The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster. At work today in over 40 countries and 22 U.S. cities, we restore safety, dignity and hope to millions who are uprooted and struggling to endure. The IRC leads the way from harm to home.
BACKGROUND The International Rescue Committee has been working in Somalia since 2006, providing essential services to conflict and disaster affected communities. The IRC has been operational in Central Somalia (Mudug and Galgadud regions) and Mogadishu implementing interventions in the areas of livelihood, WASH and health reaching out to more than 200,000 conflict and drought affected people.
Scope of work: The IRC currently seeks a Governance Coordinator for its Somalia program, based in Nairobi. The position reports to the Deputy Director of Programs and will lead in designing and overseeing programs focused on community based planning and activity implementation, and development of a Governance program, including working with consortium partners in developing a robust program design and proposal. The Governance Coordinator will work closely with three other sector coordinators within the country program and the IRC Governance/ protection Technical Advisors to coordinate technical input to and oversight of program activities.
RESPONSIBILITIES
• Program Management and Oversight: Ensure that the pilot projects focused on community based planning and activity implementation at Central Somalia are implemented according to defined work plans, budgets in order to achieve project deliverables. Make sure that the interventions are designed in line with key principles of participation, and bottom up Governance. Coordinate closely with WASH, livelihood and health sectors and leverage and promote synergies.
• Governance program development: work with the CD, DDP and technical advisers to design a Governance strategy for the IRC Somalia program. Contribute to implementation of the Country Strategic Plan for Somalia through committed investment in achievement of the plan objectives, regular review of plans, and discussions with team.
• Proposal Development: work with IRC teams and three other international organizations in development of a comprehensive and long term Governance program for Somalia.
- Participate in consortium coordination meetings and lead IRC in the same. Meet with potential donors as decided by the consortium members
- Provide technical inputs in program designs and development of approaches
- Development and review of relevant sections for the proposal
- Provide technical leadership for developing and designing for a robust monitoring framework and strategy for the program using RCTs
- Budget and work plan development
REQUIREMENTS • Prior experience (minimum 3 years) with community development and Governance sectors in a relevant management/ advisory role • Experience in program design, technical writing and budget development • Demonstrated ability for rapid analysis of very complex issues, strong decision-making, and translation of programmatic priorities into operational strategies • Strong skills in higher level program monitoring approaches including use of RCTs • Skills in communicating and coordinating across sectors • Knowledge of local governance and decentralisation issues in post-conflict contexts, and of gender and inclusion strategies • Must be comfortable working as part of a larger team in a complex, fluid and demanding management environment. • Willingness to travel to Central Somalia (at least twice during the period) for staff interactions, monitoring visits and meeting with stakeholders • Fluent in English.
Please apply online: www.ircjobs.org or http://tbe.taleo.net/NA2/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=IRC&cws=1&rid=7987 .
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