About the job

The key mission of the FAO Representation in Somalia, which is led by FAO Representative (FAOR), is to assist and support the national government to develop policies, strategies and programme aimed at accelerating the Implementation and achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the area of FAO's global mandate and Strategic Objectives. More specifically, FAO's response aims to address national needs and priorities in achieving food security, reducing hunger and malnutrition, developing agricultural, fishery and forestry sectors, and ensuring the sustainable use of environmental and natural resources and respond to recurrent emergencies. The current portfolio of activities of the FAO Representation in Somalia includes a wide scope of technical support interventions ranging from policy support through livestock and crop production, to natural resource management, Nutrition, value chain, food security analysis and water and land information management. FAO is also implementing several emergency, resilience-building and development interventions, with the support of its five field offices and close to 400 staff in partnership with the Federal and State line ministries.

Reporting Lines

Under the overall supervision of the FAO Representative in Somalia and the technical supervision of the Compliance Officer.

Technical Focus

Under the direct supervision of the FAO Representative and of the Compliance Officer, the Compliance Monitoring Analyst/Hotline Operator will contribute to efforts that monitor projects outputs against work plan and targets, including those of the Service Providers for the overall FAO Somalia Programmes. The incumbent will specifically assist in the operations of the Call Centre.

More specifically the duties and responsibilities of the Compliance Monitoring Analyst/Hotline Operator will include:

Tasks And Responsibilities

• Coordinate the Call Centre team in Hargeisa to ensure all activities are running smoothly and effectively.
• Monitor the effective functioning of the hotline and report technical issues as they arise to allow timely fixing and optimized hotline operations.
• Assist in collecting data and information on the activities of each component of the FAO emergency and programme components.
• Assist in compiling the data for each component of the emergency and programmes.
• Organizes and conducts phone-based surveys during peak of the CC activity.
• Maintain a schedule of surveys and work efficiently towards their completion.
• Follow FAO SO survey methodologies and existing formats for data and metadata storage (databases, tools, protocols).
• Enter data received from key informants into FAO SO databases.
• Maintain a schedule of surveys and work efficiently towards their completion.
• Responsible in handling FAO Hotline telephone in Hargeisa
• Receive Hotline Telephone calls from FAO beneficiaries in Somalia.
• Record complains, appreciations and any other Information from the beneficiary calls into Excel sheets.
• Update hotline data records on weekly basis
• Observe confidentiality of the callers and the information in the hotline data base
• Perform other related duties as required.

CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in management, social research, and development studies, sociology, public admin, political science, community development or a related field.
• Minimum of 3 years of work experience in a call centre coordination role is required. Experience in complaints handling, or feedback mechanism role is preferred.
• working knowledge (level C) of the FAO official language used for communication within the country (English) and working knowledge of the local language(s) is required.
• National of Somalia

FAO Core Competencies

• Results Focus
• Teamwork
• Communication
• Building Effective Relationships
• Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement

Technical/Functional Skills

• Familiarity with relevant UN and other international organizations active in Somalia and the sector.
• Experience in Somalia

Selection Criteria

• Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply

Additional Information

• FAO does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview meeting, processing)
• Applications received after the closing date will not be accepted
• Please note that FAO only considers higher educational qualifications obtained from an institution accredited/recognized in the World Higher Education Database (WHED), a list updated by the International Association of Universities (IAU) / United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The list can be accessed at http://www.whed.net/
• For additional employment opportunities visit the FAO employment website: http://www.fao.org/employment/home/en/
• Appointment will be subject to certification that the candidate is medically fit for appointment, accreditation, any residency or visa requirements, and security clearances.

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• FAO is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality, background and culture
• Qualified female applicants, qualified nationals of non-and under-represented Members and person with disabilities are encouraged to apply
• Everyone who works for FAO is required to adhere to the highest standards of integrity and professional conduct, and to uphold FAO's values
• FAO, as a Specialized Agency of the United Nations, has a zero-tolerance policy for conduct that is incompatible with its status, objectives and mandate, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination
• All selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks
• All applications will be treated with the strictest confidentiality

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