Project Profile in Summary

Somaliland Youth Development and Voluntary Organization (SOYDAVO) is a national, non-profit making youth-led NGO with its HQ in Burao. SOYDAVO was founded in 2003 as a youth club and later in 2006 registered as a nonprofit making NGO with overall aim of empowering and bettering the lives of the youth, women, and vulnerable populations in Somaliland. Over the past ten years, SOYDAVO has been one of the active and biggest local NGOs in the country. SOYDAVO has operational presence in all over the six regions of Somaliland. In 2019, SOYDAVO has expanded its operation to Mogadishu, Somalia, and this year 2021 plans to cross the border and open an office Jigjiga Ethiopia.

SOYDAVO with funding support from Tearfund Deutschland (TFDE) is implementing Sustainable food security and income generation, as well as local cooperative structure project in Baligubadle and and Salahley in the Hawd region of Somaliland. this project will improve the leaving condition of vulnerable, women and children in these two project-targeted villages.

Job Summary

The Project Coordinator will be responsible for managing and directing daily project working activities, also supervising project staff and trainers to achieve project outcomes.  under the supervision of SOYDAVO Executive Director, will share the project outcomes with local, national, and international stakeholders/ Tearfund for reporting and advocacy purposes. The coordinator will develop partnerships and cooperation with Salahley and Baligubacel local actors for effective implementation of the project activity. This position demands a highly motivated, independent, and dedicated individual with strong assessment skills as well as the ability to effectively advocate. A hands-on working experience in a humanitarian environment, and the ability to handle difficult living and working conditions.

R-1.     Project Planning

R-1.1   Prepare a detailed quarter action plan in every quarter and share it with Tearfund designated officers and Senior SOYDAVO Managers including the Executive Director for final review and approval. Clearly identify the specific problems to be addressed by the action and the perceived needs and constraints of the target groups and how the action will provide the desired solutions.

R-1.2   Demonstrate the relevance of Sustainable food security and income generation, as well as local cooperative structures in Baligubadle and Salahley in the Hawd region of Somaliland, project to the target community and ensure clear message of Project deliverables package is delivered to the target beneficiaries and the project donor.

R-1.3   To coordinate, project activities at program and field level in compliance with the project objectives in close collaboration with the ED for all technical related aspect/activities have met with SOYDAVO Tearfund standards shown in the Proposal and organizational Policies.

R-1.4  Allocate some times to accompany with other projects  and other field staff to visit and help the project sites and by taking part SOYDAVO Development and interests.

R-2      Project Monitoring

R-2.1   The Project coordinator will also be responsible and required for projects monitoring and evaluation to regularly collect comprehensiveness data on the quantitative progress of the projects and the qualitative achievement of indicators and observing the level of community participation and in particularly the intended percentage of target women groups during the identification of project target beneficiary and implementation period.

Facilitate surveys, monitoring and evaluation activities in liaison with the senior Managers offices. Counterchecking (project inputs) proposed activities against implemented activities and project duration are proportional.

R-2.2 Project Coordinator will be required to ensure adherence to the budgetary, logistical, human resource and other administrative issues of his/her base in collaboration with the  senior project officers, administrator/project manager and assist the Executive Director in planning, coordinating and implementation of training of project  field agent , key authority members, and communities.

R-2.3   To confirm that two additional Greenhouse Cooperatives in Baligubadle and Salahley to use the greenhouses efficiently and financial expenditure reports being submitted.

R-3      Reporting

R-3.1   The Project coordinator will also be responsible for reporting and representation of the organization.

The Project coordinator will be expected to ensure a good flow of information and good communication between field, also will submit weekly reports/ monthly update /quarterly and annual reports to the Senior Managers, maintain project visibility as always required by the donor and participate in relevant networking forums and other SOYDAVO organized/other non SOYDAVO functions as called advised upon by the organizational Manager.

R-3.2   Prepare reports on each field visit conducted and submit to the Executive Director.

R-3.3   Participate Forums meetings and prepare minutes and agenda discussed review and compile into a monthly progress report on programming activities.  This will be forwarded to the Senior manager assigned by ED and contribute to quarterly and annual reports on time.

