Emergency Programme Officer,
EA
Based: Nairobi, Kenya
Terms: Fixed Term Contract (upto March 2014)
Salary range: Kes 3,381,119 – Kes 3,850,987 p.a.
Closing date: 30 June 2012
Job reference: EAP/056/JG
Terms: Fixed Term Contract (upto March 2014)
Salary range: Kes 3,381,119 – Kes 3,850,987 p.a.
Closing date: 30 June 2012
Job reference: EAP/056/JG
About Christian Aid
More than half the world lives in poverty. Christian Aid aims to put a stop to
that. So we campaign against the inequalities that keep people poor and we work
with local organisations to give people strength to find their own solutions to
the problems they face, irrespective of their religion. If you’re as determined
as we are to end poverty and injustice across the world, work with us to make
change happen.
The Country Emergency
Program officer is part of the East Africa country team but also works closely
with the Humanitarian Division.
- The role works across the country
programme with a specific focus on the delivery of the work identified in
the East Africa and DEC emergency appeals.
- The role will support learning and
experience from country emergency response and DRR work and ensure that it
is shared across all Christian Aid country programmes.
- The post holder works closely with
other country based staff especially in the livelihoods programme to
ensure the effective implementation and reporting of the Emergency and DRR
programmes developing new initiatives where possible.
- The post holder will actively
participate in corporate discussions about best practice in emergency
response, recovery and DRR work.
- The role will be based in Nairobi.
Regular travel to remote and insecure places for long periods is required.
- You will manage the East Africa
Emergency Appeal and DEC Appeal funded programmes in Kenya and Somalia in
line with the agreed country programme strategy.
- You will primarily focus on the
delivery of the DEC and Christian Aid Appeal funded programmes but will
also play a key role working with the Programme Officer livelihoods and
the Resilience projects officer in the implementation of high quality emergency
response, DRR and resilience programmes across the two countries.
- You will maintain project
financial records and financial and narrative report to DEC and Christian
Aid, keep partners and country colleagues informed about contract and
compliance procedures, provide support to partners based on frameworks
agreed with country team, present case studies of work undertaken to a
variety of audiences, represents Christian Aid externally with partners,
donors other NGOs, and other agencies.
- You will appraise, monitor and
review programmes in line with CA and external requirements, develop new
initiatives and recommend actions to be taken to further emergency
response work in country.
- Liaise with relevant stake holders
to improve accountability, participation in decision making, information
sharing.
- You will actively seek back donor
funding to build on the work funded by the two appeals.
- You will have a good understanding
of emergency relief, preparedness and humanitarian aid and their link to
development work, experience of disaster risk reduction work.
- You will have a good understanding
of program cycle management approaches and tools – including Participatory
Vulnerability and Capacity Assessment, and Planning.
- You will be familiar with issues
of governance, power and rights, financial controls and procedures.
- Able to work independently, you
will have a good knowledge of approaches to livelihoods and resilience,
direct experience of programme appraisal, monitoring and evaluation and of
developing partners’ capacity, understanding of advocacy, campaigning and
lobbying, experience of facilitation and training and project reporting to
major institutional donors preferably on a large scale.
- You will also need skills in
network and alliance building, understanding of partnership approach to
international development, gender and exclusion.
- You will have a good working
knowledge of institutional donors, particularly DFID, EU, ECHO policies
and funding modalities and rules.
This role requires a
university degree in development studies, social work/ sociology or similar;
experience in emergency response, DRR, monitoring & Evaluation,
understanding of financial controls and procedures.
How to apply:
About the Rewards
How to apply:
About the Rewards
We value the input of everyone who works for us. That’s why you can expect a wide range of rewards that helps you enjoy a good work/life balance.
To apply for this
position you need to access the full advertisement on Christian Aid website onwww.christianaid.org.uk/jobs and follow the links to download the international application
form and role profile. Please email your completed application forms to: nairobi@christian-aid.org ; (quoting the reference number)
You will require current and valid permission to work in Kenya.
Please note that CVs will not be accepted and that only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Christian Aid values diversity and aspires to reflect this in its workforce. We welcome applications from people from all sections of the community, irrespective of race, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief.
You will require current and valid permission to work in Kenya.
Please note that CVs will not be accepted and that only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Christian Aid values diversity and aspires to reflect this in its workforce. We welcome applications from people from all sections of the community, irrespective of race, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief.
