Chief of Party (chef.fe de Mission) – Gender and Gender-Based Violence (GBV)

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Danish Refugee Council (DRC)

  • Career category: Programme/ Project design & management
  • Job type: Job
  • Humanitarian or Development: Humanitarian
  • Experience level: 5-10 years
  • Organisation type: Inter-governmental
  • Remote option: No
  • Right to work requirements: Anyone can apply
  • Renumeration: $43,500 / monthly
  • Work schedule: Full-time
  • Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
  • Deadline: 24/10/2024
  • Location: Democratic Republic of Congo 
Gender-based violence (GBV)
Danish Refugee Council, one of the world’s leading humanitarian NGOs, is currently looking for a highly qualified Chief of Party (chef.fe de Mission) for our new upcoming project “STAR-EST”.

Your main duties and responsibilities will be:

  • Provide strategic leadership and management of the GBV prevention and response activities across the provinces of North Kivu, Ituri, and South Kivu.
  • Coordinate the work of the GBV response team, ensuring effective and efficient implementation of the project’s GBV strategy.
  • Conduct and update risk assessments regularly to identify GBV/SEA/SH risks in project areas.
  • Oversee the development and implementation of mitigation measures for identified risks, ensuring these are effectively communicated to all stakeholders.
  • Lead community engagement efforts by coordinating GBV prevention awareness campaigns in target communities.
  • Build the capacity of community leaders, women’s groups, and local authorities to act as focal points in preventing GBV and supporting survivors.
  • Ensure the establishment and maintenance of a survivor-centered, confidential, and ethical referral system for GBV survivors, offering psychosocial, medical, and legal support.
  • Monitor the implementation of all GBV-related interventions and report on progress regularly to the project’s coordination unit and donors.
  • Serve as the primary focal point for GBV-related activities within the project, ensuring coordination between the project team, local communities, and external stakeholders.
  • Represent the project at relevant coordination forums, including government, donor, and civil society meetings focused on GBV/SEA/SH.
About you

To be successful in this role we expect you to have a few years of management experience and have worked both strategically and operationally with several of the tasks above. We hope to hear from you if you have a proven ability to work effectively with local communities, NGOs, government officials, and international donors and a solid understanding of GBV risk mitigation, survivor support mechanisms, and ethical considerations in the context of humanitarian and development work. Moreover, we also expect the following:

  • Master’s degree (BAC +5) in Gender Studies, Law, Sociology, Human Rights, Social Work, or a related field;
  • Minimum of 7 years of professional experience, with at least 5 years in the field of gender, GBV, human rights, or women’s empowerment.
  • Proven experience in managing large-scale projects related to GBV, SEA, and SH, preferably in fragile or conflict-affected settings.
  • Familiarity with international standards for GBV prevention and response, particularly in the context of development projects.
  • Experience working with donors such as the World Bank, USAID, UN, or similar organizations is an asset.
  • Full professional proficiency in French, mandatory.
  • Knowledge of other languages spoken (e.g. Swahili) in the project areas (North Kivu, Ituri, South Kivu) is highly desirable 

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