Federal Member States (FMS) Resilience Focal Point – Jubaland, Somalia

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Job Type

Full Time

Location

Jubaland, Somalia

Description :

Vacancy

Position title Federal Member States (FMS) Resilience Focal Point
Place of performance Jubaland, Somalia
Apply by 08/11/2020
Start date 08/11/2020
Duration up to 9 months (@26days/month)
Qualification Master’s degree in International Relations, Development Studies, Public Administration, Project Management, Economics, Business Administration or related fields OR Bachelor’s Degree with 6 years of experience in lieu of Master’s Degree..
Sector experience Minimum of 6 years of demonstrable relevant Project Management experience and/or minimum of 6 years of demonstrable relevant Project Coordination experience.
Geographical experience Minimum of 6 year of experience in Africa (essential).
Language Fluency in English and Somali are essential.

Job description

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Overview of position
  • During the last decade, Somalia, which has been recovering from civil conflict & political instability, was hit twice by severe droughts, 1 in 2011 & the other in late 2016. According to a poverty & vulnerability analysis in Somalia’s Ninth National Development Plan (NDP – 9), poverty is pervasive (or widespread), with the daily income of an average poor Somali being only 71% of the international poverty line of $1.90. Such extreme poverty represents great vulnerability among the majority of Somalis to recurrent shocks such as droughts, floods, displacement, poor health, loss of income or assets.
  • In October 2017, WB, EU & the UN led by MOPIED initiated an assessment of the drought. Within a timeframe of 3 months, the Drought Impact and Needs Assessment (DINA) was conducted. DINA was launched in January 2018 & is a comprehensive assessment of the
  • damages, losses & the needs for recovery that Somalia needs in the medium term. Translating the DINA findings into action, in late 2018, the GOS developed a Recovery & Resilience Framework (RRF).
  • The purpose of the RRF is to enable and inform Somali govt. & international partners programming & financing responses to the needs identified in the DINA. In doing so, the RRF which is scheduled over a 3 – 5-year time frame, will build on ongoing humanitarian efforts & align with the national development planning process, thereby helping to set Somalia on a trajectory towards the achievement of the SDGs. It establishes a collective vision & strategy for enabling recovery & resilience building by breaking the vicious cycle of vulnerability &  humanitarian crises. Using evidence based analysis & a bottom up consensus building methodology, it identifies recovery & resilience building priorities & proposes a financing approach & institutional arrangements by which these can be acted on by the GOS & its international partners.
  • The RRF priorities & strategies have been mainstreamed into the NDP – 9 as policy imperatives that cut across the 4 pillars. This allows national institutions & resilience stakeholders to build consensus around approaches & interventions, which subsequently inform the core principles of resilience.
  • The guiding principles of the RRF include ensuring short to medium term institutional capacity building to efficiently implement, monitor & evaluate both large scale investments in key sectors & small scale investments on the community level in a sustainable manner. As a multi sectoral issue, resilience building requires enhanced collaboration between stakeholders. The establishment of a Resilience Technical
  • Secretariat addresses this requirement by enhancing institutional stakeholders’ capacity at the federal & member states levels & is critical to ensuring harmonization amongst the multi sectoral stakeholders in the resilience sphere.
  • A key aim of the Resilience Technical Secretariat (RTS) will act as a coordination platform to coordinate & oversee the implementation of resilience programming both national & sub subnational levels. In this regard, it will also assist the PWG, SDRF steering committee & NDC to provide strategic leadership to the RRF in order to ensure that govt. & partner programming is both aligned with the country’s NDP – 9, recovery & resilience needs. In addition, the Secretariat will advise the govt. & implement  agencies on resilience programming in Somalia using the existing national frameworks.
Role objectives
Under the immediate supervision of the Resilience Technical Secretariat Lead (RTS Lead) & the oversight of the Ministry of Planning, Investments & Economic Development (MOPIED) Chair, the Resilience Focal Point will be embedded into the FMS Ministries of Planning & will perform the following tasks:
  • Represent the Resilience Technical Secretariat at FMS levels.
  • Create a state level recovery & resilience coordination & information sharing platforms.
  • Mapping of all recovery & resilience interventions, projects & geographical areas of interventions to identify gaps & overlaps.
  • Sensitize the DINA / RRF & other resilience initiatives with FMS line ministries, district authorities, communities & implementing agencies.
  • Participate the prioritization exercises of state level resilience projects & interventions.
  • Mainstream the recovery & resilience into the different NDP – 9 pillar working groups.
  • Coordinate the implementations of recovery & resilience programs in the FMS.
  • Convene a recovery & resilience stakeholder meetings with help of the state level DG of Planning.
  • Attend the NDP – 9 pillar working group meetings when necessary.
  • Perform any other tasks as required by the Resilience Secretariat Lead.
Prepare monthly, quarterly & annual reports of the Secretariat:
  • Compile monthly, quarterly & annual progress reports as required.
Project reporting
This role works under the immediate supervision of the Resilience Technical Secretariat Lead (RTS Lead) & the oversight of the Ministry of Planning, Investments & Economic Development (MOPIED) Chair.
Key competencies Education:
– Master’s Degree in International Relations, Development Studies, Public Administration, Project Management, Economics, Business Administration or related fields OR Bachelor’s Degree with 6 years of experience in lieu of Master’s Degree.

