Ministry of Education, Culture and Higher Education

                                                                     Scope of Work (SOW)

Position Title: Senior Program Advisor Consultant

Location: Mogadishu Somalia (with frequent travel to Kenya to Liaise with Donors)

Duration: 11 months

The Senior Program Advisor for the exceptionally senior portfolio in the Federal Government of Somalia, Ministry of Education, Culture and Higher Education. The position holder will support the Office of the Director General in designing, developing, coordinating and monitoring donor funded education programs ensuring alignment with the Education Sector Plan (2022-2026).

The Senior Program Advisor will manage a team that is fully integrated within the different MoECHE departments. He/She will ensure all education programs are aligned with the interventions in the ESSP and aligned with national priorities.

The position holder is expected to possess technical capacity that will assist/support the Director General to deliver on his priorities for the Education sector plan. He/She is expected to identify technical Capacity Gaps in MoECHE departments and liaise with the department directors through the office of the Director General. The position holder will prioritize available funding and resources across the sector to fill the gaps.

Job Title: Senior Program Advisor

Reports to: Director General

Job Location: Mogadishu, Somalia (with possible travel to Kenya to liaise with donors)

Contract Period: 11 months

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Senior Program Advisor will work with the Director General, to provide high level advisory support to the director General’s office. Among other things, the Senior Program Advisor may:

• Give support in any emerging priority or routine aspects at office and provide substantive design and delivery of programs and relations.
• Promote and undertake long term capacity building vision and effectively contribute to critical planning within the Office of Director General.
• Establish and lead a joint programme committee for the implementation of the Education Sector Strategic Plan (ESSP) 2022-2026,
• Support conducting quarterly or bi-annual program review.
• Develop a system for performance monitoring of all MoECHE departments and support to programmes including gathering performance evidence and holding mandatory regular feedback meetings with all department directors. Devise a system that shall compel all offices to undertake and strengthen project performance and implementation monitoring.
• Develop a strategy on how to implement the ESSP 2022-2026 in a targeted way whose ultimate results should have tangible positive effects to capacity strengthening of government institutions.
• Develop a strategy on how to integrate technical capacity support programs into the mainstream annual institutional planning and budgeting process for all ESSP interventions to institutionalize and ensure to devise modalities the shall improve evidence- based planning, programming, accountability and monitoring of support received.
• Develop a strategy on how to incorporate twinning or pairing of TAs with civil servants’ staff in all capacity building support to emphasize on coaching, mentorship and joint completion of tasks as most effective knowledge and skills transfer approaches and tools.
• Provide policy analysis on Education development programs and He/She will Coordinate and liaise with donors, partners and relevant line ministries on the provision of supporting the ESSP interventions that will support the reform of the Education sector of Somalia.
• Lead and Identify Subject Matter Specialist to Study and present solutions to selected educational development issues.
• Work with international partners on transforming development assistance through the implementation of the ESSP 2022-2026 road map in harmony with NDP.
• Assist the Director General’s office in facilitating different developmental events including outreach activities to the Somalia Parliament, civil society and partners.
• Contribute to the ongoing institutional establishment and systemizing capacities in all MoECHE Departments.