Title: Camp Management Sector Co-Coordinator
Company Name: Danish Refugee Council
Vacancy: Not specific
Job Location: Cox's Bazar
Employment Status: Contractual
Educational Requirements:
∎ Bachelor's/ Masters' degree in Environmental Engineering, Civil Engineering and/or relevant international development Masters
Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 5 year(s)
Job Context:
∎ Type of contract: Expatriate/National
∎ Employment Band: G
∎ Start date: As soon as possible
Job Responsibilities:
∎ Coordination of the Site Management Sector
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∎ Support the participation of partners in the Sector mechanism by engaging them bilaterally and multilaterally
∎ Develop the coordination between NGO partners implementing Site Management and Site Development programming, and support them to identify and address capacity gaps including COVID related impacts
∎ Support the Government of Bangladesh as the main site management institution to engage in coordination mechanisms and carry out their mandate as site managers and administrators
∎ Co-Chair the Site Management and Site Development meetings, including the Strategic Advisory Group meetings.
∎ Support the work of Sector taskforces or sub-working groups as needed (including, but not limited to, Site Planning and Site Development Working Group; Shelter and Site Improvements Technical Working Group; Energy and Environment Working Group and Site Planning Task Force.
∎ Work with the Sector Coordinator on Inter-Sector Coordination processes, e.g. Response Plan, contingency planning, and other coordination mechanisms and working groups as required
∎ Represent the Sector at the Inter-Sector Coordination level
∎ Ensure the roles and responsibilities of Site Management and Site Development agencies, coordination agencies, focal points and government representatives are agreed, clearly defined and understood by relevant stakeholders
∎ Ensure that Sector partners are aware of relevant commitments that the Government has made under international human rights and humanitarian law and promote a response which is in line with these
∎ Strategic and emergency planning
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∎ Facilitate the development of (and regular updates) an overall strategy and response plan for the Sector including linkages to the COVID response, DRR, relief and recovery. Ensure that the strategy complements government policies and plans.
∎ Support emergency preparedness and response, early warning, and contingency planning efforts for the Sector, and ensure Sector participation in Inter-Sector work on these issues
∎ Actively participate in Emergency Preparedness Working Group meetings.
∎ Technical guidance and capacity-building
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∎ Provide technical support and guidance to Sector partners and wider humanitarian response through development of tools, standards, and guidelines, and facilitate discussion and agreement on use of common standards and tools
∎ Promote and support training and capacity-building of humanitarian partners, Sector members, local authorities, and community members to improve understanding and harmonization of site management support approaches
∎ Promote awareness of and adherence to relevant policy guidelines, codes of conduct and examples of good practice by all Sector partners, taking into consideration the possible need for local adaptation both in terms of language and content
∎ Monitoring, reporting and analysis
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∎ Support proper reporting on site management and site development activities and functioning of information management system for the Sector
∎ Support efforts to share best practices in tools, processes and policies in consultation with Sector member organizations
∎ Support adequate reporting and effective information sharing, with due regard for age and sex disaggregation
∎ Streamline methods to share information including reports with partners, as well as to be submitted to Inter-Sector Coordination Group and Sector members (e.g. weekly updates, bulletin, website, etc.)
∎ Advocacy and resource mobilization
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∎ Identify core advocacy concerns for the Site Management and Site Development Sector through consultative processes, including resource requirements
∎ Contribute key messages to broader advocacy initiatives of the ISCG and other relevant actors and support local interventions when violations of international standards and principles occur
∎ Ensure the Sector's adherence to international humanitarian principles and other relevant guidance
∎ Ensure Protection Mainstreaming in the sector CCCM strategy
∎ Accountability to affected populations
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∎ Advocate for the use of participatory and community-based approaches
∎ Promote measures which increase the accountability to affected populations
∎ Ensure close coordination between the Site Management Sector and Communication with Communities Working Group to ensure mainstreaming of effective communication through site management programming.
Additional Requirements:
∎ Minimum 5 years of humanitarian work in field locations;
∎ Experience in Disaster Management and Disaster Risk Reduction.
∎ Minimum 4 years professional work experience in site development, site improvement, infrastructure and site planning in a protracted complex crisis
∎ Proven experience in Emergency Preparedness Planning and Coordination
∎ Excellent analytical, communication and representational skills;
∎ Strong interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to establish effective working relations with local staff and other stakeholders;
∎ Ability to work under pressure, with minimal supervision;
∎ Diplomatic but strong and able to represent all constituents for the betterment of the conditions of the refugees
Application Deadline: 17 Nov 2020
Company Information:
∎ 11 Nov 2020
∎ Danish Refugee Council
Category: NGO/Development
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Source: bdjobs.com