Health Specialist NOC Fixed Term (FT) Mogadishu Somalia

If you are qualified Somali National looking for a chance to make a real difference in the lives of vulnerable Somali children while gaining opportunities for career growth, you are invited to apply for the above post of Health Specialist, with UNICEF Somalia to be based in Mogadishu. If successful, you will be part of a dynamic and passionate team in Somalia and Nairobi that works together to improve the health, nutrition, water, sanitation, hygiene, and basic education of Somali girls and boys and protect them from violence, exploitation and abuse. The successful candidate will be offered a Fixed Term Appointment.

Purpose of the Post

The Health Specialist reports to the Chief of Section Health/Nutrition/CSD or a Health Specialist for guidance and general supervision. The Specialist supports the development and preparation of the health program/s and is responsible for managing, implementing, monitoring, evaluating and reporting of program progress of a sector of the health (e.g. nutrition, gender, maternal, neonatal, child survival/development) program/s within the country program. The Specialist provides technical guidance and management support throughout the programming processes to facilitate the administration and achievement of concrete and sustainable results according to plans, allocation, results based-management approaches and methodology (RBM) and organizational Strategic Plans and goals, standards of performance and accountability framework.

Major duties and responsibilities

1. Support to program development and planning

• Support/contribute to the preparation/design and conduct/update of situation analysis for the sector/s to establish a strategic plan for development, design and management of health related programs. Keep abreast of development trends to enhance program management, efficiency and delivery.
• Participate in strategic program discussion on the planning of health program. Formulate, design and prepare a sector of the health program proposal, ensuring alignment with the overall UNICEF’s Strategic Plans and Country Program and coherence/integration with UN Development Assistance Framework (UNDF), regional strategies and national priorities, plans and competencies.
• Establish specific program goals, objectives and strategies and implementation plans based on results-based planning terminology and methodology (RBM). Prepare required documentations for program review and approval.
• Work closely and collaboratively with internal and external colleagues and partners to discuss strategies and methodologies and to determine national priorities/competencies to ensure the achievement of concrete and sustainable results.

1. Program management, monitoring and delivery of results

• Plan and/or collaborate with internal and external partners to establish monitoring benchmarks, performance indicators and other UNICEF/UN system indicators and measurement to assess/strengthen performance accountability, coherence and delivery of concrete and sustainable results for the assigned sector in health programs.
• Participate in monitoring and evaluation exercises, program reviews and annual sectoral reviews with government and other counterparts to assess progress and to determine required action/interventions to achieve results.
• Prepare/assess monitoring and evaluation reports to identify gaps, strengths/weaknesses in program and management, identify lessons learned and use knowledge gained for development planning and timely intervention to achieve goals.
• Actively monitor programs/projects through field visits, surveys and/or exchange of information with partners/stakeholders to assess progress, identify bottlenecks and potential problems and take timely decisions to resolve issues and/or refer to relevant officials for timely resolution.
• Monitor and verify the optimum/appropriate use of sectoral program resources (financial, administrative and other assets) confirming compliance with organizational rules, regulations/procedures and donor commitments, standards of accountability and integrity and ensuring timely reporting and liquidation of resources.

1. Technical and operational support to program implementation

• Provide technical guidance and operational support to government counterparts, NGO partners, UN system partners and other country office partners/donors on interpretation, application and understanding of UNICEF policies, strategies, processes and best practices and approaches on health and related issues to support program development planning, management, implementation and delivery of results.
• Participate in discussions with national partners/clients/stakeholders to promote health and development issues especially in the areas of gender, emergency preparedness and maternal, neonatal and child survival and development.
• Draft policy papers, briefs and other strategic program materials for management use, information and/or consideration.

Participate in emergency preparedness initiatives program development and contingency planning and/or to respond to emergencies in country or where designated.

1. Networking and partnership building

• Build and sustain effective close working partnerships with health sector government counterparts, national stakeholders and global partners/allies/donors/academia through active networking, advocacy and effective communication to build capacity and exchange knowledge/expertise to facilitate the achievement of program goals on children rights and social justice/equity.
• Prepare communication and information materials for CO program advocacy to promote awareness, establish partnership/alliances and support fund raising for health programs (maternal, neonatal and child survival and development).
• Participate and/or represent UNICEF in appropriate inter-agency (UNCT) discussions and planning on health and related issues to collaborate with inter-agency partners/colleagues on UNDAF planning and preparation of health programs/projects ensuring organizational position, interests and priorities are fully considered and integrated in the UNDAF process in development planning and agenda setting.

1. Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building

• Apply/introduce innovative approaches and good practice to build the capacity of partners and stakeholders and to support the implementation and delivery of concrete and sustainable program results.
• Keep abreast and conduct research to provide evidence for implementation of best and cutting edge practices in health.
• Assess, institutionalize and share best practices and knowledge learned.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of policies and procedures to ensure optimum efficiency and efficacy of sustainable programs and projects.
• Organize and implement capacity building initiatives to enhance the competencies of clients/stakeholders to promote sustainable results on health related programs/projects.

Qualifications, Experience and Attributes

• An Advanced University Degree in public health/nutrition, pediatric health, family health, health research, global/international health, health policy and/or management, environmental health sciences, biostatistics, socio-medical, health education, epidemiology or other health related science is required.
• A minimum of 5 years of professional experience in public health/nutrition planning and management and/or in relevant areas of maternal and neonatal health care, health emergency/humanitarian preparedness, at the international level some of which preferably in a developing country is required. Relevant experience in health/nutrition program/project development and management in any UN system agency or organization is an asset.
• Fluency in both written and spoken Somali and English language required

Desirable Qualifications:

i) Field experience applying approaches to capacity development, MCH programming and Health System strengthening in Somalia operational context, with peer learning and support, and include effective mentoring and post intervention evaluation.

ii) Background/familiarity with Emergency and Humanitarian Response and UNICEF’s public health resilience approach.

iii) Strong experience in up-stream program and advocacy work with governments and proven ability to work with partners, write proposals, and sound evidence based reports.

iv) Demonstrated experience and understanding of integrated programming.

Competency Profile

1. Core Values (Required)
   Commitment
   Diversity and Inclusion
   Integrity
2. Core Competencies (Required)
   Communication (II)
   Working with People (II)
   Drive for Results (II)
3. Functional Competencies (Required)
   Leading and Supervising (I)
   Formulating Strategies and Concepts (II)
   Analysing (III) Relating and Networking (II)
   Applying Technical Expertise (III)
   Benefits and Entitlements
   Employees’ benefit from family friendly, work-life, and diversity policies, and UNICEF is committed to maintaining a balanced gender and geographical representation. Other Benefits and entitlements include:
   • Annual leave
   • Dependency allowance
   • Medical and dental insurance
   • Pension scheme
   • Education grant for special children
   • Life insurance
   • Paid sick leave
   • Family leave
   • Danger pay
   • Maternity / Paternity adoption leave
   • Special leave
   Please note that some benefits are paid depending on the duty station and type of assignment/contract.

HOW TO APPLY:

Interested candidates are advised to follow the link below to apply.http://jobs.unicef.org/cw/en-us/#/job/496782

END OF PROJECT EVALUATION FOR SOMALI FOOD ASSISTANCE PROJECT TWO (SEFAP II)

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1. PROJECT BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT

Large-scale food insecurity continues to be felt in most IDP settlements as well as in rural and urban areas. This is as a result of poor rainfall and drought conditions in several areas, trade disruption, and a combination of protracted and new population displacement, all of which is exacerbated by chronic poverty. Acute malnutrition remains high in many parts of the country. The latest findings from the 2015/16 Post Deyr countrywide seasonal assessment by FSNAU and partners indicate that 931 000 people will be in Crisis (IPC Phase 3) and 22 000 people in Emergency (IPC Phase 4) across Somalia through June 2016. Internally displaced persons (IDPs) represent 68 percent of the total number of people in Crisis and Emergency, rural populations (26 percent) and urban populations (6 percent). Approximately 3.7 million additional people across the country are classified as Stressed (IPC Phase 2) through mid-2016. In total, nearly 4.7 million people or 38 percent of the total population of Somalia are acutely food insecure and will be in need of humanitarian assistance between now and June 2016.Urgent lifesaving humanitarian assistance and livelihood support is required for populations in Emergency and Crisis (IPC Phases 4 and 3) through June 2016. Populations experiencing Stressed (IPC Phase 2) acute food insecurity remain highly vulnerable to shocks that could push them back to Crisis or Emergency (IPC Phases 3 or 4).

