The Danish Refugee Council (DRC), an international non-governmental organization (NGO), has been providing relief and development services in the Horn of Africa since 1997. DRC promotes and supports solutions to the problems faced by refugees, internally displaced people (IDPs), and migrants. The organization has offices across the region and has been operational in Ethiopia since 2009. With funding from bilateral and multilateral donors, DRC is currently implementing a range of activities across Ethiopia and Djibouti, including WASH and shelter provision, child and youth protection, gender-based violence response, awareness-raising of migration risks, protection monitoring of migration routes, and livelihoods support for returning migrants or those at-risk of migration.
The HINGO Forum Deputy Director supports the work of the HINGO Forum through the following key tasks:
Represent the THINGO community in meetings with key stakeholders and provide feedback to the HINGO Director so that key messages and issues can be conveyed to a national level providing a conduit for the UN, government, donor representatives and other stakeholders to communicate and coordinate
Act as focal point for information/experience sharing with and among HINGOs on relevant issues and work with key Forum staff to manage membership process, mailing lists and communication products.
Strategic day-to-day management of HINGO Forum staff, office, budget and relationship with the principle donor (includes proposal development and report writing).
Maintain a thorough understanding and develop messaging on operational constraints and policy related issues affecting HINGOs in country as well as broader political developments.
Read, synthesize and analyze political and security updates.
TASK and RESPONSIBILITIES
Coordination and representation
He/ she liaises with humanitarian partners to promote and encourage improved coordination and information sharing in general and on best practices, key challenges and common understanding of the response
Attend and chair where necessary the relevant coordination meetings including AHT, ASMT, ICCG, Access WG, and regular regional HINGO Forum meetings in regions with significant INGO members’ presence and coordination needs (Mekelle, Jijiga, Gambella, etc.).
Assist the HINGO Director in building synergies and facilitating collective understanding and analysis around the humanitarian response efforts, bureaucratic and access impediments among humanitarian partners, especially among NGOs.
Engage with relevant actors (e.g. government, armed groups, communities, etc.) on building synergies and a better understanding of the collective efforts and impacts of the humanitarian community, and highlighting humanitarian access issues, bringing expertise of local culture and dynamics, including traditional conflict-resolution mechanisms.
Develop a network of local contacts among key stakeholders, including authorities and the humanitarian community to identify, monitor and analyse key access constraints in collaboration with NGO area representatives and OCHA access focal points and UNDSS local security advisors.
Represent the HINGO Forum at key meetings with donors, UN, regional Governments officials and GOE and ensure the dissemination of written feedback.
Information sharing
Engage in the process of briefing and orienting all new humanitarian about NGO operational issues in the different regional contexts.
Ensure transparent coordination mechanisms and regular information-sharing between HINGOs and UN and government agencies and other stakeholders as relevant.
Schedule HINGO Forum regional meetings, draft agendas, invite external speakers and follow up on relevant action points as required.
Facilitate and support HINGO Working Groups such as the Humanitarian Leads group, or regional/area managers coordination groups.
Encourage active and open dialogue between the HINGO Forum members and other key stakeholders
Coordinate visits of advocacy groups, researchers, donors, and partners working on Ethiopia
Ensure the research, documentation and sharing of lessons learned/best practices on strategic or operational issues and actively share information with the ECSOC, CCRDA and other coordination platforms
Identify gaps in research and analysis that, if addressed, would be useful by large numbers of the membership
Human Resources Management
Lead regular internal coordination meetings and ensure staff support as required
Where necessary, conduct regular performance appraisals identifying capacity building needs and further career objectives; follow-up, and maintain updated job descriptions as required.
Participate in the recruitment of Forum staff in compliance with host agency recruitment procedures, including development of JDs, shortlisting and interviewing
Experience and technical competencies: (include years of experience)
Minimum 3 years as in a senior leadership level role with UN, NGOs and/or Donor agencies or equivalent in an emergency context.
Demonstrated representation and coordination experience in multi-agency forums
Experience in developing and updating TORs, Strategy documents, SOPs, and other management documents and tools.
Proven in-country experience liaising with UN missions or agencies.
Significant experience in the development of advocacy, policy and key messaging documents
Strong understanding of the IASC coordination architecture, integrated missions, Humanitarian principles and the Transformative Agenda
Proven experience in incident/crisis management.
Fluent English, and strong interpersonal, communication, and networking skills.
Proven ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines under pressure.
Computer literate, able to use common software packages.
Previous work experience in Ethiopia is preferred
Be flexible to travel at short notice to difficult and risky areas.
Proven ability to work effectively with minimal supervision.
EDUCATION: (include certificates, licenses, etc.)
A degree in a relevant field, or equivalent experience.
At least 3 years’ experience working with INGOs and/or international agencies on similar duties
Demonstrated leadership and management skills
Documented skills in developing proposals, budgets and reports
LANGUAGE: (indicate fluency level)
Full professional proficiency (Read, write, speak) in English
