DCA was
established in 1922 and is today one of the major Danish humanitarian non governmental organisations working with local partners, international networks, churches and non religious civil organisations
to assist the poorest of the poor. DCA is a faith-based and ecumenical, non-missionary organisation. DCA has offices in 12 countries, projects worldwide and about 150 staff in HQ in Copenhagen.
DCA
is expanding its work in DRC and has recently established a Regional Office in Kalemie, Katanga province, with 5 expat staff and 8 local staff. Furthermore, DCA has a separate office in Kalemie
dealing with Humanitarian Mine Action (HMA) activities as well as various field offices.
The Project Coordinator will refer to the DCA Regional Representative (RR) in DR Congo.
Background
information on the project
The overall objective of the project is to contribute to the reduction of Gender Based Violence in South Kivu. The immediate objectives are to 1) reduce the occurrence
of sexual violence performed by the military and police through the promotion of human rights, capacity building and awareness raising, 2) to strengthen institutional and technical capacities of
networks and community-based organizations to combat sexual and gender-based violence and 3) to improve access to care and support for survivors of gender-based violence and women at risk.
The
project will be implemented jointly between DCA's partners in South Kivu, ECC-MERU, Héritiers de la Justice and CEPAC/Panzi hospital. Each agency is responsible for implementing its own
activities and has a project team leader and a project team. The project team leaders are under the Project Coordinator's management. The project will be managed by a Management Committee composed of
representatives of the three implementing organisations and DCA with an observatory and advisory role. The Project Coordinator will answer to the Management Committee, with the possibility to access
DCA directly in case of need.
Main tasks and responsibilities of the Project Coordinator
Overall management of the project implementation to achieve the project objectives
Ensure the quality of the work and that all guidelines and requirements set by DCA and back donors are followed
Lead the teams of each implementing partner, supervise and follow up on
partner activities
Coordinate and hold monthly meetings with the Project Management Committee
Compile and quality assure narrative and financial reports, based on inputs from
each team
Coordinate research and compile lessons learned
Coordination with other stakeholders working with gender based violence in the region
Facilitate capacity
building of partners
Your qualifications are:
Fluency in French
Excellent English writing skills and good level of spoken English
Experience as project coordinator and team leader: Ability to lead a team, identify priorities, delegate, and monitor the work of others
Experience in rights based approaches to
development and project implementation.
Experience in organisational development and capacity building
Experience in Gender Based Violence and HIV/AIDS
Experience in
logistics and procurement is preferable
Experience in working with local partner organisations
Good capacity to write narrative and financial reports
Ability to work
independently and with a good sense of responsibility
Experience in working in conflict environments, managing teams under stress, and having completed some basic training in security
management
Knowledge of and experience with local context, cultures and traditions of DRC
Knowledge of international human rights instruments, in particular women's and
children's rights. Knowledge of the African Human Rights instruments ís an added advantage.
Your conditions of employment are:
Salary, pension and terms
according to relevant DCA agreement
Period of employment: Start date 1 July 2009 for a period of 2.5 years
Duty Station: Bukavu
For further information about the
position (and background information on DCA activities in DR Congo), contact Regional Representative Ulla E. Müller,
umu.drcongo@dca.dk
, +243 818456 200 or Country Coordinator Birgitte Hagelund,
bih@dca.dk
+45 33 18 77 08.
Forward your application
(CV and motivation letter) no later than May 25 at 12:00 to
personnel@dca.dk
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