South Sudan: Camp Manager

We are looking for highly qualified and self-motivated Camp Manager able to work with diverse teams of both national and international staff as well as local government authorities, UN agencies, I/NGOs and other partners under difficult, stressful and sometimes insecure conditions.

​**Who are we?**

​The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) and Danish Demining Group (DDG) is a humanitarian, non-governmental, non-profit organization founded in 1956 that works in more than 30 countries through-out the world, including South Sudan. DRC/DDG fulfills its mandate by providing direct assistance to conflict-affected populations, including refugees, internally displaced people and host communities. Under its mandate, the organization focuses on emergency humanitarian response, rehabilitation, post-conflict recovery and humanitarian mine-action.​

Danish Refugee Council (DRC) in conjunction with Danish Demining Group (DDG) has been operating in South Sudan since 2005 initially concentrating on providing safe and supportive conditions for refugees returning from neighboring countries after the Comprehensive Peace Agreement was signed.​

In 2012 - 2013, DRC opened its operations in Upper Nile and Unity States to respond to the large influx of refugees coming from Blue Nile State and South Kordofan (Sudan). In addition to the refugee response and since 2014, DRC has been then actively engaged in responding to the humanitarian needs of IDPs affected by the internal conflict through the provision of integrated approaches.​

With a total of 458 national staff, 50 expatriate staff and an annual budget of USD 20 million, we are currently implementing multi-sectorial interventions through the provision of humanitarian services focused on CCCM, Protection, SGBV, FSL, Shelter and Infrastructure to both internally displaced persons and refugees across 5 field sites (Ajuong Thok, Bentiu, Maban, Malakal and Melut).​

Responsibilities​

To achieve the objectives of the position, the Camp Manager in Melut will perform the following tasks under 6 key responsibilities or functions:​

Promote beneficiary participation in camp affairs​

• Create awareness to the population on democratic representation and facilitate elections of camp leaders and representatives.
• Facilitate establishment of camp committees whose members are representative of the camp population, with a specific technical or cross-cutting sector focus and cutting across agencies: Protection, Shelter, WASH, etc. and ensuring that representation takes into account Persons with Special Needs –Elderly, Youth, Living with Disabilities, etc
• Facilitate and coordinate formal meetings and dialogue sessions with both community representatives and elected leaders.
• Develop the capacity of camp leaders, committee members and Interest groups through training, Focused Group discussions, peers sessions and dialogue sessions.
• Ensuring that camp management feedback procedures and complaints mechanisms are in place, and forums are developed for the camp population to contribute and be listened to.​

Promotion and facilitation of camp services​

• Facilitate the establishment of and support the running of Youth Recreational Activities including sports.
• Promote and facilitate community development and enjoyment Cultural Activities
• Facilitate peace and reconciliation initiatives among camp residents and/or camp residents and host community.
• Coordinate in General Food and NFI distribution as may be required
• Facilitate community celebration and enjoyment of global events and public events​

Monitoring and coordination​

• Ensure gaps in assistance to beneficiaries are filled and avoid duplication of activities by conducting regular and systematic monitoring of service delivery in the camp, drawing the attention of stakeholders and partners to overarching needs.
• Conduct service monitoring across sectors in the camp to gain and share a holistic understanding of services and standards in the camp.
• Work with the CCCM cluster lead to advocate for adherence to agreed upon minimum standards of services among stakeholders and partners.
• Identify and formalize roles and responsibilities between agencies providing services in the camp as a crucial function to addressing gaps and helping to avoid misunderstandings.
• Reporting to and coordinating with the CCCM Cluster Lead
• Working with integrated missions (such as UNMISS) through the Refugee Coordinator or Civil Affairs Department.**​**

Managing information and facilitating communication​

• Receive, conduct and/or facilitate registration of new arrivals in the camp (or validation of existing residents) in order to provide baseline information on the characteristics of the population to inform, additional assistance programmes and the effective coordination of distributions.
• Liaise with Protection Department to identify and register people with special needs (child headed families, unaccompanied orphans and minors, the elderly, people living with disabilities, etc.) in order to facilitate their timely and convenient access to services.
• Liaise with CCCM Sector Lead, UNHCR/OCHA and Local Authorities in establishing and maintaining an up to date camp population database that reflect births, deaths, arrivals, departures and other fluctuations in the population.
• Operate information dissemination boards and other channels of communicating information between agencies and the camp residents.
• Coordinate with other camp partners on dissemination of public announcements and messages.​

Camp planning and maintenance of camp infrastructure​

• Oversee the installation and/or maintenance of DRC operated structures such as reception centres, community centres, access bridges, and play grounds.
• Liaise with Shelter Sector in site planning and demarcation of residential blocks and institutional facilities such as schools and hospitals. Where another agency is responsible for general infrastructure development such as civil works, drainage and waste disposal facilities, roads and institutional facilities, the camp manager shall liaise with the counterparts in planning.
• Coordinate with UNHCR and the Local Government department on Environmental protection matters in and around the camp.**​**

Administrative, finance, and procurement functions​

• Supervise camp management team of contracted and casual staff, ensuring effective staff deployment, performance planning and appraisals for supervisees.
• Disburse and track expenditure of camp management budget component, flagging any over and under expenditures in a timely manner.
• Prepare project procurement plans and order for materials in a timely manner.
• Manage casual staff contracts and camp service contracts.
• Coordination with counterparts in sister agencies and UNHCR/OCHA.**​**

Qualifications​**

Required qualifications and competencies ​​

• A degree in political/Social Sciences, Management, development studies, International development or equivalent degree qualifications;
• At least 3-5 years camp management experience of which at least 2-3 years should be at international level and in South Sudan or in geographic and a conflict context similar to South Sudan
• Excellent human resource management skills, interpersonal skills, cross-cultural communication and ease in managing a multi-ethnic team. Patience and understanding to work with and grow the capacity of national staff.
• Ability for rapid analysis of very complex issues, strong decision-making, and translation of programmatic learning and priorities into operational strategies
• Experience delivering programs to tight deadlines
• Experience with budget management and procurement planning
• Experience with systems and concepts for monitoring and evaluating project performance
• Good Computer and IT skills. fluency in written and spoken English with excellent writing skills
• Ability and willingness to work in remote and isolated location with ever changing security scenarios.​

Desirable qualifications**​**

• Additional training in CCCM and Project Cycle Management
• Good understanding of SPHERE Shelter and NFI guidelines
• Knowledge of local governance in post-conflict contexts, and of gender and inclusion strategies
• Prior experience in South Sudan an added advantage
• Self-motivated and able to work with a minimum of guidance and supervision**​**

We offer​

Contract: a 1 year contract ending December 31st 2017, renewable dependent on both funding and performance

Duty Station: Melut.​

Salary and conditions will be in accordance with Danish Refugee Council’s Terms of Employment for Expatriates; please refer to www.drc.dk under Vacancies. This position will be placed at level A14.​

Application process​

Interested? Then apply for this position by clicking on the apply button.

All applicants must send a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages). Both must be in English. CV only applications will not be considered.​

If you have questions or are facing problems with the online application process, please contact job@drc.dk​

Applications close December 5th, 2016. Please note, as this position is urgent, applicants may be shortlisted and interviewed prior to the closing date.​

Need further information?​

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