Humanitarian Disarmament and Peacebuilding Manager

Danish Refugee Council

Responsibilities:

• The HDP Manager will report to the Head of Programme and have the overall responsibility of DRC s HDP portfolio in oPt, including planning, implementation, financial management, and monitoring. The HDP Manager will manage DRC s HDP programme staff, including people planning, development, capacity building, and performance appraisal;
• Participate in donor engagement and fundraising initiatives in collaboration with the Head of Programme
• Provide relevant HDP operational, technical, and strategic input/updates to senior management;
• Responsible for the overall HDP budgets, HDP team management, budget follow up, project management and delivery as per standard DRC PCM processes, procurement planning, and tracking;
• Development of national capacity building and nationalization plans for key roles within the programme.
• Engagement with local partners on HDP technical components when relevant, in addition to capacity assessment and training development and delivery

STRATEGIC DIRECTION AND QUALITY:

• Coordination with other DRC oPt s sectors on cross-sector programme planning and implementation (Protection, Site Management), in close collaboration with the Programme Manager and Area Manager, to integrate HMA with other activities to achieve more impact for affected communities;
• Team guidance and oversight with respect to HDP programme development, and leading on roll out of programming focused on conflict sensitive programme adaptation;
• Guidance and input to development of HDP country-level sector strategies.

FUNDRAISING:

• Development of project proposals particularly in view of multi-sector project proposals;
• Provide technical leadership, inputs and engagement for fundraising and donor engagement on HDP programming.

EXTERNAL REPRESENTATION & ADVOCACY:

• In coordination with the Head of Programme and Country Director, as well as the HDP unit in Copenhagen, the HDP Manager will be responsible for donor liaison and for liaison/representation with local authorities and UN coordinating agencies in areas of implementation, as well as at national level
• Engagement in policy forums, including the Cluster System, regarding HMA good practice, and representation of DRC on issues relating to conflict sensitivity across the humanitarian sector in oPt;
• Support to National Mine Action Authority/Centre (NMAA/C) in addressing needs and challenges related to HMA in oPt.

OPERATIONAL OVERSIGHT AND QUALITY MANAGEMENT:

• Direct line management of the HDP teams and coordination with support units of DRC oPt (HR, Supply Chain, Finance) to deliver and implement in line with DRC procedures. Monitoring of outputs and guidance to teams regarding work planning and course correction;
• The HDP Manager will ensure that operational planning for all HMA activities are carried out and will maintain a Quality Management (QM) structure that includes monitoring the impact of DRC programming as well as productivity (outputs) and adherence to operational Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and National Mine Action Standards (NMAS) in the field.
• The HDP Manager will ensure that quality reporting is delivered to the NMAA and DRC s Headquarters Office in a timely manner in close collaboration with the Programme Manager and the HDP Unit in Copenhagen;
• Conduct regular internal Quality Assurance (QA) as well as external Quality Control (QC) of local partners, NTS, EORE, and VA teams and activities, implementing corrective actions as needed, and ensuring appropriate QM systems are in place for EOD and/or clearance activities;
• Support QA reviews by the Country Office MEAL team, ensuring timely implementation of their recommendations;
• Facilitate external QA processes and follow up on resulting recommendations to ensure compliance and improvements.