National Gender and Humanitarian Accountability Coordinator

Background

The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) has been providing relief and development services in the Horn of Africa since 1997. Using a protection of human rights framework, DRC has mainly focused on Somalis who are displaced by conflict. Programmes include protection, livelihoods, Water and Environmental Sanitation, food and NFI distribution, Community Driven development and advocacy amongst others. There are five main programme offices in HOAY region, one in Yemen, one in Kenya, one in Ethiopia, the Somalia office and the regional office in Nairobi. There are also non- operational region-wide initiatives, focusing on advocacy and capacity building, which are supported from the Nairobi regional office.

Currently, DRC has over 300 staff in the region. The last 3 years have seen significant growth in programme size, but primarily there has been a growth in the number of support and management functions demanded and required by the programme offices, in order to maintain quality and accountability.

Key Responsibilities

This position will primarily focus on Humanitarian Accountability and Gender mainstreaming, training, reporting, documentation and advisory to senior management on the core subjects of Humanitarian accountability and Gender. It has significant working relationships and collaboration with Communications and Reporting Officer/s, sectoral Technical Managers, M&E Manager and Area Managers. In addition, the position will support a consistent integration of Gender and accountability principles and practices into all DRC Somalia programmes activities.

The key responsibilities include:

· Preparation and updating of humanitarian accountability policy documents and including plans, guidelines, reports and thematic papers.

· Focal point for developing accountability approaches within DRC Somalia and following up to ensure compliance with Humanitarian accountability guidelines and work plans.

· In consultation with the MEL manager, integrate humanitarian accountability and gender perspectives in proposals, reports, concept papers including frameworks and strategies of DRC program in Somalia.

· Train and induct all DRC staff on humanitarian accountability and how it relates to the work of each staff in the Somalia context

· Coordinate application and integration of gender issues and concerns into programme work.

· Provide support to accountability and gender focal points in the program areas and supervise the Management Information Systems (MIS) Coordinator in-charge of the beneficiary feedback mechanism.

· Track, analyze and document accountability and feedback/message trends in the Somalia programme integrating inputs from the analysis into program development and communications.

· Mobilize stakeholders in humanitarian and development work and pilot the accountability working group in Somalia with pilot in South Central Somalia.

· Represent DRC Somalia in accountability and gender forums in Somalia as required.

· Consolidate quarterly portfolios across the programmes and key lessons learnt across the programme.

· Prepare the programme key achievements with number of actual beneficiaries as per their respective sectors and update quarterly.

· Regularly monitor the functionality of and ensure up-to-date of SMS feedback system

· Develop gender profiles for the selected programmes such as for SomReP, ILDACS and DANIDA projects

· Conduct gender assessment in programme intervention DRC Somalia

· Any other role as delegated by the supervisor or SMT.

Mechanism:

· Organizing and moderating training workshops, discussions forums and meetings.

· Regular internal contact and communications with field team s and senior technical and management staff on project processes and areas of support.

· Desk work including documentation and dissemination of content related to the core areas of the function across the programme.

· Monitoring visits to project sites and offices

Reporting Arrangements

The National Gender and Humanitarian Accountability Coordinator will report to the Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Manager for DRC Somalia and will supervise the MIS Coordinator.

General

Commitments: DRC/DDG has a Humanitarian Accountability Framework, outlining its global accountability committments. All staff are required to contribute to the achievement of this framework into the work of DRC/DDG.

Personal Specifications

Essential:

Required skills & education

· Minimum of Degree in International Development, Project Management/Development; Social Studies, completed, with substantial experience or training Information Technology.

· A minimum of 2 years- experience in a middle level management capacity in humanitarian or development programs with an orientation of Humanitarian Accountability and gender areas.

· Knowledge and experience in participatory approaches and tools for data collection, analysis, community planning, monitoring and evaluation.

· Proficiency in written and spoken English is required and proficiency in written and spoken Somali is preferred.

· Extensive and proven experience in engagement with diverse audiences using appropriate tools targeting (internally) beneficiaries, staff, senior managers and (externally) donors, general public and peer agencies in meetings, symposia or workshops.

