2023-10-03

Senior Program Assistant Matching Grants (1 Position) – Mogadishu, Somalia

Mogadishu, Somalia
Posted on October 3, 2023

CTG

Senior Program Assistant Matching Grants (1 Position) – Mogadishu, Somalia

Closing date: 17 Oct 2023

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Overview of Position

Since the formation of the federal government of Somalia, the country has made significant progress towards restoring peace & security. However, significant destabilizing factors remain. These include most notably, the persistent threat of violent extremist group Al Shabaab, particularly in rural areas, recurrent & unresolved clan, land & resource based conflicts, weak & nascent institutions & the internal displacement of more than 2 million individuals.
While the transition, recovery & development needs of Somalia, after almost 3 decades of civic conflict & violent extremism remain a long term, if not generational process, such progress will be unachievable in the absence of solid foundations for peace & security particularly, at community levels. Currently, several regions remain at risk of deteriorating into clan based conflict & falling under the occupation of violent extremist groups, in the absence of consolidated, strategic support for stability.
Since 2016, our client has been supporting the government to lead & for communities to drive transition & recovery processes in areas impacted by displacement, conflict & violent extremism. These programmes, which are implemented through our clients Somalia’s Transition & Recovery Pillar (TRP), are intended to promote peace, security & stability in fragile & displacement affected areas of Somalia.
Under the overall supervision & management of the Senior Program Coordinator (Community Stabilization) & the direct supervision of the Program Officer (Monitoring, Evaluation & Communications), the incumbent will be responsible for implementing activities of the program’s monitoring, evaluation & reporting functions.

Role Objectives

Assist with the organization & updating the CS dashboards.
Assist in the organization of project monitoring plans & operational monitoring tools (eg, checklists, questionnaires, interviews & survey forms, etc.) with clear & concise roles, timelines & targets
Lead data collection through household surveys, key informant interviews & focus group discussion in timely manner & assist in translating data collection tools including post intervention monitoring tools, baseline, mid term, end line, impact evaluation methodologies from English to Somali.
Participate in strengthening existing M&E systems for the projects & keep records of M&E documents in hard & soft copies, organize them based on the activity related & upload into Share Point accordingly the data management system & present when required.
Establish an effective system for assessing the validity of monitoring & evaluation data through a review of activities, completed monitoring forms / databases & a review of aggregate level statistics reported.
Conduct periodic field monitoring visits to maintain current information for accurate documentation & reporting, support the coordination of logistics & play a key role in all internal & external assessments.
Manage the data cleaning & data analysis exercises undertaken by the M&E unit.
Work closely with the project staff to ensure that accurate & concise success stories / human interest stories are documented & lessons learned from project evaluations are properly recorded & shared with the program teams on time.
Closely follow up with complaints, response & feedback mechanism.
Perform such other duties as may be assigned.

Project Reporting

This role works under the overall supervision & management of the Senior Program Coordinator (Community Stabilization) & the direct supervision of the Program Officer (Monitoring, Evaluation & Communications).

Key Competencies

Bachelor’s Degree or higher in International Relations, International Development, Law or a related field from an accredited academic institution, with 3 years of relevant professional experience or High School Certificate / Diploma with 5 years relevant experience.
5 years’ experience in monitoring, evaluation, accountability & learning, including knowledge of remote implementation.
Experience producing M&E reports including baselines, endlines, FGD reports, post intervention monitoring.
Experience working for an international NGO or UN agency.
Experience with international humanitarian organizations, non governmental or governmental institutions / organizations in a multi cultural setting.
Experience supervising a team & coordinating with different stakeholders for the implementation of M&E activities.
Knowledge of working in conflict / volatile contexts on community stabilization in Somalia.
Knowledge of implementing M&E activities for community stabilization programming.
Excellent & demonstrable analytical, communication & writing skills.
Knowledge in the usage of Kobo collect for M&E data collection & office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.) & knowledge of spreadsheet & data analysis.
For this position, fluency in English & Somali is required (oral & written).
Working knowledge of Arabic is desired.
Respects & promotes individual & cultural differences. Encourages diversity & inclusion.
Maintains high ethical standards & acts in a manner consistent with organizational principles / rules & standards of conduct.
Demonstrates ability to work in a composed, competent & committed manner & exercises careful judgment in meeting day to day challenges.
Demonstrates willingness to take a stand on issues of importance.
Shows compassion for others, makes people feel safe, respected & treated fairly.
Develops & promotes effective collaboration within & across units to achieve shared goals & optimize results.
Produces & delivers quality results in a service oriented & timely manner. Is action oriented & committed to achieving agreed outcomes.
Continuously seeks to learn, share knowledge & innovate.
Takes ownership for achieving the organization’s priorities & assumes responsibility for own actions & delegated work.
Encourages & contributes to clear & open communication. Explains complex matters in an informative, inspiring, & motivational way.

Team Management

This role has no team management responsibility.

Further Information

Qualified female candidates are encouraged to apply for this role.
The educational certificate(s) of the selected candidate will be sent for cross verification.