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    The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is seeking a Programme Support Officer-Partnership based in Myitkyina, Myanmar to serve as the focal point for DRC's partnership programs in Kachin State. Key responsibilities include mapping partners, providing oversight of partner activities, supporting partner capacity development, and coordinating with stakeholders. The ideal candidate has 2+ years of experience in humanitarian programs, experience working with and building the capacity of local partners, and fluency in English, Kachin, and Myanmar languages. Applications will be accepted until September 21, 2020.

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    The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is seeking a Programme Support Officer-Partnership based in Myitkyina, Myanmar to serve as the focal point for DRC's partnership programs in Kachin State. Key responsibilities include mapping partners, providing oversight of partner activities, supporting partner capacity development, and coordinating with stakeholders. The ideal candidate has 2+ years of experience in humanitarian programs, experience working with and building the capacity of local partners, and fluency in English, Kachin, and Myanmar languages. Applications will be accepted until September 21, 2020.

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    VA releasing Date: 07-Sept-2020

    Vacancy Announcement
    Background:
    The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) / Danish Demining Group (DDG) are an international humanitarian organization
    implementing relief and development activities in more than 30 countries. DRC/DDG is a non-governmental, non-
    political and non-religious organization and, in DRC/DDG, people’s right to a life with dignity is central to all that
    we do. DRC/DDG has been operating in Myanmar since 2009, responding to humanitarian needs of Internally
    Displaced Persons (IDPs) and conflict-affected populations by providing shelter, NFIs, livelihood support,
    humanitarian mine action and community assistance. The DRC / DDG programme is rooted in a strong protection
    outreach that includes protection monitoring, tailor-made assistance and programmatic integration through
    humanitarian mine action (HMA) including provision of Mine Risk Education (MRE) and Non-Technical Survey
    (NTS) in the most contaminated and conflict-prone areas of Myanmar.
    To support and strengthen the DRC / DDG programme in Myanmar we are looking for highly motivated and
    capable candidates to fill the position of
    Programme Support Officer-Partnership (1 post)-Re announcement

    Duty Station: Myitkyina, Kachin, Myanmar (80% field travel)


    Reporting to: Program support manager with technical line manager to Partnership Coordinator
    Direct Report: No Direct Reports

    Overall purpose of the role:


    • The Partnerships Officer will serve as the focal point for DRC Partnerships intervention in Kachin State. In this
    capacity, they will support developing the partnerships portfolio, assist in the provision of technical guidance,
    reporting and representation of the programme with partners and relevant stakeholders, as well as, support
    technical staff in developing the capacity of the partners to deliver high quality programs.
    • The Partnerships Officer will assist the Programme Support Manager and Area manager with the oversight of
    DRC’s implementing partners (NGOs and CSOs) in Kachin State. This will include the support in Partnerships
    planning and activities, capacity development for implementing partners, as well as, coordination efforts. The
    Partnerships Officer will act as focal point with key partners and to ensure DRC proper contribution to
    strengthening the local actors’ capacities and support the development of locally owned interventions.

    Main Responsibilities
    Technical:
    • Support the area office in mapping potential partners who can work in Kachin State and ensure that there is
    an updated list of pre-vetted partners on the State level.
    • Act as Focal point for the day to day liaison with partners, civil society actors and national NGOs in Kachin
    State.
    • Support capacity assessment, vetting and liaison with Civil Society in Kachin in order to identify new partners
    in coordination with Partnerships Coordinator and Programme Support Manager.
    • Provide oversight of the day to day joint DRC/partners’ activities to ensure that activities are implemented in
    accordance with the Area Office Plans, projects objectives and DRC/DDG guidelines and procedures.
    • Support implementing partners in carrying out the various activities (i.e. Protection, Livelihoods and HMA)
    and ensure that these activities are implemented in accordance with DRC criteria and plans and the
    partnerships guidelines.
    • Support with the development and delivery of trainings and ToT for partners on various topics.
    • Work with other technical teams, and closely with the programme teams to organize and assist in facilitating
    capacity development sessions on key protection topics based on needs assessed and key partners’
    knowledge gaps.
    VA releasing Date: 07-Sept-2020

