Senior Field Associate

Overview of position

• In the recent past, Somalia has experienced adverse weather conditions with both drought & flooding situations affecting the region. Our client continues to implement project activities to mitigate the situation as well as offer solutions that can provide preparedness.
• These regions have had growing projects activities with an aim of to mitigate the imminent resource based conflicts, improve environmental desertification control through innovative, conditional livelihood support among the different socio economic groups living in the region & its surrounding pastoral villages.
• With the need for proper coordination of the field activities, regular field monitoring, liaison with the contractors, other NGOs & the cluster as a whole & coordination with the line ministries, there is need to have a well experienced field staff to fill in the growing gap brought about by increased activities in the region.

Role objectives

Under the overall supervision of the WASH Senior Program Manager & direct supervision of the National Program Officer, the selected candidate is expected to perform the following duties:

• Provide state level leadership oversight in Dollow by coordinating all program implementation for the region with government officials in close coordination with the Field National Officer.
• Support the running of WASH fieldwork exercises in the state whilst providing support to other states under special assignment.
• Coordinate daily field activities in close cooperation with the National Field Coordinator.
• Liaise with inter agency & cluster partners & particularly the WASH cluster on coordination information.
• Actively communicate with all the concerned stakeholders including different units, other implementing partners & our clients beneficiaries in respect of the organizational policies & procedures of communication.
• Provide guidance & technical support to field based staff (including Hygiene Promoters & Enumerators) & Program Lead on M&E activities.
• Support all communication needs by providing photos & videos when need be as well as sharing necessary figures for publishing.
• In close coordination with the Wash Country M&E Officer, produce & provide high quality information for internal & external reports (e.g. monthly & quarterly internal reports, annual donor reports, M&E systems reporting & biannual institutional questionnaire, etc.).
• Conduct regular field visits to field sites to oversee the ongoing WASH intervention in the region, identify & track follow up actions related to active programs’ M&E plan & suggest corrective actions as necessary.
• Regularly liaise with other WASH implementing partners & assure proper information sharing among the partners.
• Conduct additional tasks that may be assigned by the WASH Program Manager.

Project reporting

This role works under the overall supervision of the WASH Senior Program Manager & direct supervision of the National Program Officer.

Key competencies

• Bachelor’s degree in social sciences, business administration or development studies or a related field from an accredited academic institution with five years of relevant professional experience or high school degree in the same fields with minimum seven years of relevant professional experience.
• Experience working in respective program / project preferably at field level, in emergency & conflict environments.
• Experience liaising with government authorities & other stakeholders.
• Good knowledge of south west state, its regions & districts are an advantage.
• Must be based in south west state.
• Experience working in an international organization & knowledge of the UN is essential.
• Good, communication, reporting & negotiation skills.
• Excellent monitoring, managerial, organizational skills & good accuracy & attention to details.
• Ability to work with limited supervision.
• Ability to multi task & delivers on set objectives & timelines in hardship situations.
• Experience in the usage of Microsoft Office software packages (Word, Excel etc.) & knowledge of spreadsheet & data analysis.
• Fluency in English & Somali is required (oral & written).
• Respects & promotes individual & cultural differences. Encourages diversity & inclusion.
• Maintains high ethical standards & acts in a manner consistent with organizational principles / rules & standards of conduct.
• Demonstrates ability to work in a composed, competent & committed manner & exercises careful judgment in meeting day to day challenges.
• Demonstrates willingness to take a stand on issues of importance.
• Shows compassion for others, makes people feel safe, respected & fairly treated.
• Develops & promotes effective collaboration within & across units to achieve shared goals & optimize results.
• Produces & delivers quality results in a service oriented & timely manner. Is action oriented & committed to achieving agreed outcomes.
• Continuously seeks to learn, share knowledge & innovate.
• Takes ownership for achieving the organization’s priorities & assumes responsibility for own actions & delegated work.
• Encourages & contributes to clear & open communication. Explains complex matters in an informative, inspiring & motivational way.

Team management

This role has no team management responsibility.

Further information

• Qualified female candidates are encouraged to apply for this role.
• The highest educational certificate of the selected candidate will be sent for cross verification.