Danish Refugee Council recruits at Cameroon Area Manager
Context
Under the leadership of the Dakar regional office and closely linked to interventions in neighbouring Central African Republic (CAR), DRC began operations in Cameroon in 2018 responding to the humanitarian needs of CAR refugees and vulnerable Cameroonians in the Adamaoua region. Currently, DRC operates a regional office in Meiganga and two sub-offices in Djohong (Adamaoua region) and Garoua-Boulai (Eastern region). Interventions focus on finding durable solutions for the most vulnerable, using the holistic graduation approach to improve both protection and economic recovery. Interventions include the identification of key protection risks and conflicts between populations in order to identify social cohesion and conflict resolution projects that will bring communities together. The Mobile Emergency Team (EMPACT) established DRC’s presence in the South-West region in late 2018 to respond to the needs of forcibly displaced people in the context of the Anglophone crisis, starting humanitarian activities in January 2019. DRC operates in the Meme and Fako divisions, with an office in Buea. Programming focuses on rural and hard-to-reach areas to meet people’s basic needs for food, shelter and NFI, while improving the protection environment and providing income-generating opportunities.
Objective
DRC’s Cameroon program seeks to recruit an experienced, highly qualified and enthusiastic professional to ensure the representation, management and coordination of the Adamawa and East Zone (regions), while ensuring compliance with the organization’s operations manual.
The Area Manager will be based in Meiganga but will travel to both regions (Adamawa/East) to visit/supervise activities as well as to the National Office for strategic meetings.
This is a position of responsibility, requiring solid prior experience in a similar position. This position also requires strong skills in operational management and economic protection and recovery. This position also requires a good professional command of the French and English languages.
Roles and responsibilities The responsibilities listed are not exhaustive and could be readjusted according to the operational needs identified at the time as long as they remain consistent with the overall responsibilities
of the position.
Management of financial, material and human resources:
- Participate in the national management team (ESMT/SMT) while ensuring regular information flows and taking part in strategic decisions;
- Be responsible for the implementation of an adapted and effective risk management for all activities (program and support) on the different bases/sub-bases of the area;
- Manage the budgets of support costs and projects implemented in the area in close collaboration with the project managers and with the support of the Support Services Manager and the Program Manager;
- Oversee a monthly project budget monitoring meeting to plan upcoming activities and their costs;
- Ensure that all positions are subject to an accurate job description and that each team member fully understands the results expected of them and knows the success criteria related to their work;
- Ensure overall supervision of program teams and ensure that they complete the objectives of each project efficiently, in a timely manner and with the necessary quality;
- Ensure the supervision of support services (logistics, HR, admin, finance) and ensure that they achieve their objectives efficiently, on time and with the necessary quality; Participate in the planning and implementation of all procurement with effective responsibility for quality, tracking and delivery in his/her area of intervention in a timely manner and in accordance with donor requirements;
- Ensure teams have access, understand and comply with DRC’s policies, procedures, directives, systems and practices.
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Program Development and Project Management:
- Coordinate and guide the adaptation of DRC’s national strategy to local context and circumstances;
- Provide regular analysis of the context and humanitarian situation and proactively participate in the drafting of project proposals, in full cooperation with the Programme Manager and Technical Coordinators;
- Implement, supervise, evaluate and provide technical advice to ensure the quality of projects, in accordance with DRC and donor requirements, in the relevant area;
- Manage and analyze quality information and collaborate in the preparation of evidence-based evidence;
- Oversee the collection and analysis of qualitative sector data and the production of regular reports to be shared internally and externally;
- Ensure that CRD projects are implemented in accordance with CRD standard regulations and operational procedures (i.e. Code of Conduct, CHS Principles, DRC Assistance Framework, DRC Program Manual, etc.).
Representation, coordination and reporting
- Ensure constant, transparent and proactive communication with the country coordination office;
- Represent DRC and attend all relevant forums/meetings in the area;
- Maintain relations with administrative authorities and other stakeholders in the area;
- Maintain close and beneficial working relationships with donors, national and international organizations and their local counterparts;
- Comply with and enforce internal reporting requirements, and contribute to external reporting, as well as ensure quality control; Ensure that the various reports are of quality and written on time (technical reports, midline and endline survey, interim / final donor reports)
Security Management
- Provide a regular analysis of the context and the security situation in the area for the development of security instructions, in full cooperation with the Country Director and/or the Security and Safety Coordinator;
- Ensure a safe and secure environment for DRC beneficiaries, staff and equipment by ensuring that local security procedures are up-to-date and that standard operating procedures are known, understood and followed by all.
Monitoring and Evaluation (MEAL)
- Supervise the development of program monitoring tools in connection with the MEAL department;
- Ensure the veracity of the indicators collected throughout the project through regular checks of activity sheets and data encoding with MEAL agents and regular coaching of program staff;
- Continuously update project documentation
In addition to the above, the Area Manager may need to perform other tasks requested by the Country Director.
Qualifications
Essential Skills
- BAC +5 diploma (Political Science, International Development, Economics/Management or other related field);
- Minimum 5 years of experience in coordination, management, supervision of multi-sectoral and multi-donor humanitarian and development programmes in complex and unstable environments;
- Proven knowledge in the areas of Economic Protection and Recovery;
- Experience in integrated project management;
- Strong leadership and employee management skills in an isolated environment;
- Significant experience and skills in logistics, financial management, human resources management, administration;
- Proven management skills of external stakeholders (especially local authorities and actors) and excellent communication skills;
- In-depth knowledge and experience in applying and monitoring donor directives;
- Experience in security management;
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills and perfect command of report writing;
- Perfect command of French (oral and written) and good command of English (oral and written);
- Ready to work in a rural and remote setting.
Desirable
- Experience representing a large and important international organization to donors, external partners and authorities;
- Experience in networking, advocacy and coordination;
- Work experience in the region;
- Experience piloting the nexus approach;
- Experience in change management.
Skills and qualifications required
DRC Core Competencies:
- Pursuit of excellence
- Collaboration
- Taking the initiative
- Communication
- Demonstrating integrity
- Ability to work in a multinational and multicultural environment
- Proactivity, with a strong commitment to teamwork and a genuine collaborative spirit.
- Excellent communication skills, as well as patience and politeness, are required.
- Multitasking and organizational skills are essential.
- Adaptability and flexibility
- Proven analytical and critical thinking skills
- Exemplary Ethics in the Workplace
- Team spirit and good sense of humour
General regulations
- The employee must follow DRC’s instructions on safety, confidentiality and ethics, including the Code of Conduct and the Humanitarian Accountability Framework.
- The employee must not engage in any other remunerated activity during the contract period with DRC without prior authorization.
- The employee must not engage in any activity that could adversely affect DRC or the implementation of a project during the term of the contract with DRC.
- The employee must not give media interviews or publish photos or other documents related to the project without prior authorization.
- The employee must return all equipment borrowed for the project to DRC at the end of the contract period or upon request.
We offer
- Duty Station: Meiganga
- Reporting period: 2 years
- Type of contract: Expatriate
- Job Classification: Band E
Salary and conditions will be in accordance with Danish Refugee Council’s Terms of Employment for Expatriates; please refer to drc.ngo under Vacancies.
Application Process
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