    • Support consultations with civil society, local NGOs to better understand the existing intervention, activities,
    gaps and needs to ensure that DRC activities’ planning and response are coordinated and have local
    ownership.
    • Support the design of joint awareness raising materials on protection with partners’, and support protection
    teams in leading consultation with partners on awareness materials development and trainings.
    • Act as focal point for project designs with partners with the support of the Partnerships coordinator and
    relevant Technical staff (MEAL teams).
    • Work in close coordination with the Partnerships Coordinator to support continuous quality improvement
    through the development and the implementation of partnerships tools and Coaching tools and tailoring the
    approaches to the Kachin context.

    External coordination and representation


    • Assist Programme Support manager in sharing of relevant project information with stakeholders and local
    actors in Kachin
    • Assist Programme Support manager in relevant coordination meetings

    Coordination
    • Contribute to the maintenance of positive relationship between the DRC/DDG, the community, the
    beneficiaries, duty bearers, and other stakeholders.
    • Coordinate with relevant stakeholders in the field as appropriate to ensure a smooth implementation of
    activities.
    • Proactively participate in regular program meetings and provide updates as appropriate.

    HR/Admin/Finance/Logs
    • Ensure compliance with DRC/DDG guidelines and policies on HR, admin, finance, and logistics.
    • Ensure adherence to DRCIDDG's national staff policy guidelines.
    • Comply with DRCIDDG's Code of Conduct at all times.
    • Support in induction process for new staff where relevant.
    • Ensure compliance with MOSS (minimum operating security standards) and provide constructive input into
    safety and security discussions for field level operations.

    Experience and technical competencies: (include years of experience)


    • At least 2 years of experience with international humanitarian programmes, ideally in protracted
    displacement situations.
    • Relevant experience working in collaboration and coordination with partners and civil society/community-
    based organizations is an advantage.
    • Experience in conducting trainings and capacity building activities including Protection, coaching and
    mentoring of national civil society actors/staff is an advantage.
    • Solid experience in participatory approaches and facilitation skills, strong interpersonal communication and
    writing skills.
    • Experience in conducting consultation processes with civil society and national NGOs is an asset.

    Qualification and minimum requirement


    • Undergraduate degree in international relief and development, social sciences, public health,
    statistics/research methods.
    • Professsional Fluency in English and Myanmar.
    • Experience in finance, logistics or administration.
    • Good skill in MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
    VA releasing Date: 07-Sept-2020

    • Good writing and reporting skills


    • Experience with NGOs is an advantage.

    Languages: (indicate fluency level)


    • English (Fluently)
    • Kachin (Fluently)
    • Myanmar (Burmese) (Fluently)

    Key stakeholders: (internal and external)


    • UN, INGOs and NGOs engaged with Civil Society and Cluster/sector groups, NGO and CSO
    networks/partners
    • Other DRC technical sectors/departments

    Desirable:
    • Understanding of operational context in Kachin State.
    • Understanding of humanitarian response principles.
    • Good Knowledge of English and Kachin Language.
    • Strong understanding of IDP rights.

    Offer:
    • Starting date of employment: As Soon as Possible
    • Duration of Contract Regular DRC staff contract, including a probation period of 3 months;
    • Competitive salary among non-governmental organizations.
    This position is open for Myanmar Nationals only. DRC strongly advocates for equal opportunity and promotes a
    diversified and inspiring working environment. Therefore, qualified candidates of ethnic minorities and women
    are strongly encouraged to apply.

    Application process:
    Applicants who meet the above-mentioned requirements should apply by submitting their applications in
    English (consisting of Cover Letter and CV of no more than 4 pages, including contact details of 3
    professional references) and CV only applications will not be considered. Apply button here.
    • Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted for a written test in English and a face to face
    interview.
    • After the closing date, applications are not to be considered. Please note that due to the
    urgency of this position, applications will be reviewed on an on-going basis and DRC reserves
    the right to initiate the recruitment process before the deadline for application.

    Deadline for submission of applications: 21-September-2020

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