Country: Somalia
Closing date: 31 Jul 2018
TERMS OF REFERENCE
Position: CRISP Project Manager
Reports to: Programme Director
Place of work: Garowe
Opening date: 21, Aug 2018
Closing date: 30 Aug, 2018
About KAALO
KAALO Aid and Development (KAD) is a community based non-profit, humanitarian and development organization, headquartered in Garowe, Puntland in Somalia. The organization was established in October, 1991 just after the collapse of the Somali central government. KAALO is one of the humanitarian and development NGO in Somalia. The organization has been in existence for 27 years with a successful record in implementing more than 200 programs and projects in both the emergency and the development sector in 9 regions of Puntland. Considering the need and the prevailing development issues in other parts of Somalia, KAALO has expanded the geographic areas of its operation and now includes South and Central Somalia. Kaalo has more than 20 donors and partners, including UN agencies and international humanitarian agencies.
About the project
KAALO secured 3-year project from EU with Consortium of the Development of Norway (DF). The project focused building the resilience of the Somali communities in Puntland and Somaliland. The overall objective of the Project is to increase the resilience of communities in Somaliland and Puntland. The intermediate objective is to reduce the vulnerability of communities and households to climate related shocks and disasters, with actions under two specific objectives**:**
To build the capacity of communities and local institutions to better manage climate-related shocks and disasters.
To strengthen the target groups’ livelihood security
Therefore, KAALO is seeking competent person to fill the vacant position.
Job summery
The position holders will be responsible the overall coordination and implementation of CRISP Project and will ensure the compliance of the donor’s requirement and timely preparation of quality project progress reports, Situational reports and other information needs as required, for the support offices and donors.
Duties and responsibilities
· To be responsible for proper leadership of Project in compliance with donors’ requirements and regulations.
· Ensure timely preparation of quality project progress reports, Situational reports and other information needs as required, for the support offices and donors.
· Review, provide input and endorse livelihoods programs technical matters
· Contribute the mainstreaming of cross-cutting issues in all Livelihoods, Programmes, in particular the integration of protection, child protection, disability and gender.
· Leads the development of resilience and livelihoods Proposal Development, theory of change (TOC) and related relevant technical models that are appropriate to the context and community profiles
· Contribute to the development of KAALO strategy, action plan, and priorities the activity plan.
· Provide relevant information and Contribute in the process of identification, assessment and design of new Livelihoods projects, including participation in developing grantproposals, log frames, monitoring and evaluation plans and budgets in collaboration with the program management unit.
· Support keeping accurate and up-to-date records of all Programme documents, resources, lessons and good practices, and facilitate their circulation and use within the WNRR and across the partnership.
· Work with M&E department to Design baselines, program/project monitoring activities, reviews, lessons learnt events and program evaluation exercises in line with various project documents
· Provide technical support in the review of sector technical reports and donor reports before submission to the donors.
· Meet line ministries and funding agency share and participate the discussion meetings among the project stakeholders, reviewing training reports, quarter reports and final reports by reporting both KAALO concerned departments and the funding.
Qualifications: Education/Knowledge/Technical Skills and Experience
· Minimum Qualification required: University degree in Agriculture, Food Security, Agro-forestry orrelated discipline.
· Experience: 3 years in managing livelihood program/project management, preferably in a senior position in international NGO
· Preferred Master’s degree in International Development, Agriculture, Food Security or relateddiscipline or additional credentials or certificates in specific sector-related topics such as ruralagriculture, economics, climate change, resource planning and agriculture
· Experience in coordination, working with other partners and stakeholders such as government, local traditional leaders
· Capable of developing and maintaining positive internal and external relationships within the response.
· Cross-cultural sensitivity, flexible worldview, emotional maturity and physical stamina.
· Ability to maintain performance expectations in diverse cultural contexts, psychologically stressful environments and physical hardship conditions with limited resources
· Ability to cope and deal with stress and work under stressful work conditions is a requirement
How to apply
If you meet all above requirements please send your resume and cover letter to operations@kaalo.org , and copy to program@kaalo.org . Not later than 31th July 2018, at 5:00pm
Only shortlisted will be contacted
How to apply:
How to apply
If you meet all above requirements please send your resume and cover letter to operations@kaalo.org , and copy to program@kaalo.org . Not later than 31th July 2018, at 5:00pm
Only shortlisted will be contacted