Senior Programme Support Officer (RIMS)

About the job 

The Programme Support Officer (RIMS) has the overall responsibility for managing, supervising and, coordinating RIMS project nationally. Your main duties and responsibilities will be:

A. Grant implementation and reporting 

• Ensure the implementation of the RIMS program, including appropriate and timely spending of grant to achieve programme goals, grants reporting contributions, use and distribution of supplies and resources;  

• Understand and follow up on activities and assess progress of implementation, provide solutions and report issues when needed,  

• Assist in the development of timely, accurate and well-written donor reports and other reporting requirements of IM programming (incl. Donors’ reports and Activity info); 

• Ensure that implementation of monitoring and evaluation tools and report on problems in the implementation of the programme;

B. Partner management 

• Conduct outreach to new partners through mapping, one on one meetings and presentations  

• Support the process of partners’ enrolment in RIMS – RIMS Needs Assessment, data sharing agreements, Data protection/PIM discussion, organise and monitor training on system usage as well as data protection and sharing 

• Manage existing and future partners’ day to day follow up: partner usage of system, application of safeguards and personalised management of RIMS for each partner.

C. Technical support 

• Contribute to the capacity building of DRC and partner IM staff as well as DRC staff users and support their adherence to best-practice and professional standard and principles of Information management and data protection;  

• Identify technical gaps in the programme and identify/implement solutions to meet these gaps;

D. Sector coordination and representation 

• Actively participate in Protection working groups and national discussions around referrals in particular (GBVIMS, CPIMS, PIM etc).;  

• Work closely with other DRC sectors to ensure that referrals are adequately addressed across sectors and DRC staff are up to date on all RIMS developments;  

E. Monitoring & Evaluation 

• Oversee and ensure achievements of targets towards donors’ requirements through overall management of the RIMS program (through the use of indicators performance trackers). 

• Contribute to the analysis of results, and guide IM staff and partner staff to use these results to enhance programme effectiveness and quality;  

F. Other 

• Any other duties as agreed with the IM Coordinator and the Head of Programme.​

About you 

To be successful in this role we expect you to have a Bachelor degree in business management, Social Science, International Development or other related fields. Moreover, we also expect the following:​

Required

• 2-3 years of experience leading teams in a humanitarian context, preferably during an emergency. 

• Experience facilitating technical trainings and workshops related to information management. 

• Experience in coordination with external stakeholders such as municipalities, employers, partner NGOs etc 

• Prior experience in developing programme implementation workplans, data collection and analysis, and programme reporting 

• Excellent written and oral communication skills, effective in presentation and liaison with external parties. 

• Strong ability to organize work, meet deadlines, maintain composure, prioritize work under pressure, coordinate multiple tasks and maintain attention to detail 

• Excellent interpersonal and problem-solving skills, creativity and flexibility 

• INGO experience in Protection Sector is preferred 

• Previous experience in developing analysis, and statistical figures.  

• Personal qualities: Works well in and promotes teamwork, comfortable in a multi-cultural environment, flexible and able to handle pressure well. 

• Fluency in English and Arabic required  

• High computer literacy ​

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 act in line with DRC’s vision and values. ​

We offer 

• Contract length: 31st of March 2018 
• Level:  LBP 1905.5 Monthly Basic Salary  
• Duty Station: Beirut 
• Start date: October 2018

Salary and conditions will be in accordance with Danish Refugee Council’s Terms of Employment for Nationals; please refer to drc.ngo under Vacancies. For questions regarding the vacancy please contact dolene.khairallah@drclebanon.dk.​

Application process 

Interested? Then apply for this position by clicking on the apply button or go to www.drc.ngo under current vacancies. 

All applicants must send a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages) in English. Applications sent by email to Dolene Khairallah will not be considered.​

Closing date for applications: 22nd of October 2018. Interviews are expected to take place on rolling basis. When the successful candidate is selected, the position will be automatically closed.  ​

If you have questions or are facing problems with the online application process, please visit drc.ngo/jobsupport. 

For further information about the Danish Refugee Council, please consult our website drc.ngo.