Background
The Horn of Africa is an important departure point for people in mixed migration flows. Each year tens of thousands of people leave or pass through Somalia and its neighbouring countries, including Yemen, in the hope of finding a safer or brighter future elsewhere. On-going coordination of mixed migration work in the region through Mixed Migration Task Forces (MMTFs) in Somalia and Yemen, as well as other forums have identified many of the overall regional migration challenges as have the Regional Conferences on mixed migration in the Gulf of Aden, held in Yemen in 2008 and Djibouti in 2009. A meeting in Djibouti in March 2011 served to specifically consult on and discuss the establishment of such a secretariat. The RMMS is hosted and managed by the Danish Refugee Council (DRC) Regional Office for the Horn of Africa and Yemen, in Nairobi. It officially commenced its work in July 2011.

Purpose
The overall objective of the Regional Mixed Migration Secretariat (RMMS) is to support agencies, institutions and forums in the Horn of Africa and Yemen sub-region to improve the management of protection and assistance response to people in mixed migration flows in the Horn of Africa and across the Gulf of Aden or Red Sea in Yemen. It does this through data development, analysis, research and advocacy. It concentrates on the so-called “northern route” mixed migration flows from Somalia and Ethiopia and through Somalia; Ethiopia and Djibouti to Yemen, but also look at the southern and western flows out of the region.
The key responsibilities of the Project Officer can be summarized as offering high caliber support to the Coordinator and the RMMS team predominantly in administrative, reporting social media functions with occasional opportunities for analysis, research and writing.
As such the RMMS Project Officer will assist the RMMS Coordinator in a wide range of activities as part of the overall strategy of the Regional Mixed Migration Secretariat, as listed below.

Key Responsibilities:
The key activities of the Project Officer will include:
• Administrative Support: RMMS is part of DRC with rule and procedures pertaining to procurement, logistics, recruitment and administration of grants etc. The Project Officer will be the primary person in the RMMS Nairobi team responsible for handling all aspects relating to the smooth running of administrative issues both in relation to DRC regional office as well as external parties.
• Administrative areas: The range of activities and duties requiring administrative support include but are not limited to, recruitment contracts, donor agreements, and procurement of services and goods for RMMS, arranging workshops, Steering Committees, Task Force meetings, disseminating reports and assisting with payments of goods and services and accumulating necessary paperwork to fulfil DRC administrative requirements on all matters relevant to RMMS.
• Information management: The monthly collection and assembly of media reports on Mixed migration for the monthly Media listing, the locating and selection of recent publications to be listed and loaded onto the RMMS website, the selection and loading of articles, publications and headlines for the tickertape website function.
• Social Media: The handling of social media for RMMS in relation to Facebook and Twitter accounts and any further accounts RMMS adopts. The promotion and enhancement of RMMS’s social media profile and content in line with the social media strategy.
• Reporting: As and when required to support fully RMMS and the Senior Project Officer with donor reporting as well as any assistance with reporting to HQ etc.
• Writing and analysis: To enhance the content of the website through regular updating of the Country Profiles and other elements and needed such as the keeping of minutes at meetings and the reportage at workshops as and when needed. Assistance with researching and writing other reports, studies and features as defined by the RMMS team and in particular the RMMS coordinator and senior project officer.
• Advocacy: Assist with advocacy, promotion of regional dialogue, networking and coordination by assisting the RMMS to facilitate and coordinate consultation/technical working workshops and conferences/meetings, and to assist in the identification of areas for research or tools development;
About you
In this position, you are expected to demonstrate DRC’s 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 act in line with our vision and values.

Qualifications & Experience
• University degree.
• A minimum of 3-5 years of experience in similar positions involving administrative functions, information management, research, and social media / communications;
• An active knowledge of the region and the socio-economic and political dynamics affecting it;
• Some human rights/protection knowledge and international refugee law and/or proven interest and/or track record in the humanitarian agenda;
• Having some understanding and interest in the regional mixed migration dynamic in the Horn of Africa and Yemen;
• Good IT command and close familiarity with the maintenance and management of template-style websites (but IT specialization is not required);
• Strong writing skills in English is essential;
• The successful candidate will have the ability to perform a series of tasks requiring the application of specialized and general skills;
• He/she must be comfortable working against set objectives with a high degree of autonomy when required and able to act with initiative;
• Although this is essentially a non-representational position, the RMMS Project Officer will be required on occasion to represent the Secretariat in meetings and in the absence of the Coordinator;
• The RMMS will be a small team and it is essential that candidates thrive in conditions of transparency and active team work;

Reporting Arrangements:
• The Project Officer of the Regional Mixed Migration Secretariat will be supervised by the RMMS Coordinator.
• The overall strategy and outline for the work of the RMMS will be laid and approved by the Steering Committee of the RMMS. The RMMS Coordinator will report to the Steering Committee on a quarterly basis, and work according to the rolling 6 months’ work plans approved by the Steering Committee.
Conditions

Availability: Immediately
Duty Station: Nairobi
Contract: 4 months with possibility of extension. National terms and conditions apply in accordance with the Danish Refugee Council’s Terms of Employment for National staff.

Commitments
DRC adheres to the Core Humanitarian Standards. All staff are required to contribute to the achievement of these standards.
DRC has a Humanitarian Accountability Framework, outlining its global accountability commitments. All staff are required to contribute to the achievement of this framework.

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