Employer: Danish Refugee Council
Closing date: 18 May 2014
We are looking for a highly qualified candidate to manage the protection department in Central & West Bekaa
Who are we?
DRC has been operating in the Middle East and North Africa for over a decade, running a combination of livelihood, protection, advocacy and relief projects. DRC has six project offices throughout Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, Tunisia/Libya, Turkey, and both a country and regional office in
Jordan. Since May 2011, DRC has been actively involved in the Lebanon emergency response to the Syrian crisis with presence in the North, East (Bekaa valley) and South of Lebanon.
The DRC response is designed around 4 major sectors: Food/NFI distribution, Protection, Shelter and Livelihood support. As such, DRC is positioned in Lebanon as a main implementing partner of UNHCR, UNICEF, WFP, ECHO and DANIDA, implying a rapid expansion of its programme and structure.
Duties:
The Protection Manager has the overall responsibility for leading, coordinating and overseeing DRC protection activities in Central & West Bekaa
• Represents DRC Protection before relevant donors and implementing partners at field level
• Responsible of the implementation and coordination of protection activities
• Manages and capacity builds the protection team in his/her AoR
• Reports and plans protection activities
• Provide support and training to local NGO’s that are DRC implementing partners
About you
To be successful in this role you must have at least 4 years of international experience in protection and management of staff, in addition to being fluent in English (both written and verbal)
We offer
An interesting job in one of the best NGO’s in the world. DRC will offer the successful applicant a 6 months, renewable dependent on both funding and performance. You must be available to start work from the 01st of April 2014 and be willing and able to work in Central & West Bekaa. Salary and conditions will be in accordance with Danish Refugee Council’s Terms of Employment for Expatriates; please refer to www.drc.dk under Vacancies. This position will be placed at level A11.
Need further information?
For more details on this position please contact Caroline Masboungi at caroline.masboungi@drclebanon.dk
Commitments
DRC has a Humanitarian Accountability Framework, outlining its global accountability commitments. All staff are required to contribute to the achievement of this framework (http://www.drc.dk/HAF.4265.0.html).
How to apply:
Application process
Interested? Then apply for this position by clicking on the apply button or go to www.drc.dk and find Current Vacancies. All applicants should send a cover letter and an updated CV no longer than four pages, both in the same language as the vacancy note. Your CV should also include contact details of three professional referees. Applications close the 18th of May 2014. The interviews are expected to start taking place on the third week of May 2014. DRC reserves the right to recruit a candidate who matches the required profile before the above deadline.
Since this is a re-advertisement, candidates who already applied for this position are kindly requested not to apply again.
Availability It is mandatory that candidates applying for this position are be available to start the 1st week of June 2014.
Closing date: 18 May 2014
We are looking for a highly qualified candidate to manage the protection department in Central & West Bekaa
Who are we?
DRC has been operating in the Middle East and North Africa for over a decade, running a combination of livelihood, protection, advocacy and relief projects. DRC has six project offices throughout Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, Tunisia/Libya, Turkey, and both a country and regional office in
Jordan. Since May 2011, DRC has been actively involved in the Lebanon emergency response to the Syrian crisis with presence in the North, East (Bekaa valley) and South of Lebanon.
The DRC response is designed around 4 major sectors: Food/NFI distribution, Protection, Shelter and Livelihood support. As such, DRC is positioned in Lebanon as a main implementing partner of UNHCR, UNICEF, WFP, ECHO and DANIDA, implying a rapid expansion of its programme and structure.
Duties:
The Protection Manager has the overall responsibility for leading, coordinating and overseeing DRC protection activities in Central & West Bekaa
• Represents DRC Protection before relevant donors and implementing partners at field level
• Responsible of the implementation and coordination of protection activities
• Manages and capacity builds the protection team in his/her AoR
• Reports and plans protection activities
• Provide support and training to local NGO’s that are DRC implementing partners
About you
To be successful in this role you must have at least 4 years of international experience in protection and management of staff, in addition to being fluent in English (both written and verbal)
We offer
An interesting job in one of the best NGO’s in the world. DRC will offer the successful applicant a 6 months, renewable dependent on both funding and performance. You must be available to start work from the 01st of April 2014 and be willing and able to work in Central & West Bekaa. Salary and conditions will be in accordance with Danish Refugee Council’s Terms of Employment for Expatriates; please refer to www.drc.dk under Vacancies. This position will be placed at level A11.
Need further information?
For more details on this position please contact Caroline Masboungi at caroline.masboungi@drclebanon.dk
Commitments
DRC has a Humanitarian Accountability Framework, outlining its global accountability commitments. All staff are required to contribute to the achievement of this framework (http://www.drc.dk/HAF.4265.0.html).
How to apply:
Application process
Interested? Then apply for this position by clicking on the apply button or go to www.drc.dk and find Current Vacancies. All applicants should send a cover letter and an updated CV no longer than four pages, both in the same language as the vacancy note. Your CV should also include contact details of three professional referees. Applications close the 18th of May 2014. The interviews are expected to start taking place on the third week of May 2014. DRC reserves the right to recruit a candidate who matches the required profile before the above deadline.
Since this is a re-advertisement, candidates who already applied for this position are kindly requested not to apply again.
Availability It is mandatory that candidates applying for this position are be available to start the 1st week of June 2014.