Country: Somalia
Closing date: 04 Jan 2014
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster. At work today in over 40 countries and 22 U.S. cities, we restore safety, dignity and hope to millions who are uprooted and struggling to endure. The IRC leads the way from harm to home.
Background: The IRC has been working in Somalia since 2006, providing essential services to conflict and disaster affected communities. The IRC has been operational in Central Somalia (Mudug and Galgaduud regions), Mogadishu and Puntland regions implementing interventions in the areas of livelihood, WASH, Governance, protection and primary health reaching out to more than 250,000 conflict and drought affected Somalis.
Scope of work: The IRC currently seeks a Governance & Rights Coordinator for its Somalia program, based in Garrowe (Puntland) with travel within Somalia and Nairobi as necessary. The position reports to the Deputy Director of Programs and will lead in designing and overseeing programs focusing on community based planning and activity implementation, mainstreaming governance approaches in other sectors, peace building, community safety and protection interventions. The coordinator will work closely with other sector coordinators within the country program, field teams and the IRC technical units focused on Governance, protection, women’s protection & empowerment to coordinate technical input and oversight of program activities.
The position holder must spend at least 75% of his/ her time inside Somalia supporting programs and teams at field sites.
Job Description/Responsibilities
* Program development and management
--Work with the Deputy Director for Programs (DDP), sector coordinato rs and Governance and Protection technical advisers and field staff to design, implement and review governance and Rights strategies for the IRC Somalia programs
--Contribute to the development and implementation of the Country Strategic Plan and Governance & Rights sector strategic plan for Somalia through committed investment in achievement of the plan objectives, regular review of plans
--Lead and oversee proposals development within the Governance and Rights sector, support program development within other sectors pertaining to mainstreaming of governance and protection approaches
--Oversee the implementation of all governance and rights activities according to implementing strategies, procedures, work plans as well as donor requirements in order to achieve project deliverables.
--Work with sector coordinators to ensure that approaches such as Do No Harm, Conflict Sensitive Analysis and Political & Economy Analysis are within all sec tors.
--Promote coordination and cooperation, joint action and sharing of good practices and lessons learned between partner organizations and institutions.
* Program monitoring and evaluation
--Oversee the development and use of quality monitoring information systems, and impact evaluation tools. Ensure that the data produced is used to inform decision-making and improve program quality
--Monitor program implementation against work plans and overall project objectives, documenting progress and achievements
--Ensure effective and high quality reporting, monitoring and evaluation systems for both internal and external use capturing best practices to support program decision-making
--Conduct donor reporting, as required, in coordination with other Sectors and Program Coordinators and the DDP
--Lead in collaboration with REL Unit and the M&E advisor and lead the program impact evaluation in the Governance & Ri ghts Sector
* Finance and Grants Management
--Conduct with the Governance & Rights team regular budget versus actual (BVA) analysis;
--Assist in the development and realignment program budgets in collaboration with Finance Controller
--Ensure the proper management of program budget and community grants with respect to IRC and donors procedures, policies and requirements
--Ensure the implementation of Governance and Rights activities in line with approved budgets and spending plans
* Representation, Coordination and Advocacy
--Network and partner with the relevant local authorities within Somalia, local NGOs, donors, other INGOs and UN bodies on relevant technical issues and develop effective partnerships
--Identify opportunities for funding for concepts and ideas developed by the IRC and partners
--Represent IRC in external coordination meetings with UN/ NGOs, donors, partners and gove rnment in Nairobi and within Somalia
--Develop and maintain internal and external relationships, and network to promote program linkages; working with the IRC technical unit and participation in the sector coordination
* Human Resource Management
--Line manage 3 program managers (national and expatriate) and oversee staff (officers and assistant officers) within the governance and protection sector
--Recruit, orient and manage sector staff, creating and maintaining a work environment that promotes high performance, teamwork, trust, mutual respect, and empowers staff to take responsibility
--Provide technical performance management (setting of objectives, appraisals and development plans) for staff and develop a capacity building plan for staff working on Governance related programs.
--Lead capacity building activities for staff on governance and rights within other sectors.
Position and person requ irements
* Master’s degree or equivalent in public administration, economics, political science or a related technical field
* Prior experience (minimum 5 years) in governance, protection, women’s protection sectors in a relevant management/ advisory role.
* Experience in community development, community-based protection, governance mainstreaming and/or (local) institutional strengthening strongly desired
* Experience in program design, technical writing and budget development and management. Project management experience in post-conflict context an advantage
* Practical experience working on institutional capacity assessments, analysis of results, and recommendations for appropriate interventions
* A strong understanding of structures and management systems within service delivery sectors
* Experience in strengthening the capacity of decentralized government structures
* Demonstrated ability for rapid an alysis of very complex issues, strong decision-making, and translation of programmatic priorities into operational strategies
* Strong skills in higher level program monitoring approaches including use of systematic evaluation tools
* Skills in communicating, knowledge-sharing and coordinating across sectors and work with consortiums
* Knowledge of local governance, decentralization and protection issues in post-conflict contexts, and of gender and inclusion strategies
* Must be comfortable working as part of a larger team in a complex, fluid and demanding management environment
* Motivation and drive to develop and grow the sector within the country program
* Willingness to live most of the time and travel within Somalia for designing and monitoring programs, staff interactions, and meeting with relevant stakeholders
* Fluent in English. Working knowledge of Somali a distinct advantage
How to apply:
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