Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, July 14, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:

Specific Roles and responsibilities
The Project Officer will be responsible for the following:
• Coordinate planning with project stakeholders in various locations including Nairobi, Kakuma and Dadaab refugee camps;
• Provide information and updates on WUSC Kenya’s projects to refugee service-provider organizations and other stakeholders;
• Organize logistics for various project activities including convening project beneficiaries for group and individual activities;
• Organize travel logistics for WUSC Kenya and WUSC Ottawa staff members;
• Respond to project beneficiary communications and community leader inquiries;
• Interface with relevant Kenya authorities as relevant to the projects, participate in regular meetings with WUSC Kenya and WUSC Ottawa team as and when needed;
• Ensure the tracking and reporting of project expenditures, in collaboration with the WUSC Kenya finance officer;
• All other related tasks, as required.
Experience and competencies:
• Degree completion in a related field
• 2-3 years of professional experience ideally in the NGO sector, humanitarian sector, refugee sector
• Strong communication, administrative and organizational skills
• Excellent skills in information technology, spreadsheets and PDF programs in particular
• Complete fluency, oral, and written in English is essential
• Willingness to travel within Kenya to various locations including Kakuma and Dadaab refugee camps
• Demonstrated commitment to gender equality
• Logistics and meeting planning experience
• Knowledge of the refugee context in Kenya

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 24

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure

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