Localization Senior Officer

The Localization Senior Officer supports 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. The role ensures timely delivery of governance, legal, fiduciary, MEAL, and capacity strengthening milestones while enabling local actors to assume leadership.

Responsibilities

• Support finalization of the project workplan, timeline and risk register in line with PMM.
• Communicate with local actors to ensure understanding and participation in project setup.
• Coordinate and manage activities across setup, 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 compliance with SCI policies and procedures including safeguarding and child safeguarding.
• Collaborate with local consultants and oversee delivery of agreed outputs.
• Work closely with localization technical consultant to ensure participatory setup consistent with localization concepts.
• Organize and facilitate inclusive consultations with CSOs, grassroots groups, DPOs, youth- and women-led organizations, government stakeholders, donors, and private sector partners.
• Support creation of locally led funding mechanism including governance structures, board election processes, governance charter, and SOPs.
• Facilitate and support coordination of the locally led fund mechanism ensuring participatory and accountable election process.
• Monitor application of safeguarding/child protection policies and due diligence aligned with PMM and local law.
• Support engagement with legal advisors and maintain documentation related to registration processes ensuring compliance and context appropriateness.
• Support sustainability and resource mobilization planning including donor briefs and fundraising coordination.
• Support design and delivery of capacity strengthening for local actors and coordinate external technical support.
• Support implementation and documentation of learning and reflection activities for the locally led funding mechanism.
• Support implementation of a time-bound transition plan from stewardship to local ownership transferring decision-making to local actors.
• Coordinate work with MEAL to implement monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning systems.
• Compile accurate, timely narrative and financial reports in line with donor requirements.
• Support monitoring of project milestones and indicators and ensure accountability incidents are addressed.
• Ensure appropriate staffing and clear roles/responsibilities within the project.
• Use SCI performance management processes to set expectations, support performance and deliver staff development plans.
• Support managing the project budget including forecasting, tracking burn rate and ensuring expenditure alignment.
• Work closely with Partnership team and Program Development, Quality and Impact colleagues to align approaches.
• Develop and maintain relationships with government stakeholders and local actors and coordinate with internal support functions.
• Coordinate with other locally led platforms to ensure complementary support.
• Support maintenance of project risk register and mitigation actions and escalate high risks timely.
• Participate in external communications emphasizing local leadership and SC’s stewardship role.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in international development, Social Sciences, Law, Business Administration, or related field; Master’s preferred.
• Minimum 5 years of progressive experience in capacity strengthening of local actors.
• At least 3 years in project management roles involving fund or grant mechanisms, pooled funds, or donor compliance.
• Solid experience of the context in Egypt with strong understanding of NGO legal/regulatory environment and Ministry of Social Solidarity processes.
• Proven experience in governance design, fiduciary systems, MEAL, safeguarding, and capacity strengthening for local CSOs.
• Strong facilitation skills and experience convening diverse civil society, government, and donor stakeholders.
• Ability to travel within Egypt.
• Strong MS Office skills.
• Familiarity with PMM or equivalent project management frameworks.
• Fluent in Arabic and English (written and spoken).

Skills

• Capacity Strengthening
• Project Management
• Fund Management
• Grant Management
• Donor Compliance
• NGO Legal Environment
• Regulatory Environment Analysis
• Governance Model Design
• Fiduciary Systems
• MEAL
• Safeguarding
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Facilitation Skills
• Operational Support
• PMM Framework
• Microsoft Office Suite
• Local Funding Mechanisms

Languages

Arabic, English