Regional Program Officer - Humanitarian/ Program Officer - Resilient Livelihood

DanChurchAid – South Asia Regional Office

Vacancy Announcement

DanChurchAid (DCA) is a faith-based, non-missionary organization. We work for the poor, vulnerable and socially excluded communities and believe in life before death. Our everyday work with development and relief aid strives to help the oppressed, neglected and marginalized groups in our focus countries in Asia, the Middle East, and Africa to strengthen their possibilities of a life in dignity. In Nepal and Bangladesh, we are involved in several thematic areas with our work focusing on resilient livelihood, active citizenship and migrants’ rights, among others. The DCA SARO invites applications from qualified and competent Nepalese candidates for the following positions based in Kathmandu.

1) Regional Program Officer - Humanitarian:  This is a senior level position.  The person will be part of the Programme Team and will lead on relief and recovery projects in Nepal and Bangladesh and support our partner in Pakistan. S/he will be accountable to ensure timely and adequate information on disasters whenever and wherever they occur in South Asia (including conducting needs assessments) to managers and other SARO colleagues. S/he will be mainly responsible for programme management, planning, along with implementation of the programme and partnership support. S/he will also be responsible for programme strategy and development, quality and accountability, staff management, fundraising and resource mobilization, donor project monitoring and advocacy, networking, & influencing. S/he will support and report to the Head of Programmes. 

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS AND COMPETENCIES:

Educational background:

• Postgraduate degree in social sciences or related field. Minimum ten years of work experience in humanitarian response and development work of which minimum 5 years in an international organisation with similar responsibilities in humanitarian response. Should have an experience in South Asia region.  The candidate should have the ability and willingness to work in a programme/humanitarian integrated team. S/he should have strong facilitation, networking, analytical, negotiation, coordination, communications, and facilitation skills. Excellent writing and reporting skills are also a requirement. Candidates with good IT skills at an advanced user level including the Microsoft Office suite would be expected. S/he should have the ability to work in an organized and responsive manner under extreme pressure on occasion in a stressful environment. Candidates with excellent communication skills (written and spoken) in English with Nepali and Bangla (Oral) skills a strong advantage. 

2) Program Officer - Resilient Livelihood: The person will be part of the Programme Team and will be responsible for contributing to programme strategy development and management along with implementation of these programmes. S/he will be responsible for Programme and Partnership Management on Resilient Livelihood, support DCA strategic development and delivery of an integrated livelihood recovery programme combining livelihoods, shelter and WATSAN to create a resilient sustainable community in accordance with DCA Global strategies. S/he will also be responsible for preparation of annual Programme Reports and other documentation required for programme, insurance of timely narrative and financial reports, audited statements from Partners.  S/he will be responsible for overall monitoring of back-donor funded projects in coordination with project coordinators and funding team.

Required qualifications and competencies:

• Educational background / postgraduate degree in agriculture or related field. Minimum five years of working experience in development organization national / international NGO with similar responsibilities and field work on social and economic justice issues as well as experience in advocacy. Should have an experience in Nepal. Should have strong facilitation, management, analytical negotiation, coordination, and communications skills. Excellent writing and reporting skills are also a requirement. The candidate must be a strategic thinker, should have strong commitment to basic values and mission of DCA and the overall objectives of DCA South Asia programme. Should have the ability to cope with stress and work under difficult circumstances. S/he having excellent communication skills (written and spoken) in English and with Nepali language skills taken as an advantage too. 

The candidate must have personal commitment to social equity and equal rights and opportunities and adhere to the staff policies of DCA on Sexual Harassment and Anti-Corruption. DCA South Asia Regional Office needs people with excellent interpersonal communication skills and a good team spirit. Willingness to be flexible is essential.  Please submit your cover letter and CV to dcasouthasia@dca.dk stating which job you are applying for in the Subject line. 

Please mention the position you are applying for in subject line. Applications received by email other than to the above address will not be considered. Deadline for application is 8 June 2016. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

DCA promotes equal opportunities for women and men from different caste, ethnic and religious backgrounds and encourages them to apply for these posts within DCA.

For information about DCA visit www.danchurchaid.org