Programme Officer at Interpeace

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain strong, collaborative relationships with Interpeace Somali partner organizations;
• Support and promote the coordination efforts of all Interpeace Somali Programme objectives, adherence to institutional development/capacity building plans and M&E requirements;
• Provide programmatic and operational support for field activities by Interpeace Somali partner organizations, across all programme objectives.
• Play a supporting role in the development of strategy, work and activity plans for all field components of the programmes;
• Closely monitor programme implementation, ensuring that results and achievements are captured and donor reporting requirements met;
• Undertake ongoing logframe monitoring to ensure that programme activities fit within the programme’s framework and contribute to the desired results;
• Support the technical development of the Somali partners in the areas of methodology, report and proposal writing and communications;
• In collaboration with the SPT review written products of the Somali partners and provide quality control through a mentoring approach to ensure the development of written capacities within the local partners;
• In collaboration with the SPT, write regular and specific programme reports according to the requirements of the specific grant agreements;
• Contribute to the promotion of gender and youth integration and empowerment, ensuring that programme activities are conducted in accordance with the programme’s existing and emerging gender and youth strategies;
• Develop and maintain relationships at field level with relevant stakeholders, including Somali stakeholders, other international organisations implementing relevant programmes, and donors;
• Regularly liaise with the ECA Design, Monitoring and Evaluation Officer to guide programme development, implementation and follow-up;
• In collaboration with the ECA Communications Officer and the rest of the Interpeace Somali team develop communication strategies for the dissemination of Somali programme publications, reports and AV publications to a wider audience;
• Coordinate the Somali Programme’s communication efforts of key events, results, achievements and success stories to Interpeace Headquarters, donors and other stakeholders through the dissemination of publications, reports and AV material and the use of the Interpeace website;
• Contribute to capturing and communicating the processes and results of programme implementation to support overall learning across Interpeace;
• In collaboration with the SPT oversee the printing and publishing of Somali Programme documents and publications.

Other Specific Duties

• Liaise with the NGO Safety Programme to ensure that all Interpeace Somalia Programme staff, including partners, have gone through the HEIST security course;
• Coordinate the Interpeace archiving efforts of programme related documents with the support of the ECA IT specialist and the SPT;
• Provide additional support to the Interpeace regional office and other programmes as required.

Qualifications and Experience

Education

• Master’s degree in peace-related studies, social or political science or other relevant fields

Work experience

• At least four years of field experience in peacebuilding, political and/or developmental work, preferably with experience in the Somali region

Key Competencies

• Knowledge of and experience in the Somali Region
• English language proficiency
• Creative and flexible team player with an entrepreneurial spirit
• Commitment to inclusiveness, participation and consensus building
• Confident and tactful, with good interpersonal skills
• Ability to problem solve, prioritize and follow up
• Demonstrated experience in conflict resolution/peacebuilding, external relations, proposal writing, and training
• Strong communication and writing skills: ability to write in clear, concise manner and to communicate effectively in both written and spoken English
• Strong computer skills in MS Office applications
• Ability to work in a multi-cultural environment with sensitivity and respect for diversity
• Ability to work well in a team and contribute towards team spirit, agreement and achievements of common goals while also being able to work individually, meeting individual targets and deadlines
• Strong commitment to supporting local peacebuilding initiatives and to the values and working principles of Interpeace
• Somali language skills beneficial