The European Commission’s Directorate General for
Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection (ECHO) seeks to recruit a Programme
Assistant
To join its Somalia Team based in Nairobi
ECHO finances a range of partners, which include
NGOs, UN agencies and the Red Cross Movement, to provide assistance to people
affected by natural or man-made disasters.
Duties & Responsibilities
The Programme Assistant (PA) will be based in
Nairobi and will mainly assist ECHO’s Technical Assistants in charge of
programmes for Somalia to provide quality technical advice and support to ECHO
funded projects.
The PA will be required to participate in
contextual analysis aimed at determining the strategy for humanitarian
interventions in Somalia; examining partner’s grant proposals and reports; and
closely monitoring the implementation of ECHO funded actions.
The PA shall be required to participate in relevant
coordination meetings with implementing partners and other international and
local organisations ensuring ECHO is appropriately represented.
The PA will be required to travel to Somalia, and
may be required to carry out field travel in Djibouti and other countries in
the region.
Required Qualifications
- A relevant university degree and minimum of five years relevant
experience at national or international level in supporting
programme/project operations, including at least 2 years’ operational
experience with a humanitarian NGO, donor or national/international
organisation; if a university degree is not provided, ten years working
experience in the humanitarian sector will be required;
- Good knowledge of the Somali context desirable;
- Experience in proposal writing and reporting to donors;
- Thorough knowledge of Logical Framework Approach and Project Cycle
Management;
- Good knowledge of the EU humanitarian aid system;
- Good understanding of Humanitarian Aid principles, policies and
standards ;
- Good knowledge of International NGOs, UN Aid agencies and Red Cross
Movement working in Somalia is an advantage;
Required Skills
- Fluent written and spoken English, and fluent spoken Somali are
required. Other languages may be an advantage.
- Personal initiative; ability to work both independently and in a
team, with ability to set priorities, and to work to tight deadlines;
- Commitment, determination, reliability and a high degree of
personal integrity & discretion;
- Ability to analyse and process information;
- Ability to clearly and concisely convey information to others.
The position is open to nationals and other
residents of Kenya with a valid working permit.
The contract is initially for one year with the
possibility of renewal subject to a probationary period.
Application plus detailed CV of the interested candidate should be sent to the Human Resources by e-mail to echo-administration.nairobi@echofield.eu (Subject clearly marked: “REF: PA Somalia – ECHO Nairobi’’ latest by noon 08th August 2014.
Candidates who have not been contacted by 08th September 2014 should consider that they have not been selected.
Applications which do not meet minimum requirements will be automatically rejected
