Humanitarian Director – Mogadishu, Somalia

Humanitarian Director – Save the children International – Somalia Country Office – open to nationals and International

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ROLE PURPOSE: 

As a member of the Senior Management Team, provide leadership and strategic direction to all programmatic aspects of Save the Children’s humanitarian and emergency response in Somalia.   The role holder will focus on advocacy, representation, policy, member and donor engagement, UN and cluster engagement, proposal and budget development for humanitarian response, categorization of emergencies and support the field teams in expediting the implementation of humanitarian response projects. The role holder will support the National Humanitarian Adviser and Directly work with the Deputy Country Director – Operations and the Operations Director, Area Reps and collaborate with the RO and SC members and other departments to ensure timely and efficient response that is integrated with pre-existing programming in the 3 Area Offices.

The role holder will also ensure immediate and appropriate response to children’s needs during humanitarian crises as well as cross sector collaboration among technical units. S/he will ensure funding proposals are produced and donor reporting requirements are adhered to, and are of the highest standard and that Save the Children’s commitment to improving quality and accountability in humanitarian work is upheld, and complies with all relevant policies and procedures with respect to child protection, health and safety etc.

In addition, the role holder will represent Save the Children at high-level donor meetings where emergency programing is concerned, ensuring an appropriate positioning of Save the Children within the humanitarian response in Somalia

SCOPE OF ROLE:

Reports to: Deputy Country Director of Programme Operations

Staff directly reporting to this post:  Humanitarian Adviser (National Staff)

JOB TITLE: Humanitarian Director

TEAM/PROGRAMME:

Somalia CO – Member of Senior Leadership Team

LOCATION:

Mogadishu – Somalia

GRADE:  executive

CONTRACT LENGTH:2 year

Contract Type: National/Intenationa

CHILD SAFEGUARDING:

Level 3:  the role holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work in country programs; or are visiting country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff.

ROLE PURPOSE:  

As a member of the Senior Management Team, provide leadership and strategic direction to all programmatic aspects of Save the Children’s humanitarian and emergency response in Somalia.   The role holder will focus on advocacy, representation, policy, member and donor engagement, UN and cluster engagement, proposal and budget development for humanitarian response, categorization of emergencies and support the field teams in expediting the implementation of humanitarian response projects. The role holder will support the National Humanitarian Adviser and Directly work with the Deputy Country Director – Operations and the Operations Director, Area Reps and collaborate with the RO and SC members and other departments to ensure timely and efficient response that is integrated with pre-existing programming in the 3 Area Offices.

The role holder will also ensure immediate and appropriate response to children’s needs during humanitarian crises as well as cross sector collaboration among technical units. S/he will ensure funding proposals are produced and donor reporting requirements are adhered to, and are of the highest standard and that Save the Children’s commitment to improving quality and accountability in humanitarian work is upheld, and complies with all relevant policies and procedures with respect to child protection, health and safety etc.

In addition, the role holder will represent Save the Children at high-level donor meetings where emergency programing is concerned, ensuring an appropriate positioning of Save the Children within the humanitarian response in Somalia.

SCOPE OF ROLE:

Reports to: Deputy Country Director of Programme Operations

Dimensions:  Save the Children operates across all zones in Somalia and currently has three main area offices and additional 11 field offices. Programmatically Somalia is a large Country Office with more than $110million annual budget and staff over 650 staff.

Staff directly reporting to this post:

One Mogadishu based Humanitarian Adviser (National Staff) will directly report to the Humanitarian Director.

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

As a member of the Senior Management Team, contribute to:

·         Provide leadership to the humanitarian response of the Somalia Country Office

·         Lead on emergency response and advise SLT on strategic planning for emergency preparedness and response in Somalia

·         Liaise with humanitarian backstops to ensure contingency funding and backstop support.

