Distribution Team Leader (Cash & Non-Food Items)

The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is a leading protection agency with a mandate is to promote and protect durable solutions to conflict and displacement affected populations on the basis of humanitarian principles and human rights.

DRC has been operating in Ukraine since 2014, currently DRC employs over 250 staff in Ukraine and will continue significant scale-up in 2022 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 Distribution Team Leader (MPCA & NFI) for its operation in Chernihiv.

About the job:

The MPCA/NFI Team Leader will be charge of the implementation of MPCA and NFI activities in Chernihiv city and oblast, including planning and management of distributions, monitoring and evaluation, training of staff, logistical and financial follow-up and ensuring the relevant SOPs are applied.

Your main responsibilities will be:

Programming & Operations

• Ensure efficient and effective programme implementation while following the budget and work plan
• Ensure close collaboration with MPCA/NFI Country Lead on programme implementation
• Participate in preparing monthly/quarterly/annual highlights/reports and proposals and budgets for donors
• Lead the team in carrying out monitoring and evaluation exercises

Management

• Lead and manage the team (including people planning, performance, well-being and development)
• Ensure effective planning and quality implementation of the MPCA and NFI support activities
• Ensure daily monitoring of area
• Asses the daily quality
• Provide technical support and inputs
• Reporting

Coordination and representation

• Collaborate with relevant internal and external technical experts on MPCA and NFI relevant issues
• Represent DRC at meetings and other relevant technical coordination meetings
• Ensure integration with other DRC sectors

Project development

• Develop project plans and budgets for funding
• Develop projects tools
• Project implementation and reporting
• Monitor and evaluate projects
• Ensure DRC Ukraine's MPCA and NFI SOPs are followed

Logistics/Finance

• Support the monitoring of financial commitments and expenditures against budgets and provide timely feedback on budget follow-up
• Ensure all necessary documents required by DRC procedures and the Ukrainian legislation are timely prepared by the team, checked, filed, and provided to the Finance department
• Plan and coordinate proactively logistics and movements of staff from and to different operational areas
• Initiate procurements and ensure their execution
• Ensure distribution plans are prepared and shared with logistics in a timely manner

To be successful in this role we expect you to have minimum 3 years of management experience at a mid to senior level, preferably with experience in the field of humanitarian response and refugee protection working for a local or international NGO, UN agency, relevant ministry, or local authority.

Required experience and competencies:

• Relevant university degree (e.g. economics, supply chain, political science, international development, engineering) or equivalent professional qualification
• Minimum 3 years of experience in MPCA and/or NFI
• Desirable management experience at a mid to senior level with an international NGO
• Proven management skills and a competence in people management
• Commitment to learning and implementing organizational policies and procedures
• Excellent skill in MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Full professional proficiency in English and local language
• Field experience

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: 6 months, with possibility of an extension, depending on funding and performance.

Salary at Band G – managerial and conditions in accordance with Danish Refugee Council’s Terms of Employment for National Staff.

Duty station: Chernihiv

Start date: ASAP

Further information

For information about our work and organisation, please visit our website https://drc.ngo/ and FB page https://www.facebook.com/DRCinUA

Application and CV

Only motivated applications that address the stipulated duties and meet the required qualifications sent together with a CV and cover letter (no longer than four pages), in English will be considered.

Do not apply if you do not have the necessary experience and qualifications.Applications sent by email will not be considered.

Closing date for applications: August 7, 2022