Description
Forum Syd is a Swedish civil society organisation focusing on democracy and human rights, gender equality, and environment and climate change. Our vision is “a just and sustainable world where all people have the power to effect change”. We believe in building strong civil societies where the power is shared by many and the resources are distributed fairly; where people have power to determine their own lives, influence their country’s development and, together, eradicate poverty.
Forum Syd is a member-based organisation which, from a rights-based approach, works with development issues through advocacy and capacity building of partner organisations. Our programmes are currently based in Colombia, Kenya, Tanzania, Belarus, Cambodia and Somalia.
Forum Syd has been working with Somali diaspora organisations in Sweden since the 1990´s. Through sub-granted projects our current three-year programme has a strong focus on transferring knowledge and experiences from Somali Diaspora Organisations in Sweden to contribute to the development of Somalia. Besides the sub granting component the Somali Diaspora will also be involved in peace and dialog building processes across the country and in strengthening of the Somali civil society organisations at grassroots level. Forum Syd has established a main office in Hargeisa and field offices in Garowe and Mogadishu.
Forum Syd is now looking for a Country Manager who will be responsible for all Forum Syd´s interventions in the whole of Somalia including staff in the field offices. The Country Manager will be reporting to the Head of Multiregional in Head Office in Stockholm.
Position
Category: Executive/Management
Location: Hargeisa. Frequent travels within Somalia and to neighbouring countries
Schedule: Full-time
Contract: Local fixed term contract until December 2017. No expat benefits.
Probation period: 3 months
Starting date: As soon as possible
Areas of responsibility
- Manage the employees and the daily operations at the country office
- Strategic leadership of the country office
- Innovation, program development, method development and fundraising
- Program/project management in Somalia
- Platform role, method development and context analysis
- Capacity-building including eLearning
- Communication
- Finance, Risk & Security Management and HR
- Build and maintain relationships between stakeholders in Somalia
- Represent Forum Syd in Somalia
Qualifications required
- University degree (preferably a Masters) in development, social studies, program management or similar.
- Minimum of 7 years’ experience of program/project management
- Minimum of 7 years´ experience of management of staff
- Profound contextual knowledge of Somalia
- Proven expertise of Rights Based Approach
- Global mindset
- Ability to work independently
- Good communications skills
- Ability to work in high-risk and complex context
- Experience from working in a conflict context
- Proven experience of security management
- Very good ability to express oneself orally and in writing in English
- Willingness to travel within Somalia and to neighboring countries'
Advantage
- Basic knowledge of Somali language
Leadership qualities
- Clear communicator
- Strategic and operational skills
- Result oriented and goal oriented
- Analytical skills
- Ability to see the overall picture
- Ability to understand new areas quickly
- Situational leadership
- Persuasive networker, able to create & maintain good rapport with partners/stakeholders
HOW TO APPLY:
Qualified women and men alike are encouraged to apply for this position.
Candidates should submit an application in English, consisting of CV (max 4 pages) and Cover Letter (max 1 pages) including a summary of your key qualifications and relevant work experience for the position as Country Manager Somalia
Send the application in an e-mail to address: jobb(at)forumsyd.org (subject heading: Country Manager Somalia ) no later than 9th October 2016, 2016.
Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.
This is a local position with local salaries and benefits.