· Experience in capacity building and in facilitating trainings.

· Good command of computer programs and applications.

· Strong interpersonal and communication skills, and demonstrated ability to establish effective working relations various stakeholders.

Preferable:

• Ability to work calmly under pressure and efficiently manage heavy workload
• Flexible and creative
• Ability to multi-task and independently organize work and prioritize tasks.
• Self-motivated, honest and highly responsible.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Background in M &E preferred.

Female candidates are encouraged to apply.

Terms and Conditions

Other employment conditions will be in accordance with the Danish Refugee Council’s Human Resource Policy.

HOW TO APPLY:

Interested applicants who meet the required qualifications and experience are invited to send updated CV and 1-page cover letter.

When emailing the application, kindly indicate ” National GHAP Coordinator“ as the subject heading and submit via email to drcjobs@drcsomalia.org

Deadline for receiving applications is 14 July 2015

International Fundraiser and Consultant

European College of Hospitality and Construction is seeking a senior international fundraiser consultant who has the following qualifications and experiences: Education: Bachelor degree in Accounting and Finance (minimum). Expierence: Working with UN, NGO's or any other international donor. Someone who can prepare concept notes, business proposals, feasibility studies including budgetary projections. Someone who has connections and contacts with potential donors and partners. Who can assist the college for fundraising from the Danish Embassy, Swedish Embassy, Dutch Embassy, UNDP and other government and international organizations.

HOW TO APPLY:

If you have all the above qualifications, connections, experience and willing to work in Somaliland please contact us and send your resume to European College of Hospitality and Construction Hargeisa, Somaliland. Email: info@europeancollege.co or som.can3@gmail.com , Tel +2522518718 or Mobile +252633429410. You can also contact the President directly through his skype as jibrilahmed1. The salary, allowance, accomadations are subject to negotiations.

Film and Photography in Afgoye, Lower Shabelle

Organisation Background

Oxfam has worked with local Somali organizations to implement Humanitarian and Development projects in Somalia for over 40 years, with the overall aim of reducing the suffering of Somalis afflicted by disasters. In particular, Oxfam pays close attention to those who are most vulnerable, women, men, boys and girls, the elderly and marginalised groups. To achieve this aim, Oxfam provides Somalis with life-saving assistance and more importantly as much as possible addresses the underlying causes of their vulnerability.

Being a humanitarian and development agency, Oxfam seeks to maximise opportunities and works with partner organisations in such a way that emergency response interventions are designed and implemented with a consciousness on forming key links to the possible rehabilitation and sustainable development phase later on. Oxfam is working through local partners to rebuild sustainable livelihoods, provide Humanitarian assistance, advocate for education for all and promote active citizenship and gender justice in Somalia.

Programme Summary

Building on our humanitarian relief work in Somalia, our livelihoods work helps to build and strengthen the resilience of communities to shocks by ensuring there is adequate linkage between relief and development. We focus on supporting the livestock sector, arable farming, natural resource management, alternative livelihoods and climate change adaptation.

The Lower Shebelle programme implemented by our partner Centre for Education and Development (CED) aims to improve food security and livelihoods and build resilience among vulnerable households and communities, while providing an effective social safety net to support the most vulnerable households in the targeted district through activities such as community-led mechanisms for water resource management; cash for work projects for irrigation and water harvesting; promotion of “Good Agricultural Practice” (GAP) approaches through establishment of farmer field schools for training of farmers; provision of inputs or grants for tools, equipment, seeds, and seedlings; and strengthening of community-level early warning committee.

The project is being implemented in fourteen select villages targeting 2,000 households (12,000 people) mainly those at risk of food insecurity, the poor and those vulnerable to the impacts of drought and insecurity. The project aims at increasing agricultural production of 600 small-scale farmers to address the low food security situation in the district and region as well, through distribution of improved seeds and inputs. In addition, the project aims to enhance the capacity of the small scale farmers through Training of Trainers (ToT) for 70 farmers as master farmers on good agricultural practices and 45 farmers to oversee Farmer’s Field Schools. These contact farmers are intended to train other farmers in their respective villages.

