JOB TITLE: Humanitarian Coordinator
TEAM/PROGRAMME:
Somalia Country Office Operations team
LOCATION:
Nairobi, Kenya
POST TYPE: Kenyan National
GRADE: 3
CONTRACT LENGTH:
1 years (renewable)
CHILD SAFEGUARDING:
Level 3: the role holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work in country programs; or are visiting country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff.
ROLE PURPOSE:
The humanitarian coordinator should monitor evolving contexts in coordination with the Area teams, provide technical support to field and area offices monitoring humanitarian context, and support programme operations to respond to escalating humanitarian needs as required. Humanitarian Coordinator will provide contingency capacity if context overwhelms field operational capacity, reporting through the Field Management structure.
The role holder will coordinate immediate and appropriate response to children's needs during humanitarian crises as well as cross sector collaboration among technical units. He/she will coordinate with PDQ team to ensure funding proposals are produced and donor reporting requirements are adhered to, and are of the highest standard and that Save the Children's commitment to improving quality and accountability in humanitarian work is upheld, and complies with all relevant policies and procedures with respect to child protection, health and safety.
In addition they will represent Save the Children at high level donor meetings and where emergency and refugee programing is concerned, ensuring an appropriate role on the accountability and activity matrix for each humanitarian programme.
SCOPE OF ROLE:
Reports to: Director of Programme Operations
Dimensions: Save the Children Somalia/Somaliland Country Office has nearly 400 staff and works across the country, with local offices in Boroma and Hargeisa in Somaliland; Bosaso, Garowe, Galkayo and Gardo in Puntland; Beletweyne, Abudwak and Adaado in Central Somalia; and in Dhobley, Baidoa and Mogadishu, which is our base for South Somalia. Our Country Office coordination and administration base is in Nairobi, Kenya. Our current expenditure budget is $ 45M annualy.
Staff directly reporting to this post:
Technical line management: Emergency Focal persons based at both the Area and Field level
KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
Management of humanitarian programmes
· Alongside the operations director, assume overall management oversight of planning and implementation of the SC humanitarian response and programme budget in Somalia
· Expand the programming portfolio through capacity building of field staff, development of partnerships and networks, as well as development of new funding opportunities
· As overall budget holder of humanitarian grants in the emergency phase, monitor the implementation of grant budgets, keeping all stakeholders informed and ensuring any corrective actions are taken
· Ensure that existing finance guidelines and related administrative procedures are adhered to and that grant finances are kept in an exemplary state
· Coordinate regular management and technical support visits to implementation sites to ensure that programming meets/exceeds international and Save the Children standards and corresponds to work plans and budgets
· Ensure compliance with all relevant policies and procedures of Save the Children, e.g. child rights and safeguarding, donors and the government
· Work closely with other thematic areas to harmonize humanitarian interventions
· Work in closely with the Logistics, Security, DCD-Operations, Area Representatives, Field Managers and Program Managers to ensure efficient delivery and support of humanitarian programmes and staff safety and security in high risk areas where humanitarian response programing is operational
Humanitarian preparedness and response
· Ensure rapid response to the needs of children and their families in times of crisis
· Lead the development of the country programme’s Humanitarian Preparedness and Response Strategy and Contingency Plans and liaise closely with the Save the Children Humanitarian Team
· Make clear recommendations based on the Somalia’s Response Strategy re: proposed programme content, staffing, management and administration arrangements and budget with clear indications of funding and technical support resources
· To ensure a funding strategy is in place to resource the delivery of the humanitarian response strategy
· Ensure Save the Children programmes are included or referenced in the UN CAP and Flash appeals
· Continually monitor the situation of the affected population and ensure revisions to humanitarian response strategy where necessary
· Develop, ensure training and activate country Emergency Response Team as necessary
· Working with the research department, ensure rapid humanitarian multi-sectoral integrated assessments are undertaken as necessary to continue to inform the implementation of the humanitarian response strategy
· Support the Security Focal Point to ensure that optimal safety and security management procedures and practices are in place for the humanitarian response programme and continually monitor the safety and security situation, adapting staff safety and security procedures accordingly
· To lead on the content and staffing of the humanitarian response; define and request support needed from the country office, regional office and SCI Humanitarian Team
· Develop and train the country Emergency Response Team in coordination with the EARO and the SCI Humanitarian Team
· Ensure that SMT and Regional Humanitarian team are well informed on issues related to humanitarian response and humanitarian risk management pertaining to all areas of operations and that all humanitarian programming in Ethiopia is well integrated with the regional and global humanitarian response system of Save the Children.
