DDG has operated in Somalia since 1999 with a focus on community-driven approaches to Armed Violence Reduction (AVR) as well as humanitarian mine action. DDG has established itself as one of the main international actors engaged in bottom-up community safety, conflict management and security and justice reform in the country. DDG has worked in over two hundred communities and has over the past five years had an annual turnover around ten million dollars funded by most of the key institutional donors in Somalia. DDG is currently joining DFID’s Security and Justice Programme for Somalia as the partner ensuring community and district level engagement with security providers and traditional and modern justice providers initially in 10 urban and semi-urban centres across four states of southern Somalia. Given the complex and challenging operational environment that characterises much of Somalia, DDG recognises that understanding the changing context and ensuring the programme is conflict sensitive is essential to guarantee effective programme delivery in conflict-affected areas and avoid exacerbating conflict. Furthermore, it is a key priority of DDG and DFID to ensure a strong focus on learning and policy influencing in relation to security and justice reform in Somalia and other complex and insecure contexts.
Position’s overall objective
DDG is looking for a dynamic Conflict Analysis and Policy Advisor (CAPA) for Somalia. The CAPA for Somalia will lead DDG’s efforts to strengthen its organisational capacity to systematically conduct and make use of conflict analysis to inform and shape conflict sensitive programming and advocacy. S/he will ensure ongoing monitoring and analysis of local conflict and security dynamics with special focus on DDG’s areas of operation and ensure learning and policy influencing based on the impact of DDG’s and other actors conflict management, security and justice engagement in Somalia. The CAPA will play a key role in developing a security and justice knowledge management system, which shall enable DDG and partners to base programme decisions on strong contextual understanding. In collaboration with other DDG advisors and partners the CAPA will ensure close monitoring and analysis of the impact of interventions on key indicators related to issues such as police accountability, justice actors, popular legitimacy and the conflict sensitivity of aid agencies. The CAPA will support DDG’s and DFID’s efforts to build a community of practice focussed on security and justice related issues in Somalia.
From the outset, the role will involve coordinating and carrying out conflict analyses in 10 target areas and working with programme staff to review programme design in order to ensure conflict sensitive programming. The CAPA will also work with programme staff to develop training materials for communities, security providers and traditional authorities on use of conflict analysis tools.
The CAPA will be expected to identify conflict analysis needs, develop appropriate conflict analysis tools and guidelines, developing training materials for staff, supporting the Somalia country programme in planning and managing the implementation of conflict analysis and making use of conflict analysis for programme strategy development, project design, advocacy and fundraising.
The role involves regular field visits to monitor quality of conflict sensitive programming and outcome oriented conflict management programming to include conflict prevention, mitigation, and resolution and always looking to build upon indigenous systems of conflict management. Further the position will engage with key technical counterparts in other agencies, donor focal points and the technical disciplines within the broader DRC/DDG organisation at both country and regional levels.
This position will work closely with DDG’s Global Conflict Analysis Advisor and the Regional Conflict Analysis Coordinator, as well as the DDG Global AVR Team to technically support the development and implementation of high quality programming in Somalia and strengthen the organisations capacity for conflict analysis globally.
Responsibilities
Main task and responsibilities will include, but not be limited to:
Conflict Assessments, Analysis and Advisory
Conflict Sensitive Programming
Innovative programme development
Knowledge Management and learning
Staff capacity development
Fundraising and communications
About you
To be successful in this role, we expect you to have extensive knowledge of the Somalia context, excellent conflict analysis capacity and a proven track record of developing effective conflict analysis and conflict sensitive programming. You should have strong communication skills and be able to communicate effectively with a wide range of people from different cultural and professional backgrounds. You thrive in managing the challenges of working in the field under pressure and often in austere and restricted environments. You are a strong networker and enjoy working with teams of committed staff to build collaboration and capacity. You are a creative self-starter that is not afraid to think outside the box. You are passionate about ensuring high quality support to the security and justice sector in Somalia and conflict sensitivity of aid interventions in Somalia.
In this position, you are expected to demonstrate each of DRC’ five core competencies:
· Striving for excellence: You focus on reaching results while ensuring an efficient process.
· Collaborating: You are a strong networker and enjoy working with many different types of stakeholders, you involve relevant parties and encourage feedback.
· Taking the lead: You take ownership and initiative while balancing the role of advisor and leadership
· Communicating: You write and speak effectively and honestly and display political and cultural sensitivity, including ability to adapt well to local cultures
· Demonstrating integrity: You act in line with our vision and values.
Moreover, we also expect the following:
Qualifications
DRC encourages all qualified candidates to apply, irrespective of nationality, race, gender or age.
Conditions
Availability: 15 May, 2018 or soonest thereafter
Duty station: Dollow with frequent travel within Somalia and Somaliland and regular travel to Nairobi, Kenya. This is a non-family and unaccompanied positon.
Reporting: Program Manager
Duration: 1 year contract possibility of extension, subject to funding.
Contract: Salary and conditions in accordance with the Danish Refugee Council’s Terms of Employment for Global Expatriates (available at www.drc.dk under Vacancies). This position is graded as A13 for qualified National staff the terms of employment will be in accordance with DRC terms for National staff
Commitments
Commitments: DRC has a Humanitarian Accountability Framework, outlining its global accountability commitments. All staff are required to contribute to the achievement of this framework (http://www.drc.dk/HAF.4265.0.html). All DRC staff must be committed to the Red Cross Code of Conduct, as well as the Core Humanitarian Standards.
Further information
For more information about the position, please contact DDG Global Conflict Analysis Advisor Mads Frilander m.frilander@ddgeay.org. For general information about the Danish Refugee Council and Danish Demining Group, please consult www.drc.dk and www.danishdemininggroup.dk.
Applications sent to Mr. Frilander will not be accepted.
Application
Qualified candidates are invited to access the full job description and the requirements for this position under vacancies at www.drc.dk.
Interested candidates who meet the required qualifications and experience are invited to submit an updated CV (no longer than two pages) and cover letter explaining their motivation and why they are suited for the post. Only motivated applications that address the stipulated duties and meet the required qualifications sent together with a CV, in English and marked “Conflict Analysis and Policy Advisor – Somalia” will be considered.
We only accept applications sent via our online system at www.drc.dk under Vacancies. Please remember to upload a letter of application and your CV. CV-only applications will not be considered.
Applications are to be sent to no later than 2nd May 2018
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