Somalia: Programme Coordinator Return and Education Sectors

INTERSOS is an independent non-profit humanitarian organization committed to assist the victims of natural disasters and armed conflicts. Its activities are based on the principles of solidarity, justice, human dignity, equality of rights and opportunities, and respect for diversity and coexistence, paying special attention to the most vulnerable and unprotected people.

INTERSOS, in the framework of its activities in Somaliais selecting candidates for the position of:

Programme Coordinator Return and Education Sectors

STARTING DATE: asap

DUTY STATION: Mogadishu with frequent travels to Baidoa and Nairobi

DURATION: until the 31st of December 2015

ROLE, TASK AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The Programme Coordinator is the coordinator of the: Return/IDPs/Re-Integration and Education sectors (from now RE Sectors). He/She will be dedicated 70% on Return, IDPs and Re-Integration sectors and 30% on Education sector.In particular he/she is responsible to:

Assessment, Programme Design and Planning :

• Ensuring that new assessments and new potential interventions are explored and executed.
• Ensuring that INTERSOS is duly represented at Cluster level.
• Supporting the project design, reports (final and interim) preparations submission for institutional and public funding and ensuring a timely submission of these.
• Drafting PAT, monthly reports, mission report, CPPs and all the other, possible ad hoc report preparation and timely submission to the Head of Mission.
• Ensuring the respect of projects and internal/external reports deadlines and commitments foreseen by MoU and Agreement stipulated with International donors and agencies.
• Return, IDPs, Re-Integration Sector (70%)

When acting as Return, IDPs, Re-Integration Sector, Programme Manager has to:

• Be responsible for implementation of the ongoing projects according to the signed Agreement and further modification approved by the donors.
• Be responsible for assessments, projects design, reports (final and interim) preparations for institutional and public funding.
• Be responsible for the timely submission of project proposals as well as external and internal reports.
• Be responsible of the preparation of all the accounting documents for intermediate and final financial reports required by donors.
• Be responsible for staffing and appraisal of the national personnel involved in the projects belonging to the Return, IDPs, Re-Integration Sector.
• Ensure a steady and active representation of INTERSOS at cluster level as well in all the other, significant meetings (i.e. Return Consortium, Technical Working Group, etc.).
• Maintain daily relationship with the Donors and involve the Head of Mission whereas strategic opportunity can arise.
• Maintain ongoing surveillance of the developing humanitarian situation and adjust activities accordingly.
• Education Sector (30%)

When acting as Education Sector, Project Manager has to:

1. Be responsible for implementation of the ongoing projects according to the signed Agreement and further modification approved by the donors.
2. Be responsible for assessments, projects design, reports (final and interim) preparations for institutional and public funding.
3. Be responsible for the timely submission of project proposals as well as external and internal reports.
4. Be responsible of the preparation of all the accounting documents for intermediate and final financial reports required by donors.
5. Be responsible for staffing and appraisal of the national personnel involved in the projects
6. Ensure a steady and active representation of INTERSOS at cluster level as well in all the other, significant meetings (i.e. coordination among education partners, CRC etc.).
7. Maintain daily relationship with the Donors and involve the Head of Mission whereas strategic opportunity can arise.
8. Keep constant relation and exchange of information and data with INTERSOS PM of ECHO C4P intervention ensuring proper coordination.
9. Provide advise and technical support for the implementation of the ECHO COP project.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Social Science, Community Development, Psychology or Social Work degree and/or equivalent practical field experience, preferably with a humanitarian organisation;
• Minimum three years professional experience in return and/or education programming, technical focus on education in emergency, population movements and reintegration is an asset;
• Previous experience humanitarian project management is required; previous experience in emergency context are an asset
• Good interpersonal skills to work effective with different stakeholders including different communities in the target areas, humanitarian actors, service providers, local and national authorities;
• Project Management skills, including financial planning and documentation;
• Fluency in written and spoken English, good reporting writing and communication skills is required;
• Good problem solving and social skills and creative, to think of alternative solutions;
• Computer literate (Word, PPt, Excel and Access);
• Previous working experience in Somalia is an asset Ability to travel frequently to different areas in Somalia working in stressful situations and at times, in hardship field locations.
• Fluent in English mandatory written spoken.
• Comfortable to work in a High Risk Environment. Team worker and flexible in job planning

Application should be submitted to:recruitment@intersos.org

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