Job Title Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR Officer)  

Family Program Department   

Report Program Director

Job Duration 1 year – Possible Extension

Working Hours Full Time

Closing Date 10 Nov 2024

Duty Station 100% Baidoa

Candidate Female candidates are particularly encouraging to apply

Disaster Risk Reduction Officer 

About PASOS

PASOS is a nationwide non-governmental, nonprofit organization that works to end hunger and poverty in marginalized communities. PASOS is dedicated to providing life-saving assistance during emergencies, improving the wellbeing of vulnerable populations throughout Somalia, with a particular emphasis on development and resilience-building programs. We carry out significant projects that promote long-term stability and empowerment for individuals in need throughout the regions of Southwest State, Banadir, Jubbaland and Galmudug

Organizational Specific Objectives 

·         Alleviate poverty by improving economic status of vulnerable communities through enhanced food production by providing farm implements and inputs and diversification of income generating activities

·         enhance emergency response and livelihood crisis intervention through provision of Food/Cash/Non-food items Relief kits delivery, Livestock take-off /re-stocking, Water trucking to pastoralists and provision of temporary shelters.

·         Improve access to Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) conditions of the poor communities through construction and/or rehabilitation of water catchment dams, installing water tanks and construction of underground water tanks, provision of sanitation facilities and hygiene awareness training and promotion hygiene education.

·         Improve access to education by children and youth through provision of facilities, teaching and learning

materials.

Eradicate harmful cultural practices like Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and early marriages.

·         Increase opportunities for youth and Adult to further their education through distance learning.

·         Improve health status of communities through health education; environmental cleanliness, hygiene promotion and increasing access to primary health and child care centers in area of operation.

·         Enhance environmental education, awareness and participation in environmental protection and conservation activities by the communities

·         Promote peaceful co-existence and proactively resolve conflicts

·         Empower the youth to contribute to the social, economic and political development of their community

·         Create awareness of issues surrounding children in difficult circumstances with particular regard to child abuse and neglect livelihood.

Disaster Risk Reduction Officer 

The Project Officer will support the project management team and guide activity related disaster, climate adaption, ensuring high-quality, accountable, community-focused project design and implementation. with guidance and mentoring from the Project Director/Manager & coordinator, the position-holder will lead in DRR related activity planning, implementation, monitoring and reporting. He/she will drive project implementation, ensuring project activities take place on-time, on-target and within budget. she will provide support the development of community driven and integrated programming through participation in assessments, design, monitoring, evaluation and joint-planning of projects.

Job Description

·         Facilitate timely, accountable project activity planning and implementation.

·         Contribute to effective and timely implementation of community led-DRR interventions and initiatives with communities and the consortium.

·         Undertake DRR capacity building and mentoring of communities and organization staff

·         Responsible for formation/strengthening of gender balanced DRR committees.

·         Facilitate development, prioritization, timely review and implementation of community DRR action plans.

·         Ensure quality, timely reporting, assessment and baselines.

·         Stand-in external engagement to promote awareness of the program and facilitate coordination.

·         Promote accountability, compliance and good stewardship.

·         Engage essential Ministry staff, PASOS staff from other departments and staff from other organizations when engaging communities on DRR.

·         Produce quality periodic reports as required.

·         Take lead to plan and organize annual celebrations on International DRR days.

·         Consistent observation, recording and trendy analysis on early warning information for sharing with management.

Education:

·   1st Degree in Disaster Management /Rural Development/Community Development/Natural Resource Management/Agricultural Science

Work Experience:

• Minimum 2-3 years previous experience working rural development/community development

·         Good communication skills and ability to conduct training

·         Computer skills, good organizational and people centered management skills

·         Ability to represent the organization in key meetings.

·         Good communicator in working with local communities, local NGOs and local authorities

Proven Technical Skills:

·         Knowledge, understanding and experience in community capacity building on Key DRR components, including mitigation, preparation, response and recovery.

·         Knowledge and understanding the role of natural resources management in community DRR is essential.

·         Ability to communicate fluently in both spoken and written English.

·         Technical skills in the realms of community engagement and project-cycle management.

·         Experience in Community Vulnerability and Capacity Assessment (COVACA) is an added advantage.

·         Proven experience in project designing and implementation.

·         Good knowledge of SPHERE standards.

·         Computer literacy in MS word, MS excel and Power point.

·         Experience in community based participatory development approaches strongly desired.

·         Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of ultra-poor graduation (UPG) models and experience in community/beneficiary coaching and mentoring.

·         Experience in supervising a team of assistants and community mentors.

Competencies in Managerial/Leadership:

• Good analytical and reporting skills with attention to detail.
• Excellent interpersonal and time leadership skills and being able to meet deadlines.
• Good communication and social skills and ability to work as part of a team as well as independently.

Languages:

• Fluent in spoken and written English

Professional Standards: PASOS staff must adhere to the values and principles outlined in PASOS Way – Standards for Professional Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, Accountability and Equality. In accordance with these values, PASOS operates and carries out policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti-Workplace Harassment, Respect at Work Fiscal Integrity, and Anti-Retaliation.

Returning National Candidates: We strongly encourage national/or non-national candidates to apply for this position. If you are a citizen of the country in which this position is based and are currently located outside of Somalia with over two to three years, you can apply

Accountability to Clients: PASOS staff must adhere to the commitment of contributing to the sustainability and development of its (CR)

Partner Responsiveness Mechanisms, preserving the culture of prioritizing the needs of our clients and affected communities by systematically listening to their perspectives and using their feedback to make programmatic decisions and give them greater influence over program design and delivery.

Gender Equality: PASOS is committed to narrowing the gender gap in our programing. PASOS particularly encourage the females to apply currently available position if they have the skills and the qualification requirement with the experience expecting to obtain.

Diversity and Inclusion: PASOS we are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. Organizations that are diverse in age, gender identity, race, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, ethnicity, nationality, and perspective are validated to be better organizations. More importantly, creating a safe workspace environment where everyone, from any background, can do their best is the right thing to do. So, bring your whole self to work.

This is a challenging opportunity for a dedicated and highly motivated professional. If you would like to join this dynamic team, please submit your application jobs-opportunity@pasosom.org quoting the position in the email subject matter, 10 Nov 2024

Each application should be addressed to the HR manager based in Mogadishu and include the following:

·         An updated CV/Resume; and Cover Letter

·          An application letter which should include contact information for three work-related referees with official emails or ?. Applications not. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. PASOS is an equal opportunity employer.