Head of Emergency
Denne stilling er desværre ikke længere ledig.
Se alle ledige stillinger
København
Who are we?
Danish Refugee Council (DRC), one of the world’s leading humanitarian NGOs, works to save lives, promote durable solutions and address the root causes of displacement. We are present in 40 countries worldwide affected by conflict and displacement and work across the full cycle of displacement.
Our global emergency expertise is anchored in the Emergency Unit in DRC headquarters in Copenhagen. The Emergency Unit is charged with leading, building and enabling emergency response capability across the global organization, ensuring we are fit for purpose and mobilise and respond effectively to emergencies.
The emergency unit sits in DRC’s Programme Division, which is the main ‘engine room’ for global programme development in DRC. It sits alongside similar units for longer-term programming, DRC’s five core sectors, localization, and more.
About the job
The Head of Emergency is a critical position for DRC charged with leading and representing DRC’s emergency response capability and global expertise. It is DRC’s leading expert on emergency response and champions the emergency area across the global organization.
The role leads DRC’s global emergency unit, consisting of a team of emergency and technical experts based in headquarters as well as a larger EMPACT team of globally roving emergency experts. It also technically manages and directs the regionally-based emergency coordinators.
The Head of Emergency leads on DRC’s approaches to emergency response, setting global direction for how DRC prepares for, responds to and learns from emergency response worldwide. Currently, this takes the form of an exciting organizational change project to strengthen emergency response capabilities across all of DRC.
The position also provides oversight and direction to the Hard to Reach/Access strategic initiative, a Global 2025 strategic initiative aimed at enhancing DRC’s ability to gain access to Hard-to-Reach Populations across its country operations.
The Head of Emergency is a core member of the Programme Division management team and helps set overall direction for the division. It also sits alongside Executive Directors as a core member of the newly formed DRC Emergency Steering Group, providing global, organizational oversight and support to large-scale emergencies.
Specifically, the Head of Emergency will:
- Lead and manage the emergency unit and technically manage regional emergency coordinators
- Lead and manage the emergency unit’s project portfolio and deployable resources
- Ensure and support strong organizational mobilization around large emergencies
- Lead and develop DRCs global emergency programme platform
- Champion and enhance organizational capability across DRC in emergency response
- External engagement and representation as needed on emergency response
About you
To be successful in this role we expect you to be an experienced leader with an ambition nature to drive emergency response across DRC. You need to be skilled both in building organizational capability, in leading teams and change projects, and have strong demonstrated experience in responding to concrete emergencies.
Concretely, we expect the following:
Required
- Master’s degree or equivalent in a relevant technical management area,
- Considerable management experience, with at least several years leading senior/global advisors,
- Extensive experience with humanitarian work and emergency response with an organization covering multiple continents,
- Significant field experience, mostly from humanitarian and/or fragile contexts, and ideally from DRC operations,
- Considerable experience managing rapid-onset and complex emergencies from field, country, region and/or global level,
- Experience working with the UN and/or a donor is an advantage,
- Demonstrated skills in coordination, representation and facilitation,
- Organized, articulate and with attention to quality,
- Fluent written and spoken English.
Desirable
- Experience from DRC operations,
- Knowledge of Danish, French or Spanish.
We offer
Contract length: permanent
Work place: Borgergade 10, 1300 Copenhagen, Denmark.
Start date: As soon as possible.
Salary and conditions will be in accordance with the agreement between DRC and Lederaftalen between Dansk Arbejdsgiverforening og Lederne (agreement for managers), which can be found here: www.lederne.dk. This is contractually a national position for which local terms and conditions apply. Our work conditions include, amongst others, a fair salary, fully employer paid pension contribution, six weeks of paid leave per year and flexible working hours.
Given the global nature of our work, DRC has a very diverse and international workforce. We have the strong ambition to better reflect this diversity also in DRC’s Leadership. While we consider all applicants and do not give preferential treatment to any group in the recruitment process.
Application process
All applicants must send a cover letter and an updated CV without a profile picture in English. Apply online on our Current Vacancies page at www.drc.ngo. Closing date for applications: 3rd of April 2024. We expect to conduct interviews in the second and third weeks of April 2024.
Further information
For questions regarding the vacancy please contact Global Director for Programme, Andreas Ring ([email protected]) or Management Support & Administration Coordinator Alana Mary Shanahan ([email protected]).
For further information about the Danish Refugee Council, please consult our website drc.ngo.
Information og data
Denne ledige stilling har jobtypen "Afdelingsleder", og befinder sig i kategorien "Ledelse og personale".
Arbejdsstedet er beliggende i København
Jobbet er oprettet på vores service den 2.3.2024, men kan have været deaktiveret og genaktiveret igen.
- Afdelingsleder
- København
Lignende jobs
-
Fagleder til afvanding på vej- og jernbaneprojekte...
