Senior Global Humanitarian Advisor

The Role

The Senior Global Humanitarian Advisor provides on-the-ground and remote support for our humanitarian operations. Providing training and mentoring to DCA staff and partners on core humanitarian competencies- global humanitarian principles, sector standards, project and programme design and implementation. The post holder will also work closely with the fundraising team supporting, and when needed leading proposal development.

Travel requirement – Up to 50% of the year, for periods ranging from 1 to 6 weeks.

Required Competencies:

Essential

A minimum of 5 years of field-based humanitarian management experience, including experience in complex and volatile contexts.
Fluency in written and spoken English and French are essentials.
Cultural sensitivity and ability to adapt quickly, strong communication and diplomatic skills, with the ability to build relations both within and outside DCA.
Experience delivering humanitarian assistance in partnership with local actors.
A practitioner understanding of key humanitarian disciplines, so that you can lead assessments, programme design, implementation, and MEAL.
Proven skills in facilitating trainings and capacity strengthening of international and national actors.
Experience supporting programme development and strategy with country offices and partners, management experience is a strong advantage.
Strong leadership, team building and communication skills.

Desired

Technical experience in one of the following areas: emergency food security and livelihoods, cash-based methodologies, gender, accountability.

What we can offer you:

Full time head office contract starting 1 April 2024.
Work time is 37 hours per week including lunch break.
Excellent colleagues in a rewarding and empowering workplace.
An opportunity to become part of one of Denmark’s largest organizations working with international development and humanitarian operations.

Apply via :

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