Scope of work

Oxfam is seeking the services of a video producer/ director/ videographer to visually document the major project activities in the program’s areas of operation, showing the project outputs and capturing the beneficiaries’ expectations. The consultant will be expected to:

· Travel to select villages in Afgoye district in Lower Shabelle.

· Carry out short 3-4 minute Vox-Pop type interviews with beneficiaries, community members, private company employees, Oxfam and partner staff and local leaders.

· Produce one 15 minute project video that highlights the accomplishments of the project to date, benefits of the partnership and impact to the community beneficiaries, community members, Oxfam and partner staff and local leaders.

Duration

The consultancy will entail 10 days of work: 6 days of film and photography in the field and 4 days for editing. All travel, accommodation and meal expenses will be covered by Oxfam. Note that dates might change based on flight schedules, availability of partners, or other factors.

Deliverables

1.15 minute video in HD:

• Video shooting and editing – interviews of 10 families.
• Script development, narration and translation.
• 10 to 15 minute HD clip in Somali with English subtitles in DVD formats.

· Digital formats of each version of finalized film for online use.

• 15 branded DVDs of the final work.
• Web clips and all B roll footage.

2.High quality/High resolution photographs:

· 300 High-quality and high-resolution, edited and captioned pictures of:

• Oxfam/CED project activities.
• Pictures of 10 selected beneficiaries in specified locations.
• Pictures of the landscape, infrastructure and surroundings.

· Detailed report on photography and film locations, with names and contacts of interviewees.

Qualifications

· Professional photographer and videographer with experience working in South Central Somalia.

· Relevant experience in video production/editing ideally developing human interest stories for video.

· Excellent interviewing skills.

· Willing to travel to potentially insecure environments and the ability to negotiate with different communities.

· Ability to work in multicultural environment.

· Somali language skills.

HOW TO APPLY:

Interested candidates for this role are required to submit an application that includes:

· CV and two references.

· Samples of recent work: Online portfolios and links to work are preferred.

· Technical proposal on how you intend to carry out the assignment – a timetable that shows the number of days needed and activities and cost per day

Applications should be submitted by 15th July,2015 toinfo.nairobi@oxfamnovib.nl.The selection committee will review all applications and contact the successful candidate.

Radio design workshop consultancy | Somaliland

Health Poverty Action (HPA), formerly known as Health Unlimited (HU) is a British international, development organization, with a mission of supporting the poorest and most vulnerable people to achieve better health and wellbeing in their efforts. Health Poverty Action believes that health is a fundamental human right. HPA seeks to enable the poorest and most marginalized people, excluded from access to health services and information, to realise their rights to health and to improve their health and wellbeing through training aimed at building local capacity to deliver sustainable health services and information. HPA works with communities, health service providers and policy makers on long-term programs to develop appropriate and responsive health services and to influence policy and practice at all levels. HPA currently runs a regular radio programme (Saxan Saxo) aired on national radio stations to promote health messages across Somaliland as part of an integrated health service provision programme. HPA are currently seeking an experienced facilitators with a background in radio and TV production and script writing to facilitate radio designing workshop.

Consultancy Specification

• At least 5 years’ experience of conducting radio design and production.
• Knowledge of the Somali context and understanding of Somali or Somaliland health systems or similar Health Systems elsewhere in the Horn of Africa
• Experience in script writing
• Experience in report writing and documentation in English
• Proficient in Somali and English (written and spoken)
• Experience of working with Ministries, NGOs and other key stakeholders related to maternal health and SRHR
  Consultants should be available to commence work from June 2015.

Conditions of Application
Decisions on the consultancy will be made based on the submission of the following documentation

Technical Proposal

The Technical proposal should outline the suitability of the work

Detailed person specification and CVs for all consultants on team

A detailed person specification giving the details of the skills and experience. The qualifications of the team member/s should be clearly listed and identified. Applicants should also provide the names and contact details of three references for similar works.

Financial Proposal

A detailed financial proposal outlining the costs of conducting the training, daily fee, slights and transport. All expected costs should be included in the financial proposal. HPA will not pay additional costs that are not included in this document.