Få mere info- Afdelingsleder
- København S
-
Crew Welfare and Wellbeing Manager
Opportunity About usMaersk is a global leader in integrated logistics and have been industry pioneers for over a century. Through innovation and transformation we are redefining the boundarie..Få mere info- Afdelingsleder
- København K
-
Seniorprojektleder til Spildevand Plan [xxxxx]
Bindeled mellem projektchefer og projektledere på regn -og spildevandsprojekter Som vores kommende kollega skal du være med til at omsætte projektstrategier til konkrete projekter. I den forbind..Få mere info- Afdelingsleder
- København S
-
Teamleder til kryds- og omlægninger i [xxxxx]
[xxxxx] hjælper omverdenen med at beskytte vores forsyninger, når byerne forandres og fortættes. [xxxxx] har et stort net af forsyningsinfrastruktur i hovedstadsområdet, som er afgørende for at vi .Få mere info- Afdelingsleder
- København S
Statistik over udbudte jobs som afdelingsleder i København
Herunder ser du udviklingen i udbudte afdelingsleder i København over tid. Bemærk at jobs der ikke har en bestemt geografi ikke er medtaget i tabellen. I den første kolonne ser du datoen. I den næste kolonne ser du det samlede antal afdelingsleder i København.
Se flere statistikker her:
Statistik over udbudte afdelingsleder i København over tid
| Dato | Alle jobs som afdelingsleder |
|---|---|
| 26. december 2024 | 213 |
| 25. december 2024 | 216 |
| 24. december 2024 | 217 |
| 23. december 2024 | 216 |
| 22. december 2024 | 212 |
| 21. december 2024 | 212 |
| 20. december 2024 | 204 |
| 19. december 2024 | 196 |
| 18. december 2024 | 196 |
| 17. december 2024 | 192 |
| 16. december 2024 | 189 |
| 15. december 2024 | 191 |
| 14. december 2024 | 188 |
| 13. december 2024 | 192 |
| 12. december 2024 | 177 |
| 11. december 2024 | 179 |
| 10. december 2024 | 181 |
| 9. december 2024 | 175 |
| 8. december 2024 | 180 |
| 7. december 2024 | 178 |
| 6. december 2024 | 183 |
| 5. december 2024 | 185 |
| 4. december 2024 | 192 |
| 3. december 2024 | 188 |
| 2. december 2024 | 186 |
| 1. december 2024 | 184 |
| 30. november 2024 | 184 |
| 29. november 2024 | 187 |
| 28. november 2024 | 197 |
| 27. november 2024 | 199 |
| 26. november 2024 | 197 |
Værd at vide når du søger job som afdelingsleder i København
Mens København måske for nogle først og fremmest vækker billeder af hyggelige cafeer og historiske bygninger, banker et travlt erhvervsliv i hjertet af København. Hovedstaden huser et væld af brancher, men nogle skiller sig ud med et særligt højt antal ansatte.
Bydele i København
København byder på mere end smukke gader og hyggelige cafeer. De forskellige kvarterer har hver deres unikke atmosfære og erhvervsliv, hvilket kan påvirke din jobsøgning. Lad os dykke ned i nogle populære områder:
Indre By: Pulsens centrum med internationale virksomheder, finansverden og detailhandel. Perfekt for jobsøgende inden for finans, jura, medier og marketing. Tempoet er højt, og konkurrencen kan være hård.
Østerbro: En blanding af moderne boliger, historiske bygninger og innovative virksomheder. Hjem til Novo Nordisk og Vestas Wind Systems. Gode muligheder inden for life science, teknologi og bæredygtige løsninger.
Nørrebro: Multikulturelt og kreativt med studerende, kunstnere og små startups. Populært blandt unge fagfolk og jobsøgende inden for den kreative sektor og servicebranchen.
Vesterbro: Tidligere industriområde forvandlet til et trendy sted med restauranter, barer og designvirksomheder. Tiltrækker kreative sjæle og jobsøgende inden for mode, design og underholdning.
Valby: Familievenligt og roligt med gode skoler og grønne områder. Mange offentlige institutioner og virksomheder inden for service og administration. Attraktivt for børnefamilier og jobsøgende i den offentlige sektor.
Find ledige jobs i Valby
Amager: Et område i rivende udvikling med fokus på moderne arkitektur og bæredygtighed. Hjem til Ørestad og store virksomheder som DSV og Ørsted. Gode muligheder inden for logistik, energi og transport.
Mere information om København
Hvis du er på udkig efter et job i København, er det vigtigt, at du sætter dig grundigt ind i, hvordan jobmarkedet fungerer, og hvor i byen du vil arbejde og bo. Vi har samlet en guide med alle relevante oplysninger om København, så du kan få et samlet overblik. Læs mere om København i denne guide: København: Byen der byder på både drømmejob og spændende udfordringer