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5 May 2022

Senior Policy Officer (Project Management) NORDEM, at Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)

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Job Description


The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. We protect displaced people and support them as they build a new future. We started our relief efforts after World War Two. Today, we work in both new and protracted crises across 35 countries. We specialise in six areas: food security, education, shelter, legal assistance, camp management, and water, sanitation and hygiene.

NORCAP is the Norwegian Refugee Council’s expert deployment mechanism. NORCAP strengthens international and local partners’ capacity to prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from crisis by deploying highly qualified women and men from its world leading standby rosters. The deployed experts work with UN agencies, humanitarian organizations, development actors and national stakeholders to save lives, build resilient communities, ensure peaceful transitions from conflict and promote sustainable governance.

NORDEM is NORCAP`s programme on human rights democracy and peace. We support international organisations and operations that work in the field of human rights, democratisation and peace with qualified personnel. In addition, we offer advice, support the transfer of experience and contribute to research. Our expertise covers such fields as good governance, democratic institutions, independence of the judiciary, judicial and legal reform, human rights, election observation and election assistance.

African Union. Since 2013 NORCAP has worked in partnership with the African Union Commission Peace and Security Department (PSD) to meet their growing demand for qualified and specialized civilian experts. NORCAP have supported peace and security initiatives specifically in the area of peace support operations, conflict prevention, and post-conflict reconstruction and development. Based on the AUC need of continued expertise support NORCAP is expanding the support within and beyond PSD, to also include governance and development. NORCAP and the AUC work together in choosing deployments that will further the work of the AU towards Agenda 2063

Only applicants from the AU member states will be considered .

Main tasks:

  • Support the preparation and implementation of annual workplans and budgets for the AU-UN-EU Tripartite project, monitor progress as well as preparation and submission of project reports;
  • Facilitate regular meetings of the Strategic Steering Committee (SSC) for the provision of strategic guidance and direction of the project, adoption of annual work plans and budgets, as well as progress report on the implementation of AU-UN-EU Tripartite project;
  • Facilitate the quarterly meeting of Operational Technical Committee (OTC) to provide technical guidance, monitor implementation, review and adopt quarterly work plans, and prepare the SSC meetings;
  • Coordinate with UN counterparts within the Project Management Unit (PMU) on the management and daily facilitation of the project activities;
  • Contribute to the preparation of periodic financial and budget execution reports and monitor budget execution against annual plans and targets; and 4. Perform any other tasks as may be assigned by the direct supervison

Qualifications:

Education:  Advanced University degree (Master’s Degree or equivalent) in law, political science or public administration, or other related fields.

Experience:

  • 7 years of progressive working experience in strategic and operational planning, and programme management and evaluation of which 5 should be at managerial level and 5 at supervisory level.
  • Working understanding of the AU PSO Compliance Framework is highly desirable as well as previous experience with African Union peace operations.

Languages: 

  • Proficiency in one of the AU working languages (English, French, Arabic Portuguese, and Spanish) is a must.
  • Knowledge of a second or all of the other working languages would be an added advantage.




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Closing Date : 22 May. 2022





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