Oxfam in Somalia Project Manager
Location: Hargeisa,
Somaliland with regular field trips to Puntland
Salary and Benefits:
GBP 21,768 -31,014 Annual
Contract Type: One
year Fixed
The Role: The Project Manager
will have overall responsibility for management and delivery of an EC funded
project on support to artisanal fisheries and coastal management in Somaliland
and Puntland.
The project will strengthen the capacity of public and private sector
institutions involved in fish production and marketing. It will contribute to
building a more robust fisheries sector.
The Person: Oxfam is seeking a
highly experienced Project Manager to support capacity development and
management of Oxfam’s local partners, technical experts to be based in the
ministries and government counterparts to administer the project activities and
deliver the planned outcomes.
To be successful in this role, you will be a graduate with five years
experience of managing development programmes.
You should have either experience in the fisheries sector or
institutional capacity-building of government institutions preferably in
Somalia.
You should have in-depth expertise in the political and cultural context
in Somaliland and Puntland.
You need to feel confident working in a large organisation with high
workloads and a large number of stakeholders.
You must be able to represent the organisation externally in a
professional manner as well as be sensitive to gender issues and be able to
work in a wide variety of cultural contexts.
Knowledge and experience of working in Puntland and Somaliland and
ability to speak and write Somali is highly desirable.
You must be an excellent communicator, be fluent in written and spoken
English and be willing to travel at short notice. You will also have a proven
ability in analysing fast changing situations and be able to come up with
creative solutions to the issues that Somalia faces.
This is an opportunity for a dedicated and highly motivated
professional, with a strong commitment to Oxfam’s values and beliefs.
If you believe you are the ideal candidate, look at the full job
description and submit your application and CV in English detailing how your
experience prepares you for the post to somaliajobs@oxfam.org.uk
The closing date: 28th March 2014, we
are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our
organization.
Note: Short listing will
be done as the applications are received.