FPIL Project Manager-Mogadishu

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster. At work today in over 40 countries and 22 U.S. cities, we restore safety, dignity, and hope to millions who are uprooted and struggling to endure. The IRC leads the way from harm to home. The International Rescue Committee has been working in Somalia since 2006, providing essential services to conflict and disaster-affected communities. The IRC has been operational in South Central Somalia (Mudug, Galgadud, and Banadir regions), implementing interventions in the areas of livelihood, WASH, Governance, peacebuilding, GBV, Nutrition, education, and health, reaching out to more than 200,000 conflict and drought-affected people.Job descriptionUnder the supervision of the Senior Reproductive Health Manager, the FPIL Project Manager will oversee the planning, implementation, and monitoring of the FPIL project in Somalia, ensuring alignment with program objectives, national SRHR priorities, and strong integration with the WISH project. This position is designated for a qualified female candidate, in line with programmatic and contextual requirements. The Project Manager will lead the day-to-day operational delivery of the FPIL gender norms change intervention and serve as the primary focal point between FPIL and WISH for joint planning, coordination, and implementation alignment.The FPIL project will be implemented in multiple phases. The FPIL project will be implemented in multiple phases, and this role will lead to the implementation of gender norms change intervention, while also supporting implementation readiness during the design and pre-trial phase and ensuring continuity into later stages.1. Design and formative phase: the project manager will lead implementation readiness and operational planning for the gender norms intervention, including detailed workplans, staffing and training plans, community entry and safeguarding plans, partner coordination, and logistics. She will ensure documentation is established and support scheduling and site readiness for formative and research activities. 2. Stakeholder and technical consultation phase: with support of the senior reproductive health manager the project manager will lead coordination with internal technical teams, partners, and key stakeholders and translate feedback into practical implementation requirements (delivery approach, supervision, resource needs, timelines, and risk mitigation). She will ensure continued alignment and joint planning with the WISH team, so the intervention package is feasible and integrated. 3. Implementation phase: the project manager will lead day-to-day delivery of gender norms intervention in the field and serve as the primary focal point between FPIL and WISH for synchronized implementation. She will supervise field teams/partners, manage operational risks, ensure intervention fidelity and quality documentation, and work with MEAL/research teams to enable routine monitoring and learning capture and support field logistics for evaluation activities.Key Responsibilities:1.Project Leadership & Management* Establish and maintain comprehensive documentation systems for all FPIL program implementation activities, ensuring audit-ready records that support RCT validity and donor compliance. * Create standardized documentation protocols and templates for field staff to ensure consistent, high-quality recording of implementation details * Lead project activities planning, implementation, and monitoring to ensure timely implementation of the project. * Ensure strong alignment and integration of the project’s interventions with WISH2 program objectives and activities by serving as the primary liaison between FPIL and WISH2 programs, attending WISH planning meetings and ensuring FPIL innovations are integrated into WISH service delivery strategies * Develop joint implementation protocols with WISH2 team to ensure FPIL research activities complement (rather than disrupt) ongoing WISH programming * Ensure close collaboration with the WISH2 Somalia team to synchronize workplans, community engagement strategies, and SRHR service delivery enhancements linked to FPIL innovations * Develop detailed project workplan and procurement plans, in collaboration with MEAL, and operations (Supply chain and finance) teams. * Provide coordination across internal teams to ensure effective execution of intervention models and field activities. * Lead, prepare for, and actively participate in the Project Implementation Cycle (PIM) meetings including project Review, Project Learning, and Project Close‑out to ensure timely decision‑making, address challenges earlier and track project implementation status. * Lead implementation readiness planning for the gender norms intervention, including staffing, training, community engagement plans, and safeguarding integration. * Conduct routine supportive supervision and troubleshooting to ensure consistent delivery quality across sites.2.Research activities coordination & technical quality* Coordinate field-level logistics and operational support for IRC-led complementary research components (e.g., scheduling, community entry, field team movements, venue arrangements, and safe/private spaces for interviews/FGDs), in close coordination with the Research Coordinator and MEAL. * Work closely with MEAL and research project team at HQ level to ensure quality assurance and coordinate with the Airbel Impact Lab and Guttmacher Institute to support independent WISH2 evaluation and FPIL RCT activities, research tool testing, and field-level data