It is against this background that CARE Somalia and its local partner WASDA responded to the above situation, by implementing a one year project “Emergency Food Assistance Project 2 (SEFAP II) in Lower Juba and Banadir regions in order to support the populations, protect their livelihoods and boost their resilience to shocks.

2. PROJECT SUMMARY

SEFAP II project was funded by the USAID Office of Food for Peace (FFP) and it commenced in August 2015 and is scheduled to end in August 2016. This project was designed to address the immediate food needs of the most vulnerable rural and urban households in Lower Juba and in Banadir regions whereby the main support to the community is through distribution of food vouchers and the cash program (conditional & unconditional cash transfers). This project was planned to support a total of 28, 700 individuals (4,100 HHs) in both Lower Juba and Banadir regions. The Goal of the project was to contribute to improved food security for IDPs, returnees and vulnerable host communities in Lower Juba & Banadir regions of Somalia. The strategic objective was to enable 4100 vulnerable IDP, returnee households and vulnerable host community households in Lower juba and Banadir regions have improved access to minimum food basket.

i. Cash program

Ø Conditional cash transfer

The conditional cash transfer program (cash for work) targeted able and willing beneficiaries who met the minimum criteria of vulnerable households to take part in rehabilitation of key community identified infrastructure such as water pans, market access roads and garbage collection. Cash-for-work (CFW) interventions ensured those providing unskilled labor were paid a daily wage of US$5 which translated to a monthly wage of US$90 after working for 18 days. The cash for work intervention was designed to ensure that target households received cash as payment of work done, in order to meet their basic food needs. This intervention reached 2,250 households (7,917 males and 8,401). The cash for work was conducted in Afmadow, Badhaadhe and Mogadishu for a period of 6 months.

Ø Unconditional cash transfer

SEFAP II targeted 1,050 households (630 in Lower Juba and 420 in Mogadishu) through the unconditional cash grants. This activity was conducted in Afmadow, Badhaade (Lower Juba) and Mogadishu where 4,139 males and 3,955 females beneficiaries were reached. The monthly unconditional cash transfer was us$60 per month and was mostly done in the same locations where cash for work was being implemented. It primarily targeted households who met the general selection criteria and were unable to participate in CFW activities due to chronic illness, physical inability or mental disability or/and have no alternative person to engage in CFW activity on their behalf. It also benefitted mothers with infants (below 6 months of age) who had been excluded from food voucher support in order not compromise exclusive breast feeding. The duration of this activity was 6 months whereby each household received USD60 per month.

ii. Food voucher

This intervention supported a total of 800 households (5,640 individuals) in Lower Juba where 2,626 were male and 3,014 female beneficiaries. CARE and WASDA prioritized households with children exiting the SFP program so to avoid a relapse into malnutrition. The criteria also gave priority to female-headed IDP and host community households, especially those with young children, pregnant or breastfeeding mothers who had children over the age of 6 months as well as households with older people, people with disabilities or chronic illness. The vouchers were redeemed for locally acceptable package of balanced food commodities designed to enhance dietary intake for the target households. The food basket package comprised of Rice, Spaghetti, Wheat flour, Sugar, Salt, Vegetable cooking oil (Vitamin A fortified) Powder Milk, Pulses (kidney bean). Each food voucher was valued at $ 60 and was provided monthly to target households for a period of 6 months.

Key Objective Indicators of the Project are -

· % of household beneficiaries with increased number of meals per day as compared to baseline.

· % of beneficiary households that report increased household dietary. diversity score (HDDS)

· % of households able to meet their minimum energetic needs of 2,100 Kcal per person per day (measured by quantity of food items consumed per month).

· % of cash received used for purchase of essential food items from local traders

· Number and value of cash distributions made by the end of the project

· Number and value of food vouchers redeemed by beneficiaries by the end of the project.

· Types and quantities of food items purchased with cash and food vouchers.

· % of beneficiary households satisfied with quantity, quality and diversity of food commodities available in the local market

· Number and % of beneficiaries supported with cash and food vouchers disaggregated by age and sex.

