Summary
Date Posted: 31st May 2019 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Trócaire works in partnership with local and church organisations, supporting communities in over 20 developing countries across Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East to bring about lasting change. Trócaire envisages a just and peaceful world where; people’s dignity is ensured and rights are respected; basic needs are met and resources are shared equitably; people have control over their own lives; those in power act for the common good.
Trócaire has been working in Kenya for over 30 years and established an office in Nairobi in 1994. Working with over twenty-five local partner organisations, Trócaire takes a rights based approach while focusing on Equitable Access to and use of Resources, Women’s Empowerment and the Protection of Human Dignity in Humanitarian Crisis. (Organisational Strategic Plan-CSP: 2016-22). The Trócaire Kenya country programme is built on a model that integrates a change process from micro to meso to macro levels through working with strong local partners, a commitment to capacity building, clear advocacy priorities, high levels of financial oversight and holistic programme design to bring about social change.
The role of the Humanitarian officer will be to lead on the development and delivery of the Trócaire Kenya Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan (EPRP) while also supporting local partners to effectively manage and deliver Trócaire’s humanitarian programme in the Kenya in line with Trócaire and donor guidelines. This will include building technical skills of partners in key humanitarian standards and project management with a particular focus on food security, WASH and protection issues. Finally the successful candidate will be required to capture learning from our humanitarian work in Kenya and feed this back to the wider organisation.
Reporting to the Director of Programmes (DoP) In Kenya, this is a Fixed Term Contract of 9 months(with the possibility of extension pending available funds)and is based in Nairobi but with frequent travel within the Kenya to programme areas.
Safeguarding Children Policy:
Trócaire is committed to Safeguarding Programme Participants from Exploitation and Abuse and has specific policies on this commitment (including a Global Code of Conduct) which outlines the expected behaviour and the responsibility of all staff, consultants and other organisational representatives. Any candidate offered a job with Trócaire will be expected to sign Trócaire’s Safeguarding Policies and Global Code of Conduct as an appendix to their contract of employment and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these documents. .

  Key Duties & Responsibilities
Project Management
• Lead on continuous analysis of the humanitarian context in the country.
• With the support of the DoP and the regional Humanitarian Advisor, develop and implement the EPP for Trócaire in Kenya
• Monitor the progress of humanitarian projects in Kenya and capture key lessons to inform future programme development
• Ensure timely and quality needs assessments are carried out for all humanitarian interventions linking in with other humanitarian actors responding in the same geographic locations
• Follow up on partner proposals and work plans to ensure project objectives are met
• Do regular partner visits with field reports generated and shared with DoP after each visit
• Provide timely feedback to partners on all humanitarian reports submitted
• Provide technical advice and assistance to humanitarian partners
• Support partners to design and deliver donor funded projects
• Ensure downward accountability, and conflict sensitivity within all humanitarian projects with partners
• Ensure HIV , protection and gender are mainstreamed within humanitarian projects
• Work closely with colleagues leading on development projects being implemented in the same geographic areas and targeting the same communities in the design, delivery and closeout of humanitarian projects to ensure humanitarian initiatives complement exiting work and allow for a smooth transition in and out humanitarian/recovery interventions.
Capacity Building of Partners
• Conduct partner minimum standards assessments and follow-up action plans as required with support from the designated Programme Accountant on the finance elements of this assessment
• Roll out the partner capacity and support framework with humanitarian partners
• Promote quality and accountability initiatives such as Sphere, LEGs, GEG and CHS with partners
Financial Accountability
• Monitor humanitarian project budgets and partner-led expenditure in collaboration with the designated Programme Accountant and under the leadership of the DoP
• Ensure partner budgets are correct and match project objectives with support from the designated Programme Accountant
• Provide timely feedback to partners on budgets and financial reports with support from the designated Programme Accountant
• Deliver institutionally funded projects within agreed budgets and in compliance with donor guidelines
Knowledge management and Learning
• Use the Trócaire management information system, Salesforce, effectively to produce information to support decision making both at project and programme level
• Keep up to date with Humanitarian issues and trends in Kenya and globally
• Develop brief monthly sitreps on the Humanitarian situation in Kenya, focusing particularly on our country programme implementation areas, to share with the Country Management Team and the Global Humanitarian team
• Support proposal development for Humanitarian projects.
Representation and Advocacy
• Develop, nurture and sustain relationships with relevant stakeholders, particularly in areas of operation including local government, partners, other NGO’s/INGO’s and other key stakeholders
• Represent the Trócaire humanitarian programme in relevant meetings and fora at local and national level
• Work closely with the communications officer to ensure humanitarian projects are well understood, both internally and externally, by sharing information as required for publications, media briefings, development eduction etc.
*The above list of duties and responsibilities is by no means exhaustive and the post holder may be required to undertake other relevant and appropriate duties as required. This job description is subject to regular review and appropriate modification.

Person Specification – Essential (E)
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to relate across different organisational functions, structures, levels, and cultures.
• Creativity and innovation
• Flexibility and adaptability
• Cultural sensitivity and respect
• Capable of working in challenging, unstable and/or high stress contexts and environments
• Understanding of, and empathy with, the role of the Catholic Church in development
• Strong commitment to social justice, and empathy with the ethos and work of Trócaire, including a commitment to civil society strengthening and support for working in partnership with local actors
• Willingness to travel frequently and independently within country at short notice

Qualification
• Undergraduate degree in Development Studies, Social Sciences or related field of study
Experience
• At least three years of demonstrable experience in Humanitarian relief and recovery programmes. Experience in food security/cash programming, WASH and/or protection programming will be an added advantage
• Demonstrable knowledge and experience of implementing key humanitarian standards including Sphere, HAP, LEGS, and the Good Enough Guide.
• Demonstrable experience of mainstreaming protection HIV, gender and accountability in Humanitarian programmes
• Demonstrable experience in implementing safeguarding mechanisms in programming
• Experience and understanding of programming in a partnership model.
• Demonstrable experience of Humanitarian capacity building with local partners
• Practical experience of monitoring and managing budgets
• Practical experience of downward accountability and protection mainstreaming.

Job Education Requirements: Degree in Development Studies

Job Experience Requirements: three years

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Job application procedure
  Closing date for receipt of applications is Friday 7th June 2019. For the candidate with the required experience and passion for the role, Trócaire offers a competitive package of salary and benefits. The salary being offered for this position ranges between KSH150,000 and 200,000 per month
For full details of the position, please see the job description attached. To apply, please interested candidates should visit and apply through https://www.trocaire.org/about/work-with-trocaire/jobs

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