Job Title: CCCM PROJECT OFFICER
# of positions required: 1 staff
Location: Garowe
Contract: 2 Months (it could be extended depending on availability of funds)
Closing Date: 18th October, 2019
Background
Puntland Youth and Social Development Association (PSA) is local non-governmental, non- profit organization established in 2002 by a group of enthusiastic young educated members of society and it is based in Puntland state – Somalia
In 2019, Puntland Youth and Social Development Association (PSA) in partnership with UNHCR is planning to implement CCCM Project In Garowe/Qardo districts -Puntland state, the timeframe for the project would be 2 months.
Within the frame work of the PSA protection component, the organization seeks to fill the position of CCCM project Officer
Key Responsibilities:
The CCCM project Officer will be responsible but not limited to the following:
• Coordinate / develop / update agreed response strategies and action plans for the cluster/sector and ensure that these are adequately reflected in overall Cluster strategies
• Facilitate and arrange the Monthly CCCM cluster coordination meeting
• Involve all relevant partners in site needs assessment and analysis
• Identify gaps and duplications – assess, verify, and map emerging assistance needs and protection issues
• Map and track “who is doing what, where, when”
• Develop exit/transition strategy for communal settings
• Support selection, planning and development of communal settings in collaboration with site planners and with national actors
• Ensure the site design supports protection and assistance of men, women, boys and girls
• Support registration of displaced populations in communal settings, paying particular attention to gender, age and diversity dimensions; and update the population registry/enrolment for assistance
• Ensure strategies are developed to support and strengthen residents’ livelihood initiatives
• Conduct contingency planning based and most likely scenarios of population movements
• Enact environment protection and mitigation of negative impacts on ecological habitats
• Where possible, support the national government/authorities in implementing their activities and upholding them to their obligations that meet the identified priority needs
• Ensure integration of agreed priority cross-cutting issues in needs assessment, analysis, planning, monitoring and response.
• Ensure gender sensitive programming.
• Ensure the CCCM Cluster/sector maps out the operational requirements for a CCCM response; and identify and establish standards and guidelines that facilitate
• Ensure adequate monitoring mechanisms are in place to review impact of the cluster/sector and progress against implementation plans
• Adapt relevant policies and guidelines and technical standards to context of crisis
• Ensure that cluster/sector members are aware of policy guidelines and technical standards
• Ensure that responses are in line with existing policy guidance and technical standards and relevant government, human rights, and legal obligations
• Ensure that CCCM responses build on local capacities, context specific strengths and national response capabilities
Skills required
• Degree in a field of study that offers a comprehensive view of community organization, planning and design (e.g. Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Urban Planning or a related field) and/or Social Sciences (e.g. Humanitarian Affairs, Development Studies, Political Science, or a related field), or an equivalent combination of camp management and humanitarian experience in a related area.
• 3 to 4 years of experience in CCCM cluster including Leading of CCCM cluster coordination
• Strong ability to lead field activities including data collection
• Strong Ability to prepare reports, Minutes
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Experience in participatory techniques and community mobilization
• Knowledge and ability to speak the language of the local community preferred
Application and CV:
Interested candidates who meet the required qualifications and experience are invited to submit updated their CV with contact details for 3 referees and cover letter explaining his/her motivation and why they are suited for the post to this email: [email protected] to be received by 18th October. The email Subject Line must show the job title of the position applied for. PSA is an equal-opportunity employer and female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.