HOW TO APPLY:

To apply and for this consultancy and to obtain a Detailed Consultancy Specification please email to :j.ali@healthunlimited.or.ke

Deputy chief of party, Mogadishu, Somalia

Chemonics seeks a deputy chief of party for the ongoing, USAID-funded Strengthening Somali Governance (SSG) project based in Mogadishu, Somalia. This position will support the chief of party in supervising all activities related to this project and will have overall responsibility for the successful performance of the operations team. The deputy chief of party shall supervise the grants team, training activities, procurement and logistics, M&E (including data collection), and ensure that all activities are implemented in compliance with USAID contract regulations and Chemonics' internal procedures. We are looking for individuals who have a passion for making a difference in the lives of people around the world.

Responsibilities include:

• ​Provide leadership and management oversight for all program support activities including but not limited to grants under contract, communications, monitoring and evaluation (M&E), logistics, procurement, and financial and human resources management
• Ensure transparent and fair procurement processes including implementation and review of grants under contract
• Provide quality assurance on project M&E data and contract deliverables. Prepare deliverables required per the prime contract in consultation with the chief of party
• Provide mentoring and coaching to local staff members as part of fostering their personal and professional development. Assist the chief of party with creating a collegial atmosphere and giving constructive feedback in a constructive way that encourages open communications on questions and challenges
• Ensure compliance with USAID rules and regulations and Chemonics policies and systems with support from the home office PMU
• Represent the project and build connections with key stakeholders, beneficiaries, USAID, other international donors, etc. as requested by the chief of party. The deputy chief of party is expected to play an active role in conversations with other development implementers operating in Mogadishu, Hargeisa, and Puntland

Qualifications:

• Master's degree in management or relevant field required
• ​Ten years of experience with USAID or other donor programs in a post-conflict environment
• Five years of grants management experience
• Experience​ supervising local and expatriate staff
• Able to establish strong working relationships with project stakeholders, the international community, government officials, and other local actors
• Experience overseeing monitoring and evaluation mechanisms and data collection, procurement processes, and training for local staff
• Previous experience in Somalia strongly preferred; previous experience living and working in high-risk security environments required
• Demonstrated leadership, integrity, and versatility
• English fluency required

Application Instructions:

 

Send electronic submissions to ssg-dcop@chemonics.com by July 06, 2015. Please include "Deputy Chief of Party" in the subject line. No telephone inquiries, please. Finalists will be contacted.

In addition, please download and complete Chemonics’ equal employment opportunity self-identification form and submit it separately to EEOselfidentify@chemonics.com with only "Deputy Chief of Party - Somalia SSG" in the subject line. If you prefer not to disclose your sex, race, or ethnicity, you may check “I do not wish to complete the information requested.” Thank you for completing the form and supporting our equal employment opportunity reporting requirements.

​​​​Chemonics is an equal opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and does not discriminate in its selection and employment practices. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, age, or other legally protected characteristics.​​​

Programme Manager

To consolidate basic governance institutions at the local and national levels, in line
with a long-term ambition for Somalia to develop transparent, participatory and
accountable government institutions and practices. The objective of the assignment described by the present Terms of Reference is to engage an
Implementing Entity to ensure the professional and technical quality of the implementation and reporting of the DE entitled “Participatory Governance and Peace”

Activity focus:
• Electoral and Democratic Processes:
a) Capacity development, including training programmes for electoral commissions at the
local, regional and national levels,
b) Technical Advisory services to the same commissions;
c) Capacity development of and support to selected civil society organisations with
experience from conducting analysis and research in the area of promotion of
participatory and democratic governance, peace building and electoral processes,
including identification of the needs and priorities of local communities and people, and
d) Financial and project management support to local civil society organisations in
promoting events of peace building, conflict prevention and reconciliation and
democratic governance including electoral processes.
• Support to awareness raising of rights holders, through the strengthening of civil society
actors through civil education and outreach particularly at the local level with a particular
focus on vulnerable groups and by applying a gender sensitive perspective, in the areas of
democratic governance, electoral processes and peacebuilding
• Capacity development targeting selected duty bearers such as relevant ministries,
government institutions and local administrations particularly in the area of administration
of inclusive electoral processes encompassing the entire electoral cycle.
• Programme management of the DE including monitoring and reporting procedures (see
below).
• Management and administration of cooperation arrangements with identified civil and local organisations/actors engaged in the focus areas of the DE (including funding and project management support). 

