Program Manager-GBV (National Position)

Join Norwegian Church Aid as a Program Manager-GBV in Somalia, providing essential technical support for gender-based violence programming.

• Strategy and Programme Development
• GBV Program planning, coordination and implementation
• Monitoring, learning, accountability and evidence-based reporting
• Financial and risk management
• Partnership and Networking
• Contribute to NCA Somalia strategy development, ensuring GBV programming aligns with the Office Strategy (2025–2029), NCA global priorities, and relevant national frameworks.
• Contribute to the development of needs-driven funding proposals and donor engagement packages that integrate innovative, high-impact approaches, in close collaboration with field teams, CO/HO thematic advisors, and partners.
• Ensure NCA and partner GBV programmes and workplans promote integrated programming across sectors, with due attention to gender equality, disability inclusion, child protection, environmental protection, and humanitarian accountability principles and standards, to maximize programme impact.
• Provide technical support to mainstream protection outcomes and GBV risk mitigation, prevention, and response across all NCA sectors.
• Provide technical support to NCA and partner staff to strengthen Protection and GBV programme planning and management, ensuring core tools are developed, used, and regularly updated (workplans, spending plans, risk management plans, budget forecasts, and procurement plans).
• Ensure Protection and GBV programme design and implementation are technically sound and compliant with NCA requirements, donor regulations, and applicable standards, including the Protection in Emergencies Minimum Standards and the GBV Minimum Standards.
• Provide ongoing capacity strengthening and supportive supervision for NCA and partner staff in line with partnership agreements, including coaching, mentoring, and training to enable consistent application of standards and tools.
• Monitor programme performance and provide technical oversight to ensure deliverables are achieved on time, on target, and within budget; identify implementation risks early and support timely corrective actions.
• Ensure high-quality, timely internal and external reporting grounded in evidence and analysis, drawing on routine MEAL data to inform adaptive programming.
• Work closely with the MEAL team to ensure all results framework indicators and sub-indicators are consistently tracked and accurately reported in PIMS.
• Ensure partners submit high-quality, timely reports including outcome evidence and success stories, and provide structured feedback to strengthen reporting quality and partner capacity.
• Ensure Protection and GBV programme and project reports are compliant with NCA and donor requirements; timely, evidence-based, and demonstrating value for money/cost-effectiveness and contribute to programme visibility and learning through qualitative documentation
• Ensure ethical GBV information management and sharing, proactive teamwork, and effective coordination with the GBV AoR and GBV partners; and support NCA and partners to roll out GBVIMS+ in line with the agreed 2026 action plans from the UNFPA/GBV AoR GBVIMS+ training
• In collaboration with partners, regularly review and update detailed implementation workplans and spending plans, and maintain routine budget tracking to inform timely adjustments and ensure on-time implementation of NCA and partner budgets.
• In consultation with relevant sector leads, document and share quarterly lessons learned from GBV programme implementation to strengthen adaptive programming and continuous improvement.
• Ensure all GBV programmes have functional humanitarian accountability systems in place (including feedback and complaints mechanisms) and track adherence to the Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS).
• Comply with NCA security regulations, programme routines, policies, and Standard Operating Procedures.
• Contribute to effective coordination and collaboration across departments within the Country Office.
• Ensure timely and accurate documentation and archiving programme information in NCA systems.
• Undertake other relevant tasks assigned by the Head of Programmes.
• Are team-oriented and inclusive leaders.
• Treat others with respect and empathy.
• Are good listeners and demonstrate understanding.
• Communicate effectively, both in writing and verbally.
• Make sound decisions, even under pressure.
• Maintains confidentiality and applies survivor-centered judgement in sensitive situations
• Lead with openness, transparency, and integrity

• Education level: Masters in Gender studies, Development Studies or any related Social Sciences
• A minimum of seven years of progressively responsible experience in designing, managing, and providing technical oversight to GBV programmes in humanitarian and development contexts, including at least two years in a senior technical or leadership role. Experience in Somalia or a comparable context is strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated experience in working with and strengthening the technical and institutional capacities of local partners, including through mentoring, coaching, and capacity development.
• Demonstrated experience in developing high-quality donor proposals, concept notes, budgets, and narrative reports, with a strong understanding of donor requirements and compliance standards.
• Fluency in Somali and strong professional proficiency in written and spoken English.
• *Reporting line: To the Head of Programs
• *Direct reports: Program Officer-GBV

• *Contract period: 12 Months with the possibility of extension.
• *Salary: According to NCA salary scale.
• *Duty Station: Garowe and frequent travel to other field locations.