The International Rescue Committee (IRC) in Kenya serves
vulnerable populations in the Turkana and Garissa regions as well as in Eastleigh,
Nairobi.
The IRC implements programs in the areas of comprehensive primary health care, nutrition, protection, peace building, water and sanitation and hygiene (WASH), HIV/AIDS prevention, response to gender based violence, disaster risk reduction (DRR), livelihoods and governance.
Applications are invited for the position of: The IRC implements programs in the areas of comprehensive primary health care, nutrition, protection, peace building, water and sanitation and hygiene (WASH), HIV/AIDS prevention, response to gender based violence, disaster risk reduction (DRR), livelihoods and governance.
1. Program Officer - Nairobi
The International Rescue Committee has been active in Kenya since 1992, providing essential services to refugees and the communities who host them.
The IRC started working directly with urban refugees in 2006 with the majority of programs running in the Eastleigh division of Nairobi.
There are currently an estimated 46,000 registered refugees in Nairobi, with an equal number estimated to live in the city without documentation.
The IRC provides referral systems for refugees, advocacy for refugee rights, adult literacy classes, and support to women groups, capacity-building services for local government officials and service providers, girls’ empowerment through microfranchise and manages a resource center for refugees.
Job Purpose
The GEM Program Officer will be responsible for activity implementation of the program as well as partner management.
Partner organizations will take the lead on participant recruitment, training, and mentoring activities, with intensive support from IRC GEM staff. The position reports to the Project coordinator GEM, Urban program.
GEM Project
IRC received funding from the Nike Foundation to implement the Girls Empowered by Microfranchise (GEM) program in three districts in Nairobi: Eastleigh, Huruma, and Mathare.
Using a phased approach, and working in partnership with a variety of community-based organizations, the project will support the development of microfranchise relationships between local businesses and young people, with a focus on girls' empowerment.
Key Responsibilities
- Directly oversee
the implementation of day-to-day project activities.
- Manage partner
activity and relationships, providing direct training, support, and
guidance on implementation.
- Through partner
organizations, foster linkages between 2,400 girls and local enterprises
and provide business development services to franchisors.
- Support training
for 2,400 girls in essential business, financial management, and life
skills and provide ongoing mentoring and refresher trainings.
- Create linkages
to existing referral services, including gender-based violence services,
and identify gaps in service delivery.
- Assist GEM
Project Coordinator in monitoring and evaluating project outcomes,
collecting data to inform documentation on best practices and lessons
learned.
- Mobilize the
local community and organizing meetings with Kenyan and refugee community
leaders
- Supporting in
information management- collection, analysis and dissemination of quality
information to beneficiaries and other relevant stakeholders
- Preparing
project reports in line with donor guidelines.
- Undertaking
awareness events at the community level to invite girls ahead of
recruitment process
- Other tasks as
relevant for implementation of the project activities
Requirements
- 3 years program
management experience, including at least 1 year in a humanitarian context
with Economic Empowerment focus.
- Bachelors degree
in social science, community development, humanities or related degree
- Good
interpersonal and team building skills
- Fluency in
English and Kiswahili language preference.
- Experience
working with community groups.
- Extensive
training and mentoring skill.
- Excellent
communication and mobilization skills.
- Strong
analytical and problem solving skills.
- Good time
management and planning skills.
- Strong computer
skills (word and excel)
- MUST be able to
speak Somali Language
Full Job descriptions can
be downloaded at www.rescue.org/careers
To apply please go to http://www.rescue.org/careers and search for NAME OF THE POSITION.
Please apply on or before 28th March 2012
IRC leading the way from harm to home
IRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer IRC considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability.
PUBLIC ALERT: DISCLAIMER
MISUSE OF OUR NAME FOR FRAUDULENT ACTIVITIES
The Management of International Rescue Committee (IRC) Kenya, wishes to inform the general public that it has come to our notice, that some unauthorized groups and organized individuals posing as our staff have been extorting money from the general public for their personal gains promising to offer jobs within IRC.
The general public should please take note all vacant IRC jobs has are advertised either in the local print media or on our website www.rescue.org/careers.
Interested candidates are NOT required to pay any recruitment/interview fee.
You are encouraged to report such individuals/groups to the nearest police station to investigate their conduct or to IRC at IRCKenya@rescue.org
To apply please go to http://www.rescue.org/careers and search for NAME OF THE POSITION.
Please apply on or before 28th March 2012
IRC leading the way from harm to home
IRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer IRC considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability.
PUBLIC ALERT: DISCLAIMER
MISUSE OF OUR NAME FOR FRAUDULENT ACTIVITIES
The Management of International Rescue Committee (IRC) Kenya, wishes to inform the general public that it has come to our notice, that some unauthorized groups and organized individuals posing as our staff have been extorting money from the general public for their personal gains promising to offer jobs within IRC.
The general public should please take note all vacant IRC jobs has are advertised either in the local print media or on our website www.rescue.org/careers.
Interested candidates are NOT required to pay any recruitment/interview fee.
You are encouraged to report such individuals/groups to the nearest police station to investigate their conduct or to IRC at IRCKenya@rescue.org