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Vacancy title: Humanitarian Coordinator
Deadline of this Job: Sunday 2nd October 2016
Duty Station: Yumbe, Uganda
Job details: DanChurchAid (DCA) is looking for a senior, experienced and energetic Humanitarian Coordinator to manage and lead its humanitarian activities in Uganda. The initial posting is for 15 months with the possibility of extension. The duty station is Yumbe.
DCA has supported development and humanitarian programs in Uganda for over 30 years, working in partnership with local partners. DCA is a member of the AG Alliance of faith-based, non-missionary humanitarian agencies, one of the five largest N60 Alliances in the world with a combined turnover of over 1.5 billion USD annually. Other ACT Alliance members are present in or supporting the Alliance's work in Uganda.
The main responsibilities of the Humanitarian Coordinator will include:
- Management oversight for the DCA office in Yumbe Staff management of at least 6 staff (program and administration)
- Program development and delivery of services. Using the existing secured funds, this position will design and lead the implementation of DCA’s first phase response with local partners, including assistance on needs assessment and program design.
- Roll-out the DCA e-food project involving the use of electronic voucher and mobile technology for cash transfers.
- Support on coordination within AU Uganda Forum members in Yumbe
- Donor liaison and representation in all relevant local fora in Yumbe, Adjumani, and Arua.
- Fundraising, including program and project design and leading the development of project proposals, together with other staff of the DCA in Kampala and HQ.
- Ensure close cooperation and exchange of information within the ACT Alliance, incl. collaboration on appeals and other joint humanitarian responses
- Assist in the preparation and implementation of any reviews of DCA initial emergency response in Yumbe.
- Capacity build and work with DCA partners and ACT Members
Your profile
This is an immediate deployment for an experienced humanitarian professional with at least 3 years of experience in a similar management position. You are able to enter a chaotic environment and navigate in a rapidly changing set of actors to establish humanitarian programs, expand operational capacity (currently a staff of 6), and deliver results, including fundraising as well as service delivery. Cash Transfer Programming experience is a requirement, while specific sectoral experience in livelihoods and nutrition is an advantage.
Fluency in English is a must.
Job application procedure Please send your CV and a motivation letter to co.uganda@dca.dk together with three work-related references. Clearly write "Humanitarian Coordinator" in the subject field.
Closing date: Sunday 2nd October 2016.
DCA offers a competitive salary and benefits as according to experience and relevant DCA HR Manual. The position is open to all nationalities - Ugandans and foreigners/expats.
DCA is an equal opportunity employer and all interested and qualified candidates are encouraged to apply regardless of age, race, gender, marital status and religious, political or ethnic affiliation.
About Us
DanChurchAid is a faith-based, non-missionary relief and development organization based in Copenhagen, Denmark, and founded in 1922. Our key competencies are livelihoods and food security, humanitarian response and cash transfer pogramming, civil society development, and humanitarian mine action. For more on DCA, please be referred to www.danchurchaid.org
For more information contact Country Director, Karin Elisabeth Lind on phone: +256 782 318 735
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