Head of the rural economic development project group in Danish Refugee Council / Danska Rada u spravah bizhenciv v Ukrayini

• Manage the economic development team, including the development of the work plan, the distribution of roles and responsibilities, monitor the performance and development of team members.
• Lead the development of the economic recovery work plan for the project activities in agriculture in accordance with the project proposal, schedule. Including operations, human resource management, work planning and budgeting in agriculture.
• Support the Economic Recovery Manager in ensuring quality program implementation, including the development of appropriate operational and technical tools.
• Support Economic Recovery Manager at project start-up and completion, including resource planning, geographic mapping and learning analysis.
• Support the Economic Recovery Manager in identifying current issues and needs on the ground. Provide qualitative and quantitative data to ensure the relevance of current programs to the needs of communities.
• Lead the effort to track and manage the progress of relevant project activities, including fieldwork planning, timelines, budgets, etc.
• Lead procurement activities within the framework of the project, including developing TORs, procurement requests, maintaining contact with relevant departments.
• Support the Economic Recovery Manager in matters of budget control, forecasting, reserving funds.
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• Coordinate work with relevant departments and internal stakeholders.
• Participate in external representation and cluster working group participation.
• Lead work with external stakeholders, including liaison liaison with local authorities, obligated parties.
• Support the Economic Recovery Manager in the specifiedand opportunities to partner with NGOs, private businesses and obligated parties.
• Provide technical assistance and analysis assessment on agricultural activities, including consulting on contextual agricultural information and needs in the areas of DRB implementation.
• li>Develop, review and adapt training materials for staff and wards, and lead capacity building efforts to implement high-quality agricultural programs.
• Provide technical mentoring in agricultural activities to the internal DRB team .
• Assess the potential and training needs of target groups and provide individual technical advice and conduct sessions for beneficiaries within the framework of the DRB agricultural project, including the approach of farmer field schools, trainings on agricultural practices, etc.
• li>Responsible for maintaining the quality of agricultural program implementation, including overseeing accountability and transparency of implementation.

To be successful in this role, we expect you to have at least 2 years of experience implementing economic programsrestorationand implementation of cash interventions and/or micro-grant activities.

In addition, we also expect the following from you:

• Higher education in the relevant field or work experience in the relevant field;
• Secondary education in the field of agriculture, agronomy, technology of production and processing of animal husbandry products or agricultural engineering;
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• Complete professional command of the Ukrainian language and an advanced level of English;
• Computer skills, including Microsoft Office.

All DRB positions require the incumbent to possess core DRB competencies:

• Strive for excellence: Focus on achieving results while ensuring efficient processes.
• Collaboration: Engaging relevant parties and encouraging feedback.
• Skills take initiative: Taking responsibility and initiative while striving to innovate.
• Communication: Listening and speaking effectively and honestly.
• Demonstrating integrity: Adhering to and promoting the highest standards of ethical and professional conduct in accordance with DRB's values ​​and Code of Conduct, including protection against sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment.

We offer:

• Contract duration: Indefiniteth contract after successful completion of the three-month probationary period
• Level: G m— managerial
• Place of work: Dnipro
• Start date: October 2024

Wages and conditions will be in accordance with the Conditions of Employment of the Danish Refugee Council in Ukraine.

Application process

All candidates must send a cover letter and an updated CV (no more than four pages) in English.

Applications sent by e-mail will not be considered.

Application deadline: September 10, 2024.

DRB reserves the right to select a candidate before the closing date if a candidate is identified. Only those candidates who meet the experience will be invited for an interview