Decentralization and Local Governance Coordinator  

The Second Vice -President- as the head of the Champion Office and the Chief of the cabinet advocates for local government reforms- chairs the inter-ministerial working group on decentralization meetings. In such role, the Second Vice President secretariate  needs technical support to run  the IMCLG in order to  oversee the implementation of the decentralization policy. The secretariat is tasked with the recording and documenting all the information related to  local governance and decentralization so that, the Second Vice Presidency can take appropriate decisions. The establishment of this office will oversee all activities in the state that are implemented by their respective institutions (Ministries and Agencies) as  this is the best way to ensure accountability, transparency and effective implementation of state plans towards decentralization and local governance. The Second Vice  President and the Line-Ministries are the driving forces for developing and implementing the decentralization process and will be the main forces in implementing and delivering public service in Jubaland State of Somalia.

To achieve the main goal of  providing a vision, guide, and redistribution of the implementation and decentralization system of service  delivery in Jubaland which is based on an extensive and intensive level of dialogue and consensus building among the major stakeholders involved in pursuing this goal, a technical staff to run the IMC is needed.

UNDP JPLG agreed to support the Second Vice president’s office as the champion of decentralization to hire a Decentralization and Local Governance Coordinator who would support the IMC to advance the decentralization process in Jubbaland. S/he will be part of the secretariat team  and is required to perform the following duties:

·       To provide technical inputs and recommendations on decentralization policy and its road implementation and local self-governance.  This will include working closely with the respective IMCLG sector ministries and the Ministry of Interior to review and analyse exiting sectorial policies, strategies and systems and make recommendations on assignments of roles and responsibilities within the sectors to local governments, and with the other consultants attached to the sectors.

1. Ensure that the Office of the Second Vice President plays an active role in decentralization policy, strategic thinking and knowledge and information sharing; informs government institutions, and other relevant stakeholders about government policy towards decentralization.

The Consultant must prepare the following reports in English and Somali circulate and share with the IMC and other partners in the programme.

1. Review Past experience on Local governance and decentralization in Jubbaland, and relevant laws, rules and regulation, and advice the Second Vice president’s office and the IMCLG on any discrepancies and relevant changes required
2. Support Second Vice President’s office to ensure efficient day-to-day updates of all information and reports about decentralization policy and road map in Jubbaland level
3. Support Decentralization Dialogue forums between the districts and the Service  Sector Ministries to promote mutual understanding cooperation on the way forward for Decentralization Policy Implementation.
4. Support and facilitate IMCLG and the secretariate   to monitor the progress in made in the implementation of decentralization road map in Jubbaland

·       The Consultant must prepare the  reports in English and Somali circulate and share with the IMC and other partners in the programme.

·       Support the Second Vice president’s office in the preparations of the IMCLG meetings, to produce better outputs of the IMCLG meetings

·       Facilitating, report Compiling, filing, summarizing, and presenting decentralization meeting results, reports, outputs agreements and progress to the office of V president and the IMCLG meetings.

·       Coordinating MOI progress on decentralization and the Vice president’s office

·       Advice  the Second Vice President chaired IMCLG on the decentralization process and liaise with MOI  in drafting the decentralization policy for Jubbaland

·       Advice the Second Vice president and the IMCLG on bottle necks of the decentralization in Jubbaland

·       Supports IMCLG in developing and adopting a road map for the implementation of the Jubbaland decentralization policy

·       Frequently interacts and meets MOIFAR-JSS to discuss decentralization challenges and advice the Second Vice President  chaired IMCLG for solutions to overcome these challenges

·       In collaboration with MOIFRA-JSS and the Second Vice President chaired IMCLG to facilitate the implementation of a decentralization strategy and the road map  for the implementation of the decentralization policy.

Review Past experience on Local governance and decentralization in Jubbaland, and relevant laws, rules and regulation, and advice the Second Vice president’s office and the IMCLG on any discrepancies and relevant changes required.

·       Advice the Second Vice president about the areas of support required by MOIFAR-JSS to facilitate and promote local democracy, participation, and accountability through viable stakeholder involvement in decentralization.