CARE in partnership with WASDA successfully managed to complete the planned activities despite the security challenges in some locations. This final evaluation is expected to provide an opportunity to determine whether food voucher and cash-based interventions provided a viable and effective means of addressing severe, widespread household food insecurity, in an extremely volatile context such as Somalia. The outcomes and findings of the evaluation will be useful to determine the extent to which the voucher and cash based response’s impact, in the project areas and to inform decision making.

3. OBJECTIVES OF THE EVALUATION

The overall objective of the evaluation is to assess and provide reliable end-line information on project performance against set parameters (i.e. indicators, principle objective, and short-term impact) on the three project components i.e. cash and voucher based interventions in the target areas of Banadir and Lower Juba regions. This will be used to measure progress of achievements against benchmarks established during the baseline.

The specific objectives of the evaluation are:

• To undertake an independent and comprehensive evaluation with a view to provide evidence-based information on SEFAP II project performance against set indicators.
• To assess the extent of project’s efficiency, effectiveness, appropriateness/relevance, and short-term intended and unintended impacts.
• To explore the possible linkage of food voucher, unconditional and conditional cash transfer programs in emergency in building community resilience in relation to different livelihood groups, seasonality and humanitarian support.
• To analyze and document lessons learnt on voucher and cash based response practices in the project areas and among beneficiaries in relation to targeting criteria, seasonality, security, gender relations, copying strategies and impact of cash transfer program on local credit systems.
• To document best practices and provide recommendations on how to improve programming of similar emergency projects in future.

4. SCOPE OF THE EVALUATION

The evaluation will cover two regions which are Lower juba and Banadir. The districts to be covered are Afmadow, Badhadhe and Mogadishu. Composition of respondents will include; IDP’s, Returnees (both IDP returnees and Refugee returnees), Host Rural and Urban Communities in the target area, traders, shop owners, VRCs and local authorities.

5. METHODOLOGY

The consultant and his/her team are expected to use different evaluation tools, comprising of primary data collection (through qualitative and quantitative household survey questionnaires) and secondary data review and literature. Furthermore, the study will be undertaken through a participatory and collective manner based on active involvement of project beneficiaries. The methodology must be designed in a way to measure indicators set in the project design document are evaluated.

In particular, the consultant is expected to:

(i) Conduct desk reviews of project documents. Key documents to be reviewed include SEFAP II project proposal (which includes indicators and indicator targets), project M&E plan, quarterly reports, post distribution monitoring reports and third party monitoring report.

(ii) Conduct meetings with key project staff of CARE and the partners.

(iii) Obtain feedback on data collection tools from key CARE and partner staff and finalize data collection tools

(iv) Organize one-on-one interview with key stakeholders who include local authorities; IDP and host community representatives; village relief committees

(v) Train enumerators (should be a mix of both male and female) who will pre-test the data collection tools.

(vi) Administer household questionnaires to a representative sample to be agreed with CARE. The household questionnaire should have sections on HDD and food consumption coping strategy

(vii) Data processing (data entry, verification and analysis)

(viii) Hold community and stakeholder feedback sessions to present findings and recommendations of the study

The consultant and his/her team are encouraged to propose additional methods to conduct the evaluation.

6. KEY DELIVERABLES

a. Data collection schedule, methodology, including translated data collection tools for all indicators and sampling methodology

b. Final data collection tools incorporating feedback from CARE

c. Briefings/Debriefings: Provide regular feedback/briefs to Emergency Coordinator. The consultant will report his/her preliminary findings to the Area Manager (Kismayo) and M&E Manager before leaving the field.

d. Draft report – The consultant is expected to produce a draft report identifying key findings, conclusions, recommendations and lessons for future programming. This will be reviewed by CARE Somalia for initial feedback.

e. Final report – The consultant will produce the Final Evaluation Report after incorporating all comments and feedback provided by CARE.

f. Annexes should comprise of;

i). Performance indicator tracking table reflecting the status on each indicator against target and previous results

ii). Relevant maps and photographs of the study areas

iii). Bibliography of consulted secondary sources

iv). Finalized data collection tools

v). List of key informants and number of FGDs conducted

vi). Raw data: content analysis for qualitative data and SPSS data sheets for quantitative data.

