Program Officer

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Knowledge and qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in a field relevant to rural development from a recognized institution.
  
• Minimum 3 years of progressive experience in project cycle management, knowledge management, coordination or similar for a national or international NGO.
  
• Professional experience in Somalia a strong advantage.
  
• Demonstrable experience of research and technical report writing in English.
  
• Proven in-depth knowledge of gender and inclusion in the Somali context.
  

• Support high-quality delivery of knowledge products
  
• Collate primary and secondary data to inform production of training materials for Farmer Field Schools and other field activities (technical packages) – including through limited fieldwork in Somaliland if required.
  
• Produce quality text and images for training materials.
  
• Lead and/or support validation exercises as required.
  
• Contribute to Resilience Working Group management and production of learning events
  
• Support logistics for Resilience Working Group events online and in-person.
  
• Produce high quality minutes in working group meetings.
  
• Support Resilience Technical Lead in following up working group actions.
  
• Participate in, and present to, working group learning events and related meetings.
  
• Support project coordination and delivery
  
• Support the Head of Project and MEAL team in finalizing interim project reports and routine monitoring exercises.
  
• Attend and actively contribute to regular project coordination meetings.
  
• Support business development
  
• Make contributions to funding proposals as required.
  
• Participate in programme team meetings as required.
  
• Support administration, logistics and procurement at Country Office level.
  
• Provide occasional support to administration and logistics in the Somalia (Nairobi) office.
  
• Present to SMT meetings occasionally as required.
  
• Fulfillment of any other reasonable tasks assigned by management which correspond in general with the character of the position.