Title: Livelihoods Manager
Location: Shire
Reports to:
Grade- F2
Start of Contract & Duration: One year with possibility of extension
Posting date: June 10, 2019
INTRODUCTION
The Danish Refugee Council (DRC), an international non-governmental organization (NGO), has been providing relief and development services in the Horn of Africa since 1997. DRC promotes and supports solutions to the problems faced by refugees, internally displaced people (IDPs), and migrants. The organization has offices across the region, and has been operational in Ethiopia since 2009. With funding from bilateral and multilateral donors, DRC is currently implementing a range of activities across Ethiopia and Djibouti, including WASH and shelter provision, child and youth protection, gender based violence response, awareness-raising of migration risks, protection monitoring of migration routes, and livelihoods support for returning migrants or those at-risk of migration.
OVERALL PURPOSE OF THE ROLE:
The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is leading an international consortium to deliver a £21 million programme to protect would-be migrants and refugees from unsafe irregular migration through and from the Amhara, Tigray and Somali regions of Ethiopia. The 4-year programme, funded by the Department for International Development, UK Aid (DFID) will address barriers to reducing unsafe irregular migration from and through Ethiopia. The programme is anticipated to be innovative, cross-sectoral and solutions-oriented with strong emphasis on research, learning and adaptive management.
Working under the direct management of the Project Manager, the Livelihoods Manager will be responsible for the overall management and implementation of livelihoods activities under DFID funding. Activities will focus on piloting innovative programs to promote the employment of refugees in and out of camps, in collaboration with private sector actors.
RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS
Responsibilities:
Technical Management
Staff Management
Project Management
All DRC roles require the post-holder to master DRC’s core competencies:
EXPERIENCE AND TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES
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