ROLE PURPOSE:

The Head of Climate and Child Poverty Reduction will play a pivotal role in shaping and advancing Save the Children International’s strategic ambitions in Somalia. This position sets the direction, growth, and coordination of our work on Climate and Child Poverty, encompassing a diverse portfolio that includes cash transfer programming, social protection and shock-responsive safety nets, economic resilience, disaster risk reduction (DRR), anticipatory action, climate change adaptation and resilience, food security and livelihoods, and youth economic empowerment including TVET.

Aligned with our Country Strategy (2025-2027) and Global Strategy, this role reflects our commitment to sustainability, and context-driven programming. The Head of Climate and Child Poverty Reduction will lead the development and delivery of high-quality, cost-effective programs in both humanitarian and long-term development settings—resulting in immediate and lasting change for children.

In collaboration with the Research and Evaluations team, the Head of Climate Child Poverty Reduction will provide technical leadership in climate and child poverty-focused studies and drive the documentation and dissemination of innovations and good practices to inform project design, implementation, and policy advocacy, in line with the Country Office’s Evidence & Learning Agenda.

The role also involves strategic networking and partnership building with government ministries, UN agencies, civil society organizations, and donors. A key responsibility will be to mobilize resources and expand donor relations to support the sector’s strategic growth and impact.

In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly.

SCOPE OF ROLE:

Reports to:

Senior Director of Programme Quality and Impact

Staff directly reporting to this post: 2

Technical Specialists (1 on Youth Economic Empowerment and 1 on Social Protection)

Budget Responsibilities:

None

Primary Technical area:

Head of Climate & Child Poverty

Secondary Technical area:

Food Security & Livelihoods/Economic Resilience, Anticipatory Action/DRR, Child Sensitive Social Protection/Shock Responsive Safety Nets, Youth Economic Empowerment

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

QUALIFICATIONS

Master’s degree in social sciences; economics; natural resource management or a related field.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Essential

•  8 years’ experience in developing, overseeing and delivering high quality and cost-effective poverty reduction programmes (experience in social protection or youth economic empowerment or climate change/economic resilience preferable)
•  Experience in strategic planning, including an ability to prioritize among competing demands and opportunities, and an ability to scan the horizon and manage risks
•  Experience working in Somalia or similar fragile/conflict/humanitarian contexts is desirable
•  Experience of working with local/national governments and capacity building of systems, partners and staff
•  Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills, including ability to present complex information in a succinct and compelling manner, and experience of being a strategic influencer with relevant stakeholders, building personal networks at senior levels, resulting in securing significant new opportunities for the organization
•  Experience of building, leading and developing staff in a matrix management and remote management environment
•  Highly developed cultural awareness and ability to work well with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures
•  Strong results delivery with the ability to solve complex issues through analysis, definition of a clear way forward and ensuring buy-in
•  Ability and willingness to dramatically change work practices and hours, and work with incoming surge teams, in the event of emergencies
•  Fluency in English, both verbal and written, required
•  Commitment to Save the Children values.

Application Information:

Please apply in English saving your cover letter and up-to-date CV as a single document.

For more information about Save the Children in Somalia and to see a full a job description, visit our website at SCI Career Site Careers (oraclecloud.com)

Save the Children is an equal opportunity employer, and our working environment is inclusive and accessible.

We need to keep children safe, so our selection process includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse. Employment is subject to our Child protection standards including background checks and adherence to our Child Safeguarding Policy

Application will be closed on 20th December 2025

We need to keep children safe, so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse. Employment is subject to our Child protection standards including background checks and adherence to our Child Safeguarding Policy.

Title: Head of Climate & Child Poverty Reduction open to Somali nationals only

ROLE PURPOSE:

The Head of Climate and Child Poverty Reduction will play a pivotal role in shaping and advancing Save the Children International’s strategic ambitions in Somalia. This position sets the direction, growth, and coordination of our work on Climate and Child Poverty, encompassing a diverse portfolio that includes cash transfer programming, social protection and shock-responsive safety nets, economic resilience, disaster risk reduction (DRR), anticipatory action, climate change adaptation and resilience, food security and livelihoods, and youth economic empowerment including TVET.

