The Danish
Refugee Council has been providing relief and development services in the Horn
of Africa region since 1997.
The DRC
Kenya Program seeks to fill the following positions:
1. Protection
Coordinator
1 Position
Based in
Dadaab
The
Protection Coordinator (PC) will provide strategic direction, leadership,
management and technical expertise for DRCs protection programs in Kenya.
Key
responsibilities include:
- Ensuring
the development and implementation of protection programming that is
efficient, accountable and measurable.
- Ensuring
overall leadership of DRC’s protection portfolio, including research,
program development, program implementation and management, and staff
training/mentoring.
- Ensuring
programs are based on user-identified priorities&resources, and
implemented/evaluated with clear impact monitoring systems, have clear
planning and meet DRC and donor regulations and humanitarian and HAP
principles.
- Formulating
and executing DRC’s protection strategy, contributing to strategic
planning, fundraising and mainstreaming protection throughout the Kenya
program portfolio.
- Act
as DRC’s primary representative for protection-related issues in
Kenya.
- Develop
protection related networks within the local and business community, the
Government of Kenya and other relevant stakeholders
Requirements:
- Must
possess an advanced university degree in relevant field (protection,
political science, international relations, law, community development)
with at least 4-years relevant experience; or basic university degree and
at least 6-years relevant experience.
- Experience
in an equivalent position involving holding management responsibility,
leading teams, working in protection, human rights, gender issues, with
refugees, asylum-seekers, migrants and/or other vulnerable populations
will be an added advantage.
- Past
experience working with indigenous protection mechanisms, proven
experience working in community development and expertise in training on
human rights and protection theories and related tools and methodologies
will be crucial in this position.
- Excellent
analytical and writing skills; cultural sensitivity and respect for
diversity.
- Proven
ability to manage others, work as a team under stressful conditions and
meet deadlines.
2. Protection Officers
2
Positions
Based in
Dadaab
Under the
direct supervision of the Protection Coordinator, the Protection Officers will
provide support, guidance and assistance to the field staff on protection
priorities, issues and concerns.
Key
responsibilities include:
- Implement
DRCs protection programming; including on-job training/mentoring
- Support
the mainstreaming of protection into DRCs program portfolio
- Monitor,
analyze and prepare reports on the prevailing protection conditions among
persons of concern; identify protection gaps, resources and solutions
- Develop
protection related networks with the local and business community and
participate in formal protection forums
Requirements:
- Minimum
Qualification: University degree in relevant field (protection, political
science, international relations, law, community development or social
sciences) with at least 2-years’ experience working in protection, human
rights, gender issues with refugees, asylum seekers, migrants and/or other
vulnerable populations; previous experience working with persons of
concern within the inter-agency context.
- Excellent
analytical and writing skills and cultural sensitivity and respect for
diversity.
- Good
analytical and writing skills; cultural sensitivity and respect for
diversity.
- Proven
ability to manage others and work as a team under stressful conditions.
Highly desired (for Protection Coordinator & Protection
Officer)
- Knowledge
and understanding of Somali society/language Somali language skills a key
asset
- Past
experience in East Africa; past experience in insecure working
environments
- Experience
in a refugee setting and knowledge of refugee issues
- DRC
is an equal opportunity employer- women are strongly encouraged to apply.
3.Monitoring & Evaluation (M & E) Officer
Based in
Dadaab
The M
& E Officer is responsible for strengthening DRC Kenya’s capacity and
profile in the area of documentation, monitoring and evaluation by providing M
& E technical support and training to staff.
Key
responsibilities include:
- Carryout,
and ensure the accuracy and quality of, internal and external reporting
proposal development and associated reporting/writing
- Ensuring
the development of, and synergies between, work plans, budgets and
achievements; archiving and dissemination of documentation/information
- Ensure
impact and input monitoring is carried out in all programs, lead
evaluations and ensures ‘lessons’ are applied.
- Providing
on-site program support to ensure that programs meet objectives and are
in-line with planning
- Training
staff on M & E principles, practices, methodologies and tools;
training communities on community-based monitoring and evaluation
methodologies
Requirements:
- Must
possess a degree in Development Studies or other related field with a
strong background in statistics.
- Minimum
3-years’ experience in a senior programmatic position in monitoring and
evaluation of humanitarian and development programs.
- Knowledge
and experience in participatory approaches and tools for program design,
planning, monitoring and evaluation.
- Excellent
organizational, analytical and writing skills; cultural sensitivity and
respect for diversity.
- Proven
ability to manage others, work as a team under stressful conditions and
meet deadlines.
4. Livelihoods Technical Manager
(Roving;
based in Nairobi)
The
Livelihoods Technical Manager will provide strategic direction, leadership,
managements and technical expertise for the DRCs urban and rural livelihood
programs in Kenya.
Key
responsibilities include:
- Ensuring
the development and implementation of urban and rural livelihoods
programming that is efficient, accountable and measurable.
- Ensuring
overall leadership of DRC’s livelihoods portfolio, including research,
program development, program implementation and management, and staff
training/mentoring.
- Ensuring
programs are based on user-identified priorities &resources, and
implemented/evaluated with clear impact monitoring systems, have clear
planning and meet DRC and donor regulations and humanitarian and HAP
principles.
- Formulating
and executing DRC’s livelihoods strategy, contributing to strategic
planning& fundraising
- Acting
as DRC’s primary representative for livelihoods related issues in Kenya.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s
or advanced degree in Commerce, Business Administration, Community
Development or other related field.;
- Minimum
5-years’ working experience with INGOs in the fields of livelihoods at
management level with at least 2-years’ experience engaging with refugees,
asylum-seekers, migrants and/or other vulnerable populations in economic
strengthening interventions.
- Must
have proven expertise in urban livelihoods programing and programing
focused on income generating and partnering with the private sector.
- Must
have proven ability to carryout and teach others participatory approaches
to rural/urban livelihood methodologies, tools and techniques.
Excellent analytical and writing skills; cultural sensitivity and respect for diversity. - Proven
ability to manage others and work as a team under stressful conditions.
Please note that the above positions are on a 1-year contract
with possibility of extension.
Only
applicants with the legal right to work in Kenya will be considered.
Qualified
candidates are invited to submit their applications which should include a 1-page
cover letter clearly stating their motivation and qualification and CV.
CVs longer
then 4-pages will not be considered.
CVs should
include contact details of three professional referees.
One
referee must be the applicant’s most recent manager.
Applications
should be sent to: drcjobs@drckenya.org.
Kindly
indicate the position applied for as the subject heading.
Deadline
for receiving applications is Friday 18thMay, 2012.
Only short
listed candidates will be contacted.