7. DURATION OF THE ASSIGNMENT

The duration of the assignment is 20 working days after signing of contract. Days are inclusive of travelling, fieldwork and reporting. The evaluation is expected to take place from 25th July to 13th August 2016.

8. CARE’S RESPONSIBILITIES ON THE ASSIGNMENT:**

In support to the consultant(s) to undertake the assignment, CARE Somalia will:

ü Make payment in US Dollars at an agreed rate

ü Provide all relevant/available materials pertinent to study

ü CARE and Partner WASDA will facilitate logistical support for field visits involving meetings with local authorities, community members and to the sampled locations

ü The consultant will cover all their costs while in the field including accommodation, meals and transport and is expected to capture this in their financial proposal.

9. QUALIFICATIONS OF THE CONSULTANT:

The consultant must possess relevant operational experience and qualifications to undertake the work, specifically the following;

§ Advanced university degree in Public Health, Social Sciences or any other related field with a minimum of 5 years of experience in conducting similar work. Previous experience in evaluating USAID/FFP funded projects will be an added advantage.

§ Expertise in the fields of emergency food security and livelihood

§ Experience in conducting project evaluations of similar programmes using participatory methods.

§ Advanced analytical and report writing skills.

§ Fluency (written and verbal) in English and Somali language.

HOW TO APPLY:

All applications MUST be accompanied by a technical and financial proposal including a brief outline of the proposed methodology, 3 references with contacts and a tentative work schedule as well the candidate’s availability during the months of July and August 2016. These shouldn’t exceed 10 pages. Deadline for submission of technical and financial proposals is 17th July 2016.

Interested consultants or firms should submit their applications, updated CVs of individuals to conduct the survey or profile of applying company to: consultants@som.care.org and copyanna.wambugu@care.org, ahmed.omarbare@care.org. Please indicate “FINAL EVALUATION FOR SEFAP II” as the subject heading.

Health Specialist NOC Fixed Term (FT) Mogadishu Somalia

If you are qualified Somali National looking for a chance to make a real difference in the lives of vulnerable Somali children while gaining opportunities for career growth, you are invited to apply for the above post of Health Specialist, with UNICEF Somalia to be based in Mogadishu. If successful, you will be part of a dynamic and passionate team in Somalia and Nairobi that works together to improve the health, nutrition, water, sanitation, hygiene, and basic education of Somali girls and boys and protect them from violence, exploitation and abuse. The successful candidate will be offered a Fixed Term Appointment.

Purpose of the Post

The Health Specialist reports to the Chief of Section Health/Nutrition/CSD or a Health Specialist for guidance and general supervision. The Specialist supports the development and preparation of the health program/s and is responsible for managing, implementing, monitoring, evaluating and reporting of program progress of a sector of the health (e.g. nutrition, gender, maternal, neonatal, child survival/development) program/s within the country program. The Specialist provides technical guidance and management support throughout the programming processes to facilitate the administration and achievement of concrete and sustainable results according to plans, allocation, results based-management approaches and methodology (RBM) and organizational Strategic Plans and goals, standards of performance and accountability framework.

Major duties and responsibilities

1. Support to program development and planning

• Support/contribute to the preparation/design and conduct/update of situation analysis for the sector/s to establish a strategic plan for development, design and management of health related programs. Keep abreast of development trends to enhance program management, efficiency and delivery.
• Participate in strategic program discussion on the planning of health program. Formulate, design and prepare a sector of the health program proposal, ensuring alignment with the overall UNICEF’s Strategic Plans and Country Program and coherence/integration with UN Development Assistance Framework (UNDF), regional strategies and national priorities, plans and competencies.
• Establish specific program goals, objectives and strategies and implementation plans based on results-based planning terminology and methodology (RBM). Prepare required documentations for program review and approval.
• Work closely and collaboratively with internal and external colleagues and partners to discuss strategies and methodologies and to determine national priorities/competencies to ensure the achievement of concrete and sustainable results.

