About FilmAid:Since 1999, FilmAid has used the unique power of film to reach
large numbers of people with critical information in a compelling visual format,
overcoming language and literacy barriers.
Working with other relief agencies and community leaders,
FilmAid identifies emerging critical issues and develops appropriate film
messages to help educate and inform. People of concern participate actively in
the creation of these films, and the resulting pieces are widely distributed
and screened throughout beneficiary communities.
In this way, FilmAid is able to respond to an immediate, unmet
need for locally relevant messaging.
Through real collaboration, FilmAid’s community-based films
support the work of other aid agencies and effectively address the issues and
concerns of beneficiary communities.
FilmAid also seeks to experiment with other media that can be
used to achieve its stated goals.
Key Responsibilities:
The Program Assistant will coordinate with various community based structures and committees in both the refugee camp and in the host community and involve them in all phases of specific projects.
The Program Assistant will coordinate with various community based structures and committees in both the refugee camp and in the host community and involve them in all phases of specific projects.
The Program Assistant will work closely with the host community
youth groups and messaging committee on various issues of concern and identify
approaches to addressing these problems within the host and refugee
communities.
The Program Assistant will design information and dissemination
plans for films, audio products and other IEC materials developed to ensure
coverage of all areas and variety of target groups both in the host community
and the refugee community.
The Program Assistant will work together with relevant program
staff to develop and interpret program documents and generate work plan/action
plans to support these plans.
The Program Assistant will conduct regular refresher training
for the outreach teams both in the host community and in the refugee camps and
provide regular mentorship and coaching to the team members.
The Program Assistant will structure regular meetings with relevant
staff and outreach team to monitor performance and evaluate the staff for
capacity building training and development
The Program assistant will work closely with the Program Officer
in providing regular updates of outreach activities through internal and
external quantitative and qualitative reports and keeping accurate statistics
of all outreach activities.
The Program Assistant will organize Focus Group Discussions with
various members of the community on topical issues and supervise the activity
of the advisory committees represented in the various sectors of the camp based
committees.
The Program Assistant will assist the production personnel in
adapting information gathered from meetings with sectored committees, focus
group discussions and other reviewed data into research documents for the
development of film treatments and structures in consultation with the relevant
program staff.
The Program assistant will ensure that the monitoring and
evaluation personnel have the prerequisite documents in a timely manner to
ensure that the databases for programs are up to date and have the relevant
input from the field outreach teams.
The Program Assistant will supervise the SMS agents to ensure
that the targets for registration are met and messages are developed in time
and shared with the relevant structures for validation.
In collaboration with the outreach team, assist in developing
facilitation guides for the films to be produced, and conduct on job
facilitation skills training for the incentive staff on using the guide
developed.
Act as the liaison between FilmAid, the host community and the
refugee community and other agencies in Dadaab on issues pertaining to
information dissemination activities in Dadaab
Requirements:
Requirements:
- Must be of Kenyan
nationality OR Must be eligible to work in Kenya.
- Must speak
fluent Somali language.
- Background in
community media, communication for development or related discipline
either through diploma or 2 years working experience.
- Basic knowledge
in monitoring and evaluation, in particular for the development and
analysis of baseline information and monitoring tools.
- Excellent
communication skills
- Ability to
multi-task and effectively handle stressful situations.
- Must have
excellent reporting skills
- Experience in
supervising or leading or being part of cross functional team
- Basic social
media skills
- Basic budget
interpretation skills.
- Ready to work
with minimal supervision with ability to work both independently and as
part of a team
- Ready to work
for long hours in a hardship area.
- Must be a team
player with excellent interpersonal and organizational skills
- Knowledge of
humanitarian principles and action will be an added advantage.
- Commitment to
humanitarian principles and action.
How to apply:
Please email applications with only cover letter, CV and 3 references to:
Please email applications with only cover letter, CV and 3 references to:
jobskenya@filmaid.org
by 22nd February 2013 addressed to the
HR Officer,
FilmAid Kenya,
P.O Box 21751-00505,
Nairobi.
Note that you can also submit your applications in a sealed envelope and drop of at the Dadaab Main Office ( UNHCR compound main gate) addressed to;
Human Resource Officer
Note that you can also submit your applications in a sealed envelope and drop of at the Dadaab Main Office ( UNHCR compound main gate) addressed to;
Human Resource Officer
FilmAid Kenya - Dadaab Field Office.
P.O Box 21751-00505
P.O Box 21751-00505
Nairobi.
Note that applicants who send letters of references, testimonials or any other documents apart from those requested will be automatically disqualified.
Only short-listed candidates will be notified
Note that applicants who send letters of references, testimonials or any other documents apart from those requested will be automatically disqualified.
Only short-listed candidates will be notified
