Job Description

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Background:

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. We protect displaced people and support them as they build a new future. We started our relief efforts after World War Two. Today, we work in both new and protracted crises across many countries. We specialise in six areas: cash and market, education, shelter, legal assistance, camp management, and water, sanitation and hygiene. We stand up for people forced to flee. NRC is a determined advocate for displaced people. We promote and defend displaced people's rights and dignity in local communities, with national governments and in the international arena.

NRC has been operating in Somalia since 2004, providing critical aid for internally displaced persons (IDPs) and returnees. We work in the hard-to-reach areas – helping families get the food, water, shelter and support they urgently need.

BRCiS is a humanitarian and resilience-building Consortium, led by NRC, that takes a holistic approach to strengthening the capacity of Somali communities to resist and recover from shocks without undermining their pathway out of poverty. Created in 2013, the Consortium has grown into one of the largest resilience programmes in Somalia, delivering integrated, area-based programming across the country through a network of international and local Member agencies and downstream partners. The Consortium is led by the Consortium Management Unit (CMU) which coordinates strategy, quality and reporting across the portfolio.

BRCiS is currently implementing the EU-funded Capacity-building Opportunities for the Betterment of Displacement-Affected Communities (KOBAC) Action, a 36-month, EUR 11 million Action supporting nature-based, durable solutions for DACs in Afgoye (South West State) and Jowhar (Hirshabelle State). The Action is implemented by NRC, with Concern Worldwide as co-applicant, and WARDI and HIJRA engaged as local partners. The Federal Government of Somalia is also engaged in the programme, represented by the National Center for Rural Development and Durable Solutions (NCRDS). KOBAC is designed as a government-driven, area-based Action aligned to the National Solutions Pathway Action Plan (NSPAP 2024-2029) under the National Transformation Plan, and spans strengthened government capacity for durable solutions coordination, whole-system infrastructure design and delivery, and market-based livelihoods, underpinned by a dedicated MEAL workstream.

NRC therefore seeks to recruit an experienced Project Coordinator, based in Mogadishu within the BRCiS CMU, to coordinate and support the implementation of the Action.

Responsibilities

Generic Responsibilities:

1. Contribute to the strengthening and continuous refinement of MEAL frameworks, including study design, sampling methodologies, data collection tools, and data quality assurance protocols. Provide technical guidance to the CMU, field teams, and external consultants on the operationalization of these frameworks to ensure methodological rigor and fitness-for-purpose of all data assets.
2. Establish and oversee data quality assurance procedures to validate the accuracy, reliability, and integrity of all Consortium data utilized in analytical outputs. Ensure all data collection and management lifecycle activities comply with NRC policies, donor compliance requirements, and data protection regulations.

3. Adherence to BRCiS/NRC policies, tools, handbooks, and guidelines.

4. Oversea the implementation of the KOBAC Action according to the plan of action.

5. Conduct quality control and provide technical support to implementing partners.

6. Coordination of implementation of the Action work plan (activities, budget and project documentation) in line with proposals, strategies and donor requirements.

7. Provide specific technical support and capacity building to Consortium partners.

8. Assess, promote and document ideas for technical improvement and further program development options.

9. Prepare and develop quarterly and donor reports as required by management.

10. Coordinate between all parties engaged in KOBAC, including NCRDS and municipal authorities.

11. Ensure proper filing of documents

Specific responsibilities:

• Lead high-quality, timely donor reporting, including developing/preparing templates, maintaining a regular reporting schedule, reviewing Member and partner report submissions for completion and quality, generating narrative report content for CMU-led activities, and consolidating final narrative reports into a coherent whole.

• Coordinate with BRCiS Members (NRC, Concern Worldwide) and local partners (WARDI, HIJRA) to ensure activity implementation, compliance with EU rules and contractual obligations, and accountability to DACs in Jowhar and Afgoye.

• Oversee compliance and grant/risk management, including FSTP oversight of NCRDS and support to Member-led FSTP arrangements, and inform BRCiS Members and the CMU of significant variations in activities, expenditure, or reporting deadlines.

• Collaborate with BRCiS Member focal points on capacity strengthening for downstream implementing partners (WARDI, HIJRA), ensuring adherence to BRCiS minimum standards for capacity strengthening and identifying opportunities for cross-consortium learning.

• Organise and follow up on the annual KOBAC Project Steering Committee (KPSC), quarterly project review meetings, inter-ministerial coordination meetings, and joint field monitoring missions with NCRDS, FGS/FMS institutions, and municipal authorities.

• Coordination support to Output 1 activities such as the Integrated Monitoring System/Government Solutions Portal and Research and Policy Briefs.

• Takes lead in coordinating revisions of the KOBAC project documents as necessary in collaboration with CMU departments and Members, and in identifying and documenting best practices, lessons learnt and relevant human-interest stories for publication and dissemination.

Experiences and Qualifications

Professional Competencies

Generic Professional Competencies:

• Applicable degree in international relations, business, economics, or related field.
• Proven experience in humanitarian/development aid in complex and/or insecure environments.
• Demonstrable experience with durable solution or resilience programming and/or measurement, experience managing consortium would be an advantage.
• Excellent report and proposal writing skills in English language, including synthesis and elaboration of qualitative and quantitative inputs/data (compilation of reports alone is not adequate).
• Excellent English language communication skills – negotiation, networking, influencing, public speaking and facilitating workshops at different levels.
• Ability to work closely with field based national staff and experience in various staff training and development approaches.
• Strong planning, monitoring and organizational skills with good knowledge of the use of logical and result-based monitoring and evaluation frameworks.
• Ability to write high quality concept notes and technical sections for donor proposals

Behavioral Competencies:

• Handling insecure environments 
• Managing resources to optimize results
• Empowering and building trust
• Managing performance and development
• Planning and delivering results

Context /Specific Skills , Knowledge and experience (shall be adapted to the specific position): 

• Knowledge of the context in Durable Solutions programming.

• Knowledge of the context of Somalia, including Jowhar (Hirshabelle State) and Afgoye (South West State).

   

• Experience from working in complex and volatile contexts, multi-country disaster preparedness, response and recovery programming.

• Experience with project development

• Experience with Consortium coordination

• Experience in resource mobilisation and working with various donors and conversant with their technical frameworks and strategies

• Safety and security awareness training

What We Offer:

• Duty station: Mogadishu 
• Contract duration: 1 year renewable subject to performance and availability of funding.
• Travel:  40%
• Salary/benefits: According to NRC’s salary scale and terms and conditions, terms and conditions.
• NRC is an equal opportunities employer. In the selection of our staff, we are committed to diversity without distinction to age, gender, religion, ethnicity, nationality, and physical ability.
• NRC may be required to verify the identity of its partners and to check that its partners have not been involved in illegal activities. NRC reserves the right to use electronic screening tools for this purpose.

Skills Required

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