Key Expert 4: Social Transfer Coordination Facilitator at DAI Kenya - Development Alternatives, Inc.

Social Transfers – Technical Support to the Donor Working Group and to the Government of Somalia – Phase 1

This Expert will work on part-time basis. The Expert will play both a monitoring and coordination role for field activities under the EU funded ILED component of social safety net, providing the link between implementation and policy dialogue discussions.

Qualifications and skills

• At least a Master’s Degree or equivalent academic qualification (university or similar institution) in at least one of the following fields: Social Sciences, Economics, International Development, Public Policy.
• If the expert does not have a Master’s Degree, she/he must have at least a Bachelor’s degree in one of the following fields: Social Sciences, Economics, International Development, Public Policy combined with an additional 2 years of professional experience in the design and/or implementation of social protection programmes.

General professional experience

• At least 6 years proven experience implementing large scale delivery programmes. Experience inside government systems an advantage;
• At least 3 years work experience in fragile countries; Experience in Somalia will be an advantage.
• At least 2 years of experience with bilateral and/or multilateral development partners;

Specific professional experience

• 3 years proven experience with capacity building, preferably in Africa;
• At least 2 years of experience with project management, reporting and monitoring systems; Experience of managing field structures in remote/hard to reach locations will be an advantage;
• Previous experience working on social protection/cash transfers projects will be seen as an advantage
• Familiarity with Somali government architecture, state level institutions and civil society organisations will be an advantage.

Skills:

• Fluency in both written and spoken English, with Somali considered an advantage;
• Initiative, tact and proven ability to maintain harmonious working relationships in a multicultural setting with a good team spirit.

• Ability to travel extensively throughout Somalia to visit sites if implementation operations.

Due to a large number of candidatures, we will only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Thank you for your comprehension.