Details of ield Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) Coordinator (5 Months - Maternity Cover)

Job Purpose

This position is a maternity cover for 5 months period. VAWG Field Coordinator supports the planning, implementation and monitoring of the ISF programme in her/his area of responsibility (prevention of harmful practices and violence against women and girls), as outlined below.

Core Functions:

· Support partners in project planning, budgeting and implementation, including preparation of project documents, problem solving, testing of new ideas, capacity development and networking.

·    Monitor project implementation, including analysis of project reports, activities and results.

·    Main Duties/Programme management

Planning:

·   Support project planning at the country level, including preparation of project agreements, project plans, and annual and quarterly country/project plans and budgets

·  Support ISF programme planning at the country level, including preparation of country programme documents and participation in selecting local implementing partners

Monitoring and evaluation

·    Do regular follow-up with partners and field visits to monitor and analyze project activities and project results, and report to Country Director any problems in the project performance

·    Support partners in using monitoring data in learning and development

·   Support financial monitoring

·  Support project and programme internal and external evaluations

·    Reporting

·   Support reporting at the country level, including the preparation of country and donor reports.

·   Prepare monthly reports about the general achievement and challenge in the areas of intervention; these will include changes and challenges.

·  Review and analyze quarterly project reports and ensure that narrative and finance reports are coherent. Provide feedback to partners and ISF staff.

·   Support reporting to Government

·   Support testing of new ideas in collaboration with partners and other stakeholders.

·   Identify best practices and lessons learned locally.

·    Support ISF partners’ networking with relevant actors in their respective projects

·  Support capacity development of partners, including facilitation of the assessment of capacity development needs, contacts to trainers and in organizing trainings

·   Participate in the due diligence assessment to the potential partners and play a vital role in identifying the potential risk that might face on the project implementation

·   Collect and conduct initial review of partner narrative and financial reports

Other Duties

·  Support ISF HQ Communications and fundraising initiatives, including organizing media visits, arranging interviews and photo/video opportunities, and identifying interesting stories.

·   Any other tasks assigned by the supervisor

Skills and qualifications

Education:

·   Appropriate Master’s Degree in the fields of agriculture, business management, development, social sciences etc.

·   Professional experience:

·    At least 3 years’ experience in prevention of harmful practices and violence against women and girls, preferably from NGOs

·    At least 3 years’ experience in project management including planning, implementation, monitoring, and reporting

·    Experience in community mobilization and working with communities

· Knowledge of relevant national and local policies, actors and networks in Somaliland

·    Ability to facilitate discussion, learning, and innovation

· Ability to work independently and work well in a team

·   Good planning and organizational skills

·    Good skills in Office software packages, especially Microsoft Office (MS Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams etc.)

Language Requirements:

•       Excellent written and oral English

•     Fluent in Somali language

How to apply

Interested candidates, who meet the above requirements, should submit their applications, CV together with salary expectations using the following Email isfsom@solidaarisuus.fi, on or before 31th March 2025.

 Apply to isfsom@solidaarisuus.fi,