CDRD and Governance Coordinator - Mogadishu, Somalia

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Background

Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is an independent, non-profit organization (NGO), founded on the basis of humanitarian principles and human rights based approach, to secure the protection of refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs), and to promoting long term solutions to the problems of forced displacement. DRC has been working in Somalia since 1998 and implements advocacy, development and rehabilitation programmes in Somaliland, Puntland, South and Central Somalia. The strategic focus of the current Somalia/Somaliland programme is to facilitate, prepare and sustain return processes, with a focus on rural communities and districts.

In 2012 DRC has adopted a 3-year Strategic Programme Document (SPD) for the Horn of Africa and Yemen. The SPD has five programme pillars:

• Integrated Emergency Response (IER);

• Integrated Protection and Empowerment (IPE);

• Community Driven Recovery and Development (CDRD),

• Turning the Tide (TT);

• Gain Resilience, Opportunities and Work (GROW).

Within the third pillar, in Somalia DRC implements the Community-Driven Recovery and Development (CDRD) project, and the Develop Informed and Accountable Local Governance through User Empowerment (DIALOGUE) project. Moreover, DRC is part of a consortium with IRC, CARE and UNICEF on a joint program on Peace building and Local Governance.

The Community-Driven Recovery and Development (CDRD) project is a collaborative effort between Danida, the Dutch government, DFID, DRC, EC, SIDA and UNICEF. The overall objective of the CDRD project is to strengthen local level governance and community-based organisations to meet community development needs. The specific objectives of the CDRD are: a) to enable communities to freely exercise their right to decide on the design, implementation and evaluation of their own development programs (Community empowerment); b) to develop and to build the capacity of local government to be more responsive to community needs (Bottom-up governance); c) to enable the delivery of sustainable and inclusive services and infrastructures (Socio and economic services).

The CDRD provides both demand- and supply-driven training and technical assistance to existing institutions at community level, such as the Village Committees (which are sub-committees of the District Council) and ad-hoc community-based groups, to mobilize communities, develop plans at community level (or inform the District Development Framework -when this is in place), draft sub-project proposals and budgets, manage sub-projects, and maintain services and infrastructures created by the sub-projects;

In addition, the CDRD provides (a) two rounds of untied Block Grants, each round averaging USD 17,000 per community, to finance a sub-project proposal developed either out of the District Development Framework, or, alternatively, of the community plan (if the former is not in place), and (b) Social Services Access Grants (SAGs), a one-off conditional cash transfer scheme, provide a grant not exceeding USD 6,000 per community to financially support the poorest and most vulnerable members in the target communities in accessing certain social services.

CDRD works in close coordination with the UN Joint Program on Local Governance and Service Delivery (JPLG). CDRD has its focus at the community level, whereas JPLG has its focus at district level. CDRD usually precedes the work of the JPLG and helps creating an enabling environment for future JPLG intervention. In some districts, CDRD is implemented jointly with the Community Safety Project of the Danish Demining Group (DDG), a specialized unit within the DRC.

The DIALOGUE project works in conjunction with the CDRD. The overall objective of the DIALOGUE project is to support the effective participation of non-government organizations at the local level in peace-building and good governance. The objectives of the Dialogue project are in common with objectives a) and b) of the CDRD project. The DIALOGUE project intends to reinforce the impact of the CDRD approach and, in particular, to complement the participatory approach of the CDRD with additional activities that are aimed to support the state building process and the reconciliation process in the target districts.

The CDRD project and the DIALOGUE project have been recently merged into a single programme, called CDRD&DIALOGUE programme. However, there is pre-existing DIALOGUE project, funded by the EC, that is implemented as stand-alone project and there are several pre-existing CDRD projects that do not include DIALOGUE activities.

Purpose

The Coordinator of the CDRD and Governance is a member of the DRC technical team. He/she will report to the Deputy Country Director. He/she will liaise with the DRC Secretariat on CDR/D on all policy and technical aspects of the CDRD programme.

Under the CDRD pillar, the CDRD&DIALOGUE programme has established a project Quality Assurance Unit (QAU) comprising the Coordinator, an M&E Specialist, a M&E Officer, an Engineer Assistant, an Engineer Trainer, a Community Development Trainer, a Management Information System (MIS) Officer and three MIS assistants. The CDRD&DIALOGUE programme has an Operations Manual that sets the procedures and roles and responsibilities of all parties involved (for more details please refer to the website at www.somcdrd.org)

The CDRD&DIALOGUE programme is implemented by the DRC Area Managers (AMs) with the support of national area coordinators. The latter supervise the CDRD&DIALOGUE programme field teams. The QAU provides recommendations to the AMs and carries out the monitoring of the CDRD&DIALOGUE programme.

The Coordinator will head the QAU, and will ensure that the CDRD&DIALOGUE programme is implemented according to the provisions of the Operations Manual and the annual work plans. He/she will support the field teams with technical inputs, training and advice. He/she will coordinate with other project partners and stakeholders.

In addition, he/she will act as DRC focal point for the technical unit of the Governance and Peace-building programme jointly implemented by CARE, DRC, IRC, and UNICEF.

