Country: Somalia
Closing date: 25 Jun 2017
The German Red Cross (GRC) is part of a worldwide community assisting victims of conflicts and disasters and people affected by social or health related crises. The Red Cross / Red Crescent Movement provides vulnerable people with assistance without discrimination as to nationality, race, religious beliefs, class or political opinions and adheres to the seven Fundamental Principles of the Movement: Humanity, Impartiality, Neutrality, Independence, Voluntary Service, Unity and Universality. The German Red Cross assists in disaster response, rehabilitation and capacity building projects internationally on appeals of their sister organisations within the Movement.
GRC is currently seeking a Project Manager with specific Cash Transfer Programming (CTP) expertise, for the management of a Drought Response Project.
The main purpose of this position is to set up, co-manage and support the Somali Red Crescent Society (SRCS) in the implementation of their six months Drought Response Project. The main focus will be on Cash Transfer Programming (CTP), combined with a minor WASH component. The project will provide cash transfer support to beneficiaries through a mobile money transfer with local service providers, hygiene kits and conduct sessions on hygiene promotion. The Project Manager will work with the SRCS ensuring efficient implementation, monitoring and reporting of the project activities according to Partner National Societies (PNS) Consortium requirements.
Duration: starting August 1st 2017 until April 30th 2018
Location: Hargeisa/Somalia
General Responsibilities and Tasks:
- Represent GRC in Somalia regarding this specific project vis-à-vis the SRCS, Movement partners and other stakeholders
- Build and foster good relations with the SRCS, the Federation Secretariat, the ICRC, Partner National Societies (PNSs) and other national and international organizations in the country, in relation to this project
- Represent GRC during project-specific donor/partner monitoring visits
- Promote effective team building among the project staff to promote diversity and create an enabling environment whereby team members – individually and collectively – can give their best in pursuit of the project objectives
Project specific:
- Ensure that the project is well planned, implemented and reported upon in a timely and accurate manner, in close cooperation with SRCS
- Ensure adequate capacity building on the CTP component, including training, lessons learnt, development/review of SOPs, alignment of approaches with other CTP partners to SRCS (IFRC, ICRC), etc.
- Together with SRCS, continuously work towards improving the implementation quality, monitoring, evaluation and reporting
- Review/produce narrative and financial project reports before they are submitted to the donors
- Take full charge of the project budget and related financial reporting, in close cooperation with SRCS
- At all times, promote the learning environment and ensure that SRCS develop capacities to manage large scale cash transfer projects using mobile money-transfer approach
- Ensure post-distribution monitoring of the cash transfers is well implemented and reported upon. Set up and oversee a robust monitoring system of all other project components, including the beneficiary feedback mechanisms
- Provide on-the-job training, workshops and evaluation/lessons-learnt exercises to SRCS on the CTP component, in order to enhance the capacity of the national partner in developing and delivering effective and high quality integrated food security interventions
- In cooperation with SRCS, promote information and knowledge sharing on CTP
- Promote transparency in terms of follow-up actions that arise from the monitoring and beneficiary complaints findings.
- Take up any other tasks assigned by the agreed line manager
Required Skills:
- Proven experience in managing a Cash Transfer Program
- Profound experience in Program Management
- Readiness to work in remote areas with with frequent travels
- Ability to work independently and as a team member
- Ability and agreement to adhere to the Red Cross Red Crescent Fundamental Principles
- Readiness to go on assignment without partner
- Oral and written fluency in English
- Ability to work effectively in multi-cultural environments
- Ability to complete a thorough medical screening process 'working abroad under specific climate and health conditions'
- Valid Driving Licence
GRC offers you a compensation package according to the collective employment agreement of the GRC as well as an expatriation allowance during your mission. In Somalia we provide you with an accommodation. In addition to a full insurance package (health insurance for residence abroad, private accident insurance, private liability insurance, luggage insurance) GRC is as well covering a home flight withing a 12-month period of assignment and medical check-ups before and after your mission. Before your assignment you will receive briefings prior as well as during and after your mission.
How to apply:
Kindly apply by submitting your application by using the GRC online application system DRK HRnet until June 25th 2017.
Please indicate Ref. No. 2017- 106 with your application.
Further information on our recruiting procedure can be found on our homepage.