The Somaliland Ministry of Interior (MOI) is responsible for the supervision of local governments, designing and implementation of local governance systems, policies and legal frameworks, local government capacity development agenda and for ensuring decentralized service delivery at the local level. In the second phase of JPLG a government led expansion to new districts is envisioned. This entails using the LG standards, modules and laws which have been developed and adopted by government with the support of JPLG needs to be made available to all districts. In order to provide consistent and uniform support to capacity development of LG, a Local Government Institute (LGI) will be established in Hargeisa.
In this context, MOI with the support from UN JPLG, will recruit a Somali diaspora Capacity-development Expert to support the MOI CD section to establish a LGI as described by the Capacity Development Strategy. The expert will work closely with an international consultant expert in developing Terms of References, clarifying roles and responsibilities, determining the first phase curriculum, standard operating procedures and partnerships.
The expert will work under direct supervision of Director of the Department of Districts and Regions with Director General of MOI as a secondary supervisor. The expert will also work closely with the UN-JPLG agencies and in collaboration with LG.
For more details on the requirements for the position, please see attached ToR and visit www.quests-mida.org
HOW TO APPLY:
Qualified Somali diaspora professionalswho are interested in the position must apply online through the MIDA website.
To start the application process, the applicants are required to register an account with the QUESTS-MIDA website. Go to www.quests-mida.org, login and register as a user, then fill the form and create a password to enter in the application section.
Shortlisted candidates will be informed of the status of their application. If you encounter any problems when applying, visit the FAQs section on the website for more information or send an email to quests-mida@iom.int.