Key Responsibilities

CDRD&DIALOGUE programme

• In consultation with the Deputy Country Director and the finance Manager, identify funding gaps and additional needs in projects under the CDRD&DIALOGUE programme, and develop project proposals and budgets with the collaboration of the Programme Development and Quality Manager.

• Follow up with the CDRD secretariat for the revision of, or development of new methodologies and revision of the Operations Manual of the CDRD&DIALOGUE programme, including annexes, forms and templates;

• Represent the CDRD&DIALOGUE programme with government, donors and other international agencies as requested;

• Assist the Country Director or deputy Country Director in representing the CDRD&DIALOGUE programme with relevant government institutions, donors, and international agencies.

• Coordinate with local government, international agencies, and non-governmental organizations at local level, as well as community-based organizations and local communities, to ensure the smooth execution of project activities;

• Develop project work plans jointly with CDRD&DIALOGUE programme staff of both DRC and other partner agencies, and in consultation with CDRD stakeholders;

• Provide assistance to DRC staff responsible for project implementation to ensure that the CDRD&DIALOGUE programme is implemented in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Operations Manual and of the agreements between DRC and project donors;

• Provide assistance to DRC staff responsible for project implementation to ensure timely formulation and implementation of the Block Grants and Social Service Access Grants in support of the Community Action Plans (or their equivalent) based on participatory socio-economic assessments and community mobilization;

• Jointly with the QAU M&E specialist and the Infrastructure & WASH Engineers carry out timely and sound appraisal of community subproject proposals and SAGs applications;

• Coordinate with the DDG staff of the Community Safety Project (CSP) to ensure joint implementation of CDRD and CSP activities;

• Supervise the preparation and implementation of sub-contracts related to the following activities: baseline surveys, end-line surveys, evaluations, political economy analysis, trainings of field staff on CDRD&DIALOGUE programme procedures, communication at community level, SMS Beneficiary

• Feedback, and any other activity that may need to be sub-contracted to an external supplier of works, services and goods.

• Keep DRC senior management informed on progress and potential delays. Circulate a monthly updates, as prepared by the QAU M&E specialist;

• Prepare with inputs from the QAU M&E specialist a comprehensive progress report every three months as well as a completion report at the end of the project and submit it to DRC senior management;

• Liaise with DRC financial controller to ensure that all expenditures related to the CDRD are properly recorded and maintained;

• Facilitate implementation of the communications and public information plan in coordination with the stakeholders of the CDRD&DIALOGUE programme stakeholders;

• Participate in all project reviews and provide technical support in the project independent evaluation and audits;

• Manage pilot initiatives/projects that complement the CDRD&DIALOGUE programme;

• Coordinate with DRC staff responsible for the implementation of the Dialogue project to ensure synergies between CDRD and DIALOGUE projects; Coordination: Governance and Peace-building Consortium

• Provide inputs to the technical unit of the joint programme on Peace building and Local Governance between CARE, DRC, IRC, and UNICEF relative to the development of common procedures and joint work plans;

• Provide assistance to DRC staff responsible for the implementation of the joint programme on Peace building and Local Governance to ensure that DRC implements in accordance with the common procedures and joint work plans;

• Under the guidance of the DRC Deputy Country Director and the coordination of the Coordinator of the joint programme on Peace building and Local Governance, contribute to the development of new project proposals and budget.

Reporting Arrangements

The CDRD and Governance Coordinator will report to Deputy Country Director.

Conditions:

Contract: One year with possibility of renewal.

Other employment conditions in accordance with the Danish Refugee Council's Terms of Employment for Global Expatriates recruited by the Horn of Africa Regional Office. This position is rated as A12 on the DRC salary scale available at www.drc.dk

For National staff the terms of employment will be in accordance with DRC terms for National staff.

Availability: September 2013

Duty Station: Mogadishu with frequent field visits to CDRD Project sites in other areas of Somalia and occasional visits to Nairobi

General

Commitments: DRC has a Humanitarian Accountability Framework, outlining its global accountability committments. All staff are required to contribute to the achievement of this framework

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Postgraduate degree in Social Studies, Management, Economics or equivalent.

• A minimum of 5 years of work experience in project formulation, coordination and/or management in complex environments.

• Significant experience in Community-Driven Recovery/Development (CDR/D) or Local Governance is essential. Please note that applications from candidates that do not have experience in CDR/D or Local Governance will not be considered.

• Direct operational experience in conflict-affected or post-conflict countries and/or broad knowledge of themes relevant to conflict and/or post-conflict is a strong advantage.

• Demonstrated ability to work effectively as an integral part of multi-disciplinary, multi-cultural and multi-agency teams.

• Demonstrated ability to work with a wide range of government and civil society counterparts, and donor and UN partners.

• Self-motivated and able to work with a minimum of guidance.Fluency in English is essential. Knowledge of Somalia language is an asset.Experience in Somalia is an advantage.

How to apply:

Application and CV

Interested candidates who meet the required qualifications and experience are invited to submit updated CV and cover letter explaining why they are suited for the post. Only applications that address the stipulated duties and meet the required qualifications will be considered.

Please forward the application and CV, in English and marked "CDRD and Governance Coordinator", todrcintjobs@drchoa.org no later than 1 September, 2013.

Candidates who applied previously need not re-apply