Job Description

The Somalia Crisis Recovery Project (SCRP, P173315) is a flood and disaster recovery, and reconstruction project financed by the World Bank to the Federal Ministry of Finance (MOF). It supports immediate and sustainable flood recovery and finance activities to mitigate future shocks, by supporting: (a) immediate early floods recovery and service delivery restoration activities; (b) immediate support activities to respond to and mitigate COVID 19; (c) medium-term rehabilitation of flood-impacted infrastructure, services, and livelihoods; (d) elements of immediate and longer-term crisis preparedness and recovery; (e) detailed flood risk management plans, including both structural and non-structural flood risk management solutions for the country; and (f) support to enhance government performance and accountability and citizen engagement in service delivery.

The project components include:

• Component 1: Immediate basic services and livelihood support for early recovery
• Component 2: Medium-term flood recovery
• Component 3: Longer-term disaster risk management and preparedness
• Component 4: Project Management
• Component 5: Contingency Emergency Response Component
• Component 6: Anticipatory and Recovery Support for Addressing Food Insecurity

The Somalia Disaster Management Agency (SODMA) was established in 2011 as a semi-autonomous agency with the aim of finding and promoting durable solutions and management disasters in the country. Its legitimacy was further strengthened in 2016 when the Parliament of the Federal Republic of Somalia enacted law number 17/2016, granting the agency the legal mandate to mitigate to take on the responsibility of lessening the impact, preparing for, responding to, and coordinating both natural and made disasters in the country.

In early 2017, the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management (MOHADM) replaced SODMA. However, in August 2022 this decision was reversed and SODMA was reinstated. Under the current arrangement, SODMA is responsible for the oversight and coordination of the entire national disaster risk management function, including early warning, disaster preparedness, disaster response (including displacement), and the development of durable solutions to displacement. In this capacity, SODMA houses the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) and the National Multi-Hazard Early Warning Centre (NMHEWC).

Purpose of the position:

The Admin and Finance Officer is responsible for the NEOC planning and managing budget allocation, payroll, training junior staff, maintaining accounting records, ensuring regulatory compliance, and providing legal consultation, while monitoring financial performance and ensuring staff and visitor security.
The Admin and Finance Officer will have the following areas of responsibility:

Main duties and responsibilities:

The Admin and Finance Officer will have the following areas of responsibility:

• Plan and manage the project budget allocation process and provide managerial advice to the project leadership.
• Contribute to training and coaching of junior peers in the Admin and Finance department.
• Develop and implement work plans in accordance with financial and reporting requirements of donors, partners and the FGS.
• Liaise closely with the implementing partner and the Federal Ministry of Finance on all financial aspects of international aid grants.
• Provide legal consultation and prepare administrative decisions, contracts, and agreements related to the business of this project.
• Maintain accounting records in accordance with approved accounting standards and regulations.
• Ensure payments are made in accordance with good accounting practices and donor/Federal Government of Somalia regulations.
• Prepare and provide periodic reports in approved formats and in line with financing agreements.
• Monitor financial performance indicators against agreed deliverables and take corrective measures where necessary.
• Ensure the security and safety of SoDMA staff and visitors, and facilitate main conference services when hosting meetings or trainings

Skills & Qualifications

• Minimum of Bachelor’s Degree or Advanced degree (Masters) in Business Administration, Business Management, accounting, Statistics Governance or in equivalent qualification in a related field of studies.
• A minimum of 6 years’ experience in Admin. Procurement, Logistics and Finance with either government Institution, International NGs, or UN organization.
• Experience in recruiting, introducing, training, coaching and supervising Admin, Procurement, Logistic and Finance Department staff
• Solid experience in core area of management with National and international partners and donor communities
• Documented transformational Leadership experience
• Solid knowledge and experience in Somalia multi-sectoral public budgeting and finance transfers (allocation) system (procedures)

How To Apply

Expressions of interest and CV must be submitted to the below email address on or before 13th July, 2024 at 11:00 hours (East Africa Time)

Email Address: admin.finance@sodma.gov.so & Procurement.head@sodma.gov.so