Vacancy announcement: UBAH INSPIRE INITIATIVE ORGANISATION seeks a Project Officer for their operations in Borama. The successful candidate will bring strong Project Management experience spanning at least 3 - 4 years. Applications are open until May, 07. Don't miss this opportunity.
TERMS OF REFERENCE (ToR) of project officer for
Countering Harmful Practices across Eastern Africa: Future for Bint Project
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Position Details
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Organizational Background
UBAH Inspire Initiative Organization is a women-led, non-governmental organization established to address the diverse needs of women, girls and youth through a holistic approach centered around sports, arts, networking, education, and overall wellbeing. The organization provides a safe, inclusive, and empowering environment where women can realize their full potential as healthier, more confident, and well-connected individuals.
UBAH Inspire was founded in response to the critical need for safe spaces that support women's physical and mental wellbeing, foster personal growth, and encourage meaningful social connections. Through its tailored programs, the organization promotes social coexistence, social cohesion, peaceful communities, and sustainable development by empowering women to become active participants and leaders in their societies.
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Project Background
The Countering Harmful Practices: Future4Binti Project seeks to reduce harmful traditional practices—particularly Child, Early and Forced Marriage (CEFM) and Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C)—while advancing gender equality and the empowerment of girls. The project adopts a community‑driven, multi‑stakeholder approach to address the root causes of harmful practices and strengthen local systems of protection.
The initiative focuses on building the capacity of local civil society organizations (CSOs) to prevent and respond to harmful practices, including CEFM, FGM/C, and Gender‑Based Violence (GBV) across Somalia/Somaliland’s Amhara, Oromia, Somali, and Afar regions. Through a community‑based model, the project engages traditional leaders, religious leaders, women’s groups, youth networks, health workers, and other key influencers to foster sustainable behavioural and social change.
Collaboration is central to the project’s success. The project office will work closely with national and local government authorities, Amref Health Africa, and local implementing partners to ensure coordinated action, effective problem‑solving, and alignment with national frameworks. This collective approach strengthens accountability, enhances community ownership, and supports the achievement of long‑term project outcomes.
The role associated with this project will be responsible for the day‑to‑day coordination, monitoring, and reporting of all project activities. This includes ensuring that implementation aligns with approved work plans, budgets, and donor requirements, while maintaining strong relationships with partners and stakeholders to drive progress toward the project’s goals.
Purpose of the Assignment
The purpose of this assignment is to recruit a project officer that provides strategic and operational support to the Countering of Harmful Practices: Future4Binti Project by ensuring effective coordination, implementation, monitoring, and reporting of all project activities. The assignment aims to strengthen the project’s capacity to prevent and respond to harmful traditional practices—particularly Child, Early and Forced Marriage (CEFM), Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) and Gender‑Based Violence (GBV) through a community‑based, inclusive and sustainable multi‑stakeholder approach.
Scope of Work and Key Responsibilities
5.1 Project Planning and Implementation
5.2 Community Engagement and Mobilization
5.3 Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL)
5.4 Coordination and Representation
5.5 Safeguarding, Protection, and Compliance
5.6 Financial and Administrative Support
Deliverables
The Project Officer will be responsible for delivering:
- Job Title: Project Officer
- Project: Countering Harmful Practices across East Africa: Future4Binti Project
- Location: Borama, Awdal Region (with regular field travel)
- Reporting To: Program Coordinator
- Supervises: Community Mobilizers/champions of change,Gender and Child protection desks and Youth-Friendly corners in health centers.
- Contract Type: Fixed term
- Duration: 12 months, (renewable subject to performance and funding])
- Start Date: Immediately after selection confirmation
- Support the development and execution of detailed work plans and activity schedules
- Implement project activities in accordance with approved plans and budgets
- Ensure timely delivery of outputs and achievement of targets
- Identify challenges and propose practical solutions
- Establish and maintain strong relationships with community stakeholders
- Facilitate community dialogues, awareness campaigns, and training sessions
- Promote inclusive participation, particularly of women, girls, and marginalized groups
- Support behavioural change initiatives addressing harmful practices
- Collect, verify, and report data on project indicators
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date project records and documentation
- Contribute to baseline, midline, and endline assessments
- Document success stories, lessons learned, and best practices
- Coordinate with local authorities, partner organizations, and community-based structures
- Participate in relevant coordination forums and working groups
- Represent the organization in field-level engagements as required
- Ensure adherence to safeguarding, child protection, and gender policies
- Uphold confidentiality and ethical standards in all activities
- Report any safeguarding concerns or incidents promptly
- Ensure activities are conflict-sensitive and culturally appropriate
- Assist in activity budgeting and expenditure tracking
- Ensure proper use of project resources
- Support procurement and logistics for field activities
- Approved and implemented activity work plans
- Weekly, monthly, and quarterly progress reports
- Monitoring data and indicator tracking tools
- Training and community engagement reports
- Case studies, success stories, and documentation
- Field visit and coordination meeting reports
About Borama
Somalia is located in the Horn of Africa and has a growing job market, particularly in the humanitarian, development, and private sectors. Major employment hubs include Mogadishu, Hargeisa, Garowe, Baidoa, and Kismayo, with opportunities from international NGOs, UN agencies, government institutions, and an expanding private sector.
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