Localization Senior Officer

Localization Senior Officer

Team/Programme: EGY Localization OKR
- Location:

Cairo

Grade: 3 - Contract Length:
Calendar year, with possibility of renewal

Child Safeguarding:
Level 3:
The post holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work country programs; or are visiting country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff.

Role

Purpose:

The Localization Senior Officer will support the establishment and implementation of a locally led funding mechanism in Egypt through coordination of project activities, stakeholder engagement, capacity strengthening initiatives and operational support under the guidance of the line manager. The localization senior officer will cooperate and work closely with the localization technical consultant to ensure the project set up is on track and consistent with the locally led funding mechanism in Egypt.

The Senior Officer will manage the project according to SC Project Management Manual (PMM) standards, ensuring timely delivery of governance, legal, fiduciary, MEAL, capacity strengthening milestones while enabling local actors to assume leadership. The role will support SC strategic approach to advance genuine localization in Egypt by ensuring that resources flow directly to the organizations closest to communities and best positioned to identify and address their priorities.

The role will be responsible for communication and coordination with government and civil society organizations to establish internal system for the locally led funding mechanism to operate. The role holder will clearly communicate from the outset that the locally led funding mechanism is locally led, with SC acting only as a facilitator and steward to ensure full accountability and compliance to national law and SCI policies and guides.

The localization senior officer will ensure the real participation on all categories of the Egyptian civil society on the decision making mechanisms

Scope of Role:

Reports to:

TBD Staff reporting to this post: 1 Coordinator Budget Responsibilities:
Yes Field Travel:
The Localization Senior Officer is expected to travel as needed to other govern orates.

Key Roles and Responsibilities Project Planning & Implementation:
Support in finalization the project workplan, timeline and risk register in line with PMM. Communicate with the local actors to ensure their understanding and participation on the project set up Coordinate and manage activities across set-up, systems development, pilot grants, and transition/hand-over phases. Track progress against milestones and report regularly, including through Award Review Meetings. Ensure high-quality, timely deliverables and effective use of project resources to meet stakeholder and donor obligations.

Support in ensuring compliance with SCI policies and procedures, including safeguarding and child safeguarding across all activities. Governance capacity building and stakeholder facilitation Collabiorate with the local consultants and oversee delivery of agreed outputs. Work closely with the localization technical consultant to ensure that the set-up phase is participatory and is consistent with localization concepts and approaches Organize and facilitate inclusive consultations with CSOs, grassroots groups, DPOs, youth- and women-led organizations, government stakeholders, donors, and private sector partners.

Support in creation of the locally led funding mechanism (e.g., Terms of Reference, governance structures, board election processes, governance charter, and SOPs) ensuring transparent and participatory processes. Facilitate and support coordination of the locally led fund mechanism ensuring the election process is participatory and accountable Monitor the application of safeguarding/child protection policies and proportionate due diligence aligned with PMM and local law.

Support engagement with legal advisors and maintain documentation related to registration processes and ensure the mechanism's structure is compliant and context appropriate. Support sustainability and resource mobilization planning, including contributing information and documentation required for donor briefs/pitches and coordination of fundraising engagement. Support in designing and delivery of capacity strengthening for local actors (e.g., financial management, MEAL, safeguarding, and governance) and coordinate external technical support.

Support implementation and documentation of learning and reflection activities for the locally led funding mechanism. Support in Implementing a time-bound transition plan from stewardship to local ownership, progressively transferring decision-making to local actors. Reporting Coordinate work with MEAL to implement monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning systems, ensuring that learning informs ongoing delivery and future design.…