Job Description

SIF is seeking an experienced and driven Project Officer (Emergency Response) to support the implementation of a multi-sector emergency project targeting drought-affected communities and internally displaced persons (IDPs). The role focuses on project coordination, partner support, technical oversight, and field monitoring, ensuring timely, high-quality, and compliant delivery of interventions across Food Security, Nutrition, and WASH sectors. The Project Officer will serve as a key operational link between SIF, local partners, communities, and humanitarian coordination platforms.

Key Responsibilities

Project Coordination & Technical Oversight

• Coordinate day-to-day implementation across all target districts.

• Ensure activities align with workplans, budgets, and SIF standards.

• Provide technical support in:

  • Multipurpose Cash Assistance (MPCA)

  • Food and NFI voucher distribution

  • Emergency WASH interventions

  • Nutrition screening and awareness

  • Livelihood recovery (Cash-for-Work, agriculture, livestock, small business support)

• Monitor quality and timeliness of partner activities.

Partner Coordination & Capacity Strengthening

• Work closely with implementing partners (KARDO AID and KRD)

• Facilitate coordination meetings and problem-solving sessions.

• Ensure compliance with SIF operational and accountability standards.

• Support partner reporting and documentation.

Monitoring, Evaluation & Reporting

• Conduct regular field monitoring visits.

• Support baseline surveys, PDMs, and beneficiary verification.

• Track indicators with the MEAL team.

• Prepare weekly and monthly progress reports.

• Document lessons learned and best practices

Community Engagement & Targeting

• Ensure transparent and inclusive beneficiary selection.

• Engage community leaders, local authorities, and vulnerable groups.

• Promote Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP) mechanisms.

• Ensure targeting prioritizes vulnerable households.

Cash Programming Oversight

• Support MPCA and Cash-for-Work implementation.

• Coordinate with financial service providers.

• Ensure compliance with cash transfer procedures.

• Monitor market conditions.

Technical Support (FSL, Nutrition, WASH)

Provide operational oversight of:

• FSL: Cash transfers, vouchers, agriculture inputs, livestock support

• Nutrition: MUAC screening, IYCF awareness, referrals

• WASH: Water trucking, hygiene kits, sanitation infrastructure, hygiene promotion

Coordination & Representation

• Participate in cluster meetings:

  • Food Security

  • WASH

  • Nutrition

  • Cash Working Group

• Engage with government authorities including district administrations and SoDMA.

Compliance, Safeguarding & Protection

• Ensure adherence to SIF policies (Safeguarding, PSEAH, Child Protection)

• Apply “Do No Harm” and conflict-sensitive approaches.

• Maintain high standards of accountability and ethics.

  Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in social sciences, Development Studies, Public Health, Agriculture, or related field (Master’s is an advantage)

• Minimum 4 years’ experience in humanitarian or emergency programming

• Experience in Somalia or similar fragile contexts strongly preferred.

• Knowledge of project cycle management, M&E, and donor-funded programs

• Experience with tools such as Kobo Collect, ODK, or GIS is an asset.

  Skills and Core Competencies

• Strong coordination and project management skills

• Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities

• High level of organization and attention to detail

• Ability to work in high-pressure, multicultural environments.

• Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel)

• Fluency in English and Somali

  Safeguarding and Ethical Standards

  This role involves direct and regular contact with children, including highly vulnerable groups. Secours Islamique France has a zero-tolerance policy for child abuse, exploitation, and harmful practices. All staff are expected to:

  • Adhere to SIF’s Child Safeguarding Policy (CSP)

  • Comply with SIF’s Protection from Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment (PSEAH) Policy

  • Uphold the “Do No Harm” principle in all interventions.

  • Follow all SIF HR policies and guidelines.

  • Undergo criminal background and reference checks.

How to apply

To apply for this position, applicants are required to submit their cover letter and resume to: [email protected] before 17th April 2026. The subject line of the email should read - Application for Project Officer (Emergency response). Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and interested candidates are encouraged to apply immediately. Only shortlisted and qualified candidates will be contacted, and female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.