Position: Monitoring
/ Programming Officer
Time Base: Full-time
Duration: 06 Months
Location: Abudwaq – Somalia with frequent trips to Nairobi
Salary: Negotiable
Are you interested to manage a humanitarian program that will help influence the lives of thousands of Somalis in need? Help shape a better future to vulnerable persons and apply to join our team as Monitoring and Programming Officer.
The Monitoring and Programming Officer, with the support of Premiere Urgence
Somalia Program Coordinator (Based in Nairobi) and the his Assistant, directly
monitors an humanitarian program implemented by a partner in the Abudwaq
District, Galgaduud region, Somalia, and plans futures humanitarian actions.Time Base: Full-time
Duration: 06 Months
Location: Abudwaq – Somalia with frequent trips to Nairobi
Salary: Negotiable
Are you interested to manage a humanitarian program that will help influence the lives of thousands of Somalis in need? Help shape a better future to vulnerable persons and apply to join our team as Monitoring and Programming Officer.
Premiere Urgence-Aide Medical Internationale (PU-AMI) mandate is to answer the fundamental needs of the population affected by conflicts, natural disasters or economic crisis: food, water, health, home and livelihood.
PU’s strategy is to develop an integrated approach of crisis management based on our technical, medical and non medical expertise. PU’s activities span from emergency to post-crisis / development support and our programs are designed and developed in strong partnership with national / regional authorities, communities and the civil society.
Premiere Urgence (first emergency) Kenya is working since 2008 and has already implemented, with its partner, a food distribution program in Somalia in 2009.
Duties:
- Represents
the organization in the country and as such, participates to all related
meetings
- Assists
the partner in the implementation of the food distribution program
- Monitors
the activities implemented and reports to his supervisor
- Assists
the partner in all program related aspects (i.e. SoVs, PDM)
- Evaluate
the effectiveness of the program and proposes options of improvement if
needed
- Ensure
a good coordination with all the stakeholders present on the field (UN
Agencies, International and National organizations, local authorities)
- Provides
the PU Program Coordinator with regular feed-backs and reports
- Collects
relevant and reliable information and data, records them and provides
statistics
- With
the support of his supervisor as well as PU’s Partner, ensures the
preparation, the development and the implementation of a humanitarian needs
assessment.
- Write
a needs assessment report including analysis, main findings, and
recommendations in order to identify a country strategy and write concept
notes
- At
the end of the operation, writes a full monitoring report including
analysis and recommendations
Required Qualifications and Capabilities:
- Experience
of at least 3 (three) years in developing and/or implementing humanitarian
programs in Somalia
- Good
experience in developing and/or monitoring humanitarian operations
- Experience
in realizing humanitarian needs assessments
- Excellent
writing and analysis capacities
- Good
knowledge of the targeted district and of the main stakeholders present
there
- Good
negotiations capacities
- Ability
and willingness to work in insecure and stressful environment
Who May Apply:
- Persons
with required qualifications and capabilities
How to Apply:
Submit a cover letter and resume with references to: ken.hr.pu@gmail.com
Include a Statement of Qualifications that describes your experience, knowledge and abilities as they relate to each “Required Qualifications and Capabilities” factor listed under the “Desirable Qualifications” section of this bulletin.
You must provide specific examples for each Desirable Qualification factor.
The Desirable Qualification factors must be addressed and numbered in the same order as listed.
The Statement of Qualifications should not exceed three pages in length.
Applications and statement of qualifications must be received by: December 15, 2011
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