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Country: Somalia
Closing date: December 7, 2023
Fixed Term: 12 months | ASAP
Acted
For the past 30 years, international NGO Acted has been going the last mile to save lives. Currently, Acted supports 20 million people across 43 countries to meet their needs in hard-to-reach areas – and pursues a triple mandate as a humanitarian, environmental and development aid actor. Acted relies on an in-depth knowledge of local territories and contexts to develop and implement relevant long-term actions, with a wide range of local and international partners, building together a “3ZERO” world: Zero Exclusion, Zero Carbon, Zero Poverty
Acted Horn of Africa
Acted has been working in Somalia since 2009 in emergency response and resilience-building. With its capital office in Mogadishu and a coordination office in Hargeisa, Acted implements cash, CCCM, food security and livelihoods, peacebuilding and WASH activities across Southwest and Jubaland states of Somalia, and in Somaliland. In 2023, Acted’s main objective is famine prevention and saving lives, with an operational budget of almost 30m EUR and a team of over 200 staff. Acted’s approach is based on dynamic, flexible programming, finding ways to safely and compliantly operate in hard-to-reach areas, and targeting marginalized populations.
You will be in charge of
The Area Coordinator is responsible for representing Acted’s interests with local authorities, donors, beneficiary communities and other key stakeholders. The Area Coordinator is member of the senior management team and works to ensure program quality and operational implementation, as well as growth where appropriate and feasible, and strong representation. The Area Coordinator directly supervises Project Managers ensuring that projects and programs address beneficiary needs and are implemented according to Acted’s global strategy, donor guidelines, approved work plans and budgets The Area Coordinator also oversees day-to-day operations and security in the respective area.
Positioning
Context analysis
Strategy Implementation
Networking, positioning and general representation:
Proposal development
Advocacy
Promotion of Acted network
Management and Internal Coordination
Staff Management
Internal Coordination
Project Implementation Follow-up
Project Implementation Tracking
Project Quality Control
Partner Management
FLATS Management
Finance Management
Logistics & IT Management
Administration and HR Management
Transparency/Compliance Management
Security Management
Expected skills and qualifications
Background in international development, emergency operations, humanitarian programmes etc. ;
Extensive project management experience in emergency and/or development programmes;
Basic management skills preferred (HR, finance, logistics);
At least four years’ relevant professional experience, preferably including security management;
Proven leadership and team management skills required;
Ability to work under pressure;
Strong negotiation and interpersonal skills and flexibility;
Conditions
Salary between 2900 and 3300€ monthly (before income tax), depending on the level of education, security level, etc as well as a monthly living allowance of $300
Accommodation and food provided in Acted guesthouse
Pension, health insurance, life insurance and repatriation assistance (& unemployment insurance for EU citizens)
Flight tickets every 6 months & visa fees covered
Contribution to the luggage transportation: up to 100 kgs, depending on the length of the contract
R&R every 3 months, flight tickets covered up to $500 and allowance of $200
Annual leave of 25 to 43 days per year
One week pre-departure training in Acted HQ, including a 4-days in situ security training
Tax advice (free 30-minute call with a tax consultant)
Psychological assistance
Please send your application (CV and letter of motivation) by email (jobs@acted.org), including the reference: AC/SOM
Please note that Acted will never charge a fee for the recruitment process.
Job City: Somalia
Organization: Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development Somalia
Website: https://ngojobsinafrica.com/job/somaliland-area-coordinator-3/
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