World vision Somalia an ¡international Christian Relief and
Development organization, working to promote the wellbeing of all people —
especially children, wishes to invite applications from highly competent dynamic,
self-driven and results oriented candidates to fill the following vacancy in
the organization.
Program Officer - Nairobi based but with frequent travel to Somalia
In collaboration with relevant Technical Advisors and Project Managers, the holder will participate in project design, monitoring and evaluation in line with World Vision Somalia strategy
The position will support the creation and promotion of
strategic alliances with donors, local governments, and support offices,
bilateral and multilateral agencies for purposes of marketing and
fundraising.
Assist local staff capacity building for participatory
approaches and design, monitoring and evaluation.
Review monthly, quarterly and annual reports to ensure quality.
Major Responsibilities
- Pursue
resource mobilization opportunities aligned to World Vision Somalia
strategy and capacities in Humanitarian Emergency Affairs and programming
sectors by working closely with Technical Advisors, Project Managers and
Project Officers in developing proposals for a variety of donors to
address emergency and rehabilitative proposals which meet local community
needs that are aligned to WV Somalia’s strategy; in developing program
designs and proposals;
- Provide
timely, detailed and quality program and financial reports to Support
Offices and donors on emergency and rehabilitative grant funded programs;
- Provide
effective and reliable monitoring of emergency and rehabilitative programs
through liaison with partners, Project Managers and Technical Advisors and
ensure compliance and adherence by Project Managers to ‘ANS policies and
procedures, donor regulations and monitoring mechanisms which allow
transparent and accountable implementation of projects;
- Ensure
good donor and World Vision International Support Office relations by
ensuring that World Vision Somalia meets all contractual obligations and
achieves high quality planning and implementation levels;
- Build
capacity of field staff in reporting, monitoring and use of humanitarian
standards such as SHPERE, HAP and NGO Code of Conduct;
- Conduct
routine field support visits, for the purposes of assessing if and
ensuring that programs are managed in accordance with internal procedures,
such as LEAP, SPHERE and HAP principles as well as in a manner that will
promote good practice, maximize impact and encourage learning;
- Ensure
compliance and adherence by Project Managers to World Vision Somalia
policies and procedures, donor regulations and monitoring mechanisms which
allow transparent and accountable implementation of projects; Represent WV
Somalia in various donor and coordination forums at National level and
providing programmatic information as required and maintain good
relationships with donors including, UN Agencies, bilateral, multilaterals
and Support Offìces.
Qualifications
- First
degree in Development studies or related field
- 3
years’ experience in the development field working with humanitarian
emergency interventions, preferably with experience in developing
countries;
- Professional
technical skill desired: Humanitarian standards (SPHERE, HAP), specific
trainings on donor requirements e.g. OFDA, CIDA, DEC, DFID, Europe Aid
training, personal security awareness training;
- Excellent
English languages skills, written and verbal;
- Demonstrated
writing skills: the ability to develop quality concept notes, proposals,
logical frameworks and reports under tight deadlines;
- Networking/external
engagement skills: proven experience in networking with donors and
partners to bring about
- funding
opportunities;
- Team
player, the ability to work as part of a diverse team to achieve the
overall goal;
- Experience
of working in fragile contexts will be an advantage;
- Must
be a professional, able to stand above denominational diversities;
Interested and qualified candidates should submit their detailed
CV’s together with names and addresses of three referees to the address
below.
All applications should be received by 24t April 2013. Only
shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
People and Culture Manager
World Vision International — Somalia Program
RO. Box 56527 — 00200
Nairobi, Kenya
Email : recruitsomo©wvi.org