·       Gather information and related documents on how to promote demand driven as well as supply driven decentralization policy and advice the Second Vice President chaired IMCLG meetings.

·       Prepare presentations for and facilitate IMCLG meetings addressing technical/procedural aspects of decentralization with particular focus on decentralization policy implementation.

·       Identify challenges in devolving functions and related finance to the Districts, these challenges include but not limited to sectoral laws, policies and strategies, financial regulations, strategies and policies.

·       Support the Second Vice president chaired IMCLG to gather relevant information including sector line ministries plans, reports and other material to enhance knowledge and understanding of the different interest groups and stakeholders.

·       Identify blockages and bottlenecks within the central and local governments, and advice  the Second Vice President on how to create a  synergetic relationship  between the two levels of  the government, so that both are geared towards enhancing public service delivery.

Support Second Vice President’s office to ensure efficient day-to-day updates of all information and reports about decentralization policy and road map in Jubbaland level.

·       Assist the Second Vice president’s secretary and the secretariat team in the preparations of the IMCLG meetings, and producing reports on decentralization meeting and discussions

·       Collaborate closely with all staff of the Second Vice presidents and other Jubbaland State officials to help ensure effective implementation of the decentralization process and appropriate use of the support provided by the Joint Program

·       Identify gaps and challenges and prepare update notes for the Second Vice president to problem solving and facilitate MOILG to call on the Second Vice president’s office to help solve identified problems.

·       Help facilitate team building, daily communication, and coordination between all the Second Vice president staff, MOILG and JPLG to ensure improved output.

Support Decentralization Dialogue forums between the districts and the Service Sector Ministries to promote mutual understanding cooperation on the way forward for Decentralization Policy Implementation.

·       Ensure districts and ministries participation in the dialogue forums and share the agenda and timing for the meeting in advance with all the relevant participants.

·       Facilitate the dialogue forums and ensure that information on decentralization services to the districts is clearly presented.

·       Produce media including documentaries and videos and written reports on the dialogue forums and circulate.

·       Circulate all the dialogue forums reports among the meeting participants, districts IMC and other stakeholders.

Support and facilitate IMCLG and the Second Vice President monitoring missions to the Districts to monitor the progress in made in the implementation of decentralization road map in Jubbaland.

·       Conduct monitoring missions to the districts, collect information and data on district support to health, education, and water.

·       Document the impacts and results of decentralized at the district level, prepare success stories, beneficiaries and with figures such as the sex dis-aggregated data.

·       Hold meetings with the visited district mayors, local councils and district’s administrative department directors and discuss decentralization implementation progress, document challenges, and share with the Second Vice president and the IMC.

·       Share these reports with the Second Vice president and the IMCLG members, and advice quality control of all activities related to decentralization and local governments to secure efficient decentralization process and subsequent implementation plan.

1. The office of the Second Vice president as the champion of decentralization plays an active role in decentralization policy road map implementation.

2.      The Office of the Second Vice President facilitates consultations and discussions between the central government and the local government to accelerate the decentralization process in Jubbaland.

1. Due to the support of the Second Vice President’s office the sector ministries and the local government cooperate and are on the same page on the implementation of decentralized service delivery, and the functions are devolved from the central to the local governments.
2. The Second Vice presidents advocate and chairs the IMCLG meetings and discuss Decentralization Policy Road map implementation.
3. Services are provided at the district level in a participatory and transparent manner, to enhance ownership and empowerment.
4. The Second Vice president office and MOILG coordinate and collaborate in the decentralization policy implementation.
5. The Second Vice presidents organizes dialogue forums between the sector ministries and districts, conducts tour to the districts and finds solutions for the implementation of challenges in the policy implementation.

The application comprising of a one-page cover letter explaining the applicant’s interest and suitability for the advertised post and a CV.

Interested candidates (Nationals only) should submit their applications clearly indicating the Post Title: “Decentralization and Local Governance Coordinator” through E-mail:  Vpjubaland@gmail.com and copy Abdirizak.s.ahmed@undp.org .

The deadline for the submission of applications is on …09^th  September,2022 at 12:00 Midnight.

Qualified Women are strongly encouraged to apply.