CARE International is currently seeking an Inclusive Governance Officer. He/ She will contribute and support the implementation of inclusive governance program through assisting Inclusive Governance Coordinator to run the project interventions duly and in accordance with project documents and work plan. S/he will do this by assisting with the implementation, coordination, and monitoring of the project and activities, providing administrative support to the project and maintaining project archives, documenting the project, and assisting with training and workshops. S/he will be focal point to coordinate closely with local implementing partners and other relevant parties in order to realize project’s objectives.

Position: Inclusive Governance Officer
Location: Taiz Hub Office        

Main Responsibilities:

Project Planning and Implementation:

• Make sure timely, accurate and high-quality project implementation as per work plan through effective liaison with related partners.
• Provide support to the establishment of community peacebuilding and inclusive governance work and network.
• Monitor project activities and interventions so they are implemented accordance with project outputs and expected impacts.
• Offer ideas, suggestions and recommendations, which improve the project team’s performance and facilitate the implementation of the project activities, which include team training needs.
• Assist with the production of project briefs and agreements and any material in Arabic and English.
• Liaise with the project’s partners, arranging and confirming site visits and meetings and if appropriate attending and recording these.
• Monitor the activities of services that are provided by Implementing Local Partner.
• Helping to analyze, identify and recommend amendments to the planned activities for enhancement of project delivery at national and governmental levels for obtaining good quality of education and sustained social empowerment of youth and women.
• By close coordination with Deputy Hub Manager and Inclusive Governance Coordinator to develop quarterly work and action plans and progress reports against outputs and deliverables. 
• Provide on-going support to the team in Pamodzi financial system.

Program Quality:

• Ensure the quality of the reports generated by the project before external or internal official circulation.
• Provide support in donor contract management, its administration and compliance.
• Provide support to the Design Monitoring Evaluation activities including review of systems and processes, capacity building of staff, and development of program information for multiple audiences, quality and timeliness of reporting.
• Provide support in the provision of training from the planning to the evaluation phase.
• Ensure that the crosscutting issues (gender, participation, conflict sensitivity, DNH, etc.) are prioritized while implementing project action plan.
• Keep track of unit progress against indicators defined in the results framework.
• Ensure timely submission of reports on field activities by Local Implementing Partner and relevant stakeholders to be submitted to the Inclusive Governance Coordinator.
• Compile data needed for regular project reports and contribute to drafting regular progress reports for donors.
• Program Impact, Learning and Knowledge Management:
• Implement strategies for achieving and capturing impact of project activities.
• Identify and document lessons learned, analyze and document results through reports and publications.
• Ensure that project files are up to date and well maintained.
• Conceives and elaborate community development interventions with specific focus on mobilizing continued funding for the program.
• By close coordination with Inclusive Governance Coordinator, provide guidance and technical support to Local Implementing Partner and consultants to ensure effective implementation of planned interventions assigned.

Line Management, Communication and Coordination:

• Coordinate with partners (INGOs, NGOs, Local Authorities and Community Leaders) based on participation principles to enable well-organized planning of effective learning and sharing.
• In coordination with the Deputy hub Manager, communicate in liaison with related partners, including disseminating information to them, collecting information from them and replying to their queries.
• Ensure timely and sufficient information-sharing on project implementation with Inclusive Governance Coordinator, project partners and other relevant stakeholders and maintain close communications with them for quality of community peacebuilding and social empowerment of youth and women.
• In coordination with the Deputy hub Manager, explore the scope of possible effective coordination, on a regular basis, between the project and governmental bodies where appropriate for effective implementation and enhanced sustainability of the project. 

Line manages Inclusive Governance Field Officer where appropriate.

Education/Training Experiences:

• University degree in social sciences or any other development related field
• Knowledge of frameworks of community work, peacebuilding, gender and participation. 
• Knowledge and experience of Inclusive governance, development, participation, conflict prevention and resolution. 
• 3 - 5 years of experience in project management and/or a similar capacity
• Experience in planning, monitoring (programmatic and financial), and documentation. 
• More than 3 years of experience in women empowerment, youth empowerment, community work and community level. 
• Experience in budgeting and donor reporting
• Ability to work under pressure and multitasking. 
• Demonstrable commitment to gender-sensitive practices. 
• High level of team spirit 
• Ability to travel. 
• Computer literate in MS office word, Excel, power point and internet.
• Very good level of English language both spoken and writing. 
• People management skills and demonstrated ability to lead teams.
• Good organizations skills, creative problems solving skills, and good communication skills. 
• Comply with all relevant CARE policies and procedures with respect to child protection, workplace environment, employee code of conduct and all other related subjects.Safeguarding 
• CARE has a zero-tolerance approach to all forms of abuse. All reports of safeguarding, physical and emotional abuse, neglect, and child abuse, as well as any other type of abuse or misconduct within CARE, are taken seriously. CARE will only hire and retain Employees and Related Personnel who align with our vision, mission, and values. Prior to any employment offer, we shall undertake reference checks with former employers regarding misconduct that applied to this policy.
• CARE undertakes comprehensive measures to ensure the well-being and dignity of everyone we work with, including our employees, partners, and the community we serve.

Important Note: Please note that the only way to apply for a position with CARE is through the application system link that starts with careyemis.org/Apply that is shared in the advert of YemenHR.com or the formal newspaper. Furthermore, any recruitment or hiring correspondences would be through CARE official email addresses as in this example: firstname.lastname@care.org
No Fee: CARE DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING).