Job description

1. Background to SDF
The Somaliland Development Fund – Phase 3 (SDF3) covers the period 2025–2028, with the
possibility of a two-year extension. SDF3 aims to strengthen the climate resilience of vulnerable
communities, enhance livelihoods and employment opportunities, and promote private-sector
engagement in climate-smart solutions. The programme is aligned with NDP3 and Somaliland Vision
2030 and is currently funded by Denmark and Norway.
Under SDF3, the Ministry of Livestock and Rural Development (MoLRD) is implementing the
“Increasing Climate Resilience through the Qool Caday Livestock Centre of Excellence Project”. The
project aims to rehabilitate and protect 8,000 hectares of communal rangeland in Salaxley District,
including a 6,000-hectare drought reserve, while establishing the Qool Caday Livestock Centre of
Excellence as a national hub for climate-smart livestock production, training, research, innovation and
extension services.
To ensure the long-term sustainability, effective management and replication of these investments,
MoLRD intends to develop nationally applicable legal, regulatory, governance and operational
frameworks for Livestock Holding Grounds, Drought Reserves and Livestock Centres of Excellence
in Somaliland, using the Qool Caday Livestock Centre of Excellence as the pilot model. The developed
frameworks assignment will establish clear legal mandates, governance arrangements, management
and financing mechanisms, operational procedures and oversight systems, supported by priority legal
instruments, institutional and operational frameworks, a financial sustainability model, implementation
tools, and a costed roadmap for roll-out.
2. Summary of the role
SDF3 seeks a Governance, Finance and Operations Specialist to work as a part of a multi-disciplinary
team that will be developing national legal, regulatory and governance frameworks for Livestock
Holding Grounds, Drought Reserves and Livestock Centres of Excellence in Somaliland. The
Specialist shall support the preparation of management systems, financial sustainability mechanisms,
Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), accountability systems and implementation arrangements.
3. Key tasks
• Assess existing governance, institutional, operational and financial arrangements for Livestock
Holding Grounds (LHGs), Drought Reserves (DRs) and Livestock Centres of Excellence
(LCEs), using the Qool Caday Livestock Centre of Excellence as the pilot model.
• Develop governance structures, institutional mandates, management arrangements, reporting

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lines and accountability mechanisms.
• Prepare the organisational structure, staffing framework, roles, responsibilities and
performance standards required for effective facility management.
• Develop a financial sustainability framework covering revenue generation, cost recovery,
budgeting, financial controls, procurement, auditing and reporting.
• Prepare operational frameworks and prioritised Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs),
manuals, templates, registers and management tools.
• Develop monitoring, reporting, capacity-building, implementation and scale-up arrangements
to support the sustainable operation and replication of the facilities.

Skills and qualifications

4. Required Qualifications, Skills and Experience
Qualifications and Skills
• Master's degree in Finance, Commerce, Business Administration, Economics, Organisational
Development from a recognised university.
General Professional Experience
• At least eight (8) years of professional experience in governance, institutional development,
organisational management, operations management, financial management or public sector
reform.
Specific Professional Experience
• Experience in at least two (2) completed assignments involving institutional strengthening,
governance reform, organisational development or management system design.
• Experience in at least one (1) assignment involving financial sustainability assessments,
business planning, budgeting, revenue generation, cost recovery, financial management
systems or organisational sustainability.
• Experience in at least one (1) assignment involving the preparation of operational procedures,
management guidelines, SOPs, operational manuals or implementation frameworks.
• Experience in at least one (1) assignment involving stakeholder engagement, capacity
building, performance management, monitoring and reporting systems, accountability
mechanisms or co-management arrangements.

How to apply

Interested candidates should send their application (cover letter and CV) to the Somaliland
Development Fund Secretariat through e-mail [email protected]. Candidates should indicate
in their cover letter how they fit the criteria outlined in the advert. All applications must be received by
Sunday 1 November 2026 at 1600hrs East African Standard Time. Applicants should clearly
indicate the position they are applying for in the email subject line.
Any attempt by a candidate to influence the outcome of the recruitment process in any way which can
be interpreted as canvassing will lead to automatic disqualification from being considered for this
position.
This position is open to both International and Somaliland candidates.

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