Vacancy: Field
Project Manager
Sector: Cultural Heritage
Location: Mogadishu, Somalia
Closing Date: 18th May 2014
The head office
is located in Rome, with a regional office for Kenya, Somalia and South Sudan
in Nairobi Kenya. CISP opened its first office in Kenya in 1991 as logistic
support to its projects in Somalia and South Sudan.
CISP considers
the community's needs as a whole and adopts a comprehensive approach towards
them, providing a range of interventions tailored to the context. So far, main
Geographic Areas of intervention in Somalia have been Mogadishu, Ceell Dheer,
Xarardere, South Galkayo and Dhusamareeb.
CISP’s priority
Sectors of Intervention includes: Education, Health and Nutrition, Livelihood,
Water and Sanitation, Protection, Gender, HIV/Aids.
Job Description
“Reviving
culture, building peace in Mogadishu” is an EU funded project initiated in
February 2014 in partnership with Oxfam, Somali Ministry of Higher Education
and Culture and UNESCO.
The overall
objective of the project is to strengthen NSAs' contribution to safeguarding
and promoting Somali cultural heritage as a means to increase sense of citizenship,
promote sustainable development and peace through support to valorisation of
culture amongst the community.
This action
intends to build capacity of NSAs to increase employment opportunities for
youth through promotion of cultural heritage in Mogadishu. In particular
reviving cultural dialogue and expression in Mogadishu through renovation and
promotion of a cultural heritage site, enhancing peaceful dialogue through
exchange, learning and access of Somali civil society to culture; improving
access of youth and women groups in Mogadishu to income generating
opportunities.
This intervention will address three main
areas:
1. Building the
capacity of non-state actors to take the lead in protecting and promoting the
revival of Somali culture;
2. Supporting
cultural understanding, unity, exchange and learning amongst education
stakeholders and youth through a variety of arts and the adaptation of a proven
culture and art archiving and promotion data base
3. Providing
technical training to youth and managerial training to women to improve the
income generating opportunities.
Bringing
together all stakeholders, particularly civil society groups and government
representative as members of the Management Board and the Mogadishu Cultural
Heritage Taskforce, will support an inclusive participation in governance and
decision making and provide a framework for joining promotion of the
development and implementation of inclusive policies and practices around
protection of Somalia’s cultural heritage.
The action will
support the restoration of cultural heritage and reviving traditions as a means
of preserving the past for the present and future collective memory and
envisaging a component of modernity.
Key activities: Over two years this project will focus
on increasing the ability of civil society groups and DoE to safeguard Somali
cultural heritage through the establishment of a cultural heritage task force.
The initiative
will support the rehabilitation and running of a cultural centre as a place for
youth in Mogadishu to have a voice and learn more about their history through
art and culture.
It will
rehabilitate two blocks of the Somali Academy of Sciences and Arts with the
involvement of unemployed youth that will have the opportunity to learn under
local craftsmen new technical skills and gain employment. The centre will offer
(self-) employment opportunities and carrier advisory services for youth and
women.
Through the
members of the Board responsible for the management and governance of the
cultural centre and other civil society organizations and local artists, poetry
clubs and competitions will be organized, together with arts workshops and
events. Poems will be filmed and shared through the web among regions and with
the Diaspora.
An existing
cultural heritage archiving system, developed by CISP with EU funds in NIGER
will be adapted for the cultural centre in Mogadishu.
Report to: Cultural Heritage Coordinator
Key Responsibilities
Planning
- Create and execute project work plans and revise them as appropriate to meet changing needs.
- Effectively apply CISP tools, methodologies and enforce project standards.
Day-to-Day Management
- Understand the requirements of the project and ensure that work proceeds on-spec.
- Analyse project needs as the project evolves, share challenges and best practices to be adopted.
- Efficiently and competently manage problems - when things go off plan bring them back on plan or create a new plan with the assistance of key-stakeholders
- Assemble assets/materials/equipment required for team/stakeholders to perform tasks and ensures proper use of the same.
Evaluation and Reporting
- Constantly monitor and evaluate impact of the project,
- Write progress reports for country coordinator, donor and stakeholders.
- Ensure project documents are complete and stored appropriately
Project Accounting
- Manage project budget, financial plan and monitoring of expenses
- Prepare with CISP accountant monthly financial reports and fund requests
- Ensure timely and accurate accounting, invoicing and monitors receivables for project.
- Work directly with Account officer to reconcile accounts.
Communication
- Facilitate team and client meetings effectively.
- Hold regular monitoring meetings with Cultural Sector stakeholders
- Keep project team well informed of changes within the organization.
- Effectively communicate relevant project information to Country Coordinator.
- Deliver engaging, informative, well-organized presentations and Trainings.
Develop visibility material
- Technical advice and Liaison with stakeholders
- Coordinate/carry out situation analysis, needs assessments, research studies, monitoring analysis, etc.
Identify/strengthen potential
partnerships
- Facilitate the development of monitoring and reporting mechanisms on a variety of levels eg formal data collection for advocacy, qualitative measures for programme development, information for donor reports, etc.
- Hold planning, progress and review meetings with government counterparts and other relevant partners.
- Represent the agency/organization in meetings and liaise with government officials and other actors, to advocate and promote programme goals and objectives, and communicate with major partners on policies.
- Liaise with other agencies/NGOs/government bodies/donors to ensure coordination, implementation of common standards in the field.
- Develop training programmes and assist in capacity building for staff and partners, possibly in priority thematic areas identified within the program.
- Identify resources and advocate that they will be directed to gaps in funding or technical support.
Qualifications, experience and
competencies
- University Degree in relevant fields. MA/MSc/MBA preferred.
- At least 2 years of progressively professional experience in management of EU projects (experience and interest for Cultural Heritage projects or related fields will be an added value).
- Great passion for arts, cultural events, communication and media and knowledge of Somali cultural context.
- Experience in working with communities and in particular with youth and women.
- Experience in planning, implementing, monitoring and evaluating projects.
- Able to establish and maintain effective and meaningful working relations with different stakeholders.
- Excellent spoken and written English with ability to write relevant documents and reports
- Excellent skills in financial management and monitoring (in particular excellent excel skills)
- Proven leadership, problem solving and conflict management skills
- Proven ability to work in team.
- Excellent communication skills
- Innovative thinking and adaptability
- Availability to live and work full time in Mogadishu.
How to Apply
Please send by
May 18th 2014 a motivation letter and CV in English with your contacts
including Skype, with at least 3 referees and their current telephone numbers
and email addresses, to the following email address: camozzi@cisp-nairobi.org
Please note that
only short-listed candidates will be contacted for a written test and interview
in Nairobi or through Skype.
Due to the
urgency of this position, applications will be short listed on a regular basis
and we may offer this post before the closing date.
