Drc Representative Germany - Berlin, Deutschland - Dansk Flygtningehjælp
vor 3 Wochen
Beschreibung
DepartmentPartnerships, Advocacy & External Relations
Workplace
Berlin
Contract Type
National contract
Posted
08 Jun 2023
Expires
29 Jun 2023
Do you believe in donor partnerships characterised by open dialogue and shared lessons learned in addition to funding arrangements? Do you want to lead the establishment of DRC's representation in Berlin? Then this new role might be for you.
Who are we?
Are you an experienced professional humanitarian with a diplomatic, constructive, and solution-oriented approach to collaboration? Would you like to use your field experience to lead fundraising and advocacy for conflict and displacement affected persons? Danish Refugee Council, one of the world's leading humanitarian NGOs, is looking for an experienced professional to open and lead DRC's representation in Berlin, Germany.
In line with
DRC Strategy 2025, DRC wants to strengthen its position vis-à-vis German humanitarian and development actors to forge strong partnerships to work towards increased protection and enhanced inclusion for conflict and displacement affected persons.
About the job
Based in Berlin, you will report to DRC's Executive Director for Partnerships, Advocacy & External Relations (PAER) in DRC Headquarters in Copenhagen and cooperate and coordinate with colleagues in DRC Headquarters, DRC Regions, and DRC Country Operations.
The DRC Geneva and Brussels Representatives will be your close colleagues and support for donor engagement will be provided by DRC's institutional donor engagement colleagues.
Your immediate main duties and responsibilities will be to:- Establish a DRC Representation in Germany, in line with DRC and German regulations
- Set up and manage the DRC office and staff in Germany, including recruitment of support staff and future hosting of DRC affiliated entities if it becomes relevant
- Actively engage with German donor agencies, funding mechanisms, humanitarian actors and partners to increase the information, awareness, and reputation of DRC with the aim to increase funding by German sources
- Support fundraising efforts in general and for thematic initiatives of relevance to policy influencing and improvement of response capacity
- Strengthen DRC's advocacy work by building new alliances and partnerships in Germany
- Collaborate with Germanybased humanitarian and development organisations and NGOs on advocacy and policy influencing on issues of relevance to DRC's mandate and role
- Represent DRC in Germany in accordance with DRC's Strategy 2025, DRC's Advocacy and Communication Strategy and policy positions
- Strengthen the visibility and branding of DRC
- Explore opportunities for private fundraising and engagement with foundations with the support of DRC HQ Private Engagement and Global Foundations Units
- Lead employees working in the Berlin representation office
About you
To be successful in this role we expect you to be an experienced professional humanitarian with a diplomatic, constructive, and solution-oriented approach to collaboration and to the many challenges that the sector is experiencing.
The Duty Station is Berlin, and you will report to the Executive Director for Partnerships, Advocacy & External Relations (PAER).
All employees should master DRC's core competencies:
Communicating, Taking the lead, Collaborating, Striving for excellence and Demonstrating integrity.
Moreover, we also expect the following:
- Required _
- Academic background relevant to working with refugee
- Extensive knowledge of the German government landscape
- Knowledge of key humanitarian debates and policy issues
- Professional proficiency in German and English
- Minimum 7 years of professional work experience within international humanitarian/development work, of which a substantial time needs to be field experience
- Management experience, including financial management
- Experience with advocacy work with governments and the UN relevant to an operational organisation
- Documented experience with drafting policy statements and position papers
- Excellent advocacy and communication skills
- Excellent networking
- Desirable_
- Working experience from DRC or similar organisation
- An established network in Germany
We offer
Contract length:
One year with the possibility of extension pending funding
Duty Station:
Berlin, Germany
Start date:
September 2023
End date: 31 August 2024 (to be extended pending funding)
The position is temporary as it has currently only been financed for one year. Subject to the success of our establishment in Berlin, we hope to be able to extend the position.
This is a national position for which local terms and conditions apply.
Application process
All applicants must upload a
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