Technical Coordinator Protection –

Acted - Kinshasa, Kinshasa

Offre d'emploi fermée

Contrat

Type de contrat
Contrat
Délai de candidature
13/05/2019

La description

Bureau
Technical Coordinator Protection –
Secteur d'activité
Postes à pourvoir
1
La description
place Democratic Republic of the Congo

Fixed term | 12 months | ASAP

ACTED

Since 1993, as an international non-governmental organization, ACTED has been committed to immediate humanitarian relief to support those in urgent need and protect people’s dignity, while co-creating longer term opportunities for sustainable growth and fulfilling people’s potential.

ACTED endeavors to respond to humanitarian crises and build resilience; promote inclusive and sustainable growth; co-construct effective governance and support the building of civil society worldwide by investing in people and their potential.

We go the last mile: ACTED’s mission is to save lives and support people in meeting their needs in hard to reach areas. With a team of 4,600 national staff 400 international staff, ACTED is active in 37 countries and implements more than 500 projects a year reaching over 14 million beneficiaries.

ACTED Democratic Republic of the Congo

ACTED has been working in the Democratic Republic of Congo since 2003 to respond to humanitarian needs throughout the country. ACTED teams intervene in emergency situations towards the most vulnerable populations and displaced people in order to meet their basic needs. The NGO goes beyond emergency aid and implements long-term activities such as rehabilitation works, agricultural recovery projects or the geographic information systems. Through these, ACTED seeks to strengthen the resilience of populations and to support the structuring of civil society.

You will be in charge of

1.External Positioning

External Relations
  • Act as key ACTED representative on protection
  • Ensure external representation of ACTED in the sector, vis-à-vis country and local authorities, other project stakeholders, donors and partners
  • Participate in and report (internally) on technical and sectoral meetings, clusters and working groups involving all relevant stakeholders such as donors, NGOs, UN Agencies, inter-governmental institutions
  • Ensure effective coordination and collaboration with key stakeholders and partners, i.e. NGOs, civil society organizations, community groups, and government counterparts who are working on protection
  • Identify opportunities to collaborate and coordinate efforts with other organizations to ensure our activities build upon – rather than replicate – the work of others.
Project Development
  • Collect and analyse primary and secondary data related to the protection sector in the country;
  • Analyse the activities in the sector and relevant stakeholders
  • Identify the needs of the most vulnerable populations through regular visits and literature review, and through the design and implementation of relevant needs assessments in close collaboration with AMEU
  • Lead [sector] project conceptualization workshops
  • Provide technical inputs into proposal design and ensure new or adapted projects for the sector focus on maximizing efficiencies, impact and integrated approaches


2.Internal Technical Support and Coordination

Coordination
  • Support the development and maintenance of a coherent strategy across ACTED’s areas of intervention in the country
  • Promote harmonization of approaches and methodologies across the different protection projects by developing and monitoring use of common tools, as well as creating opportunities for experience sharing and learning
  • Brief Project Managers about main protection issues, and updating them on a regular basis.
  • Organize internal protection meetings on a monthly basis.
Technical Leadership
  • Define [sector] project implementation modalities and methodologies (including, but not limited to technical specifications, identification and registration of beneficiaries, distribution and sensitization)
  • Lead the development of all technical tools related to protection projects (ToRs for consultants and evaluators, ad hoc reports, capitalization reports...);
  • Analyse the appropriateness, adequacy and potential impact of all interventions in the [sector] sector based on known contexts and needs
  • Provide technical support to the Project Managers and other [sector] staff to implement the ACTED protection projects to a high quality standard;
  • Liaise with protection technical staff on a regular basis to ensure technical assistance is provided to projects when needed
  • Disseminate tools, research, best practices and lessons learned internally and externally through publications, networks, working groups, events, and conferences.
Staff Capacity Building
  • Participate in the recruitment and training of protection sector staff members
  • In coordination with Project Managers identify individual training needs and ensure access to training and professional development opportunities appropriate to the skill gaps and needs
  • Provide training to projects teams on ACTED activities and protection best practices
  • Develop training material for different trainings to share within the protection project teams
  • Develop capacity-building programmes for local actors (including partner NGOs and relevant local services providers) on protection
Expected skills and qualifications
  • Degree in relevant field of expertise
  • At least 5 years of experience in project implementation on the field, preferably in an international context;
  • Being a strong team player;
  • Familiarity with the aid system, and ability to understand donor and governmental requirement;
  • Excellent communication and drafting skills;
  • Ability to coordinate and manage staff and project activities;
  • Proven ability to work creatively and independently both in the field and in the office;
  • Ability to organize and plan effectively;
  • Ability to work with culturally diverse groups of people;
  • Ability to travel and work in difficult conditions and under pressure;
  • Fluent English skills required;
  • Knowledge of local language and/or regional experience is an asset.
Conditions
  • Salary defined by the ACTED salary grid depending on education level, expertise, security level and experience
  • Living allowance of 300 USD
  • Lodging and food provided in the ACTED Guesthouse / or housing allowance (depending on the contract lenght and country of assignement)
  • Flight tickets in and out + Visa taken in charge by ACTED
  • Provision of medical and repatriation insurances

Exigences

Éducation minimum
Fréquentation des universités
Expérience requise
5 Années
Nationalité
Pas défini
Les langues
Pas défini
Compétences
Pas défini
Prérequis

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Entreprise

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