Capacity Building Project Officer

The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) works to promote durable solutions and strengthen capacities of duty bearers, stakeholders and local communities in Ukraine. The organisation provides policymakers, key ministries, legislators, and civil society groups involved with internal displacement with direct and concrete assistance in ensuring protection that mitigates the effects of displacement.

DRC Ukraine is looking for highlyexperienced Capacity Building Project Officer for office based in Lviv, Ukraine.

Overall purpose of the role

• Ensure the quality of the planning, implementation and follow up of all technical aspects of the project activities being implemented by DRC.
• Develop and maintain good relations with the persons of concern, relevant stakeholders and other humanitarian actors, to support adequate implementation and coordination of project activities.

This role has a country focus and ensures compliance to DRC procedures and guidelines within the country. The role contributes to the development of country strategies, which are translated into action plans and day-to-day tasks. The role provides support and/or technical guidance to country operations while overseeing country activities.

Your main duties and responsibilities will be:

Programming & Operations

• Ensure efficient and effective implementation of project respective activities while following the work plan and budget.
• Establish and perform sustained communication and cooperation with partner civil society organisations (CSOs).
• Contribute to conducting rapid needs assessments of partner CSOs to identify and cluster their immediate needs and gaps.
• Support provision of individual psycho-social counselling and mentorship sessions for partner CSOs, including organising introductions and follow-up meetings with participants.
• Assist in designing and delivering capacity-building activities to address the identified needs of CSOs.
• Contribute to facilitating thematic workshops for the targeted CSOs to support knowledge and experience sharing, cooperation and networking.
• Maintain regular communication with external experts and consultants, including carrying out coordination meetings and tracking progress of assigned tasks.
• Produce project documentation in English and Ukrainian, including, but not limited to the meeting minutes, notes and a variety of reports.
• Be ready to perform monitoring field visits in Western Ukraine.

Coordination and representation

• Develop and maintain good relations with the project beneficiaries, relevant stakeholders and other humanitarian actors, to support adequate implementation and coordination of the project activities.
• Collaborate with relevant internal and external stakeholders and technical experts on project relevant issues.
• Coordinate with other DRC sectors/programmes.

Logistics/Finance

• Support the monitoring of financial commitments and expenditures against budgets and provide timely feedback on budget follow-up.
• Initiate procurements and ensure their execution.
• Ensure distribution plans are prepared and shared with logistics in a timely manner.

Roles reporting to this position:

• Does not have direct line management responsibility for staff, but may contribute to recruitment of members of the team.
• Implements the Capacity Building Programme Manager’s and the Capacity Building Project Coordinator’s decisions through the work of subordinate employees, often playing a role in deciding how to do it; and how to achieve the objective set by the Capacity Building Programme Manager and the Capacity Building Project Coordinator.

About you:

We expect you to have minimum 3 years of practical experience in sectors of capacity building, good governance, policy-making and/or policy analysis working for international and national CSOs.

Required experience and competencies:

• Relevant university degree (e.g. political science, international affairs, social sciences and law) or equivalent professional qualification.
• Extensive knowledge of capacity building practices; awareness of common approaches to strengthening organizational framework, demonstrated interest in institutional development practices.
• Professional experience in working at/with IDP-oriented CSOs or government agencies will be a plus.
• Good writing, reporting and organisational skills.
• Strong interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills.
• Excellent skills in MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, Teams and Zoom.
• Full professional proficiency in English.
• Fluency in Ukrainian and Russian.

All DRC roles require the post-holder to master DRC’s core competencies:

• Striving for excellence: Focusing on reaching results while ensuring efficient processes.
• Collaborating: Involving relevant parties and encouraging feedback.
• Taking the lead: Taking ownership and initiative while aiming for innovation.
• Communicating: Listening and speaking effectively and honestly.
• Demonstrating integrity: Upholding and promoting the highest standards of ethical and professional conduct in relation to DRC’s values and Code of Conduct, including safeguarding against sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment.

We offer

Contract length: till 31 March 2023 with possibility of extension based on available funding (3 months is a probation period).

Level: H – Non-manager

Start date: July 2022

The application is open for Ukraine citizens only. Salary and conditions will be in accordance with Danish Refugee Council’s Terms of Employment for National Staff.

Application process

All applicants must send a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages) in English. Applications sent by email will not be considered.

Closing date for applications: 05 June 2022

For further information about the Danish Refugee Council, please consult our website drc.ngo.