Assistant Self-Help Group Program Coordinator

Background

Network against FGC in Somaliland (NAFIS), is the national network for ending female genital cutting and empowering women in economic, social and political by bringing sustainable development and positive social transformation based on respect for human right and poverty reduction approaches.

NAFIS is coordinating the Self-help group (SHG) approach project which is implemented by 12 local organizations across Somaliland.

The Self help group approach is a rights-based approach which views poverty as the denial of rights and poverty alleviation as a process of reclaiming one’s rights. Given the multi-dimensional nature of poverty, however, the SHG Approach puts equal emphasis on the goals of economic, social and political empowerment. In order to achieve these goals, it offers a framework and guidance for establishing a ‘People’s Institution’ which provide an environment of trust and cooperation in which people come to realize they are able to help themselves to achieve the economic, social and political goals that they themselves define.

The position holder will assist the program coordinator under the guidelines for the SHG coordination office, the assistant will guide, strength SHGs, CLAs and federation in Buroa, Togdheer region in Somaliland. She/he will ensure efficiency utilization of the project in line with and agreed plan of action policies, requirements, and procedures with SHG promoting organizations. The assistant shall ensure linkages among service providers and other thematic areas at field level.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

Planning

• Participate in the preparation of Annual program Work plans/Budgets.
• Support promoting organizations to prepare Annual SHGA Work plans/Budgets.
• Participate in the preparation of Annual SHGA Agreements (MoUs) for promoting organizations.

Implementing of Community Structures

• promote and strengthen the Children’s Groups as they are implemented by the promoting organisations.
• Take part the role to strengthen the SHGA which is implemented by the promoting organisations, with a special focus on the second batch of promoting organisations.
• Provide technical support to promoting organizations through ongoing trainings, phones, emails, and during the monitoring visits.
• Advise National Coordination Office on the status of each promoting organisation and make recommendations on how weak partners may be assisted to do better and whether the partnership should continue or not.  
• Support partners in preparing their narrative reports and budgets in time.

 Monitoring and Capacity Building of Promoting Organizations

• Conduct frequent monitoring visits and assess the performance of the promoting organizations (at least one visit to each organization biannually).
• Build the capacity of promoting organizations and SHGs, CLAs and the Federation/ during the monitoring visits, through the provision of on spot training, support and feedback.
• Participate in organizing trainings and take part the role in facilitating at trainings as per the annual SHGA work plan.
• Participate in organizing forums to share experiences among promoting organizations and SHGs, CLAs, Federations.

 Reporting and Documentation

• Review reports submitted by promoting organizations, provide feedback and submit them to the Coordination office on time.
• Write quality reports for monitoring visits and submit them. The reports will be written with 14 days after returning from the field. Use the findings to make follow ups with the respective promoting organisations.
• Collect case studies, success stories, innovative approaches, best practices and challenges from prompting organizations so as to enrich the SHGA reports.
• Compile half-yearly and annual narrative reports and submit them.
• Document and share lessons learnt, case studies, best practices, innovative approaches obtained from the partner organizations, including during monitoring visits.

• When need arises participate in developing different publications on the SHGA in SL.

• Carry out any other duties that may be assigned by the National SHG Coordinator, including participating at National SHG Coordinator’s Meetings.

Required qualifications:

• Bachelor degree in development studies, Social work, business administration and relevant degree is a requirement
• Extensive experience in project cycle management is a requirement;
• Experience and knowledge with Gender Based violence (GBV) is desirable;
• Monitoring and evaluation skills is desirable
• Good experience in working with grassroots communities and community development concepts
• Excellent knowledge of facilitation skills
• Having SHG concept knowledge is great advantage

How to apply: If you meet the above requirements, please submit your application and CV/resume via e-mail not later than 5^th January 2022 to jobs@nafisnetwork.org . Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. Female candidate are encouraged to apply.