Job
Title: Somalia / Somaliland Country Manager
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Management
responsibility:
Conflict and Governance Project Manager, Somalia Adviser, Advocacy and
Communications Adviser, Non-State Actors (NSA) Project Field Coordinator, NSA
project coordinator
Budget
responsibility:
Programme budget of approx. £800,000 per annum
Reporting
to:
Head of Kenya and Horn of Africa programme
Key
Relationships:
- Regional
Funding Manager, Operations team (Nairobi & London)
- Communications
team (London), Somali programme partners
- Donors
Contract
Duration:
Open
Salary
range:
£36,671 - £43,169 gross per year + benefits
Description
of Saferworld and Somalia/Somaliland 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 actions of others.
Saferworld
has been working in Africa since 1997, with a primary focus upon East Africa
and the Horn region. We have well-established programmes in Kenya, Uganda,
Somalia/Somaliland and S/Sudan.
In
addition, Saferworld supports regional and international conflict prevention
and security processes. Saferworld headquarters are in London, with offices in
Nairobi, Kampala and Juba. The Somalia programme is managed from Saferworld’s
Nairobi office with one member of staff working in the field.
The
main focus of the Somalia/Somaliland programme is currently the Somali
Non-State Actors project, a process of strengthening the participation of
Somali Non-State Actors in decision-making on peace, security and development
through supporting the development and capacity-building of Non-State Actor
platforms in the three Somali regions, which Saferworld has been involved in
for the past seven years.
Saferworld has also recently initiated the development of a model for carrying out conflict and governance mapping and analysis in Somalia which aims to increase the conflict sensitivity among external actors.
The
relevant strategic directions of the Somali/Somaliland programme are:
To
strengthen the NSA platforms in South-Central Somalia, Puntland and Somaliland
capacity to influence policy processes on peacebuilding and statebuilding,
democratisation and aid effectiveness and public services;
To
position Saferworld as a key provider of conflict and governance analysis in
Somalia to international and Somali stakeholders with the aim of influencing
strategies and programmes in a conflict sensitive direction.
Job
Purpose:
The
main focus of the Country Manager is to lead the implementation of the
programme, managing relationships with programme partners and outreach to
Somali stake-holders.
The
post holder will also be responsible for managing and monitoring programme
delivery against objectives, managing and monitoring programme expenditure, and
reporting to donors.
Key
areas of responsibility:
- Strategic
development and programme design
- Programme
management, implementation, monitoring and evaluation
- People
and organisational management
- Effective
management of programme finances.
- Build
and maintain effective relationships in support of Saferworld’s work in
Somalia.
Detailed
Actions:
1: Strategic development and programme design
- Elaborate
the strategy for building the capacities of the three NSA platforms and
translate into a programme design with clear objectives and indicators
(incl. frameworks for systematic monitoring)
- Develop
country strategy papers for Somalia and other internal planning and
reporting documents in line with Saferworld’s organisational processes.
- Pursue
opportunities to develop work in Somalia in line with other areas of
Saferworld’s expertise, e.g. security sector reform, arms control and
conflict-sensitive development.
- Contribute
to the development and implementation of a regional strategy in the Horn
of Africa.
2: Programme management, implementation, analysis,
monitoring and evaluation
- Project
manage the Non-State Actor (NSA) programme, including overseeing its key
advocacy components as well as developing frameworks for planning,
monitoring and evaluating.
- In
conjunction with the NSA project team, plan and organise Saferworld-led
activities within the NSA project.
- Maintain
good relations with the three NSA platforms and other Somali partners.
3: People and organisational management
- Manage
the performance and professional development of direct line reports on the
basis of Saferworld’s performance management system.
- Implement
staff security management procedures appropriate to Saferworld’s work in
Somalia, to act as Security Focal Point and ensure the physical welfare
and well-being of project staff..
4: Ensure effective management of project finances
- Undertake
timely and accurate project budgeting and forecasting and manage project
budgets to ensure optimum expenditure of funds and ensure donor
requirements regarding reporting are met.
- Ensure
that programme staff and partners comply with internal accounting and
financial management procedures.
- Maintain
donor relationships and ensure reporting requirements are met.
5: Build and maintain effective relationships
- Srengthen
contacts and coordination with other international actors (governmental
and NGO) engaged in Somalia and develop and implement a strategy to ensure
meaningful participation of the Somali NSA platforms in relevant policy
dialogue processes
- Raise
the profile of Saferworld’s work in Somalia by managing the production and
dissemination of appropriate information materials (e.g. publications),
and ensure effective communication of project activities, results and
lessons within Saferworld
- Represent
Saferworld in external meetings, and promote lessons learnt from the
Somali NSA programme.
- Identify
policy development opportunities at the international level
Person
Specification
- A
Master’s degree in peace/conflict studies, development, international
relations (or equivalent professional experience);
- A
minimum of five years’ experience working on peace-building or development
with governments and/or non-governmental organisations;
- Experience
of working in complex and politically-sensitive contexts, and excellent
political judgement;
- Experience
of working with civil society, and of developing and implementing
strategies for civil society capacity-building;
- Experience
of supporting civil society/NSA engagement with state and international
actors would be an advantage;
- Experience
and skills in project management, including programme planning and
monitoring;
- Experience
and skills in people-management, including performance management;
- Experience
and skills in financial management, including developing and monitoring
budgets and cash-flows;
- Excellent
written and spoken English, including experience of writing funding
proposals and narrative reports;
- Knowledge
of: security sector development, small arms control and/or
conflict-sensitive development
- Ability
to work in a non-partisan manner, sensitive to cultural and ethnic differences;
- Experience
of working in complex and politically-sensitive contexts, and excellent
political judgement;
- A
team player: able to demonstrate a constructive, cooperative and
problem-solving approach;
- Willingness
to travel to the Somali regions (security permitting)
Terms
and Conditions
Probation:
There will be a probationary period of three months.
Salary
range: £36,671 - £43,169 gross per year + benefits
Holidays:
28 days/year in addition to agreed Kenyan public holidays
Hours:
Standard working week is 37.5 hours a week. However, the demands of the job are
likely to be such that a willingness to work longer hours, as required, will be
necessary.
Travel:
Approximately 3 months/year.
Application
Process
Please
send full CV and covering letter, detailing how you meet the selection criteria
to recruitment@saferworld.org.uk.
Please
use subject heading: Ref: Som PM
Deadline
for applications: 11th June 2012
Interviews:
It is anticipated that interviews will be held week of the 18th June in
Nairobi.
We
regret that only short-listed candidates will be contacted.