Humanitarian Mine Action Assistant (EORE Assistant)

Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is a leading protection agency with a mandate to protect, advocate and promote durable solutions for displacement affected populations.

DRC has been operating in Ukraine since 2014, currently DRC employs over 800 staff in Ukraine and will continue significant scale-up in 2024 to implement emergency response in the Protection, Livelihoods, Shelter/NFIs and Humanitarian Disarmament and Peacebuilding (humanitarian mine action) sectors, using direct interventions, support to duty bearers and civil society organizations (CSOs), and partnerships with CSOs. DRC will continue and adapt its durable solutions portfolio to the evolving context.

DRC is currently looking for a Humanitarian Mine Action Assistant (EORE Assistant) in Kharkiv.
About the job
The main goal of the work is to inform the population about the risks associated with mines and explosive remnants of war, through educational activities among the population, namely meetings and events.

Your main duties and responsibilities will be:

• Conduct mine risk education sessions for adults, adolescents and children in accordance with the internal requirements of the DRC Humanitarian Disarmament and Peacebuilding Sector, using standard and approved methodologies.
• Quickly respond to changes in the current situation to ensure the spread of awareness about the risk of mines and explosive ordnance among the affected population.
• Understand and ensure compliance of mine risk education activities with internal DRC requirements.
• Participate in the mine risk education planning activities.
• Plan and perform community liaisons to assist in the organization of mine risk education sessions.
• Provide reports on the work performed in accordance with the requirements of the DRC.
• Follow the work plans and methodical recommendations.
• Improve knowledge about common types of mines and other explosive ordinance.
• During mine risk education activities, collect information from the population about discovered explosive objects and pass it on to the Team Leader(s).
• Perform administrative tasks (participating in the preparation of purchase requisitions, order requests, etc.) and/or other tasks at the request of the Team Leader(s).

About you
To succeed in this role, you must have strong public speaking and training skills, along with experience working with diverse age groups in educational or humanitarian settings. Moreover, we expect the following:

Required:

• Higher education.
• Proven skills in public speaking, conducting training sessions, or organizing presentations for offline and online audiences.
• Experience working with children, teenagers, and adults.
• Negotiation skills and relevant experience.
• Proficiency in Ukrainian.
• Basic computer skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).

Desirable:

• Proficiency in English (at least basic level).
• Stress resilience.
• Experience working in international humanitarian organizations.

In this position, you are expected to demonstrate DRC’ five core competencies:

Striving for excellence: You focus on reaching results while ensuring an efficient process.

Collaborating: You involve relevant parties and encourage feedback.

Taking the lead: You take ownership and initiative while aiming for innovation.

Communicating: You listen and speak effectively and honestly.

Demonstrating integrity: You uphold and promote the highest standards of ethical and professional conduct in relation to our values and Code of Conduct, including safeguarding against sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment.

We offer
Contract length: Open-ended contract after successful completion of a 3-month probationary period.
Band: I.
Designation of Duty Station: Kharkiv.
Start date: February.
Salary and conditions will be in accordance with Danish Refugee Council’s Terms of Employment for National staff; please refer to our website for more details.

Application process
All applicants must upload a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages) in English.

Applications sent by email will not be considered.
Closing date for applications: January 27, 2025.
Please note, applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and the opening may end early if asuitable candidate is identified.

Department:

Location: Kharkiv