The Danish Refugee Council/Danish Demining Group (DRC/DDG) is one of the world’s leading humanitarian NGOs, working in more than 40 countries to provide adequate assistance with a rights-based approach to refugees, asylum seekers, internally displaced persons, returnees and migrants.
Background
Timely, reliable, and relevant data is essential to identify the risks, needs, vulnerabilities and capacities of affected people in displacement situations, and to plan appropriate action to respond to the same. For both ethical and practical reasons, it is more important than ever for humanitarian actors to collaborate on the generation and use of evidence for collective outcomes. This is made possible when protection and information management colleagues are able to effectively work together, guided by a shared understanding of agreed-upon principles, competencies, processes and systems.
Since its initiation in 2015, the Protection Information Management (PIM) Conceptual Framework has offered practitioners a suite of resources to support evidence-informed action for quality protection outcomes. Training on PIM is a key element to ensuring that protection and information management practitioners working in displacement situations possess the competencies needed to work with and apply the PIM Conceptual Framework in support of evidence-informed action for quality protection outcomes.
Managed by the Danish Refugee Council in collaboration with an inter-agency PIM Reference Group, the present Latin America PIM ‘capacity building learning project’ targets protection working groups (PWGs) and clusters organizations across Central and South America as well as regional protection and information management colleagues, with two objectives:
- Build PIM Capacity, Competencies and Learning
- Establish and strengthen a PIM Community of Practice in the Americas
Duties and Responsibilities
The PIM Project Officer will be responsible for supporting implementation of the DRC ‘PIM capacity building and learning project’ in South and Central America, including responsibility for technical, administrative, logistical and documentation matters. The PIM Project Officer reports to the PIM Project Coordinator. The position will be based with DRC Colombia in Bogota, and duty travel (up to 2 weeks) in the region should be expected.
The PIM Project Officer will be responsible for the following:
- Remote logistical coordination with counterparts in countries across Central and South America;
- Provide technical inputs and feedback on training materials and reports;
- Organizing logistics for seamless training delivery (remotely and in-person), such a booking of suitable training venues and organizing participants travels;
- Undertaking procurement for project implementation in line with DRC procedures and donor requirements;
- Contributing to reporting and updating of PIM communication materials (in English and Spanish) to reflect PIM developments;
- Compiling and documenting training activity results for reporting and communication purposes;
- Other support as required.
Expected Deliverables
- PIM training events logistically and administratively managed;
- Contracts with service providers and suppliers developed and delivery monitored;
- Documentation and reports on M&E project results (in both English and Spanish)
- Updated PIM communication materials to reflect recent PIM developments;
- Other related support delivered as required.
Experience and technical competencies
Qualifications
- Work: A minimum of three years’ experience in a similar role.
- Prior experience working in an international setting, preferably in the humanitarian or development sector.
- Education: Advanced university degree in international relations, political science, international project management, public relations, or communication studies. A relevant combination of academic qualifications and extensive experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree.
- Fluent oral and written English and Spanish is required.
- Experience in protection programming or information management is preferable.
Key skills
- Excellent communication – written and oral presentation skills, ability to present results in visually appealing formats.
- Excellent ability to maintain oversight without losing attention to detail and proven to be solutions oriented.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to establish and maintain effective communication with a range of counterparts in a multicultural, multi-ethnic environment with sensitivity and respect or diversity.
- Highly structured approach and demonstrated ability to manage and coordinate diverse issues simultaneously and to establish priorities and allocate time and resources appropriately.
- Ability to work under pressure and meet multiple deadlines.
- Proven experience overseeing logistics and practical execution of international conferences or events.
- Proven experience serving in an administrative role related to procurement and documentation of same.
- Availability to travel and work flexible hours.
Languages:
- Fluency in written and spoken Spanish and English.
All DRC roles require the post-holder to master DRC’s core competencies:
- Striving for excellence: Focusing on reaching results while ensuring efficient processes.
- Collaborating: Involving relevant parties and encouraging feedback.
- Taking the lead: Taking ownership and initiative while aiming for innovation.
- Communicating: Listening and speaking effectively and honestly.
We offer
- Commencement: 04/10/2021
- Duty station: Bogotá
- Contract length: 6 months renewable depending on funding.
- Position Level: Band H strating in $3.401.000 COP
Application process
All applicants must upload a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages) in English. Incomplete applications and applications sent by email will not be considered. Due to the urgency of the position, applications will be considered on a rolling basis
Closing date for applications**: September 15** 2021 at 11:59 am local time (GMT-5)