Aligned with our Country Strategy (2025-2027) and Global Strategy, this role reflects our commitment to sustainability, and context-driven programming. The Head of Climate and Child Poverty Reduction will lead the development and delivery of high-quality, cost-effective programs in both humanitarian and long-term development settings—resulting in immediate and lasting change for children.

In collaboration with the Research and Evaluations team, the Head of Climate Child Poverty Reduction will provide technical leadership in climate and child poverty-focused studies and drive the documentation and dissemination of innovations and good practices to inform project design, implementation, and policy advocacy, in line with the Country Office’s Evidence & Learning Agenda.

The role also involves strategic networking and partnership building with government ministries, UN agencies, civil society organizations, and donors. A key responsibility will be to mobilize resources and expand donor relations to support the sector’s strategic growth and impact.

In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly.

SCOPE OF ROLE:

Reports to:

Senior Director of Programme Quality and Impact

Staff directly reporting to this post: 2

Technical Specialists (1 on Youth Economic Empowerment and 1 on Social Protection)

Budget Responsibilities:

None

Primary Technical area:

Head of Climate & Child Poverty

Secondary Technical area:

Food Security & Livelihoods/Economic Resilience, Anticipatory Action/DRR, Child Sensitive Social Protection/Shock Responsive Safety Nets, Youth Economic Empowerment

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

QUALIFICATIONS

Master’s degree in social sciences; economics; natural resource management or a related field.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Essential

•  8 years’ experience in developing, overseeing and delivering high quality and cost-effective poverty reduction programmes (experience in social protection or youth economic empowerment or climate change/economic resilience preferable)
•  Experience in strategic planning, including an ability to prioritize among competing demands and opportunities, and an ability to scan the horizon and manage risks
•  Experience working in Somalia or similar fragile/conflict/humanitarian contexts is desirable
•  Experience of working with local/national governments and capacity building of systems, partners and staff
•  Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills, including ability to present complex information in a succinct and compelling manner, and experience of being a strategic influencer with relevant stakeholders, building personal networks at senior levels, resulting in securing significant new opportunities for the organization
•  Experience of building, leading and developing staff in a matrix management and remote management environment
•  Highly developed cultural awareness and ability to work well with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures
•  Strong results delivery with the ability to solve complex issues through analysis, definition of a clear way forward and ensuring buy-in
•  Ability and willingness to dramatically change work practices and hours, and work with incoming surge teams, in the event of emergencies
•  Fluency in English, both verbal and written, required
•  Commitment to Save the Children values.

Application Information:

Please apply in English saving your cover letter and up-to-date CV as a single document.

For more information about Save the Children in Somalia and to see a full a job description, visit our website at SCI Career Site Careers (oraclecloud.com)

Save the Children is an equal opportunity employer, and our working environment is inclusive and accessible.

We need to keep children safe, so our selection process includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse. Employment is subject to our Child protection standards including background checks and adherence to our Child Safeguarding Policy

Application will be closed on 20th December 2025

We need to keep children safe, so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse. Employment is subject to our Child protection standards including background checks and adherence to our Child Safeguarding Policy

Climate and Environment Manager Somalia

Mogadishu, Somalia

and 2 more

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Job Description

Females are highly encouraged to apply.

What we are looking for:

This position is a collaboration between NRC and IOM. The Climate and Environment Manager will be hired by NRC and seconded full-time to IOM to support the technical development and implementation of Resilience Design (RD) under the Jowhar Off stream Storage Programme (JOSP), with potential for broader application across Hirshabelle and other geographic areas.

The Manager will spend 10% Level of Effort supporting the BRCiS-wide Ecosystems Workstream and the Danwadaag-wide Livelihoods and their six downstream partners, Resilience workstream and strategy, providing cross-consortium technical guidance, learning capture, and adaptive management.

The remaining 90% LoE will be dedicated to supporting IOM’s implementation of Resilience Design within the JOSP programme—applying ecosystem-based, community-led design principles to support durable solutions, flood mitigation, land restoration, and climate adaptation in Jowhar and other high-risk areas.