1. Program management, monitoring and delivery of results

• Plan and/or collaborate with internal and external partners to establish monitoring benchmarks, performance indicators and other UNICEF/UN system indicators and measurement to assess/strengthen performance accountability, coherence and delivery of concrete and sustainable results for the assigned sector in health programs.
• Participate in monitoring and evaluation exercises, program reviews and annual sectoral reviews with government and other counterparts to assess progress and to determine required action/interventions to achieve results.
• Prepare/assess monitoring and evaluation reports to identify gaps, strengths/weaknesses in program and management, identify lessons learned and use knowledge gained for development planning and timely intervention to achieve goals.
• Actively monitor programs/projects through field visits, surveys and/or exchange of information with partners/stakeholders to assess progress, identify bottlenecks and potential problems and take timely decisions to resolve issues and/or refer to relevant officials for timely resolution.
• Monitor and verify the optimum/appropriate use of sectoral program resources (financial, administrative and other assets) confirming compliance with organizational rules, regulations/procedures and donor commitments, standards of accountability and integrity and ensuring timely reporting and liquidation of resources.

1. Technical and operational support to program implementation

• Provide technical guidance and operational support to government counterparts, NGO partners, UN system partners and other country office partners/donors on interpretation, application and understanding of UNICEF policies, strategies, processes and best practices and approaches on health and related issues to support program development planning, management, implementation and delivery of results.
• Participate in discussions with national partners/clients/stakeholders to promote health and development issues especially in the areas of gender, emergency preparedness and maternal, neonatal and child survival and development.
• Draft policy papers, briefs and other strategic program materials for management use, information and/or consideration.

Participate in emergency preparedness initiatives program development and contingency planning and/or to respond to emergencies in country or where designated.

1. Networking and partnership building

• Build and sustain effective close working partnerships with health sector government counterparts, national stakeholders and global partners/allies/donors/academia through active networking, advocacy and effective communication to build capacity and exchange knowledge/expertise to facilitate the achievement of program goals on children rights and social justice/equity.
• Prepare communication and information materials for CO program advocacy to promote awareness, establish partnership/alliances and support fund raising for health programs (maternal, neonatal and child survival and development).
• Participate and/or represent UNICEF in appropriate inter-agency (UNCT) discussions and planning on health and related issues to collaborate with inter-agency partners/colleagues on UNDAF planning and preparation of health programs/projects ensuring organizational position, interests and priorities are fully considered and integrated in the UNDAF process in development planning and agenda setting.

1. Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building

• Apply/introduce innovative approaches and good practice to build the capacity of partners and stakeholders and to support the implementation and delivery of concrete and sustainable program results.
• Keep abreast and conduct research to provide evidence for implementation of best and cutting edge practices in health.
• Assess, institutionalize and share best practices and knowledge learned.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of policies and procedures to ensure optimum efficiency and efficacy of sustainable programs and projects.
• Organize and implement capacity building initiatives to enhance the competencies of clients/stakeholders to promote sustainable results on health related programs/projects.

Qualifications, Experience and Attributes

• An Advanced University Degree in public health/nutrition, pediatric health, family health, health research, global/international health, health policy and/or management, environmental health sciences, biostatistics, socio-medical, health education, epidemiology or other health related science is required.
• A minimum of 5 years of professional experience in public health/nutrition planning and management and/or in relevant areas of maternal and neonatal health care, health emergency/humanitarian preparedness, at the international level some of which preferably in a developing country is required. Relevant experience in health/nutrition program/project development and management in any UN system agency or organization is an asset.
• Fluency in both written and spoken Somali and English language required

Desirable Qualifications:

i) Field experience applying approaches to capacity development, MCH programming and Health System strengthening in Somalia operational context, with peer learning and support, and include effective mentoring and post intervention evaluation.

ii) Background/familiarity with Emergency and Humanitarian Response and UNICEF’s public health resilience approach.

iii) Strong experience in up-stream program and advocacy work with governments and proven ability to work with partners, write proposals, and sound evidence based reports.

iv) Demonstrated experience and understanding of integrated programming.

Competency Profile

1. Core Values (Required)
   Commitment
   Diversity and Inclusion
   Integrity
2. Core Competencies (Required)
   Communication (II)
   Working with People (II)
   Drive for Results (II)
3. Functional Competencies (Required)
   Leading and Supervising (I)
   Formulating Strategies and Concepts (II)
   Analysing (III) Relating and Networking (II)
   Applying Technical Expertise (III)
   Benefits and Entitlements
   Employees’ benefit from family friendly, work-life, and diversity policies, and UNICEF is committed to maintaining a balanced gender and geographical representation. Other Benefits and entitlements include:
   • Annual leave
   • Dependency allowance
   • Medical and dental insurance
   • Pension scheme
   • Education grant for special children
   • Life insurance
   • Paid sick leave
   • Family leave
   • Danger pay
   • Maternity / Paternity adoption leave
   • Special leave
   Please note that some benefits are paid depending on the duty station and type of assignment/contract.

