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Borno |
Posted 4 years ago |
Project Manager – COVID19 Response is needed at Danish Refugee Council (DRC)
JOB TITLE: Project Manager – COVID19 Response (Subject to Funding Availability)
LOCATION: Maiduguri, Borno
Band: F
Designation of Duty Station: Non-family duty station
Start Date: 1st June, 2020
About the Job
- To specifically ensure planning and delivery of all components of DRC Nigeria COVID19 response project funded by OFDA and facilitate a coherent approach to DRC Nigeria COVID19 overall response.
Your main duties and responsibilities will be:
- Serve as DRC Nigeria focal point for activities related to COVID-19 preparedness and response.
- The COVID-19 Project Manager will attend relevant meetings at national and/or field level, collect feedback and provide input and guidance on national guidelines;
- Ensure good coordination between the different DRC staff and teams involved in COVID-19 preparedness and response activities;
- Provide strategic direction, in collaboration with the Country Director, Head of Programme, WASH and Shelter Coordinator, other partners and State-based health working group on DRC engagement in COVID-19 preparedness activities;
- Coordinate and implement COVID-19 preparedness activities and help coordinate responses through health IPC programming in static project sites; finally, he/she will support emergency response interventions specific to COVID-19 response.
More specifically:
Operational:
- Develop and maintain appropriate communication with the teams and other relevant stakeholders.
- Participate and proactively engage in COVID-19 preparedness coordination meetings and working groups at national and, field level. Provide summary notes off all external meetings for relevant internal stakeholders.
- Develop and deliver training on COVID-19 preparedness to DRC staff.
- Proactively network with clusters and health and WASH agencies to identify opportunities to collaborate.
- Review and update relevant Project Coordination Agreements, and Memoranda of Understanding.
- Ensure clear internal coordination within the project teams and other support teams (Logistics, Human Resources, Finance, Base).
- Provide updates during various meetings such as advisor’s and management, or any other ad hoc meetings.
About You
To be successful in this role we expect you to demonstrate your leadership and capacity for this position which is key for timely and qualitative aid delivery. Moreover, we also expect the following:
Required:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health related field or another appropriate Degree with a combination of working experience in public health outbreaks such as Ebola, Lassa Fever, Cholera and etc.
- At least 3 years experience in planning, implementing and evaluating emergency-related projects.
- Thorough knowledge of health emergencies operations and implementation.
- Good IT skills (especially MS Office).
- Highly self-driven while striving for perfection under minimum supervision.
- Experience working in emergency response with NGOs, preferably in a humanitarian context.
Job Features
Deadline | 17th May, 2020. |