Somalia: Sub-Area Coordinator-Badhan,Somalia

Position: Sub-Area Coordinator
Department: Coordination
Direct hierarchy: Area Coordinator_Puntland & Somaliland
Contract duration: Six Months
Location: Badhan
Starting date: September 2017

Background on ACTED
ACTED (Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development) is a French humanitarian NGO, founded in 1993, which supports vulnerable populations, affected by humanitarian crises worldwide. ACTED provides continued support to vulnerable communities by ensuring the sustainability of post-crisis interventions and engaging long-term challenges facing our target populations, in order to break the poverty cycle, foster development and reduce vulnerability to disasters. Their interventions seek to cover the multiple aspects of humanitarian and development crises through a multidisciplinary approach which is both global and local, and adapted to each context. Their 3,300 staff is committed in to responding to emergencies worldwide, to supporting recovery and rehabilitation, towards sustainable development.
ACTED is looking for professionally confident, self-motivated, experienced and committed team player to fill the below position in Badhan. However this position is dependent on approval of funding.

Position Profile
The Sub Area Coordinator is responsible for representing ACTED's interests in Puntland with local authorities, donors, beneficiary communities and other key stakeholders. The Sub-Area Coordinator is member of the senior management team and works to ensure program quality and operational implementation, as well as growth where appropriate and feasible, and strong representation. The Sub-Area Coordinator directly supervises Office Manager(s), Field Coordinator(s) and if needed Project Manager(s) ensuring that projects and programs address beneficiary needs and are implemented according to ACTED’s global strategy, donor guidelines, approved work plans and budgets The Sub-Area Coordinator also oversees day-to-day operations and security in the respective area.

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Positioning
    Context analysis
    Strategy Implementation
    Networking, positioning and general representation
    Proposal development
    Advocacy
    Promotion of ACTED network
2. Management and Internal Coordination
    Internal Coordination
3. Project Implementation Follow-up
    Project Implementation Tracking
    Project Quality Control
    Partner Management
   ACTED Kenya/Somalia
4. FLATS Management
    Finance Management
    Logistics & IT Management
    Administration and HR Management
    Transparency/Compliance Management
    Security Management.

Qualifications/Skills Required
 Master Level education in a relevant field such as International Relations or Development
 Extensive project management experience (management, planning, staff development and training skills) in emergency and/or development programmes
 At least five years of previous work experience in a high management position
 Proven capabilities in leadership and management required
 Excellent skills in written and spoken English; and fluent in Somali language will be an added advantage
 Strong negotiation and interpersonal skills, and flexibility in cultural and organizational terms
 Knowledge of local language and/or regional experience an asset
 Ability to work well and punctually under pressure
 Ability and willingness to travel to other regions where ACTED is operating.

Qualified persons with the required skills and qualifications are invited to submit their cover letter and curriculum vitae as a single document detailing three work related referees and contacts to kenya.jobs@acted.org to be received on or before 5.00pm, 8th September 2017 with the subject line:
APPLICATION FOR SUB-AREA COORDINATOR-BADHAN .**Please do not attach any other documents** while sending your applications, if required they will be requested at a later stage.

Please note that only the shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
ACTED will at no stage of the recruitment process request a candidate to make payments of any kind. Further, ACTED has not retained any agent in connection with recruitment.
ACTED is an Equal Opportunity Employer.