Country: Myanmar
Closing date: 19 Feb 2015
Danish Red Cross (DRC) is seeking an experienced professional with strong coordination, managerial and capacity building expertise and skills to support development of DRC’s partnership with the Myanmar Red Cross Society (MRCS) as Country Coordinator for DRC. The Country Coordinator will undertake overall management of Danish Red Cross programme portfolio in the country; ensure coordination and cooperation with the Red Cross Movement partners, non-Movement partners, donors and key stakeholders.
The Country Coordinator is part of the DRC Asia team in DRC’s decentralised structure and functions as DRC’s focal point in Myanmar. Currently, DRC provides the support to MRCS through a team of four DRC expatriate delegates and seven local financial and administrative staff employed at the DRC Country Office in Myanmar. The Country Coordinator is line manager for the DRC team in Myanmar.
DRC has been working in bilateral partnership with MRCS since 2004 and currently the cooperation includes ongoing community based health development (CBHD) programmes, disaster preparedness and response projects, dissemination of humanitarian values and Red Cross branch capacity building. In addition, DRC provides support to MRCS in organisational development initiatives. The annual DRC programme portfolio budget in Myanmar is USD 4 million.
In terms of Red Cross Movement partners, DRC is the lead of a consortium of Partner National Societies (Austrian, British, Norwegian and Swedish RC), that provides support to a large CBHD programme. Recently initiated cooperation with the ICRC is to be further developed. In 2015 DRC will further explore opportunities for cooperation with the private sector.
Main responsibilities
As Country Coordinator you will:
- be responsible for the dialogue with the MRCS leadership and management of the joint MRCS/DRC partnership strategies and priorities, programming, resource mobilisation and access to vulnerable groups.
- have the overall responsibility for the management of all programmes and projects supported by DRC in Myanmar in line with the relevant DRC and donor guidelines, policies and requirements. This task involves facilitation of managerial and technical assistance and support to MRCS with respect to the programme preparation, resource mobilisation, programme implementation, monitoring, financial management, timely narrative and financial reporting and evaluation.
- contribute to the Red Cross Movement coordination and cooperation, liaises and builds relations with donors (e.g. Danish MoFA/Danida, EU and UNOPS) and key in-country stakeholders.
- also be responsible for organising and running of the DRC country office including line management of delegates and local staff, security management.
We expect you to have:
- Technical expertise within at least two out of three areas (Organisational Development, Health and Disaster Management)
- Proven skills in development of partnerships with civil society organisations and experience in management of a large portfolio of development and humanitarian programmes (including financial management) in complex and fragile situations
- Previous experience as team leader or from a similar management position
- Strong skills in networking and donor relations, resource mobilisation and reporting (preferably donors such as Danish MoFA/Danida, EU, UNOPS, DFID, Norad, SIDA)
- Proven analytical skills and ability to analyse complex information flows in a changing environment
- Strong skills in stress self-management as well as cultural sensitivity
- Experience from the Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement is an asset
- Excellent English speaking and writing skills are required, skills in a Scandinavian language is preferred
Employment Conditions
The contract period is three years with possibility of extension. Start of contract is preferably 15th of April 2015. Your duty station will be Yangon, Myanmar with regular travel to MRCS headquarters in Naypyidaw and field visits to the programme areas throughout Myanmar. The position is a family posting. The monthly salary including all allowances and pension is expected to be between DKK 44.500 and 46.500, depending on qualifications and experience.
Questions regarding the position can be addressed to Head of Region Bjarke Skaanning, bjska@rodekors.dk
Deadline for applying is 19th of February 2015. Interviews are expected to take place on 2nd and 3rd of March 2015.
How to apply:
For applying and for further information use following link http://drk.easycruit.com/intranet/international/vacancy/1326197/113833?iso=dk
