Somalia : Country MEAL Manager – Mogadishu At Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development

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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 Somalia

Acted is supporting man-made and natural disasters-affected populations in Somalia by delivering emergency aid and strengthening their resilience. Somalia has been experiencing recurrent humanitarian crisis for more than 20 years; Acted teams have been deployed for over 10 years with ongoing relief programming being carried out in the North as well as in the South (Lower Juba, Bay, Sanaag and Gedo Regions). Projects are designed according to the populations’ needs and include activities related to water, sanitation and hygiene, food security and livelihoods, lifesaving cash transfer programmes, camp coordination and camp management, as well as shelter and non-food items activities.

You will be in charge of

The Country Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning Manager is responsible for designing and developing appropriate and viable monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning systems that are in line with the Acted’s global MEAL procedures and to ensure that Acted’s projects and programs perform as planned.

Main duties:

1. Coordination of MEAL activities

2. Management of the MEAL department and team

3. Capacity Building and Training

4. Process Development

5. Capitalization

6. Implement the beneficiary Complaint Response Mechanism

7. Other

Expected skills and qualifications

  • University Degree in Political Sciences, Public Administration, International Affairs, Economics or a related field (anthropology, sociology, statistics);
  • At least 2-5 years of professional experience in humanitarian and/or development organisations;
  • Experience with participatory appraisals and project cycle management encouraged;
  • Good organizational and communication skills with international and national staff and rural communities;
  • Ability to coordinate and manage a team;
  • Teamwork and team building skills, capacity building skills;
  • Flexibility and adaptability are essential, as well as the ability to plan, take initiative and work independently and under pressure;
  • Excellent communication and drafting skills in English;
  • Knowledge of the region is an asset;
  • Familiarity with basic Office software programs (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and Kobo Toolbox.

Conditions

  • Salary between 3500 and 3700 € 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
  • Rest & Recuperation (R&R) every 2 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

How to apply

Please send your application (CV and letter of motivation) by email (jobs@acted.org) or below, including the reference: MEALM/SOM

Please note that Acted will never charge a fee for the recruitment process.

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