Job title: Accountability Officer
Firm: Danish Refugee Council
Job description: Accountability OfficerSupervised byMEAL Staff ChiefReporting toMEAL Staff ChiefResponsibility StationMMC, Borno StateSpace of OperationNigeriaEmployment Interval1 Yr with risk of extension.Kind of Contract (Expat/Nationwide/Trainee)NationwideWage & AdvantagesNM – HIntroductionThe Danish Refugee Council assists refugees and internally displaced individuals throughout the globe: we offer emergency help, combat for his or her rights, and strengthen their alternative for a brighter future. We work in conflict-affected areas, alongside the displacement routes, and within the nations the place refugees settle. In cooperation with native communities, we attempt for accountable and sustainable options. We work towards profitable integration and – every time doable – for the success of the want to return dwelling.The Danish Refugee Council was based in Denmark in 1956 and has since grown to turn into a global humanitarian group with greater than 7,000 workers and eight,000 volunteers. Based mostly in Copenhagen (Denmark) and current in forty nations, the Danish Refugee Council is a non-profitmaking, politically unbiased, non-governmental and non-denominational reduction group.Our imaginative and prescient is a dignified life for all displaced. All our efforts are based mostly on our price compass: humanity, respect, independence and neutrality, participation, and honesty and transparency.BackgroundDanish Refugee Council (DRC), and its security unit, has had an operational presence in Nigeria since 2015. DRC Nigeria is the biggest DRC nation mission within the West Africa area and one of many largest DRC nation missions globally. Presently, DRC delivers life-saving help and safety to weak, conflict-affected populations together with internally displaced individuals, returnees, and host communities within the areas of armed violence discount, humanitarian mine motion, livelihoods, vitamin and meals safety, safety, shelter, and non-food objects (NFI) and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) in 30+ Native Authorities Areas (LGAs) throughout Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states in northeast Nigeria.GoalThe Accountability Officer is to make sure that DRC keep excessive requirements of accountability and transparency. He oversee monitoring and analysis, set up neighborhood suggestions mechanisms, guarantee compliance with insurance policies and requirements, and promote transparency. His position additionally includes capability constructing, danger administration, and detailed reporting on accountability measures. This place is essential for fostering belief with beneficiaries, donors, and stakeholders, guaranteeing that the group’s operations are moral, efficient, and attentive to neighborhood wants.To this finish, the accountability officer will liaise with DRC workers throughout departments to make sure compliance with DRC MEAL/AAP SOPs and the upkeep of SOP-compliant information throughout programming as directed by the MEAL Staff Chief. Moreover, the position of the accountability officer is to make sure the event and implementation of an environment friendly, accountable, sturdy answer and measurable all program within the areas the place DRC is operational and throughout the geographical space of duty.Duties and Duties:Basic Programming & Operations
- Set up and run the Neighborhood and Suggestions Mechanism.
- Be certain that all beneficiaries could make neighborhood suggestions in confidence and with full privateness.
- Be the primary level of contact for the beneficiaries’ neighborhood and suggestions.
- Be certain that the mechanism is absolutely trusted by the beneficiaries.
- Guarantee printed info on the complaints and suggestions process is clearly seen.
- Be certain that beneficiaries can safely and simply entry the Neighborhood and Suggestions Mechanism.
- Assist and help beneficiaries on the time of constructing a neighborhood and/or offering suggestions.
- Hearken to complaints and/or suggestions to information beneficiaries that search help.
- Guarantee well timed response to the neighborhood or suggestions submitted by the beneficiaries.
- Guarantee information assortment, reporting, and follow-up on every neighborhood/suggestions acquired.
- Monitor neighborhood and suggestions acquired and reply/observe up by way of growing and sustaining a scientific monitoring mechanism.
- Be certain that individuals of concern obtain up-to-date info on out there providers.
- Actively disseminate info among the many beneficiaries concerning the neighborhood and suggestions mechanism.
- Talk with related subject workers on the neighborhood and suggestions acquired.
- Compile month-to-month reviews on the implementation standing of the Neighborhood and Suggestions Mechanism.
- Analyze traits of the neighborhood and suggestions acquired to assist enhance programming.
- Guarantee respect for confidentiality in addition to age, gender, and variety in all steps of the neighborhood and suggestions mechanism course of.
- Keep documentation of information; labeled neighborhood needs to be in a secured database, and periodically replace information with the intention to produce reviews on a weekly and month-to-month foundation to superiors.
- Observe up on pending complaints with the superiors.
- This job description is just not supposed to be all inclusive, and the worker may even carry out different associated duties as required.