The Manager will work closely with IOM’s Resilience Design Consulting and Program team, while remaining administratively embedded in NRC’s Somalia team and contributing to consortium learning and coordination.

What you will do:

Generic responsibilities

• •  Lead Ecosystem regenerative, Resilience Design-informed implementation for IOM;
  •  Develop RD implementation technical SOPs in line with IOM Programme Strategy, Policy, and national and international standards, and in coordination with other Core Competences;
  •  Compliance with and adherence to IOM and NRC policies, guidance, and procedures;

• •  Contribute to fundraising, develop, and review funding proposal, budgets, and donor reports
  •  Identify trends technical standards and donor priorities;
  •  Follow up on compliance with contractual commitments across the CCs, ensure high technical quality, synergies and mainstreaming of environment and climate in all project implementation;
  •  Ensure that key learnings are extracted from climate action implementation and incorporate them in new project design and staff development processes;
  •  Provide systematic training and build capacity of technical staff;
  •  Represent IOM in relevant forum, including with national authorities and donors;
  •  Promote the rights of IDPs/refugees in line with the advocacy strategy.

Specific responsibilities Quality Standards

•  Lead IOM JOSP teams and partners through the development of minimum standards for activities under the assigned Output including discussion facilitation, technical leadership/advice, preparation of formal guidance documentation (including for publication), and revision of guidance over time.
•  Ensure that programme quality standards are sufficiently harmonized to allow effective project management and measurement, while remaining flexible enough for contextualization based on geography, access/operational factors, communities’ positionality on the Resilience Spectrum, etc.
•  Collaborate with the IOM and BRCiS teams for downstream implementing partner capacity strengthening, identifying, and addressing opportunities for cross-agency capacity strengthening related to the assigned Output.
•  Carry out regular field-based monitoring of activities, including travel to insecure environments.
•  Proactively identify and document best practices, lessons learnt and relevant human-interest stories for publication and dissemination.

Adaptive Programme Management and Learning

•  Oversee the development and implementation of the IOM JOSP (and occasionally other relevant programs) workplan and overall IOM Learning Strategy including management of learning consultancies, outcome harvesting exercises, activity pilots, and/or other activities resourced by the Workstream, in consultation with IOM teams, BRCiS CMU Programme Manager and MEAL Manager, and the Danwadaag CLT.
•  Lead regular meetings (including and especially in accessible field locations) to oversee the adaptive learning implementation at field level and lead knowledge and experience sharing across the Consortium members.
•  Participate in national, regional, and global technical fora to remain up to date on technical developments and best practices and proactively identify external innovations for consideration by the Workstream.
•  Represent the IOM JOSP project in presentations of adaptive management findings (research, reports, best practice guidelines, etc.) to external stakeholders including JOSP donor representatives, peer implementers, and national, regional, and global communities of practice.
•  In any other ways requested by the IOM JOSP support the overall design, adaptation, and delivery of the JOSP IOM components, Learning Strategy, Influencing Strategy for all aspects related to the assigned Outputs and Workstreams.

Support IOM climate actions

• •  Contribute to fundraising, development, and review of funding proposal, budgets, and donor reports, especially related to Resilience Design-informed proposals.
  •  Guide the teams in developing systematic tools for day-to-day implementation of Resilience Design-informed climate change adaptation and environmental restoration interventions, ensuring compliance with established guidelines and standards.

• •  Lead on developing monitoring tools to be used across consortia to ensure that relevant information is being collected to inform strategy and implementation, and to ensure accountability and learning.
  •  Ensure learning from climate adaptation programme is captured, consolidated, and disseminated, contributing to knowledge building, and sharing within Somalia and globally to influence policies and programme planning.
  •  Ensure sharing of best practices and capacity building among the team and with partners. Explore and develop strategic partnerships contributing to quality and scaling up of programmes.
  • Represents IOM at coordination meetings, relevant forums meetings and other emerging climate working groups.