R-3.4   Compile implementation data from assigned area monthly and submit it to the SOYDAVO Executive Director for checking.

R-3.5   Finally review the Tearfund project system and general dynamics of group ethics in your assigned locations for the program and advice to the Senior Executive officers any urgent and standing issues.

R-4      Capacity Building

R-4.1   Identify areas in which project beneficiaries/ participants are showing weaknesses. Provide relevant advice and recommendations for improvements to rectify the weaknesses.

R-4.2   Identify competitive filed agent, from the target community who will take part for the training of smaller groups to take part for organizing the trainings of larger groups.

R- 4.3  Foster participatory planning and monitoring by training and involving primary stakeholder groups in project and target community groups as well.

R-4.4   Support external mission in ways that foster a joint learning process that identifies how the Y4C project could be improved further to achieve impact.

Relationship with communities and local authorities

R-5      Other

R-5.1   To bring into notice of SOYDAVO Project coordinator any discrepancies, serious incidents or any urgent information, which may need serious consideration regarding day-to-day activities?

Qualifications

• Bachelor/master’s degree in Agriculture, environment , or related fields
• The successful candidate will be able to craft funding proposals in a clear and compelling manner.
• Excellent writing, analytical, and research skills are essential.
• Have at least 6 years’ experience of working livelihood in project targeted area.
• A high level of computer literacy required, including familiarity with Raisers Edge and Foundation Center databases.
• Candidates must possess an ability to work well under pressure and the ability to seek and synthesize information and communicate in a compelling and succinct form.

To Apply

Please submit your cover letter and resume, to info@soydavo.org Note the deadline for the application is 28 /August /2023, only those whose applications are being considered will be contacted.

SOYDAVO is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, and so on.

Madaxweyne-ku-xigeenka Somaliland, Mudane Cabdiraxmaan Cabdilaahi Ismaaciil Saylici, ayaa hay’adda SOYDAVO ku guddoonsiiyey shahaado sharafyo ay ku mutaysteen dedaalka ay ugu jiraan horumarinta hab-nololeedka haweenka iyo dhallaanka jilicsan, isla markaana ay hal-abuurkooda ku soo kordhiyeen hab-beereed caqli-gal ah oo ay beeralayda u tababareen.

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SOYDAVO’s youth training skills were supported during the years of 2011 up to 2014 by NRC with its successful Youth Education Package – YEP project. The project was graduated 500 Youth with both females and males who acquired the above-mentioned skills with a time-frame of 8 Months for each course.

The center, also provides soft skills including small business management, hospitality training and accounting and booking trainings. There are two types of certificates that the center issue for the students and are 6 Month’s certificate and 12 months Diploma Certificate. The need of the skill is usually noticed from the parent education committees who work voluntary with SOYDAVO’s youth center management and from the market. The parent committees who are selected from the IDP’s in Burao and the management take the decisions regarding the skill provision and more importantly the scholarship award that the Center provides for three students in each batch.

The center follows the Ministry of Education’s vocational training curriculum and those developed by the Ministry of the education.

The vocational trainings are more important for tackling the increasing youth unemployment but the lack of fund makes worse in the implementation of high quality training skills. Most of the students hails from the disadvantaged and drought affected community, and however don’t have capability of paying the small fees.

The provision of these kind of skills, also contribute to the economic development of the country, as the large unemployed youth constitute the inactive economic sources of the country.

Finally, SOYDAVO’s TVET is in operation and fully functioning but struggling with the lack of funds to continue serving for the poor communities.

With funding support from European Union, Concern Worldwide and International Solidarity Foundation, more than 400 youths from have graduated six months of beatification, masonry beautification, electricity, carpentry plumbing, art, and painting. while 250 women have graduated literacy and numeracy between 2018-2023.

I am a mother of four girls and five boys, as well as a teacher at a nearby elementary school. I serve on village committees, and we just requested that FGM/GBV issues be added to the curriculum. I’ve discovered that education and information are the keys to having a happy life.

