The humanitarian needs in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are immense. Close to two million people are internally displaced and an estimated 450,000 Congolese have sought refuge in neighbouring countries. With a long history of conflict and weak governance, the majority of DRC's population is severely impoverished and deprived of basic services and infrastructure such as roads, drinkable water, electricity, schools, education and health centres. Human rights violations are rife.
NRC has worked in the DR Congo since 2001 and contributes to the improvement of living conditions for displaced through NFI and food distributions, food security interventions, construction of shelters and schools, education, and information, counselling and legal assistance. The main office is in Goma with a liaison office in the capital Kinshasa. Interventions are located in North Kivu (Goma, Béni) and in South Kivu (Bukavu, Baraka). NRC is providing protection and humanitarian assistance to IDPs, refugees and returnees through an integrated approach, with its project activities supporting and reinforcing each other. With the humanitarian needs in connection to the complex security situation, the need for flexible designed assistance and proper monitoring is essential to assure quality implementation.
Job description
- Overall management of the Core Competencies activities, field offices and staff within the specific area, including the Area Management Team (AMT)
- Development and execution of the strategy for the area
- Adherence to NRC policies and donor requirements
- Emergency response capacity in the area
- Safety and security of staff
- Area level advocacy
- External representation, coordination and relationship building
- Implementation of policies and procedures
- Learning, training and development of staff
- Ensure close collaboration and coordination with the Program Managers for project implementation and quality control
Qualifications
- Fluency in English and French, both written and verbal
- Minimum 3 years of experience from working as a Senior Project Manager in a humanitarian/recovery context
- Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
- Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
- Knowledge about own leadership skills/profile
- Knowledge of the political situation in DR Congo, East DRC in particular an asset
- Experience from emergency context
- Proven skills and experience in report writing
- Expertise within one of NRC’s core activities is an asset
- Knowledge of UN system, experience with field level coordination with UN organizations, INGOs, Donors and authorities;
Personal qualities
- Handling insecure environments
- Strategic thinking
- Initiating action and change
- Empowering and building trust
- Patient, flexible and creative, and it helps if you have a sense of humour.
- Ability to work under pressure, independently and with limited supervision
We offer
- Contract period: 24 months
- Start-up date: As soon as possible
- Salary/benefits: According to NRC’s general directions and free housing of moderate standard.
- Duty station will be Beni with 30 % travel to the field locations. Beni is quite isolated in comparison with Bukavu and Goma. This is a non family posting.Travel outside Beni is dependent on changing security conditions, especially for certain roads in the area. Recreational and social facilities are limited, and accommodation is modest. International staff members are required to live in joint accommodation.
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