TERMS OF REFERENCE (TOR) FOR OPEN POSITIONS (4 Positions) Economic Domain Positions – Nagaasho Program

TERMS OF REFERENCE (TOR) FOR OPEN POSITIONS

TERMS OF REFERENCE (TOR) FOR OPEN POSITIONS (4 Positions) Economic Domain Positions – Nagaasho Program

About iRise Hub

iRise Hub is Somalia’s leading innovation and entrepreneurship center, dedicated to empowering young people and entrepreneurs through technology, creativity, and capacity-building. With more than seven years of experience, the hub has become a trusted partner in fostering resilience and unlocking the potential of Somali youth to contribute to inclusive economic growth and social transformation.

iRise Hub operates a dynamic and full-fledged incubation centers that serves as a launchpad for Somali startups and youth-led enterprises. The centers offer aspiring entrepreneurs not only physical co-working spaces and state-of-the-art facilities but also tailored programs that nurture ideas into viable businesses. Through structured incubation and acceleration initiatives, iRise Hub equips startups with mentorship from experienced professionals, access to technical and business development training, and practical tools for growth. The hub also provides critical access to finance, including grant management and investment linkages, ensuring that young entrepreneurs can secure the capital they need to scale their ventures. Beyond individual business support, the incubation centers foster a vibrant ecosystem by facilitating networking opportunities, connecting innovators with industry experts, government representatives, and development partners.

About the Program

The Nagaasho Program is a four-year initiative designed to strengthen resilience and prevent displacement in rural communities across Somalia and Somaliland. The project directly targets 46,000 individuals, at least 60 percent of whom are women, in high-risk districts of Gedo, Hiraan, Lower Shabelle, Sool, and Sanaag.

Funded under the Danish Somalia Strategic Framework (2024–2028), Nagaasho focuses on tackling three interrelated drivers of displacement: climate shocks and weak adaptive capacity, limited economic opportunities, and conflict combined with weak governance.

The program is implemented through a consortium of partners who bring complementary expertise. CARE leads on climate and environmental resilience, iRise Hub is responsible for resilient livelihoods and inclusive economic opportunities, Saferworld takes the lead on conflict prevention and inclusive governance, while local partners WARDI and WAAPO ensure strong community-driven and gender-responsive approaches. The World Food Programme, through its IGNITE Innovation Hub, serves as the knowledge partner, supporting research, learning, and policy engagement.

The overall objective of the project is to enhance adaptive capacities and strengthen social cohesion among rural communities that are at risk of displacement. It aims to achieve this by building gender-responsive resilience to climate shocks, improving economic self-reliance and inclusive livelihoods, and fostering peacebuilding and conflict prevention.

The program’s outcomes are focused on ensuring that climate-vulnerable communities are able to adopt climate-smart practices, that women and youth can engage meaningfully in food systems, access finance, and develop climate-smart livelihoods, and that communities are supported to establish inclusive governance and conflict prevention mechanisms which improve social cohesion.

Through this integrated and community-driven approach, Nagaasho seeks to empower rural populations—especially women, youth, and marginalized groups—to become more resilient, self-reliant, and less vulnerable to the pressures that drive forced displacement.

Skills and qualifications

1. Senior Project Coordinator (Mogadishu)

Position Title: Senior Project Coordinator
Location: Mogadishu, Somalia
Reports to: iRise Hub Program Manager – Nagaasho Program
Duration: One year (renewable based on performance and funding)

Role Summary:
The Senior Project Coordinator will lead the implementation of the Economic Domain activities under the Nagaasho Program in Mogadishu. The role involves coordinating program planning, execution, monitoring, and reporting, while ensuring strong collaboration with consortium partners, government institutions, private sector actors, and community structures.

