Monitoring, Reporting and Communications Officer Full Time

CTG overview

CTG staff and support humanitarian projects in fragile and conflict-affected countries around the world, providing a rapid and cost-effective service for development and humanitarian missions. With past performance in 17 countries – from the Middle East, Africa, Europe, and Asia, we have placed more than 20,000 staff all over the world since operations began in 2006.

CTG recruits, deploys and manages the right people with the right skills to implement humanitarian and development projects, from cleaners to obstetricians, and mechanics to infection specialists, we’re skilled in emergency response to crises such as the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. Key to successful project delivery is the ability to mobilise at speed; CTG can source and deploy anyone, anywhere, in less than 2 weeks and have done so in 48 hours on a number of occasions.

Through our efficient and agile HR, logistical and operational services, CTG saves multilateral organisations time and money. We handle all our clients’ HR related issues, so they are free to focus on their core services.

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Overview of position

To support the government’s efforts & in line with the principles & targets of the Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), National Development Plan 9 (NDP9) & the charter of the United Nations (UN), our client in Somalia jointly with UN Women partners with the Ministry of Women and Human Rights Development (MoWHRD) to implement the initiation plan activities for persons with disabilities. These are aimed at addressing the discriminatory practices & barriers to development faced by persons with disabilities & empowering them to be actively involved in decision making processes about policies & programs, including those directly concerning them. The main outputs of this current project includes the goal to reduce the stigma & discrimination against people living with disabilities especially women & girls with disabilities through evidence based interventions & changed attitudes & behaviour of rights holders & duty bearers.
Role objectives

It is in this context that our client in Somalia is recruiting a Monitoring, Reporting & Communications Consultant to provide monitoring, reporting & communications support for project visibility to the persons with disability project & the police project & related components of the rule of law portfolio. The Monitoring, Reporting & Communications Consultant will report to the ROL & Security Portfolio M&E Officer. Expected output include but are not limited to:

• Prepare two mid term reports & one annual report for the project.
• Prepare one project fact sheet.
• Prepare monthly news bulletins.
• Ensure project visibility by developing short write ups for websites, messages for our client & other social media spaces.
• Ensure that the project’s innovative ideas are showcased in global initiatives.

Project reporting

• The consultant will provide monthly reports on activities implemented & results achieved. The Portfolio Monitoring, Evaluation & Reporting Specialist will monitor the progress through bi weekly update meetings.

Key competencies

• Bachelor degree in law, human rights, development, communications, social sciences or other relevant field with 7 years of relevant experience or masters degree in the same fields with 5 years of relevant experience.
• Consultant has to be Somali & has to have working experience in Somalia.
• Fluent written & spoken Somali & English.
• Experience at the national or international level in providing services & hands on experience in reporting in development projects using results based management tools.
• Experience working in communications, media relations, developing knowledge products, preparation of promotional materials & report writing.
• Work experience in human rights issues.
• Experience in monitoring & evaluation, review & analysis of activities based on human rights based approach perspective & report writing.
• Relevant experience in conducting interviews, review of comparative study reports from human rights perspective.
• Knowledge of functioning of justice institutions.
• Knowledge in working on gender justice & working with civil society organisations would be an asset.
• Previous experience in developing reports & establishing inter relationships among project stakeholders, international organizations & national governments.
• Experience in the usage of computers & office software packages, experience in handling of web based management systems.

Team management

• This role has no team management responsibility.

Further information

• Qualified female candidates are encouraged to apply for this role.