culturally sensitive and adaptable
- Flexible, enthusiastic and willing to learn from others
- Understands humanitarian issues in Tanzania, and the region
- Willing to travel to project sites in Tanzania
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Position Information
Employment category: Grade G
Reporting to: Protection Manager
Technical line manager: Protection Manager
Direct reports: Child Protection Officer and Assistant
Unit/department: Protection
Location: Kibondo/Kasulu
Providing equal opportunities 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.
DRC strives to attract, motivate and retain qualified national staff within its programs. As such, we strongly encourage national and diaspora candidates to apply for this position. However, candidates should take into consideration that DRC cannot employ, under an international contract, a national of the country in which he or she will be working (in this case, the United Republic of Tanzania)
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Promoting high standards : 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.
Application and CV
Only motivated applications that address the stipulated duties and meet the required qualifications, sent together with a CV, will be considered.
DRC only accepts applications sent via our online-application form on www.drc.ngo under JOB.
DRC as an employer
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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.
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!