Throughout my work, I’ve seen a lack of organizations that educate young girls about their rights and gender equality. Mariam is one of the women SHGs on 18 May she is a widow with eight children, and her family is financially and child-rearing dependent on her.

She mentioned durability. Somalis are traditional people who would seek to preserve their customs and culture wherever they go to preserve their identity and position in society. While most of these customs are beneficial to social cohesiveness, some have proved detrimental. Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting is one such custom.

Mariam is opposed to FGM. For the last four years, she has volunteered to raise FGM awareness, she has reported multiple FGM instances that required emergency care, and she has resolved to prevent and save her daughters.

Amina a young leaders club in Camp – Barwaaqo IDP
Amina is 19 years old girl living in Camp-barware IDP and the project team with the support of village committees selected her as sub club team leader. For the last six months, she reported five SGBV cases and referred them to the project team. Amina received a number of training during project activities and she is one of the volunteer activist advocates for female genital mutilation and all kinds of Gender-based violence at the community level. Amina is currently one of the students enrolled in the toileting class to empower her to inspire her to continue working for her community and take part in project interventions as well.

Deeqa is also a member of Rasmi group, she is a mother and has seven children, she lives in Adan Sulieman IDP and her husband is jobless. Mrs. Deaaqa depends on the relatives of her husband.  Deeqa does not know how to work. If she tried to work, she did not have any financial resources and did not know where she could get it. But when she joined SHG, she found a group that depend on their efforts. The group makes savings in a box every week, which they invest in themselves.

Mrs. Deeqa participated in the group activities and paid group savings, meetings, and all tasks of the group.  After one month she requested a loan investment from the group. They accepted her request and provided $ 200 and advice, they told her they will be the customer of her business. Mrs. Deeqa opened a shop that sells vegetables and milk.  She told us: my life and the lives of my household changed, and I also made a profit and paid off all the loans.

Case Study: Invested Small Shop

Muna Osman is a member of Aynaan SHG group. When she joined SHG she did not have any income to create a small business. Before SHG Mrs. Muna was a stay-at-home but when she joined the group, she got more friends and got training about small business, and learned how to establish a business.

She received a loan investment from her group.  Before the loan, she displayed her different ideas, and the group selected on of them.  As she told us Mrs. Muna take a $ 250 loan investment and bought clothes for women and sold her villages and her group. Muna repeated the loan to her SHG when she got a profit.  She said (I changed my life and the lives of my household and my children.)

“The wood stick would break very often”, he said, “and I would search for another firm wood stick to use.” It was very tiring for Mohamed to go through these obstacles, and his brother wouldn’t always be there for him as he was just a teenager living a teenager’s life. Once Mohamed received a wheelchair, he was thrilled and joyful. He said that he “was beyond grateful to receive such support”, and he was already able to visualize all of the things he could do after receiving a wheelchair.

Fadumo Abdi Ali was born in Lasanod with a physical disability, which made it difficult for her to move around and enjoy her life like her peers. Once she became a young teenager, she had the opportunity to receive a wheelchair that changed her life. With the wheelchair, she was able to move around independently, join her friends in activities, and explore her town like never before. She quickly discovered the joys of freedom and the ability to do things that weren’t previously possible.

She was able to travel around the neighborhood and visit her relatives. In time, Today Fadumo is living a successful and fulfilling life, and she says that she is “grateful for the independence it provided [her] – it has changed [her] life.”

Sahra Farah who lives in Buhodle and is a mother of nine children and her husband died ten years ago. Sahra became one of the members who received the dignity material that she did not have money to buy clothes because her household is a poor family, and they live in IDP camps.  She relies on the humanitarian support that comes through the likes of SOYDAVO. She said, “I received 3 dresses (Diric), 3 shawls (Garbasaaro), 9 piece of sanitary cloths, 3 piece of bar soap (250 gms), 3 packet of powder soap (100 gms), 3 petticoat (gorgorad) and 3 headscarves (Shaadh). the sanitary clothes will improve our health and living conditions, thanks to SHF and SOYDAVO for providing us with this support.