Somalia: WASH Sub Cluster Coordinator ( National position)

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a non-governmental, humanitarian organization with 60 years of experience in helping to create a safer and more dignified life for refugees and internally displaced people. NRC advocates for the rights of displaced populations and offers assistance within the shelter, education, emergency food security, legal assistance, and water,sanitation and hygiene sectors.
The Norwegian Refugee Council has approximately 5000 committed and competent employees involved in projects across four continents. In addition, NRC runs one of the world’s largest standby rosters -NORCAP, with 650 professionals, ready to be deployed on 72 hours notice when a crisis occurs

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has been present in Somalia since early 2004 and has since expanded its programme. Since 2004, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has demonstrated a regional competence and expertise in working with displaced populations. The Regional Office is based in Nairobi, Kenya with offices and operations in Somalia (Puntland, Somaliland and South & Central), Kenya, Ethiopia Yemen, Djibouti and South Sudan.

The main purpose of the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Sub-Zonal Cluster Coordinator post is to provide leadership and facilitate the processes that will ensure a well-coordinated, coherent, strategic, and effective WASH response in Somalia by mobilized and adequately resourced groups of agencies, organizations, NGOs, local communities etc, etc..

Job description

• Adherence to NRC policies, guidance and procedures
• Contribute to CC strategy development, project proposals and provide input on needs and gaps
• Manage and implement delegated portfolio of CC (X) projects (activities, budget and project documentation) as delegated from PM in line with proposals, strategies and donor requirements, and ensure high technical quality
• Provide regular progress reports to PM (AM and CCS if no PM)
• Ensure that projects target beneficiaries most in need of protection, explore and asses new and better ways to assist
• Promote and share ideas for improvement and necessary changes in the activities
• Ensure capacity building of project staff and transfer key skills
• Liaise and collaborate with relevant local authorities and other key stakeholders
• Promote the rights of IDPs/returnees in line with the advocacy strategy
• Provide leadership and guidance within the cluster to undertake assessments, analysis planning and effectuating coordinated response both within and between clusters;
• Facilitate joint field monitoring visits to project sites to foster peer review of humanitarian projects.
• Liaise with the cluster coordinator at national level to ensure principled response in line with agreed minimum standards and operating modalities;
• Provision of technical support and capacity-building to cluster support staff and partners to improve information management and reporting to better share information within and between the clusters;
• Improving understanding of the cluster system and sharing of good practices in programming among partners and new OIC partners for better planning and enhanced program impact;
• Enhancing bilateral and multilateral communication and information-sharing with OIC, Turkish and Arab NGOs, government and other stakeholders;
• Liaise with the cluster coordinator at national level to ensure principled response in line with agreed minimum standards and operating modalities;
• Involving partners in funding decisions and any other plans that may affect the field including strategy and policy decisions made at the Nairobi level;
• Strengthening coordination with IDP representatives and community based organizations (CBOs) to enhance monitoring and evaluation of interventions at project sites that are currently difficult to monitor due to lack of access.

Qualifications

• Degree (Preferably Masters) in, Public Health, Civil Engineering, Environmental Health, Hydrology or Geology. Note that work experience may substitute for higher degree qualification and not vice versa.
• 5 year experience from working similar in a humanitarian/recovery context with an INGO or UN
• Experience of responding in first phases of emergency
• Experience of coordinating peers as well as managing a team
• Ability to lead without authority
• Good facilitation and presentation skills
• Experience with capacity development
• Knowledge of humanitarian reform principles, international humanitarian law, inter-contentedness and reform pillars & reform updates
• Knowledge of the Cluster approach guidelines and terms of Reference ( and knowledge of how to apply them)
• Knowledge of cluster participants (their mandates, capacities, attitudes, limitations) and how to integrate them into the cluster approach
• Ability to mitigate and mediate conflict and disagreements among cluster partners
• Knowledge and experience of the application of SPHERE and links to emergency and longer-term development practice.
• Excellent teamwork and interpersonal skills.

Personal qualities

• These are personal qualities that influence how successful people are in their job, the following are essential for this position:
• Managing resources to optimize results
• Handling insecure environments
• Empowering and building trust
• Managing performance and development
• Strategic Thinking
• Analyzing

We offer

• Commencement: As soon as possible
• Contract Duration: 1 year with possibility of extension
• Duty Station: Mogadishu
• Salary/Benefits: According to NRC's general directions.
• The candidate is to observe NRC's four core values dedication, innovation, inclusivity, accountability and the Code of Conduct for all staff.

Miscellaneous info

• Travel: Some travelling must be expected

Candidates can apply online by following the below link: Email and paper applications will not be considered.

https://www.webcruiter.no/WcMain/advertviewpublic.aspx?oppdragsnr=3233183601&company_id=23109900...