Key Responsibilities:

• Oversee the design, planning, and execution of economic empowerment and livelihood activities.
• Coordinate with consortium partners (CARE, Saferworld, WARDI, WAAPO, WFP-IGNITE) to align interventions.
• Supervise and support field teams, ensuring quality and timely delivery of outputs.
• Lead engagement with private sector actors, investors, and business development partners.
• Manage project budgets, ensuring compliance with donor regulations.
• Develop regular progress reports, case studies, and success stories.
• Represent iRise Hub in program meetings, workshops, and coordination forums.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business Administration, Economics, Development Studies, or related field.
• Minimum of 5–7 years’ project management experience, preferably in livelihoods, entrepreneurship, or resilience programming.
• Proven track record in donor-funded project implementation and reporting.
• Strong leadership, communication, and team management skills.
• Fluency in Somali and English.

2. Project Officer (Afgoye District)

Position Title: Project Officer
Location: Afgoye, Lower Shabelle
Reports to: Senior Project Coordinator
Duration: One year (renewable based on performance and funding)

Role Summary:
The Project Officer will be responsible for supporting the implementation of economic domain activities in Afgoye District. The role involves field-level coordination, mobilization, and capacity building of community members, with a particular focus on women and youth-led enterprises.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support community outreach and mobilization for entrepreneurship and livelihood initiatives.
• Provide direct support to beneficiaries through training, mentorship, and follow-up.
• Monitor and track progress of community-based economic initiatives.
• Facilitate linkages between small businesses, financial institutions, and markets.
• Collect field data and contribute to monitoring, evaluation, and reporting.
• Work closely with the Community Chair and Regional Manager to ensure community-driven approaches.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Economics, Agriculture, or related field.
• At least 2–3 years’ experience in project implementation at the community level.
• Strong facilitation and community mobilization skills.
• Experience working with women and youth entrepreneurs is an asset.
• Good reporting and documentation skills.
• Fluency in Somali; working knowledge of English is desirable.

3. Community Chair and Regional Manager (Afgoye District)

Position Title: Community Chair and Regional Manager
Location: Afgoye, Lower Shabelle
Reports to: Senior Project Coordinator
Duration: One year (renewable based on performance and funding)

Role Summary:
The Community Chair and Regional Manager will act as the primary liaison between the Nagaasho Program and the Afgoye community. This role ensures community ownership, coordination, and inclusivity in the design and implementation of economic domain activities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Represent community interests in program planning and decision-making.
• Coordinate and oversee program activities at the district level.
• Facilitate dialogue and collaboration between community members, local government, and consortium partners.
• Ensure that women, youth, and marginalized groups are included in all economic opportunities.
• Support conflict-sensitive approaches and community-led problem-solving.
• Monitor program delivery at community level and provide regular feedback.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Recognized leader or professional with strong roots in Afgoye community.
• Proven experience in community mobilization, leadership, and program coordination.
• Understanding of local governance, economic opportunities, and peacebuilding issues.
• Strong interpersonal and negotiation skills.
• Fluency in Somali; basic English is an advantage.

4. Director of Community Impact, Business Development and Partnerships (Mogadishu)

Position Title: Director of Community Impact, Business Development & Partnerships
Location: Mogadishu, Somalia
Reports to: iRise Hub Program Manager – Nagaasho Program
Duration: One year (renewable based on performance and funding)

Role Summary:
The Director of Community Impact, Business Development, and Partnerships will provide strategic leadership for iRise Hub’s role in the Nagaasho Program. This position focuses on building partnerships, driving community impact strategies, and ensuring sustainability of entrepreneurship and livelihood initiatives beyond the program lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the strategic direction of iRise Hub’s economic domain interventions.
• Forge partnerships with private sector, financial institutions, and government bodies.
• Oversee the design and scaling of inclusive business models for women and youth.
• Provide technical guidance on business incubation, acceleration, and access to finance.
• Ensure program results contribute to long-term community resilience and economic transformation.
• Represent iRise Hub and the Nagaasho Program in high-level national and regional forums.
• Mobilize additional resources and funding opportunities to sustain program impacts.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Master’s degree in Business Administration, Economics, Development, or related field.
• At least 10 years’ experience in senior leadership roles in economic development, private sector engagement, or business incubation.
• Strong networks with private sector, government, and development partners.
• Demonstrated success in resource mobilization and partnership building.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and representation skills.
• Fluency in Somali and English.