Qualifications Required Only the experts meeting the set criteria will be shortlisted and contacted.

- Relevant university degree or other relevant educational background,
- Working experience from both a developing context and from (a) OECD countr(y)ies.
- A minimum of 5 years of relevant programme management experience in a developing
context.
- Solid experience as a team leader on peacebuilding, democratic governance including
electoral processes,
- Experience from working in sensitive political settings and situations affected by
conflict and fragility,
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Professional Experience Required

- Experience within governance and democratization from the Horn of Africa
- Demonstrate a track record of working with the communities and regional/local
institutions in Somalia which intend to implement the programme.
- A proven record demonstrating a solid understanding of the New Deal Somali Compact
and its organisation and structures and the linkages between various programmes
developed and implemented under the New Deal Compact and the activities to take
place under this framework.
- Experience with conceiving, developing implementing result frameworks and M&E
systems and scenario planning and risk management systems including risk matrixes.
- Experience in managing and administrating grant schemes and programmes supported
by international development partners (dialogue, financial management, accounting,
contracting, and procurement).
- Familiarity with Danida Aid Management Guidelines or similar.

Duration

31,5 person month

Commencement

September

Deadline For Applications

2015-07-15

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Long term international expert

To consolidate basic governance institutions at the local and national levels, in line
with a long-term ambition for Somalia to develop transparent, participatory and
accountable government institutions and practices. The objective of the assignment described by the present Terms of Reference is to engage an
Implementing Entity to ensure the professional and technical quality of the implementation and reporting of the DE entitled “Participatory Governance and Peace”

Activity focus:
• Electoral and Democratic Processes:
a) Capacity development, including training programmes for electoral commissions at the
local, regional and national levels,
b) Technical Advisory services to the same commissions;
c) Capacity development of and support to selected civil society organisations with
experience from conducting analysis and research in the area of promotion of
participatory and democratic governance, peace building and electoral processes,
including identification of the needs and priorities of local communities and people, and
d) Financial and project management support to local civil society organisations in
promoting events of peace building, conflict prevention and reconciliation and
democratic governance including electoral processes.
• Support to awareness raising of rights holders, through the strengthening of civil society
actors through civil education and outreach particularly at the local level with a particular
focus on vulnerable groups and by applying a gender sensitive perspective, in the areas of
democratic governance, electoral processes and peacebuilding
• Capacity development targeting selected duty bearers such as relevant ministries,
government institutions and local administrations particularly in the area of administration
of inclusive electoral processes encompassing the entire electoral cycle.
• Programme management of the DE including monitoring and reporting procedures (see
below).
• Management and administration of cooperation arrangements with identified civil and local organisations/actors engaged in the focus areas of the DE (including funding and project management support). 

Qualifications Required Only the experts meeting the set criteria will be shortlisted and contacted.

- Relevant university degree or other relevant educational background
- Working experience from both a developing context and from (a) OECD countr(y)ies.
- 5 years of relevant programme experience in a developing context,
- 5 years of professional experience within the field of peace building, reconciliation,
governance and democratization including electoral processes and civil society
engagement including experience with enhancing and improving the situation of women
and gender equality in such processes.
- 5 years of relevant international project experience

Professional Experience Required

- Experience within peace building, governance and democratization and capacity
development on the Horn of Africa
- Experience in working with government, non-government stakeholders etc. on good
governance, peace building, democratization etc.
- Experience with legal and regulatory frameworks for electoral processes covering the
entire election cycle
- Familiarity with Danida Aid Management Guidelines or similar
Language and regional experience:
- Fluency in verbal and written English,
- Solid work experience from the region of East Africa and preferably the Horn of Africa
and other developing countries.

Duration

31,5 person month

Commencement

September

Deadline For Applications

2015-07-15

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