Programme Advisor on Refugee Support

Programme Advisor on Refugee Support

Denmark is one of the leading international development partners in supporting Uganda’s role as a refugee hosting country, incl. in the area of building resilience and supporting durable solutions. The Danish Embassy seeks to recruit a Programme Advisor to help drive our work on refugee support, incl. the Embassy´s new bilateral development programme promoting climate resilience in refugee and host communities. If you have experience in the administration of development cooperation or development cooperation programming, we would like to hear from you!

Key Responsibilities

Programme implementation

• Oversee and guide the strategy and implementation of Denmark’s support to refugee affected areas of Uganda, and lead the administration of selected projects including results frameworks, finance, and reporting.
• Support the development and start-up of a new bilateral development programme promoting climate resilience and durable solutions in refugee and host communities.

• Provide technical advice and support to implementing partners so that they are equipped to contribute effectively towards the relevant thematic areas.
• Participate in coordination and dialogue with stakeholders incl. Development Partners, the Government of Uganda, multilateral institutions, and civil society/NGOs.

Administration and grant management

• Support with grant management, i.e. ensuring compliance, that agreed obligations are implemented, including partner accountability, anti-corruption follow-up and budget management.
• Oversee timely reporting, including financial and narrative reporting.
• Monitoring of compliance and progress during the implementation of the grant.
• Ensure adherence to Danish government requirements in grant agreements.
• Support the administrative phase-out of the Embassy’s programme coming to an end.

Qualification & Experience

• Master’s degree in political science, social science, development studies, business, finance, economics, or a related field.
• At least 5 years’ experience in administration and management of grants, working for a donor or in a medium to large-sized donor-funded organisation.
• At least 3 years’ experience working in the area of refugee support, hum-dev-nexus, durable solutions or livelihoods.
• Experience in the area of climate adaptation and resilience will be an advantage.
• Experience working with partner organisations in relation to grants management will also be an advantage

Behavioural Competencies:

• Good interpersonal skills, team spirit and ability to cooperate.
• Ability to work independently and structured combined with the ability to dynamically and proactively follow up and drive processes.
• Strong communications skills in English, orally and in writing.

What we offer

• An interesting position with meaningful work and great responsibility.
• Influence of own tasks and planning of work and a high level of independence in the performance of tasks.
• Committed colleagues working together in an open and informal environment.
• A work week of 37 hours and competitive compensation package, including attractive pension and health insurance scheme.

Expected commencement date is in December 2023 or as soon as possible thereafter. The position is fixed-term, ending 31 December 2028, with a possibility for renewal. A probation period of 3 months will apply.

How to apply                        

To apply please send your CV and cover letter (including contact details for 3 work-related referees) to e-mail address kmtambrecruitment@um.dk. Please mark your application: DK Adviser Refugee Support. E-mails must not exceed 2 MB. Please only email the two required documents, do not attach copies of certificates, diplomas or reference letters.

The deadline for receiving applications is 5 PM on the 25^th October 2023

While we thank all applicants for your interest, only those selected for interviews will be contacted.