Monitoring and reporting
· Ensure that programme objectives and activities are agreed upon within the context of Save the Children values, aims and objectives
· Ensure production and timely dissemination of high quality, analytical reports, supply of regular situation reports, and collection, analysis and dissemination of relevant information and data relevant to the response
· Evaluate, monitor and review to ensure strict compliance of programme activities with Save the Children national and global policies and procedures and with relevant donor regulations and agreements, SPHERE guidelines and the NGO code of conduct.
Representation, communication & relationship building
· Represent Save the Children on national forums, workshops and meetings regarding humanitarian issues
· Establish and maintain strong relationships with key national partners and coordinate with other INGOs with humanitarian capacity, including government and UN colleagues
· Ensure effective representation of Save the Children’s humanitarian response to local authorities, donors, working groups, clusters, task forces, and other members of the humanitarian community
· Ensure establishment and maintenance of strong working relationships with local communities, community based organisations and other local authorities as appropriate.
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SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS (our Values in Practice)
Delivering Results
· Translates complex contextual information into planning and achieving results effectively
· Ability to take a range of potentially complex and conflicting information and make decisions
· Designs and reviews large and complex operations to ensure maximum impact
· Ensures measures and metrics are in place to track performance in large and complex programmes
· Establishes clear and compelling objectives with teams and individuals and monitors progress and performance
· Holds others accountable for achieving results and challenges underperformance
Working effectively with others
· Puts mechanisms in place to ensure effective collaborative working across boundaries
· Enables people from a wide range of backgrounds and perspectives to contribute to positive outcomes
· Breaks down silo working and challenges behaviours that are not collaborative
· Knows when to follow and lend leadership to strengthen other leaders
Problem Solving and decision making**
· Identifies and addresses root causes of long-term problems facing the country programme
· Brings in external perspective to ensure strategic decision making remains relevant and future focused
· Provides a strategic framework to support decision making
· Explores and analyses external trends and their potential impact on strategic choices
· Takes calculated risks and has the courage to stand by decisions despite resistance
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
- Bachelor’s degree in social sciences or any other relevant field required, Master’s degree preferred
- Recommended minimum of 4 years’ experience in humanitarian programme management, preparedness and response in several fragile or complex contexts
- Significant experience of managing logistics, security and operations
- Understanding of international humanitarian aid systems and agencies
- Experience of working in insecure environments
- Ample knowledge of humanitarian response and transitional program concepts, policies, frameworks, strategies and components, as well as development concepts and frameworks
- Extensive on the ground experience in multi-sectoral humanitarian response, including food aid programs
- Experience in logistics management
- Solid budgeting skills and knowledge of key donor regulations
- Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiation and coaching
- Highly developed cultural awareness and ability to work well in an international environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures
- Commitment to Save the Children's practices and procedures and ways of working with children
- Willingness to work and travel in often difficult and insecure environments
- Fluency in English, both verbal and written
- Competency in local language is preferred but not required
- Commitment to Save the Children values
CHILD SAFEGUARING POLICY:
Any employee, consultant, contractor or the supplier undertaking an activity on behalf of SCI must sign the Child Safeguarding - Declaration of Acceptance Form] and comply with the SCIs Child Safeguarding Policy which is a statement of SCI’s commitment to preventing abuse and protecting children with whom it comes into contact.
This extends not only to children with whom SCI and its partners work directly, but also includes children whom staff are responsible for. SCI believes that the situation of children must be improved through the promotion of their rights supported and demonstrated by all members of staff. Save the Children International's Code of Conduct sets out the standards which all staff members must adhere to.
HOW TO APPLY:
Interested candidates are required to submit a CV and mandatory cover letter quoting the Job Title and Vacancy Announcement No. SCI/SOM/28/16 on the subject line. The file name of the CV and attachments must be the applicants name and sent to Somalia.vacancies@savethechildren.org. For more information please visit www.somaliangoconsortium.org
Applications close on 2nd September 2016
Disclaimer:
Save the Children International does not charge any kind of fee at whichever stage of the recruitment process and does not act through recruitment agents
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
Female candidates are encouraged to apply
Date: August 2016 Author: SCI e
