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Background
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). 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.
General Responsibilities
Under the close supervision of the BRCiS M&E Coordinator, the M&E Officer will work closely with the BRCiS Consortium Management Unit (CMU)โs M&E team as well as with the M&E teams of Consortium Members to executive a wide range of tasks including, but not limited to the following:
Maintain and administer the BRCiS call center andย support the planning and implementation of the Consortiumโs phone surveys.ย Clean data and ensure the accuracy of data collected during BRCiS Consortium surveys including baseline, PDM, and endline and flag any issues to the relevant consortium member. Supports the BRCiS M&E Coordinatorsย and M&E Manager in training Members on the use of the Consortium M&Eโs tools and systems, including frequent visits to BRCiS Membersโ offices and operations to ensure these are adequately and consistently used by Members. Lead the beneficiary verifications to ensure targeted beneficiaries fit projectโs selection criteria. Conduct qualitative and quantitative data collection with the supervision of the BRCiS M&E Coordinator and Manager. Coordinate with Members to compile M&E-related inputs independently from start to finish with limited supervision. Contribute to the design and analysis of quantitative and qualitative survey instruments in collaboration with the MEAL Technical Working Group. Act as ย BRCiS Consortium focal point for Complaint and Response Mechanism (CRM) mechanism. Manages and expands positive and trusting relationships with Consortium Members that fosters professional development, programme ownership and decision-making of national staff in order to reach greater programme impacts.ย Any other ad-hoc request defined by the BRCiS M&E Coordinator/BRCiS M&E Manager.Specific responsibilities
ย Coordination (50%)
Provide coordination support for data collection exercises conducted by BRCiS and by external consultants including but not limited to the Consortiumโs annual household interviews, seasonal monitoring surveys, outcome harvesting surveys, Early Warning Early Action (EWEA) system, post-distribution monitoring forms, etc.ย Coordinate the timely submission of internal performance reviews in the field assessing Membersโ performance in M&E.ย Supervise the implementation of phone surveys for the Consortiumโs planned M&E activities. Coordinate with Consortium Members on the timely submission of data requests coming from Third-Party Monitors.ย Assist in organizing BRCiS MEAL meetings, trainings and workshops. ยTechnical Support (50%)
Assist with the development and implementation of evaluation and research activities by reviewing tools, methodologies, analysing data, contributing to the interpretation of findings and reporting-writing.ย Provide support to internal/external reviews, evaluations, and lessons learned exercises.ย Hire, train and supervisor BRCiS enumerators in BRCiS call center. Supervise data collection (both field and phone interviews), conduct data quality assurance, answer questions from the enumerators at BRCiS call center and provide guidance and feedback. Review reports from surveys and offer recommendations for consequent reports.ย Manage the Consortium Complaint and Response Mechanism (CRM) mechanismOur Ideal Candidate:
We are looking for a university degree graduate preferably in social sciences, statistics and knowledge management, international relations and/or development or other relevant discipline with at least 2-3 years' experience in an international NGO preferably in an emergency or post-conflict setting, including M&E capacity and systems development.
Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
Documented results related to the positionโs responsibilities.ย Fluency in English, both written and verbal.
We are particularly looking for a positive individual with strong communication skills, who can build trust and confidently navigate both internally and externally at different levels.
In this position you will join highly motivated and expert staff who are making a difference to the most vulnerable people
What We Offer:
Contract period:ย Until December 2023 with possibility of extension
Salary/benefits:ย According to NRCโs salary scale and terms and conditions
Duty station:ย Mogadishu
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.
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 strongly encouraged to apply 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.