Programme Manager – ToGETHER – Mogadishu, Somalia

DKH

Job Type

Full Time

Location

Mogadishu, Somalia

Description :

Somalia Crisis Programme

Peace Hotel 1

Mogadishu, Somalia

JOB DESCRIPTION FOR

Programme Manager – ToGETHER

• Programme Development Coordinator (PDC)
• Programme and Consortium Coordinator (PCC)
• Programme Coordinator – Finance (PC-F)
• Security Officer (SO)
• Other colleagues in the Somalia Crisis Programme

and support staff in the RO

Replacements:                                                                    Replaces: PM Somalia in times of absence

Gets replaced by: ToGETHER MEAL Coordinator or ToGETHER Finance Officer

Reference to Employment Contract:

Based in office:                                                                         Mogadishu

JD last actualized:                                                                    02/07/2020

Actualized by:                                                                           HoM Somalia

Effective from:                                                                         01/08/2020

1     Programme Environment of the Position:

Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe (DKH) is a branch of the German “Protestant Agency for Diakonia and Development” (EWDE). DKH is also member of the ACT Alliance and an active member in the ACT Somalia Forum, and a signatory of the Charter for Change. The global approach of DKH is to operate in crisis affected countries through the partnership with local humanitarian organizations and members of the civil society to deliver humanitarian assistance to people in need. Thus, DKH projects are usually implemented by local partner NGOs and monitored by DKH staff and management advices are offered to the partners.

DKH is part of a consortium of four German-based international NGOs that plans to implement a project of strengthening the capacity of local NGOs, enabling them to be integrated partly and take responsibilities and actions in the humanitarian system of their countries for a principled humanitarian assistance. The project ToGETHER is funded by the German Federal Foreign Office (GFFO) and will end on 28/02/2023. Recently it was decided that Somalia is one of the eight target countries in Asia, Africa, and South America. All the country programmes have the same organisational structure i.e. an in-country based Project Country Unit (PCU) consisting of a Programme Manager – ToGETHER (PM-T), Projects Officer – Finance in ToGETHER (PO-Fin-T) and a Projects Officer – MEAL (PO-MEAL). The PCU will work with Local Humanitarian Partners (LHP) to achieve the objectives of the project.

Each PCU reports to a Regional Coordinator –

ToGETHER (RC-T), who reports to the central programme management based in Germany. The Somalia PCU will be based in the DKH office in Mogadishu.

The incumbent of this position will be the direct link between the project and the LHPs. The tasks require travel to project areas inside Somalia (South-Central, Puntland, Somaliland) and to the Regional Office in Nairobi, Kenya.

Somali labour and tax laws apply for this position. The incumbent will receive an employment contract issued in Mogadishu, Somalia.

2  Tasks:

2.1  Objective

The DKH Somalia PM-T (“Facilitator”) facilitates the cooperation at country level between the participating Local Humanitarian Partners (LHPs) to enable a productive and transparent joint capacity strengthening process which is beneficial to all participants. The PM-T assures the implementation, reporting and financing requirements by GFFO (including queries by the GFFO, audit companies, evaluators, PMU, Programme Steering Committee are met in quality, time and language) for submission to the Consortium Focal Point and thereafter to the PMU and AA. In addition, the CPC “Facilitator” assures that all requirements and actions concerning Code of Conduct compliance and audits are met in Somalia.

The position of the PM-T is a senior management position.

The position holder should work in a client and team oriented manner and adhere to standards and principles as described in the “PADD/DKH Code of Conduct”, Child Protection Policy; the Core Humanitarian Standard; Do No Harm; SPHERE guidelines for Minimum Standards etc.

2.2  Duties

2.2.1 Process and Finance Administration management

Lead the Project Country Unit (PCU)

Supervise the PO Fin-T and the PO-MEAL to ensure the compliance with DKH and GFFO guidelines and programmatic approaches (including narrative and financial reporting)

Provide timely, high quality activity report to the Consortium Focal Point (PMU).

2.2.2 Project Coordination (under the guidance of the PMU/ Consortium Focal Point)

• Facilitate a participatory and transparent cooperation of the LHP, providing them equal access to opportunities and resources offered under the project
• Lead the selection process for the LHPs in the country and operationalize the Country Steering Committee
• (CSC)
• Facilitate the application of the common project standards provided by the PMU in the local context
• Drive & shape the project activities based on the Somali country specific priorities identified by the CSC
• Lead the project implementation through the development of country specific work-plans Enable in country workshops and conferences on the Localisation Programme

2.2.3 Other tasks:

• Attend SMT (Senior Management Team) meetings
• Stand-in as replacement for other positions in case of absence
• Attending meetings of other relevant networks for the project (NGO Consortium, clusters, consortia of LNGOs like “Nexus”, etc.)
• Provide guidance to LHP in the development of project proposals including proposal writing, budgeting, development of log frames and other support documents, their submission and further follow-up with donors Liaise with Somali authorities that are relevant for the implementation of the project
• Function as signatory for DKH bank accounts
• Other tasks as instructed by the HoM

3     Qualifications and skills

3.1  Essential

• Excellent professional track record with at least 5 years of experience in the NGO sector working in program/project implementation, preferably in humanitarian assistance or related fields
• Completed master’s degree in a relevant field
• High interpersonal skills with a strong analytical approach in problem solving & management
• Strong intercultural and social competences with regard to communication & interface
• Ability to manage partnerships and relationships with a range of stakeholders (LHPs, Non–traditional actors, local authorities, UN agencies, etc.)
• Ability to facilitate/guide/moderate change at an operational and strategic level
• Willingness to travel inside the country and visit partner initiatives on the ground, sometimes in complex environment
• High resilience, improvisation talent and flexibility
• Excellent proficiency in English and Somali languages
• Compliance with DKH code of conduct and PSEA standards
• Previous work experience in a hostile environment and certified attendance of a personal security training (HEIST, HEAT, etc.)

3.2  Desirable

• Specific experience of managing capacity strengthening (CS) projects
• Experience conducting organizational capacity assessments and design CS plans
• Knowledge in organizational development
• Ability to transfer/multiply lessons learned
• Experience in mentoring and coaching local partners
• Professional experience in the host country or knowledge of the local context
• Proficient knowledge of Core Humanitarian Standard
• Familiarity with the localisation agenda
• Experiences in Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) in both, unconditional and conditional cash assistance, including cash for assets
• Previous work experience in a hostile environment and certified attendance of a personal security course (HEIST, HEAT, etc.)
• Experience in working with peer partners in a consortium is an advantage
• Proficiency in German language would be an asset

3.3  Further advantages

• Good skills in trouble shooting, mediation, turning crisis to opportunity
• Good team player with cultural sensitivity in a diverse team with players of different nationalities and cultural background
• Strategic and critical thinker who can take proactive initiatives for changes
• Good rhetorical skills

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