Climate & Environment Team Leader job at Danish Refugee Council (DRC) | Apply Now

Your main duties and responsibilities will be:

Administrative Role:

• Oversee day-to-day coordination, management, and administration of the URRI programme in the designated locations.

• Ensure alignment of programme activities with donor requirements, national policies, and local government development plans.

• Supervise technical and support staff and manage relationships with implementing partners (including local partner organisations).

• Support budgeting, financial management, and reporting processes.

• Represent the programme in coordination forums, donor meetings, and stakeholder engagements.

Technical Responsibilities:

• Oversee environment technical assessments as and when required, and monitor the quality and quantity of materials used for projects

• Coordinate project activities with the District Focal Persons from the relevant departments approved by the District Technical Planning Committees (DTPC)

• Lead technical aspects of forestry and land restoration activities.

• Lead in the identification, planning, designing, and implementation of environmental risk management, nature-based solutions, green livelihoods, soil and water conservation and other technologies and practices with the greatest potential to improve environment and natural resources management.

• Assess the activities undertaken and ensure efficient use of resources.

Support the Green Livelihoods programme component

• Ensure regular communication between communities at the project implementation sites, local partner organisations, district stakeholders, and DRC

• Participate in training local Environment Structures, Project Management Committees (PMCs), and Project User Committees (PUCs) together with the District technical team.

• Coordinate and participate in identified environment days, 16 Days of Activism, and campaigns.

• Lead sensitisation, consultation, and dialogue meetings to enlighten communities about project goals, targets, activities, and general stakeholder engagement components.

Partnership and capacity support

• Support the capacity of partner organisations in resilience design, climate, and environment.

Staff Development and Management

• Support the Resilience Programme Manager in the technical development of the Environment Officers and Assistants.

• In liaison with the Resilience Programme Manager, support in the setting of objectives and performance appraisals for the Environment Officers and Assistants.

Monitoring and Evaluation

• Identify, document, and disseminate relevant project successes and challenges, and follow up on the implementation of the Project’s action points.

• Participate in quarterly Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) and District monitoring project reviews and evaluations.

• Work with the MEAL team to ensure DRC MEAL requirements are met.

• Participate in learning reflections and events.

Reporting

• Provide project data and information for the preparation of donor reports, e.g. monthly highlights, and quarterly and annual reports.