OMERA Official At Danish Refugee Council

DRC PRESENTATION.

The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is one of the world’s leading humanitarian NGOs, working in over 40 countries to provide appropriate assistance with a rights-based approach to refugees, asylum seekers, internally displaced persons, returnees and migrants.

Our vision is to help refugees, internally displaced people and their host communities to a dignified life. We protect lives and human rights and empower beneficiaries throughout conflict displacement by providing shelter, food and hope in terms of work, education and integration towards a sustainable future.

DRC established an operational presence in Colombia in 2011 with a focus on Humanitarian Mine Action (HMA) and providing support to the conflict-affected population in the south of the country. With the onset of large mixed migration flows into Colombia due to the Venezuelan crisis, DRC initiated an integrated humanitarian response in 2018 to meet the urgent needs of refugees, asylum seekers, migrants, Colombian returnees, and host communities in some of the most vulnerable areas of Colombia, such as the Caribbean coastal areas (Riohacha and Barranquilla), urban centers (Bogotá and Cundinamarca), and Caquetá. In 2021, DRC opened field offices on the South Pacific coast in the department of Nariño and the northern part of Colombia in Norte de Santander.

JOB OVERVIEW: The main objective of the Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning Officer (OMERA) is to support the Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning Team Leader in the implementation of the strategy to monitor and evaluate the quality of programs according to internal indicators, donor indicators and monitoring and evaluation principles. The MERA Team Leader will carry out operational activities to monitor indicators, report and control means of verification, support community data collection and accompany field teams in field activities. Under the supervision of the MERA Team Leader, the MERA Team Leader will be required to liaise with the teams (Cash Transfers, Emergencies and Protection) of the assigned base to implement monitoring activities within the framework of the MERA strategy.

Main Responsibilities:

Implementation of DRC’s MERA strategy:

Support the implementation of the MERA strategy for DRC humanitarian programmes.
Support the development of data collection tools and methodologies for DRC humanitarian programmes, ensuring the quality of the information collected.
Implement DRC guidelines regarding GDPR and data protection in the assigned area, specifically for data related to MERA-GI.
Apply ethical and accountability frameworks and principles, including CHS, in accordance with DRC guidance.

Monitoring:

Participate and contribute (as needed) to project kick-off meetings, follow-up meetings, and closing meetings, in order to share progress, best practices, and challenges of assigned projects.
Ensure high data quality by ensuring accurate data collection, entry and upload, as well as basic analysis of information.
Ensure proper use of the verification means established for each DRC humanitarian programme.
Carry out quantitative and qualitative data collection activities at the field level, related to the development of program activities and performance indicators.
Conduct a monthly review of the implementation of activities, using indicator monitoring boards (IPT).
Support the design of tracking tools to be used during activities.
Conduct field visits to monitor activities.
Review of physical and digital verification methods in accordance with the guidelines established for each project.
Regularly review the indicators of the assigned project or projects and generate the necessary communications.

Reporting and information management:

Submit weekly, monthly, interim or final reports, as needed, to the national MERA unit, program team and/or office management.
Support the construction of inter-agency reports as needed.
Responsible for managing and ensuring the quality of the assigned databases, which will be delivered as a means of verification of the different programs.
Consolidate digital verification methods, reviewed and approved for delivery to donors.

Accountability:

Entering and managing requests, complaints and feedback in a timely, secure and responsible manner at the local level will also ensure the availability of materials and tools for the implementation of the Requests, Complaints and Feedback Mechanism (MPQR).
Ensure that activities comply with DRC’s Community Accountability principles.
Ensure that beneficiaries are treated with respect, confidentiality and informed consent in the development of activities.
Support activities and/or processes of accountability to communities.

Learning and assessment

Lead the process of collecting and systematizing lessons learned and good practices, in accordance with the guidelines of the MERA strategy.
Promote capacity building in programmatic teams
Actively participate in the internal evaluation processes of DRC programs.
In the case of external evaluations, provide local support to evaluators and inputs for the evaluation.

Management and articulation:

Provide feedback to teams on findings in the reporting cycle.
Coordinate with the implementation teams to resolve any new issues related to verification methods.
Liaise with programs and operations to ensure prompt follow-up on feedback and complaints received.
Provide technical support to field teams in the management of software or data collection systems, when necessary.

EXPERIENCE :

Minimum 2 years of related work experience.
At least one year of specific experience in humanitarian assistance programs related to MERA functions is desirable.
Experience in producing surveys with statistical and qualitative relevance, including the information collection process.
Experience working in multicultural environments.
Excellent handling of MS Office, especially Excel.
Good management and administration of databases, including data visualization applications (Power BI).
Management of information collection systems (KoboToolbox, Survey Monkey, CommCare, ODK).
Ability to think critically and apply critical thinking at work.
Learning interest.
Good verbal and written communication skills.

EDUCATIONAL LEVEL: Professional in Economics, Industrial Engineering, Statistics, Social Sciences or a related professional field. Desirable Specialization or Master’s Degree in Project Management, Political Science, Economics, Statistics, International Cooperation, Humanitarian Assistance, or other similar fields

All DRC functions require the incumbent to master the DRC core competencies:

Achieving excellence: focusing on achieving results and ensuring efficient processes.
Collaboration: Involve relevant parties and encourage feedback.
Taking the initiative: Taking ownership and initiative while pursuing innovation.
Communicate: listen and speak effectively and honestly.
Demonstrate integrity: act in accordance with DRC’s vision and values

WE OFFER:

The opportunity to belong to one of the best NGOs worldwide.

Access to over 1,000 free online training courses and certificates.
Prepaid medicine, 100% coverage of the policy for the employee and special price for beneficiaries.
National fixed-term contract for 6 months with all legal benefits
Salary starting at $3,341,000 depending on the candidate’s experience and skills.
Start date: September 1, 2024
Salary and conditions in accordance with the terms of employment in Colombia.

Application Process: All applicants must upload a cover letter (max. 1 page)

and an updated CV (max. 2 pages, without supports) in Spanish, on the DRC employment platform. Applications sent by email will not be considered.

Closing date for applications: Sunday 11 August 2024 at 11:59 am local time. If you apply for this position we assume that you are available to relocate to the Tibú area or live in the area. Please note that applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis and interviews will be scheduled as soon as a suitable candidate is identified. DRC reserves the right to close the vacancy before the deadline once a suitable candidate is identified. It is recommended that you apply for this vacancy as soon as possible, if it is of interest to you.

Note 1: Applicants who apply for this call authorize DRC to validate the personal information provided in the resume. Your identification will be verified in public and private databases for the exclusive use of validating the information, in accordance with our anti-fraud, money laundering and terrorist financing policies.

Note 2: The applicant who freely and voluntarily wishes to take part in the selection process to fill the position of this call, must strictly adhere to the rules that apply to the subject (suitability of the degrees presented, execution of tests on a personal and individual basis and veracity of the information) adhering to the DRC manuals and anti-fraud policies, under penalty of declaring disqualified the applicant who incurs in any irregularity in the judgment of the organization, even by mere suspicion, and even in possible criminal conduct according to Colombian legislation.