About DRC:
The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is a private, independent, humanitarian organization working on all aspects of the refugee cause in more than twenty five countries throughout the world. The aim of DRC is to protect refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) against persecution and to promote durable solutions to the problems of forced migration, on the basis of humanitarian principles and human rights. DRC works in accordance with the UN Conventions on Refugees and the Code of Conduct for the ICRC and NGOs in Disaster Relief.

In Uganda, DRC works in North, North-Western, South-Western and North-Eastern regions in a range of emergency/development support for the refugees and communities in need with the aim of saving lives by providing protection and humanitarian assistance, and creating livelihoods.

In the North-Western Regions, DRC is currently a refugee programme for South Sudanese and Congolese with a new protection in emergency component which comprises: child protection with a special focus on separated and unaccompanied minors, psychosocial support, GBV and protection monitoring. A conflict management thematic area – within the overall protection framework – is also being developed. DRC’s programme in West Nile aims at building up the capacities for protection in host communities and strengthening durable solutions for the refugee population.

Job Summary: The Head of Programme will be responsible for planning and smooth functioning of DRC’s programs in Uganda, Donor liaison, provision of leadership to the programme managers, and advisory to the Senior Management Team.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Program Management:
Oversee technical supervisory over the program managers [and project managers and coordinators where relevant] with a scope to programming, operations and organizational growth.
Responsible for the development of overall staff competence through leadership, training and coaching of technical and management key personnel.
Coordination and quality assurance of commencing, ongoing and completed projects, through management of the programs, program development and M&E, and the grant management system.
Actively monitoring the operations implementation to ensure it is well coordinated between the field offices, projects and activity clusters, and that these receive quality support functions timely as required.
Frequent travel to the programmes for direct support, representation and identification of opportunities for organisational growth in the competence areas.
2. Representation: As delegated by the CD, represent DRC as a professional INGO partner, to the government authorities, security forces, donors and partners in formal and informal settings.
3. Program Development and Donor Liaison:
Manage the program development process for Uganda country program; assist the CD in developing project concepts to address the gaps in accordance with DRC’s assistance framework.
Explore and update DRC with countrywide refugee flows, humanitarian and security situation, needs for assistance, and identify links to DRC’s competence areas, through needs assessments and personal interaction with donor and government representatives.
Oversee monitoring and evaluation of the operations to ensure the overall implementation is in accordance with agreed work plans, donor agreements and humanitarian accountability framework.
4. Fundraising:
Give technical assistance to the CD in the development of the fundraising strategy, pursuing funding opportunities in all DRC competence areas, and harnessing the capacities of the programme managers and SMT to identify and materialize opportunities.
Management of concept development (concepts, proposals, studies, presentation, workshops, networking), and concept development team (grants, program managers, and M&E Unit).
5. Reporting & Research:
Responsible for monitoring of the quality and timeliness of research and formal reporting carried out in operations.
Planning of DRC advocacy publications, annual reports, and associated preceding evaluation of DRC’s performance in the country.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
The ideal candidates for the Danish Refugee Council (DRC) Head of Programmes should hold a Master’s degree in any of the following: Development Studies, International relations, refugee studies, human rights, social sciences, or related field
At least eight years professional work experience in managing multi-sectorial refugee assistance program including protection and community services, community mobilization, with INGOs or UN, including operational IDP or refugee protection.
Excellent track record of managing complex projects.
Proven experience of working at a Senior Management level, particularly as the head of programs.
Significant experience of direct liaison with Donors, particularly UN Donors, and evidence of strong negotiation skills.
Excellent analytical, strategic and communication skills.
Strong computer literacy and report writing skills.
Excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to establish effective working relations with the other team members and other stakeholders
Possess the ability to work under pressure, culturally sensitive, and ability to work with minimal supervision.

How to Apply:
All qualified candidates are encouraged to send their applications that should be in English and include the following:
A cover letter (1 page) in which you explain why you are interested in the position and how you meet the qualities and qualifications criteria and salary expectations.
Concise and accurate CV (maximum 3 pages). The CV should include information about your qualifications, relevant training courses, work experience, name and contact details of three relevant references.
The complete documents can be uploaded online at the web link below

Deadline: 27th February 2015.