Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is a leading protection agency with a mandate to protect, advocate and promote durable solutions for displacement affected populations.

DRC has been operating in Ukraine since 2014, currently DRC employs over 800 staff in Ukraine and will continue significant scale-up in 2024 to implement emergency response in the Protection, Livelihoods, Shelter/NFIs and Humanitarian Disarmament and Peacebuilding (humanitarian mine action) sectors, using direct interventions, support to duty bearers and civil society organizations (CSOs), and partnerships with CSOs. DRC will continue and adapt its durable solutions portfolio to the evolving context.

DRC is currently looking for a Economic Recovery Team Leader (Rural Livelihoods Team Leader) for its activities in Mykolaiv and Kherson regions.

This position will be line managed by the Economic Recovery Programme Manager.

About the job

Under the management of the Economic Recovery Programme Manager, the Economic Recovery Team Leader (Rural Livelihoods Team Leader) will manage and oversee the implementation of economic recovery activities focusing on rural households and businesses, including but not limited to provision of sectoral cash to subsistence and small-scale farmers and providing grants and capacity building to agri-businesses. He/She will be responsible for managing and supervising the rural Economic Recovery team and will provide technical support and guidance to the teams. He/she will be responsible for the planning and follow up of rural economic recovery activities, including coordinating with other departments in DRC. He/she will participate in coordination meetings and represent DRC in relevant forums. He/she will be based in Mykolaiv DRC office, with field activities in Mykolaiv and Kherson regions.

Your main duties and responsibilities will be:

• Manage and supervise the rural economic recovery team, providing guidance and support, facilitating team meetings, developing work plans, completing performance reviews and recruiting/onboarding new staff.
• Support the Economic Recovery Programme Manager in project kick-off and close-out, including resource planning, geo-targeting, and lessons learned identification.
• Coordinate frequently with the urban economic recovery TL and team to share information, lessons learned and ensure the coherence of economic recovery programming.
• Engagement with stakeholders and representatives from key institutions and organizations such as coordination units, farmers associations, and rural service providers.
• Support the review of SOPs and tools guiding the implementation of rural programming.
• Ensure contracted organizations deliver requested services in a timely and high-quality manner, for example the delivery of coaching or other consultancy services to agri-businesses.
• Develop work plans for the project activities and track the progress of implementation against project targets and indicators.
• Support the monitoring of project expenditure against budgets and provide timely feedback on budget follow-up.
• Plan and coordinate project logistics and team movement plans, and initiate procurements for project supplies.
• Conduct training needs assessments of staff and beneficiary groups and develop, review, and adapt training materials on rural livelihoods topics accordingly.
• Lead the capacity building and mentoring of the rural Economic Recovery programme team.
• Coordinate with other organizations and stakeholders working in the same area to ensure that economic recovery programming is integrated and effective.
• Participate in coordination meetings and represent DRC in relevant external forums and ensure the sharing of pertinent points and meeting minutes with relevant colleagues.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationship with relevant partner agencies, community focal points and service providers.
• Ensure that accurate and timely reports are submitted to donors and DRC stakeholders, and that program documentation is maintained and up-to-date.
• Contribute to and provide field-related inputs for proposals for funding for new projects, including reviewing assessment tools.
• Support the identification of partnership opportunities with CSOs, duty bearers, and private sector at the are level.

About you

To be successful in the role of Economic Recovery Team Leader (Rural Livelihoods Team Leader), we expect you to have strong skills and minimum 3 years of experience in agricultural livelihoods. Also we expect the following:

• Secondary education in the field of agriculture, agronomy, technology of production and processing livestock products, agro-engineering, or other relevant discipline.
• Previous experience in managing a team or supervising team members.
• Experience working for civil society organizations or NGOs will be an advantage.
• Understanding of vulnerable groups, including persons with disabilities or elderly persons, and inclusive engagement in economic recovery.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to work effectively with vulnerable groups, staff members, and stakeholders from diverse backgrounds.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks and manage multiple responsibilities.
• Strong sense of personal integrity and understanding of confidentiality and ethics.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Internet Explorer, Outlook/Exchange, Windows operating systems.
• Good English language skills.
• Fluency in Ukrainian language.

In this position, you are expected to demonstrate DRC’ five core competencies:

Striving for excellence: You focus on reaching results while ensuring an efficient process.

Collaborating: You involve relevant parties and encourage feedback.

Taking the lead: You take ownership and initiative while aiming for innovation.

Communicating: You listen and speak effectively and honestly.

Demonstrating integrity: You uphold and promote the highest standards of ethical and professional conduct in relation to our values and Code of Conduct, including safeguarding against sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment.

We offer:

Contract length: open ended contract after 3 month probation period.
Level: G – Management
Designation of Duty Station: Mykolaiv – Full time based

Start date: As soon as possible.
Salary and conditions will be in accordance with Danish Refugee Council’s Terms of Employment for national staff.

Application process:

All applicants must upload a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages in English).

Applications are open until 1st October 2024

Applications sent by email will not be considered.

We reserve the right to conduct further interviews before the deadline for submission of applications.