Project Officer - Future4Binti, Mogadishu, Somalia

## Project Officer - Future4Binti, Mogadishu, Somalia - Organization:Plan International - Office:Plan International in Mogadishu, Somalia Location:Mogadishu, Somalia Company:Plan International Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children's rights and equality for girls. We believe in the power and potential of every child but know this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it is girls who are most affected. Working together with children, young people, supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges girls and vulnerable children face. We support children's rights from birth until they reach adulthood and we enable children to prepare for and respond to crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge. For over 85 years, we have rallied other determined optimists to transform the lives of all children in more than 80 countries. We won't stop until we are all equal. The Project Officer is responsible for supporting the direct delivery of Plan International's Future4Binti (F4B) activities in Banadir and Jubaland, while also providing day-to-day technical support, oversight and supervision to local partners implementing activities under the programme. The position will be based 50% in Mogadishu and 50% in Kismayo and will work closely with local CSOs, WROs, YLOs, government counterparts and community structures to ensure high-quality, timely and accountable programme implementation. The Project Officer will plan, coordinate and deliver activities assigned to Plan International under the approved F4B workplan, including government engagement, community-level interventions, capacity strengthening, monitoring and other programme activities within the assigned geographical areas. In parallel, the incumbent will provide hands-on technical accompaniment to implementing partners, monitor delivery against approved workplans, budgets and grant agreements, strengthen programme and institutional capacity, and ensure that partner-led interventions achieve the intended results for girls and young women affected by FGM/C, CEFM/U and other harmful practices. The Project Officer will support the F4B Project Manager in the technical planning, direct implementation, monitoring and quality assurance of Future4Binti activities in Banadir and Jubaland. - Plan-led implementation: Coordinate and deliver F4B activities for which Plan International has direct implementation responsibility, including engagement with government institutions, communities and other programme stakeholders, and ensure timely completion of activities, deliverables and supporting documentation. - Partner-led implementation: Provide regular technical accompaniment, supervision and monitoring to implementing CSOs, WROs and YLOs, including capacity strengthening, mentoring, field monitoring, problem-solving, documentation of results and follow-up on agreed actions. The Project Officer will manage a delegated portfolio of Plan-led, partner-led and government-linked activities, ensuring that interventions are technically sound, safeguarding and gender-transformative standards are applied, and implementation remains aligned with the Future4Binti proposal, approved workplan, budget, grant agreements and Plan International requirements. Level of contact with children This position has been classified as "high contact": Significant interaction with children KRA 1: Technical Planning & Direct Programme Implementation - Coordinate and directly implement assigned Plan-led Future4Binti activities in Banadir and Jubaland, ensuring alignment with the approved project proposal, workplan, budget, results framework and implementation standards. - Develop and regularly review detailed activity and implementation plans for the assigned geographical areas in coordination with the Project Manager. - Lead and support implementation of programme interventions addressing FGM/C, CEFM/U, gender equality, protection and girls' rights, ensuring locally appropriate and gender-transformative approaches. - Coordinate implementation of activities undertaken jointly with government institutions, community structures, and other stakeholders within the assigned locations. - Ensure Plan-led activities are implemented on time, within approved scope and budget, and that required activity documentation and supporting evidence are completed and maintained. - Track implementation against the detailed implementation schedule and promptly flag delays, quality concerns or technical gaps to the Project Manager, proposing practical corrective actions. - Use lessons from implementation, monitoring and stakeholder feedback to adapt activities and continuously improve programme quality. - Coordinate and directly implement assigned Plan-led Future4Binti activities in Banadir and Jubaland, ensuring alignment with the approved project proposal, workplan, budget, results framework and implementation standards. KRA 2: Partnership Management, Technical Supervision & Capacity Strengthening - Serve as a key technical focal point for Future4Binti implementing partners in Banadir and Jubaland, maintaining regular communication, technical accompaniment and follow-up throughout implementation. - Provide day-to-day technical supervision of partner-led F4B activities, ensuring implementation is consistent with approved proposals, workplans, budgets, grant agreements and programme quality standards. - Support the Participatory Institutional Assessment (PIA) process and subsequent development and implementation of tailored institutional capacity-strengthening plans. - Provide ongoing coaching, mentoring and technical support to CSOs, WROs and YLOs based on capacity gaps identified through the PIA and routine implementation monitoring. - Support partners implementing Future4Binti micro-grants and other delegated activities, including reviewing workplans, activity designs, training plans, community-engagement approaches, implementation progress and technical reports. - Conduct regular partner monitoring and support supervision visits, identify implementation or capacity gaps and agree and follow up on corrective actions. - Facilitate partner reflection, review and learning sessions and support documentation of organizational capacity improvements, emerging results and promising practices. - Escalate significant partner performance, compliance or implementation concerns to the Project Manager in a timely manner. KRA 3: Government, Stakeholder Coordination, Learning & Influence - Maintain effective technical engagement with relevant government institutions and local authorities in Banadir and Jubaland, supporting implementation of government-linked Future4Binti activities. - Coordinate with CSOs, WROs, YLOs, community structures, religious and traditional leaders and other stakeholders relevant to programme implementation. - Represent Future4Binti, as delegated by the Project Manager, in relevant technical working groups, coordination platforms and stakeholder meetings. - Ensure agreed actions arising from government, partner and coordination meetings are documented, communicated and followed through. - Support partners and programme stakeholders to document learning, promising practices, community perspectives, case studies and evidence that can inform programme adaptation, advocacy and influencing. - Contribute technical inputs to programme reports, donor updates, learning products, presentations and communication materials, ensuring that reported results are supported by implementation evidence. - Support meaningful and safe participation of girls and young women, boys and young men, families, community leaders and other stakeholders in programme activities. - Provide field-level analysis and emerging evidence to the Project Manager t