Saferworld
Job Title: Project Coordinator – Restoring Stable Communities in Somalia
(Jubaland)
Location: Kismayo
Reporting to: Programme Manager
Key Relationships
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Somalia Country Director
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Monitoring and Learning Officer
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Policy and Research Coordinator
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National Security Officer
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Finance Officer
Salary $30,336 – $34000
Description of Saferworld Somalia /
land programme: Saferworld is an independent non-governmental organisation that
works to prevent and reduce violent conflict and promote cooperative approaches
to security.
We work with civil society,
governments and international organisations to encourage and support effective
policies and practices through advocacy, research and policy development, and
through supporting the development of local capacities and structures.
Saferworld has been working in Africa
since 1997, with a primary focus upon East Africa and the Horn. We have
well-established programmes in Kenya, Uganda, Somalia, Sudan, and South Sudan.
In addition, Saferworld supports
regional and international conflict prevention and security processes.
The Somalia programme is managed from
Saferworld’s Nairobi office with a field office in Hargeisa and a
representative in Mogadishu. We are planning to open a full office in Mogadishu
soon.
Saferworld’s Strategy 2014-2017 for
Somalia/land has three core components.
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Enabling statebuilding, governance
and democratisation processes that are participatory, inclusive and accountable
at state and federal levels.
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Supporting the provision and
implementation of security and justice services that are predicated on the
principles of fairness and are accountable, accessible and responsive to the
communities they serve.
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To influence the role of external
actors to enable participatory, inclusive and accountable governance at state
and federal levels.
Description of the Restoring Stable
Communities in Somalia (RSCS) programme
Saferworld has is conducting a 5-year
programme supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the
Netherlands for the delivery of community security programming in Somalia.
The RSCS programme has three
implementation sites—Mogadishu, Baidoa and Kismayo—and will be initially
managed from Saferworld’s regional office in Nairobi, Kenya.
The programme has three principal
strands. The first, in conjunction with local partners, will oversee the
creation of Community Action Forums (CAFs) that will complete conflict
assessments of their local contexts, identify security concerns affecting the
community and work with local security actors to establish ways in which these
can be addressed.
The second strand will see Saferworld
directly establish federal member state-level Police Advisory Committees (PACs)
consisting of civil society representatives, former police officers, lawyers
and government officials who will undertake regular monitoring visits of police
stations in order to assess and advocate for improvements to be made.
The third strand will ensure that
learning from both the PACs and CAFs is utilised to advocate for community
policing and security sector reform.
Job Purpose: The Programme Coordinator (PC) will oversee various activities
of the RSCS project in Jubaland, which include working with local partners,
government administrations and other stakeholders in various localities and
districts, as well as coordinating field activities with the programme Manager
and other team members involved in the programme.
Key areas of responsibility
Planning and implementation of
programme activities.
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Liaise between the programme manager,
partners, local administrations and other stakeholders in Jubaland to implement
the project
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Take the lead in Community security
assessments (CSAs), including data-gathering, analysis, and dissemination of
results to local-level stakeholders, and use the findings to inform community
action plans, dialogues, debates, advocacy, and awareness-raising activities.
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Ensure Community Action Forums (CAFs)
are formed at the local level and work collaboratively with them on local
security issues.
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In coordination with the local
implementing partner, facilitate meetings and dialogues within communities and
between communities and state authorities through the CAFs to collaboratively
identify local security issues and plan responses
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In coordination with the local
implementing partner, ensure PACs are formed, hold regular discussion with
CAFs, regularly monitor and oversee police conduct and provide paralegal
support to vulnerable detainees.
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Facilitate the implementation of
programme activities as per the annual work plan in a timely, systematic and
efficient manner.
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Support the programme manager on
monitoring of project outputs and results.
Coordination
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Develop networks of partnerships at
the local level to ensure ownership and sustainability of project actions
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Facilitate coordination among local
level stakeholders to ensure smooth and timely implementation of activities
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Coordinate between national level and
local level stakeholders to ensure implementation of activities in a timely and
efficient manner.
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Represent and speak on behalf of the
RSCS programme to the Jubaland administration and other stakeholders at various
levels, such as policy and decision-makers and other INGOs and NGOs.
Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning:
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Undertake rigorous monitoring against
the annual work plan at the field locations to ensure that programme activities
are on track
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Undertake regular monitoring against
the monitoring and evaluation plan to ensure that the project is achieving the
desired results
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Maintain thorough progress monitoring
reports, and provide quarterly financial and narrative progress reports for the
programme in a timely manner
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Ensure learning from local CAF
activities and regional PAC monitoring is fed into policy through advocacy and
advocacy briefings.
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Support the development of regular
reports, including donor reports.
Terms & Conditions
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Location: Kismayo
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Salary: $30,336 – $34,000 gross per
year
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Probation: There will be a
probationary period of three months
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Leave entitlement: 28 days annual
leave in addition to relevant public holidays
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Hours: Standard working week is 37.5
hours, Sunday to Thursday. Due to the nature of the position additional hours
can be expected.
APPLICATION PROCESS
Recruitment information:
To apply, please fill in an
application form (a copy of which can be found at www.saferworld.org.uk/about/jobs and send it to jobs@saferworld.org.uk
Please state, ARCKIS in the cover
line.
Deadline for applications: 18th May
2017
We regret that only shortlisted candidates
will be contacted
