Team Leader-Climate and Food Security
Role Summary
Detailed description available on the official website.
About the Organisation
To be successful in this role, you must have minimum 3 years of relevant professional experience in food security, agriculture, livelihoods, resilience or related programming, including at least 2 years in project management and/or technical leadership roles. . Moreover, we also expect the following.
In this position, you are expected to demonstrate DRC’s five core competencies:
- Required*
- Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture, Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness, Food Security, Natural Resource Management or related field.
- Demonstrated experience managing complex projects, including planning, budgeting, implementation oversight, team management, monitoring and donor reporting.
- Strong understanding of climate-resilient agriculture, food systems and market-oriented livelihoods programming, with the ability to provide technical oversight and ensure programme quality.
- Experience managing and coordinating multidisciplinary teams and working across different technical and operational functions.
- Strong understanding of project cycle management, financial management and results-based management, with demonstrated ability to manage budgets, workplans, risks and project performance.
- Experience working with government, private-sector actors, community structures and other programme stakeholders, preferably in refugee-hosting or displacement-affected settings.
- Demonstrated ability to integrate gender, inclusion, accountability and safeguarding into programme implementation.
- Strong leadership, analytical, communication, negotiation and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and deliver results.
- Full professional proficiency in both written and spoken English is essential.
- Desirable*
- Master’s degree in Agriculture, Agricultural Economics, Food Security, Rural Development or a related fieid.
- Professional training or certification in project/programme management, climate-smart agriculture, market systems development or related areas.
- Knowledge of one or more of the local languages widely spoken in the covered Districts.
- *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.
Working Conditions
Salary and conditions will be in accordance with Danish Refugee Council’s Terms of Employment for national employees; please refer to [our website](https://drc.ngo/about-drc/vacancies).
- Contract length: 12 months
- Band: G2
- Designation of Duty Station: Imvepi, Moyo
- Start date: October 2026
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