·         Support the development of an organisational culture that reflects our dual mandate values, promotes accountability and high performance, encourages a team culture of learning, creativity and innovation, and frees up our people to deliver outstanding results for children and excellent customer service for our Members and donors

·         Ensure that all required support is provided promptly, at scale and in line with the rules and principles of the emergency humanitarian categorization framework. Help establish, maintain, and improve active and regular working relationships with: host government authorities, partner agencies including humanitarian and development donors, and local and international NGOs including strategic interaction at the most senior levels of management in UN, INGO, National NGO and government agencies

Leadership and management of humanitarian programmes

·         Assume overall management oversight of planning and implementation of the SC humanitarian response and programme budget in Somalia

·         Expand the programming portfolio through capacity building of field staff, development of partnerships and networks, as well as development of new funding opportunities

·         Ensure that existing finance guidelines and related administrative procedures are adhered to and that grant finances are kept in an exemplary state

·         Coordinate regular management and technical support visits to implementation sites to ensure that programming meets/exceeds international and Save the Children standards and corresponds to work plans and budgets

·         Ensure compliance with all relevant policies and procedures of Save the Children, e.g. child rights and safeguarding, donors and the government

·         Work closely with other thematic areas to harmonize humanitarian interventions and ensure quality delivery of emergency projects

·         Work closely with the Logistics, Security, Operations Director, Area Reps, Project Directors/COPs and Program Managers to ensure efficient delivery and support of humanitarian programmes and staff safety and security in high-risk areas where humanitarian response programing is operational

Humanitarian preparedness and response

·         Ensure rapid response to the needs of children and their families in times of crisis

·         Lead the development of the country programme’s Humanitarian Preparedness and Response Strategy and Contingency Plans and liaise closely with the Save the Children Humanitarian Team in the RO and the Centre

·         Make clear recommendations based on the Somalia’s Response Strategy re: proposed programme content, staffing, management and administration arrangements and budget with clear indications of funding and technical support resources

·         To ensure a funding strategy is in place to resource the delivery of the humanitarian response strategy

·         Ensure Save the Children programmes are included or referenced in the UN HRP and Flash appeals

·         Continually monitor the situation of the affected population and ensure revisions to humanitarian response strategy where necessary

·         Develop, ensure training and activate country Emergency Response Team as necessary – ERT is already active

·         Ensure rapid humanitarian multi-sectoral integrated assessments are undertaken as necessary to continue to inform the implementation of the humanitarian response strategy

·         Support the Security Focal Point to ensure that optimal safety and security management procedures and practices are in place for the humanitarian response programme

·         To lead on the content and staffing of the humanitarian response; define and request support needed from the country office, regional office and SCI Humanitarian Team

·         Ensure that SLT and Regional Humanitarian Director are well informed on issues related to humanitarian response and humanitarian risk management pertaining to all areas of operations and that all humanitarian programming in Somalia is well integrated with the regional and global humanitarian response system of Save the Children.

Monitoring and reporting

·         Work with the MEAL team and the programme teams to ensure that programme objectives and activities are agreed upon within the context of Save the Children values, aims and objectives

·         Ensure production and timely dissemination of high quality, analytical reports, supply of regular situation reports, and collection, analysis and dissemination of relevant information and data relevant to the response

·         Evaluate, monitor and review to ensure strict compliance of programme activities with Save the Children national and global policies and procedures and with relevant donor regulations and agreements, SPHERE guidelines and the NGO code of conduct.

Representation, communication & relationship building

·         Represent Save the Children on national forums, workshops and meetings regarding humanitarian issues

·         Establish and maintain strong relationships with key INGOs and other stakeholders with humanitarian capacity, including government and UN colleagues

·         Ensure effective representation of Save the Children’s humanitarian response to local authorities, donors, working groups, clusters, task forces, and other members of the humanitarian community

·         Support establishment and maintenance of strong working relationships with local communities, community-based organizations and government authorities at both federal and regional state levels as appropriate.

Staff Management, Mentorship, and Development – Humanitarian

·         Ensure that all staff understand and are able to perform their role in an humanitarian response

·         Manage the Humanitarian team; define expectations, provide leadership and technical support as needed, and evaluate direct reports regularly

·         Support/train the country Emergency Response Team in coordination with the EARO and the SCI Humanitarian Team

·         Ensure the recruitment, training, and ensure availability of appropriate humanitarian professional development opportunities for staff

·         Incorporate staff development strategies and Performance Management Systems into team building process.  Establish result based system and follow up

·         Manage the performance of all staff in the Humanitarian work area through:

o   Effective use of the Performance Management System including the establishment of clear, measureable objectives, regular and timely feedback, periodic reviews and fair evaluations;

o   Coaching, mentoring and other developmental opportunities;

o   Recognition and rewards for outstanding performance;

o   Documentation of performance that is less than satisfactory, with appropriate performance improvements plans and provide appropriate plan