Director DRC USA

Job title:

Director DRC USA

Company

Danish Refugee Council

Job description

Danish Refugee Council (DRC), one of the world’s leading humanitarian NGOs, is currently looking for a highly qualified director to lead the establishment of DRC’s new representation office in the United States, “DRC USA.” DRC is a longtime partner of U.S. institutional donors and is in the process of establishing a presence in the U.S. to better engage with key stakeholders in the humanitarian and development sectors. The goal is to forge strong and lasting partnerships and make our voice heard in the ambition to work for the increased protection and enhanced inclusion of conflict-and-displacement-affected people. A DRC representation in the U.S. will allow DRC to engage more strategically on a day-to-day basis to cultivate and establish new relationships with existing US donors but also explore new and untapped funding streams with the ambition to grow the DRC USA donor portfolio.DRC USA is a part of DRC HQ within the Partnerships, Advocacy and External Relations Department (PAER) and the Director will be a member of the PAER department management group. PAER is responsible for setting DRC global strategy for fundraising, advocacy, and external communication and managing partnerships with key donors and partners.About the jobBased in Washington DC, you will report to the Director for Strategic Partnerships in DRC Headquarters in Copenhagen and cooperate and coordinate with colleagues in DRC Headquarters, DRC Regions, and DRC Country Operations. The DRC Geneva, Brussels and Germany Representatives will be your close colleagues.Your immediate main duties and responsibilities will be to:

• Manage the DRC USA office and staff in the U.S., including leading the setup of essential support services and recruitment of key staff for the startup office.
• Set the strategic direction for DRC USA to effectively deliver on DRC USA’s mandate of fundraising, advocacy and influencing in line with DRC’s global strategy to support displacement-affected populations.
• Actively engage with U.S.-based government and multilateral humanitarian and development actors, in close coordination with relevant DRC teams and stakeholders, to increase the knowledge of DRC’s work.
• Actively engage in relationship building with US-based private and corporate foundations
• Strengthen the visibility and branding of DRC towards U.S.-based donors, partners, and public.
• Foster and maintain high level connections between U.S.-based institutions and partners and relevant DRC colleagues in HQ, regional and country offices including taking lead on setting up DRC missions and visits to the U.S.
• Pursue a systematic approach to participate and influence in advocacy and policy-fora relevant to conflict, displacement, protection, durable solutions and humanitarian response in debates in Washington.
• Collaborate with U.S.-based humanitarian and development organizations, NGOs, academia and think-tanks on advocacy and policy influencing humanitarian issues of relevance to DRC’s mandate and role.
• Act as DRC’s legal representative in Washington DC in accordance with U.S. law and regulations.

About youTo be successful in this role we expect you to be an experienced professional humanitarian with a diplomatic, constructive, and solution-oriented approach to collaboration and to influence the many challenges that the sector is experiencing. Ideally, you have an already established network in Washington DC. All employees should master DRC’s core competencies: Communicating, Taking the lead, Collaborating, Striving for excellence and Demonstrating integrity.Moreover, we also expect the following:

• Academic background relevant for working with refugee, displacement and humanitarian issues.
• Minimum 10 years of professional work experience within international humanitarian and/or development work, with displacement or conflict-affected populations including engaging directly with humanitarian and development donors and relevant external stakeholders at all levels.
• Extensive knowledge of U.S. government and U.S.-based institutions and donor landscape.
• Extensive experience with relationship building with US-based foundations
• Excellent advocacy and communication skills with proven ability to influence policy decisions.
• Excellent networking and public speaking skills
• Management experience, including financial management.
• Diplomatic, constructive, and solution-oriented approach to collaboration and to the many humanitarian challenges that the sector is experiencing.
• Working experience from an International NGO, UN or other humanitarian operation aid actor or/and working for a relevant US or UN institution are an asset. Experience or familiarity with DRC is an asset.

DetailsWorkplace: Washington D.C. (in person)Start date: March 2025Salary and conditions will be in accordance with Danish Refugee Council’s U.S. Terms of Employment. Domestic and international travel to be expected. For questions regarding the vacancy please contact Director for Strategic Partnerships Susanne Brokmose at [email protected].DRC as an employer
By working in DRC, you will be joining a global workforce of around 8000 employees in 40 countries. We pride ourselves on our:

• Professionalism, impact & expertise
• Humanitarian approach & the work we do
• Purpose, meaningfulness & own contribution
• Culture, values & strong leadership
• Fair compensation & continuous development

DRC’s capacity to ensure the protection of and assistance to refugees, IDP’s and other persons of concern depends on the ability of our staff to uphold and promote the highest standards of ethical and professional conduct in relation DRC’s values and Code of Conduct, including safeguarding against sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment. DRC conducts thorough and comprehensive background checks as part of the recruitment process.If you have questions or are facing problems with the online application process, please visit .Danish Refugee Council is an equal opportunity employer and we consider all applicants based on individual merit and qualifications, regardless of personal characteristics or attributes. We are committed to increasing the diversity of our workforce, aiming for a 50% balance of men and women in management roles and ensuring that at least 50% of management roles are filled by national staff. We recognize that a diverse and inclusive team is crucial for achieving our organizational goals and making a positive impact on the communities we serve.

Expected salary

Location

Washington DC

Job date

Sat, 07 Dec 2024 23:27:35 GMT

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