NRC has been active in Somalia since 2004 with four area offices in Kismayu, Mogadishu, Garowe and Hargeisa, providing protection and humanitarian assistance to refugees, internally displaced persons and returnees in Somaliland, Puntland, South Central and Jubbaland regions. NRC offers a comprehensive response for returnees and IDPs of high need, addressing their food security, livelihood, shelter, education, ICLA, and water, hygiene and sanitation needs and also responding to emergencies through NRCโs five core competences: Shelter, Education, Food Security and Livelihoods, WASH and Information, Counselling and Legal Assistance (ICLA).
NRC Somalia is part of NRCโs East Africa and Yemen regional operation which comprises of large-scale multi-country humanitarian and early recovery interventions spread across Ten countries (Kenya, Somalia, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Yemen, Eritrea, South Sudan, Uganda, Tanzania and Sudan).ย NRCโs overall strategy in the region is to enhance protection and promote the rights of displaced people in humanitarian need by improving living conditions and seeking durable solutions. The regional office is based in Nairobi and works with country programmes to ensure standardization of programmatic and operational approaches, promote multi country programming and ensuring quality and coordination.ย
General Responsibilities
Ensure adherence by BRCiS with NRC Somalia organizational policies, procedures, tools, handbooks and guidelines for project cycle management. Prepare and develop status reports as required by management. Promote and share ideas for improvement of programming function and quality. Ensure proper filing of documents, ensuring proper maintenance of all hard copy project documentation and timely uploading of documentation onto the SharePoint (365 NRC Intranet). Participate in external coordination meetings as may be appropriate.ย Proactively support initiatives to strengthen staff capacity to effectively use NRC systems and related tools for effective project cycle management. Other responsibilities as assigned by the BRCiS CMU Programme Manager, Chief of Party, or other leadership.Specific responsibilitiesย
Project Reporting
Maintain the BRCiS project reporting schedule/Grants Snapshot and associated tasks including regular preparation and dissemination of reporting deadlines and templates with BRCiS Members. Coordinate development of project reports for the consortium and be responsible for the quality and timely submission of required reports to NRC RO, HQ, Donors and agencies/partners; consolidated project reports should not be a copy and paste of individual Membersโ inputs, but rather demonstrate a coherent project narrative. Work alongside CMU Project Managers for respective projects on the quality control of reporting inputs. Close the loop on all project reporting, ensuring that final materials are filed and accessible to BRCiS Members.Subgrant Management
Prepare draft subgrant agreements for BRCiS Members, cascading necessary contractual requirements from prime awards and additional CMU project management requirements.ย Follow up and maintain a record on BRCiS Membersโ compliance with subgrant agreement terms including compliance requirements, punctual submission of reports, and other requirements.ย Provide necessary support to BRCiS Member staff to ensure adherence to donor regulations and requirements.ย Oversee modifications to subgrant agreements as required in case of project revision, including as part of allocating the BRCiS III Crisis Modifier in collaboration with the BRCiS III CMU Project Manager and the CMU Finance Team.Project/Proposal Development
Prepare and maintain project development timelines and supporting project development documentation (templates, guidance notes, annotated calls for proposal, etc.). Support the BRCiS CMU Programme Manager, other CMU teammates, and BRCiS Member representatives with program design, with a focus on compliance with donor requirements (including governing regulations as well as specific call for proposal requirements).ย Compile proposal inputs from Members and CMU teammates into consolidated first drafts with a focus on a single, coherent consortium narrative and not copy and paste of various inputs. Close the loop on all project reporting, ensuring that final materials are filed and accessible to BRCiS Members.Critical interfaces
Project reporting and project development: BRCiS Membersโ project managers, BRCiS CMU Project Managers & Programme Manager, BRCiS MEAL Team, NRC East Africa Regional Officeย Project quality control, Member capacity development, and routine support: CMU Programme Manager, CMU Finance Team, CMU MEAL Team, BRCiS Membersโ project managers, downstream partners of BRCiS members, other field focal pointsCompetencies
Professional competencies:
What We Offer:
Contract period:ย Up to December 2023, with possible extensionย
Salary/benefits:ย According to NRCโs salary scale and terms and conditions
Duty station:ย Mogadishu, Somaliaย
Additional Information:
Candidates are encouraged to apply early, as applications may be screened prior to the vacancy deadline.
Incomplete, email and paper applications will not be considered.
Qualified female candidates are stronglyย encouraging. The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. We work in crises across more than 31 countries, providing emergencies and long-term assistance to millions of people every year. We stand up for people forced to flee, advocating their rights. NORCAP, our global provider of expertise, helps improve international and local ability to prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from crises. NRC also runs the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre in Geneva, a global leader in reporting on and advocating for people displaced within their own country. Employment with NRC may lead to employment in or deployment to Regions, Countries, Areas or Offices that may be host to considerable health, safety and security risks. NRC takes this very seriously and we have procedures in place to reduce known risks, but will never be able to take away all risks. NRC is an equal opportunities employer and aims to have staffing diversity in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, nationality and physical ability.