TITLE: RMF Program Assistant

TEAM/PROGRAMME: RMF Team  

LOCATION: Togwajale/Hargeisa

GRADE: 5

CONTRACT LENGTH: 12 months

CHILD SAFEGUARDING:

Level 3:  the post holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work country programs; or are visiting country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff.

ROLE PURPOSE: 

To contribute to Save the Children’s capacity to meet its regional migration fund response and cross-border infrastructure implementation in Togwajale under Hargeisa district of Somaliland, through facilitating and coordinating the day-to-day RMF program implementation and managing community engagement activities to ensure efficient and effective sensitisation, mobilisation and participation of the targeted communities and other stakeholders of the RMF project in Togwajale

SCOPE OF ROLE: The position holder will have the overall responsibility of leading the implementation of the RMF accompanying measures (both water and livelihood) and proper engagement and management of the RMP project stakeholder through effective community mobilization, sensitisation and facilitation of the community capacity building sessions

Reports to: (RMF Construction Engineer)

Staff reporting to this post: No

Direct: NIL

Indirect: 0  

Budget Responsibilities: N/A

Role Dimensions: Save the Children operates across all zones in Somaliland and currently has two offices and staff over 100.

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY 

Operational Responsibilities

-      Project assistants will be the key frontline staff of Save the Children in the field with direct interaction with the local stakeholders in Togwajale.

-      With the support of the RMF construction officer conduct program awareness, mobilization, enrollment drives, sensitization and beneficiary selection through community meetings at the beginning of the programme

-      Assist the RMF construction officer in procurement, distribution and utilization of respective programme supplies. 

-      Organize community meetings and facilitate selection of programme community structures.

-      Provide Weekly Progress Update Report as requested by the line manager

-      In collaboration with the programme officers, participate in collection of case studies to demonstrate programme impact.

-      Ensure proper filling and documentation of relevant program documents.

-      With the support of programme officer ensure timely implementation of planned interventions, as per the work plan, budgetary standards and programme quality. 

-      Support and ensure the implementation of cross cutting issues (Participation, gender, safeguarding, and disability inclusion) by identifying risks, concerns and mainstreaming to programme implementation.

Technical & Thematic Responsibilities 

-       Facilitate and lead the implementation of the different accompanying measures of the RMF project (including the accompanying measures of the CDC, livestock market, hafir dam, green houses, vegetation market and the urban water supply)

-       Deliver any RMF program related training at the community level using agreed training protocols

-       Conduct regular meetings to build capacity, mentor, assist and supervise community structures including the CDC management committee, RMF local coordination committee (RMF-LCC), Water management committee and livestock market management committee and ensuring constant communication with all the beneficiaries and project stakeholders

-       Conduct RMF beneficiaries’ verification processes for all programme activities

-       Establish safe reporting and intersectoral referral mechanisms for children and families with protection concerns

-       Develop trust, tolerance and co-operation among beneficiary community members and local leaders.

-       Encourage and stimulate full participation by all community members; with special attention to those who are often forgotten, including, the disabled persons, emigrants, women and children, in community decision making.

REALM Responsibilities.

-       Facilitate and monitor implementation of community level activities

-       Ensure the quality benchmarks for programme mobilization and sensitization are met

-       Work with the MEAL to set up programme complaint response mechanism

-       Collect programme data including registration, assessments, baselines, post distribution monitoring surveys and ensure appropriate case management information system 

BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice) Accountability:

-      holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values

-      holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.

Ambition:

-      sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same

-      widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others - future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.

Collaboration:

-      builds and maintains effective relationships with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters

-      values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength

-       approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.

Creativity:

-      develops and encourages new and innovative solutions

-      willing to take disciplined risks.

Integrity: honesty and encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity

Qualifications 

At least Diploma of Social Science

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Essential

•      One-year Experience

•      Experience in community mobilization/stakeholder engagement/ case management and relationship techniques.

•      Good verbal and written communication and relationship building skills. 

•      Basic knowledge of project planning, implementation, and monitoring. 

•      Good understanding in local language and culture practises. 

•      Basic understanding of child right frameworks.  

Desirable

•      Computer skills 

•      Reporting skills 

•      Water and livelihood infrastructures and their O&Ms

•      Communication skills 

•      Interpersonal skills 

Additional job responsibilities

The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.

Save the Children is an equal opportunity employer and seeks to employ and assign the best qualified talent.

Interested and qualified applicants can view the profile and apply for this position through the below URLs:-

RMF Program Assistant

The application will be closed on 22nd July 2026