Project Officer
Islamic Relief
Job Type
Full Time
Location
Mogadishu, Somalia
Description :
Organization: Islamic Relief
Country: Somalia
Closing date: 30 Apr 2017
Job Opportunity -Vacancy Advertisement:
Position Title : Project Officer (1) position (Open to Somali National only)
Date of issued : 26th April 2017,
Closing Date : 30th April 2017,
Reporting : Area Manager,
Duty Station : Mogadishu
Line Management Responsibilities: None,
Duration of Initial Contract: 4 months.
Background
Islamic Relief Somalia (IRS) has been operating in Somalia since 2006 and has responded to conflict and drought affected people through provision of life saving assistance. Through our projects, IR has continuously been providing safe drinking water, improving hygienic sanitation facilities, increasing hygiene awareness, particularly to ones living in IDP camps; empowering the urban poor and distressed working children, engaging in conflict management and mitigation and strengthening of community cohesiveness and co-existence.
Overall Responsibility
To be responsible for the day to day activities of Emergency and Implementation of all Emergency projects for IRS in Banadir Region in a timely, accountable and quality manner IRS is looking for professionally confident, self-motivated, experienced and committed team player to fill the position Project Officer based in Mogadishu- Banadir Somalia.
Technical line management of the Project Assistant/food monitors and Community Mobilizers and directly coordinate with the other departments
Main Duties and Responsibilities.
- Implementation of all Emergency projects for IRS in Mogadishu in a timely, accountable and quality manner.
- Technical line management of the Project Assistant/food monitors and Community Mobilizers
- Directly coordinate with the other departments
- Oversee the implementation of all project activities under the Food Security/Livelihoods project in Banadir region to ensure the project is completed in a timely and accountable manner.
- Supervise implementation of Emergency projects operating under a partnership approach in Banadir Region.
- Supervise implementation and reporting of all activities, acting as line manager and responsible for compliance to IRS policies and procedures
- Coordinate with the field team in Banadir Region and IRS Mogadishu department to prepare and implement project monitoring and evaluation plans.
- Set up, plan, supervise and monitor the project at the field level to ensure the successful implementation of all projects activities, the generation of planned outputs and attainment of key project objectives.
- Ensure that all activities undertaken are appropriately documented (agreements/ Mous with relevant authorities, attendance sheets in training curricula, beneficiary lists beneficiary business plans and accounts when relevant etc).
- Manage the field project staff, including project assistant, food monitors, community mobilizers, providing them with advice and ensure technical backstopping.
- To provide strategic advice and guidance to program management team in relation to livelihood programming aspects.
- To undertake biannual appraisal of staff under his responsibility.
- To budget and monitor project expenditures to ensure they are in line with IRS and donor requirements.
- Liaise with the FLAT team in the field and area office to coordinate procurement and other needs for project implementation and organization of base support
- To produce a departmental internal report on bi-monthly basis.
- Help ensure a balanced, representative and inclusive team and compliance process in consideration of equal opportunity and cultural sensitivity at base levels.
- Perform other duties requested by his/her supervisor.
Requested profile
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in Development studies, Social science or other relevant discipline
- Project management experience in Donor Funded Projects
- Hands On experience in report writing
- Ability to train, mobilize, and manage national staff
- Flexibility and ability to multi-task under pressure;
- Ability to work well in unstable and frequently changing security environments;
- Proven ability to work creatively and independently both in the field and in the office;
- Advanced proficiency in written and spoken English
- Good inter-personal skills, commitment and motivation
- Must be a Somali national-fluent in written and spoken Somali and local languages
Qualified persons with the required skills are invited to submit their applications (most updated CV , cover letter, Academic Qualifications and copy of your passports with 3 referees from your previous/or current employer to the email
ID: hr.mogadishu@islamic-relief.or.ke
With subject line as application for the position of Project Officer– Mogadishu**
Only short-listed applicants will be contacted.
How to apply :
How to Apply?
Qualified persons with the required skills are invited to submit their applications (most updated CV , cover letter, Academic Qualifications and copy of your passports with 3 referees from your previous/or current employer to the email
hr.mogadishu@islamic-relief.or.ke
With subject line as application for the position of Project Officer– Mogadishu**
Only short-listed applicants will be contacted.