collection logistics * Ensure adherence to ethical approvals, informed consent processes, safeguarding policies, and data protection standards in all research activities. * Ensure intervention fidelity and dose monitoring systems are implemented with particular attention to RCT protocol requirements during pilot activities, including structured observations, session documentation and standardized delivery across treatment sites. * Monitor and document any protocol deviations immediately, coordinating with research teams and IRB to assess impact on trial validity * Support synthesis of implementation learning and field insights (feasibility, acceptability, delivery challenges, and recommended adaptations) and contribute to learning products, briefs, and dissemination activities in collaboration with MEAL and research teams. * Support IRB/ethical approval processes, including protocol adherence and reporting of deviations or adverse events in coordination with the research teams. * Coordinate learning exchanges with the South Sudan FPIL team to harmonize tools, documentation, and intervention insights across project countries.3.Partnership & Stakeholder Engagement* Coordinate with Ministry of Health (federal and state levels) to ensure alignment with national SRHR and FP research priorities. * Oversee engagement with community leaders, youth champions, and religious leaders involved in the gender-transformative social norms intervention to ensure culturally responsive and ethical implementation. * Represent IRC in SRHR, research, and technical coordination forums to ensure project’s visibility. * Coordinate partner relationships and stakeholder communication to ensure smooth delivery and timely resolution of implementation bottlenecks.4.Monitoring, reporting & learning* Oversee routine monitoring, field visits, progress tracking, and documentation of FPIL activities, challenges, and lessons learned. Implement rigorous data quality assurance protocols specific to RCT requirements, * Lead preparation of donor reports, internal updates, research summaries, and learning products in collaboration with MEAL and technical teams. * Facilitate learning sessions, evidence‑sharing platforms, and reflection workshops to support adaptive programing. * Lead development and review of decision-support dashboards, learning briefs, and adaptive management recommendations based on monitoring data and field insights. * Ensure data quality assurance, corrective action follow‑up, and fidelity monitoring for intervention implementation. * Ensure FPIL learning is systematically captured and fed back into design, prototyping, and implementation phases. * Ensure implementation monitoring data and documentation are complete and timely to support evaluation requirements without disrupting routine delivery.5.Financial & Compliance Management* Oversee project budget utilization, expenditure tracking, and financial forecasting in line with donor and IRC requirements. * Ensure that procurements, documentation, and internal controls adhere to IRC and donor compliance frameworks. * Conduct monthly Budget vs. Actual (BvA) reviews with finance teams to monitor spending and adjust plans.6.Staff Management & Capacity Building* Supervise project staff and consultants involved in program implementation. * Provide coaching, mentorship, and performance management to support staff development and effectiveness. * Build staff capacity on research ethics and gender‑transformative programming. * Ensure teams understand required field procedures for ethical participation, safeguarding, community engagement, fidelity documentation, and data quality expectations. * Oversee training and performance supervision of enumerators, research staff, and community facilitators involved in FPIL data collection and intervention delivery.Qualifications and experience:* Bachelor’s degree in public health, social sciences, development studies, gender studies, education, or other relevant fields (required). * Master’s degree in public health or SRHR-related field (preferred). * 3–5 years of experience managing community-based programs, ideally including gender-transformative/social norms or SBC interventions, and experience supporting implantation research. * Experience in Somalia’s humanitarian contexts and collaboration with government and research institutions. * Strong analytical, reporting, and project management skills. * Demonstrated experience coordinating multi-stakeholder implementation with strong attention to documentation, protocol adherence, and quality assurance (asset for trial/evaluation contexts). * Fluency in English (spoken and written).HOW TO APPLYYou can apply the following:Careers at IRCStandard of Professional Conduct: The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in IRC Way - Standards for Professional Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti Workplace Harassment, Fiscal Integrity, and Anti-Retaliation.Gender Equality & Equal Opportunity: Gender Equality: IRC is committed to narrowing the gender gap in leadership positions. We offer benefits that provide an enabling environment for women to participate in our workforce including parental leave, gender-sensitive security protocols and other supportive benefits and allowances.Diversity and Inclusion: At IRC, we are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. Organizations that are diverse in age, gender identity, race, physical or mental ability, nationality, and perspective are validated to be better organizations. 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