Languages:
– Proficiency in Somali is critical.
– Proficiency in written & spoken English is critical.

Experience:
– Demonstrable knowledge of & experience with the Somalia DINA is a requirement.
– A minimum of 6 years of experience in planning, project management, coordination of programs in post conflict areas & other relevant fields.
– Experience in the following thematic areas: NDP of Somalia, DRR, strategic planning in post conflict countries.
– Knowledge of the context, social, economic & political environment of Somalia.
– Proven networking & coordination experience.
– Ability to work with multiple stakeholders from a wide range of disciplines & fields, from both Resilience Technical Secretariat at the FGS level, other focal points from different FMS.

Required competencies:
– Ability to conduct data analysis using various methods. Ability to apply judgment in the context of assignments given, plan own work & manage conflicting priorities. Shows persistence when faced with difficult problems or challenges, remains calm in stressful situations. Takes responsibility for incorporating gender perspectives & ensuring the equal participation of women & men in all areas of work.
– Speaks & writes clearly & effectively, exhibits interest in having 2 way communication, demonstrates openness in sharing information & keeping people informed.
– Works collaboratively with colleagues to achieve organizational goals, shares credit for team accomplishments & accepts joint responsibility for team shortcomings & overall responsibilities.
– Develops clear goals that are consistent with agreed strategies, identifies priority activities & assignments, adjusts priorities as required, allocates appropriate amount of time & resources for completing work, foresees risks & allows for contingencies when planning, adjusts plans & actions as necessary, uses time efficiently.
– Takes ownership of all responsibilities & honors commitments, delivers outputs for which 1 has responsibility within prescribed time
– Ability to think critically & strategically in difficult conditions to diplomatically challenge the status quo & encourage shared ownership of outcomes.
– Commitment to ensuring that knowledge transfer & capacity building is central in the work.
– Excellent interpersonal communication, relationship building & networking skills.
– Ability to work under pressure & meet tight deadlines in a conflict environment. Proven organizational & interpersonal skills & ability to work in a multicultural team environment.
– Essential computer skills in particular competency in the use of Windows MS Office programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc.).
– Results driven & initiative taking behavior.
– Ability to plan & organize work & establish priorities.
– Remains calm & in control even under pressure & consistently approaches work with energy, positive & constructive attitude.
– Informed, sound & transparent decision making skills.
– Meet deadlines with minimum supervision.
– Good interpersonal & networking skills.
– Ability to establish & maintain effective working relations colleagues & seniors.
– Supports & encourages open communication in the team & facilitates team work.
– Ability to work under minimum supervision.Team management

This role has not team management responsibility.

Further information

Qualified female candidates are highly encouraged to apply for this role.

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