Coordination and illustration
- Collaborate with related Inner and Exterior technical specialists on points associated to MEAL.
- Characterize DRC at AAP conferences and different related technical coordination conferences on the subject degree if wanted.
- Guarantee integration and assist of MEAL actions with different DRC sectors.
- Coordinate with MEAL/AAP counterparts in different places within the implementation of generally funded initiatives.
- Guarantee good illustration and repute of the MEAL sector in any respect ranges.
- Actively take part in inner and exterior AAP coordination conferences.
Mission Growth:
- Help in growing venture plans and budgets for funding
- Help within the growth of the initiatives’ MEAL instruments
- Guarantee Monitoring, Analysis, Accountability, and Studying for all Tasks within the subject degree.
- Guarantee high quality management throughout the implementation of all actions in accordance with Sphere and Nationwide requirements.
- Put together AAP weekly, month-to-month, quarterly and annual reviews to related authorities as per want.
Logistics / Finance:
- Assist the road Supervisor to watch monetary commitments and expenditures towards budgets and supply well timed suggestions on finances follow-ups.
- Assist in initiating procurements and guarantee their execution.
- Contribute to grants administration of all MEAL initiatives by way of administration of day-to-day venture expenditures with line supervisor.
- Help the MEAL Staff Chief in growing a procurement plan at first of the venture cycle to forecast procurement wants.
Monitoring and Analysis
- Assist in growing and implementing the venture monitoring and analysis plan, and well timed submission of reviews and different doc necessities.
- Present suggestions on venture implementation modality, help in reaching most effectivity in venture supply, and inform the event/replace of DRC’s MEAL/AAP technique in Nigeria.
- Assist in growing applicable accountability instruments and guarantee their implementation.
- The obligations listed within the JD aren’t exhaustive and could also be readjusted in response to operational wants however will stay consistent with the general function of the position.
Expertise and technical competencies:Important:
- Minimal of two years of earlier expertise with implementing Neighborhood Suggestions Mechanism or with monitoring and analysis of humanitarian applications.
- Information of MEAL and AAP Approaches and SHERE Normal
- Strong pc abilities and competency in MS Phrase and Excel at least.
Fascinating:
- Mission Planning and Administration is an added benefit.
- Wonderful facilitation abilities and a powerful understanding of tips on how to gather suggestions safely and precisely from all members of a neighborhood no matter their age, gender, or different variety elements.
- Expertise working in emergency response with NGOs, ideally in a humanitarian context.
- Fluency in written and spoken English. Fluency in native spoken languages (Hausa, Kanuri and many others).
Schooling: (embrace certificates, licenses and many others.)
- Bachelor’s diploma in social science, enterprise, growth, or any associated subject.
- Wonderful communication, presentation, problem-solving, and interpersonal abilities.
We provide.
- Contract size: 1 12 months with the opportunity of extension.
- Stage: NM – H, Step 1
- Begin date: October 2024
Basic Laws:
- The worker shall observe DRC directions on security, confidentiality, and moral pointers, together with the Code of Conduct and the Humanitarian Accountability Framework
- Worker shouldn’t have interaction in another paid exercise throughout the DRC contract interval with out prior authorization.
- Worker shouldn’t have interaction in any exercise that would hurt DRC or the implementation of any venture throughout the DRC contract interval.
- Worker shouldn’t give interviews to the media or publish project-related photographs or different materials with out prior authorization.
- Worker shall return all borrowed tools for the venture to DRC after the top of the contract interval or upon request.
Software Course of
- All candidates should ship a canopy letter and an up to date CV (now not than 4 pages). Each should be in English.
- DRC supplies equal alternative in employment and prohibits discrimination in employment on the premise of race, intercourse, color, faith, sexual orientation, age, marital standing or incapacity.
- DRC encourages all candidates to use and doesn’t follow any discrimination in any recruitment course of.
- Purposes submitted after the time limit is not going to be thought of.
- Because of the urgency of the place, DRC has the suitable to recruit a candidate who matches the required profile earlier than the above deadline.
Nevertheless, all candidates shall take into accounts that DRC can not supply a global work contract to a citizen of the nation of task (on this particular case, Nigeria)Deadline: Purposes shut on the first of October 2024 at midnight (GMT).Be aware: Purposes might be reviewed on a rolling foundation as a result of urgency, subsequently a candidate who intently meets the necessities could also be chosen earlier than the above deadline.
- Solely short-listed candidates might be invited for written exams and oral interviews.
- For basic details about the Danish Refugee Council, please seek the advice of:
Anticipated wage:
Location: Maiduguri, Borno State
Job date: Thu, 19 Sep 2024 00:26:01 GMT
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