HOW TO APPLY:

Interested candidates are advised to follow the link below to apply.http://jobs.unicef.org/cw/en-us/#/job/496782

Careers at World Vision Somalia

World Vision Somalia has worked with the children of Somalia, their families and communities since 1992 through a variety of emergency and rehabilitative programming to address the emergency needs of communities while addressing some of the underlying causes of vulnerability in those same communities.

During the last 20 years, the programme has grown to 13 districts spread over three main operation regions, South central, Puntland and Somaliland.

CURRENT OPPORTUNITIES

PROJECT ASSISTANT - HEALTH & NUTRITION
Africa Somalia Project Management Fixed term, Full-time 
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PROJECT OFFICER - HEALTH & NUTRITION
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SECURITY GUARD-GODOB-JIRAAN
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Africa Somalia Food Security & Livelihood Fixed term, Full-time 
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DIRECTOR HUMAN RESOURCES - SOMALIA

DIRECTOR HUMAN RESOURCES - SOMALIA

Save the Children is the world's leading independent organisation for children. We work in 120 countries. We save children's lives; we fight for their rights; we help them fulfil their potential.

We work together, with our partners, to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.

We have over two million supporters worldwide and raised 1.9 billion dollars last year to reach more children than ever before, through programmes in health, nutrition, education, protection and child rights, also in times of humanitarian crises.

Following a major transition, our international programmes are now delivered through a merged operation with 15,000 staff, managed through seven regional hubs and reporting to a relatively small, central office. We're changing to become more efficient, more aligned, a better partner, a stronger advocate, a magnet for world-class people and relevant for the 21st century.

Role Purpose:

As a member of the Somalia/land Senior Management Team (SMT) the Director of HR shares in the overall responsibility for the direction and coordination of the Country Office (CO). He/she is accountable to the Country Director to be a strategic business partner to advice and provide effective HR services in both emergencies and development programming contexts.

Contract Duration: 2 years

Location: Nairobi with 50% travel to field locations

Qualifications and Experience

• Masters and/or postgraduate specialisation in Human Resources or Business Administration (MBA) with specialisation in Human Resources
• Recommended; a minimum of 10 years of management experience in a corporate or an NGO environment, including experience in the development of strategic and operational support services plans and their implementation in a professional work environment over a sustained period of time
• Ability to plan and organise a substantial workload that includes complex, diverse tasks and responsibilities in both development and emergency contexts
• Resourcefulness and creativity in developing the role of HR within the programme and ensuring the most effective support to line management
• Willingness and ability to dramatically change work practices and hours, and work with incoming surge teams, in the event of emergencies
• Experience in capacity building and setting frameworks for staff development;
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to demonstrate skills in leading a multi- disciplined team through a period of change
• Analytical, decision making and strategic planning skills and the ability to handle multiple priorities
• Ability to coach, mentor, delegate appropriately and provide developmental guidance to supervised staff
• Competent level skills in HRIS, IT applications, particularly MS Office
• A commitment to the values and principles of Save the Children
• Experience of exposure to developing and highly complex contexts, hardship locations and experience in emergency response setting will be an asset

Please apply in English saving your CV and covering letter as a single document, including your salary expectations for this role. This role closes on 17th June 2016.

To see a full a job description, please visit our website at www.savethechildren.net/jobs

We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse. Employment is subject to our Child protection standards including background checks and adherence to our Child Safeguarding Policy

Save the Children is an equal opportunity employer and seeks to employ and assign the best qualified talent.

Disclaimer:

Save the Children International does not charge any kind of fee at whichever stage of the recruitment process and does not act through recruitment agents

HOW TO APPLY:

Application Email: Please apply with a covering letter and up-to-date CV to: 'MKogi.77287.3830@savethechildrenint.aplitrak.com'