What you will bring

Professional competencies:

•  5+ years’ experience in humanitarian/development aid in complex and/or insecure environments, preferably in East/Horn of Africa and including significant field-based experience with relevant techincal approaches to project workstream.
•  Multiple Resilience Design (T3 level) trainings completed and/or co-taught.
•  Demonstrable experience with Resilience Design programming and implementation
•  Excellent report and proposal writing skills in English language, including synthesis and elaboration of qualitative and quantitative inputs/data
•  Excellent English language communication skills – negotiation, networking, influencing, public speaking and facilitating workshops at different levels.
•  Strong planning, monitoring and organizational skills with good knowledge of the use of logical and result-based monitoring and evaluation frameworks.

Context/Specific skills, knowledge and experience:

•  Experience from working in complex and volatile contexts, multi-country disaster preparedness, response, and recovery programming.
•  Experience with coordination in a humanitarian context (i.e., consortium coordination, cluster coordination)

Behavioural competencies

•  A positive, solution-oriented attitude to working within a diverse team is essential.
•  Hands-on approach to key tasks; delegation skills are important, but not the default. This position will directly handle many key tasks that cannot be delegated.
•  Commitment to continuous learning and willingness to keep abreast of new developments in the disaster management field.
•  Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.

What we offer

•  Duty station: Mogadishu, Somalia
•  Salary/benefits: grade 8 on NRC’s international salary scale.
•  Duration of Contract: 8 months (Renewable)
•  Travel: Up to 40% (to NRC operating locations)
•  NRC is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to diversity without distinction to age, gender, religion, ethnicity, nationality, and physical ability.
•  We think outside the box, encourage ideas, and give responsibility to all employees at all levels. You will have many opportunities to be heard and take the initiative.

Find out more about the benefits of working for NRC

Important information about the application process

•  Internal candidates only: To apply as an internal candidate, log in with your official email or click on Opportunity MarketPlace .
•  When creating your profile, include your full name as given on your passport. Complete all the system-required fields for experience, employment history and education.
•  Candidates who do not complete all system fields (experience, education and languages) will not be screened.
•  Submit your application and CV in English, taking care to attach your latest CV.
•  Applications that do not meet the minimum standards in terms of experience or qualifications will generally not be considered. Unsolicited applications not related to this specific job advertisement will not be considered.
•  Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. We receive many applicants for each vacant position.
•  This position is open to international applicants.
•  If you have any questions about this role, please email ESA Recruitment esa.recruitment@nrc.no with the job title as the subject line.

Why NRC?

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a non-governmental, humanitarian organization with over 60 years of experience in helping to create a safer and more dignified life for refugees and internally displaced people. NRC advocates for the rights of displaced populations and offers assistance within the sectors of shelter, education, protection, emergency response, food security, information, counselling, and legal assistance (ICLA), and water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH).

Watch this short video to see NRC in action.

We are looking for people who are passionate about helping refugees and people forced to flee. Are you one of those people? If you are, NRC offers you the opportunity to:

•  Do demanding and professional work, often in challenging contexts.
•  Join a work culture that empowers every employee to share ideas and take responsibility.
•  Be part of a welcoming and supportive community committed to human dignity.

Learn more about NRC

About Us

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a global humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee.

Join us in assisting millions of people in areas where others cannot, tackling some of the world’s most dangerous and difficult crises. Bring your skills and dedication to an organisation recognised for providing high quality aid and for defending the rights of refugees and internally displaced people.

At NRC, we give responsibility to employees at all levels and foster professional growth and innovative teams. You can expect a supportive culture and an open dialogue with management. We are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion.

Together, we save lives and rebuild futures.

Safeguarding is central to NRC’s work. We expect all employees to:

•  treat everyone with respect and dignity
•  contribute to building a safe environment for all
•  never engage in any form of exploitation, harassment and specifically sexual exploitation, abuse and sexual harassment (SEAH)
•  always report. NRC has a zero-tolerance approach to inaction against exploitation, abuse and SEAH

Job Info

•  Job Identification 18521
•  Job Category Climate
•  Posting Date 07/10/2025, 04:19 PM
•  Apply Before 07/26/2025, 11:59 PM
•  Degree Level Bachelor’s Degree
•  Job Schedule Full time
•  Locations Mogadishu