Country Technical Coordinator – Resilience & Durable Solutions

Required:

• Minimum 5–7 years of relevant experience in aid or social impact.
  
• Proven experience in programme design, portfolio management, and managing multiple teams.
  
• Strong communication and facilitation skills across diverse audiences, and an ability to distil complex ideas into clear, authentic, memorable messages and to coach others in doing the same.
  
• Excellent emotional intelligence (EI/EQ), empathy, and respect for others — especially when things are not going to plan.
  
• Experienced in team culture- and leadership-building that is conducive to innovation, quality, and sustainable impact.
  
• Demonstrated experience in coaching, mentoring, or leadership development roles
  
• Experience supporting teams to improve performance and programme quality
  
• Able to clearly articulate each of the Thought Leadership concepts described above.
  
• Experience working on large donor-funded programmes — ideally with FCDO, EU, Irish Aid, World Bank, or UN agencies — and familiarity with general donor compliance concepts.
  
• Strong experience working with and strengthening local partners, including through remote management arrangements.
  
• Proven ability to work collaboratively with, and represent, an organisation to a variety of stakeholders including at senior levels — e.g. government, clusters, consortia, peer NGOs.
  
• Demonstrable understanding of and commitment to safety and security protocols in Somalia.
  

Desirable:

• Experience working in Somalia, the Horn of Africa, or a comparable context.
  
• Experience managing relationships across complex consortium and stakeholder structures.
  
• Experience clearly articulating resilience, early warning, and anticipatory action.