Location: One (1) in Kismayu, Jubaland, one (1) in Garowe, Puntland and one (1) in Hargeisa, Somaliland
Application Deadline: 20 June 2016
Starting Date: 1 October 2016
Salary: Competitive with an attractive benefits package
Background
RET International is seeking to fill the following positions in anticipation of a five-year USAID-funded post-primary education and empowerment project for in and out-of-school adolescents and youth in Somalia. The new project aims at improving enrolment and learning outcomes in secondary schools as well as increase access to post primary education. The project will also improve liaison with Ministry of Education and other local stakeholders in training and improving education and shall support access to opportunities for youth to contribute productively to society.
RET International (www.theRET.org), headquartered in Geneva, with offices around the world, was founded in December 2000 by Ms. Sadako Ogata, then United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, in response to a crying but barely addressed need for greater access to and quality of post-primary education for refugees, returnees and the internally displaced. At RET we are committed to assist communities to meet the educational needs, in the broadest sense, of young people made vulnerable by displacement, violence, armed conflict and disasters. RET International is an independent, impartial, non-partisan organisation and with no religious or political affiliation. RET International has strategic alliances with UNHCR, UNESCO – IBE, etc.
Summary of Position
The Project Coordinator will report to the Chief of Party and will be responsible for technical support in project implementation, staff management, and project coordination to ensure successful implementation of the project in line with proposed outcomes.
The project coordinator will oversee day-to-day operations and implement the project’s activities, ensuring that the program is on-time, within budget, and delivers high-quality results.
The Project Coordinator will be expected to network with local government officials, local agencies, community stakeholders and donors-and working in USAID funded projects will be added advantage.
The project coordinator will be responsible for managing RET International local staff and resources devoted to this project in conformity with RET International’s internal operating practices. S/he will also collaborate closely with trainers and technical experts working on the project to ensure the implementation achieve the intended results within the project cycle.
The Project Coordinator will be required to have a Bachelor’s Degree in Education, social science, sociology, political science or any other related field, preferably with specialization in youth empowerment and a minimum of five (5) years of project management experience, including expertise in educational training, policy and curriculum development.
The Project Coordinator will be required to have strong writing skills necessary for producing reports and other related project documents within given timelines and of requisite quality.
HOW TO APPLY:
Only online applications will be considered. Please send a cover letter/letter of application, resume, salary requirements and projected start date, by 20 June 2016 with the subject heading: “Project_Coordinator” to: ret.somalia.recruitment@gmail.com
Please, include the name and contact of at least two references.
