Technical Program Manager
Action Against Hunger, Somalia
Job Description
Action Against Hunger-USA is part of the Action Against Hunger International network, which provides humanitarian relief in over 40 countries worldwide in the sectors of nutrition, health, water/sanitation, and food security. Action Against Hunger-USA, an independent NGO, currently manages operations in seven countries: Kenya, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, Haiti and Somalia. Action Against Hunger-USA has approximately 1,500 staff based in the various country offices, Head Quarter in New York City and Operational Centre in Nairobi. Additional growth is anticipated. Caafimaad Plus Consortium which comprises Action Against Hunger (AAH-ACF), International Medical Corps (IMC), Concern Worldwide (CWW), SOS Childrens’ Village (SOS CV), Trocaire, and Juba Foundation implements in South Central Somalia where it supports the government to deliver life-saving interventions in the areas of Health, Nutrition, Protection, and WASH to vulnerable populations affected by conflict, displacements, natural disasters, and disease outbreaks.
I. SUMMARY OF POSITION
The Technical Program Manager will be responsible for coordinating programmatic planning and implementation for regions supported by Caafimaad Plus consortium. He/she will align and streamline emergency response efforts across the consortium partners and ensure delivery of quality program that meets the expectations of the Government of Somalia, Donors, served communities, and key stakeholders. He/she will collaborate and coordinate plans with various response agencies, government institutions, affected communities, and private sector players.
PURPOSE
The purpose of this position it to coordinate the implementation of the consortium’s life-saving interventions to vulnerable populations affected by conflict, displacements, natural disasters, and disease outbreaks in districts supported by the consortium in South Central Somalia.
ENGAGEMENT
The Technical Program Manager will build strategic partnerships with key stakeholders fighting hunger and malnutrition within government institutions, donor community (ECHO, FCDO, GAC, GFFO, SIDA, etc.), UN Agencies (UN Women, UNICEF, WFP, UNFPA), like-minded NGOs and private sector in the country. In addition, He/She will position Caafimaad Plus with key audiences and ensure its recognition as a lead consortium for emergency response in the country.
DELIVERY
Develop emergency response plans, build capacity for emergency response among health teams and communities in supported areas, conduct ongoing surveillance to identify potential emergency situations and coordinate emergency response for Caafimaad Plus consortium.
II. ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
Project Management (40%)
- Lead and manage the consortium’s technical team, ensure members are updated and properly trained and processes for deployment within the country are in place.
- Undertake rapid needs assessments to identify gaps and needs in humanitarian landscape in Caafimaad Plus supported regions.
- Periodically review the consortium’s response plan and ensure it is updated with the most current good practices.
- Ensure that program is implemented in a consultative, participative, context and cultural effective, gender sensitive, and cost-effective way.
- Work closely with Supply Chain/ Logistics to ensure that procurements are made in a timely manner while remaining in compliance with donor rules and regulations and ensure that proper procurement procedures are followed by ER Program staff.
- Work closely with consortium partners to ensure adequate supplies of medical, nutritional and other requisite commodities to cater for routine and emergency responses to the vulnerable population at any given time.
- Work closely with MEAL coordinator to facilitate systematic program monitoring and evaluation, utilizing the consortium digitalized data systems to support evidence-based decision-making.
- Coordinate the development and periodic updating of Facility-specific Business Continuity Plans (BCP) that incorporate lessons learnt from the 2023 El Nino event.
- Ensure high frequency tracking of platforms such as Food Security and Nutritional Analysis System (FSNAS) and other partner/government platforms to have at your disposal up-to-date information on emerging threats.
Stakeholders’ Engagement (20%)
- Develop and maintain relationships with Ministry of Health, UN, NGOs, Donors, partners and other stakeholders, to raise public awareness of Caafimaad Plus consortium.
- Represent Caafimaad Plus consortium in key stakeholders’ forums mainly Health, Nutrition, WASH