Ngo/Non Government Organisations Jobs at World Resources Institute (WRI) and other companies

JOB DETAILS:
What You Will Do
Research and reporting/dissemination 100%
• Use best available data, projections, and previous studies on FLW and related socioeconomic data, to demonstrate and inform on the critical points of food loss and food waste for selected value chains, existing gaps in data and policies. Include information on existing tools and methods for assessing food loss and food waste in Kenya.
• Document the causes of food loss and food waste, including underlying causes, assess available innovations/solutions to tackle the problems and their key limitations.
• Support the ongoing review and contextualization of the WRI Food loss and food waste protocol to make it fit for purpose for assessing the magnitude of FLW, as well as critical points of food loss and waste along the selected value chains.
• Provide clear and concise policy recommendations on the reduction of FLW for Kenya.

What You Will Need
• Education: You have a completed PhD degree preferably in international development, agriculture, agribusiness, agricultural economics, or related social sciences fields .
• Experience: You have 8+ years of experience in conducting similar work, backed by deliverables – assignment reports, articles etc. You also have experience in conducting high-level context-based research, including conducting in conducting systematic literature review and primary data collection, and presentation in various tools such as PowerPoint, etc.
• Languages: Verbal and written proficiency in English required. Knowledge of Swahili is an advantage.
• Requirements: You must have authorization to work in Kenya. WRI is unable to assist with visa work authorization.

JOB DETAILS:
Coordinator (Infodemic Response Alliance)

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES
The incumbent will be expected to perform the following duties:
• Guide and coordinate the infodemic response team at AFRO and ensure timely outputs of deliverables.
• Guide the development of innovative, impactful and regular content for Viral Facts Africa, the public facing brand of the Africa Infodemic Response Alliance.
• Develop a strategy and workflow for a sustainable response to infodemics.
• Identify funding opportunities and work on resource mobilization and funding proposals.
• Build partnerships with key stakeholders, donors, media partners.
• Lead the development of an infodemic management response system in priority countries.
• Chair the Africa Infodemic Response Alliance meetings and represent WHO AFRO in meetings on infodemic management.
• Prepare regular reports on infodemic response activities to the COVID-19 Incident Management Support Team on the efficacy of infodemic management campaigns and interventions.
• Provide regular reports to key donors on infodemic response activities

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Education
Essential: Post graduate degree in communications, humanities, or another relevant field.

Experience
Essential: Minimum of seven years in communication and/or community engagement and partnerships, or similar, with demonstrated experience in infodemic management and misinformation risk analysis. Experience with international organizations

Skills
A proven track record of working on misinformation management.Thorough knowledge of the principles, techniques and practices of online dissemination of information, via social media mechanisms and the web. Thorough understanding of the impact of communications on the reputation, image, and success of an organization, as well as the role the web and social media has in this regard.

JOB DETAILS:
County Delivery Strategic Advisor

Key Responsibilities
Accountability:
• Set and report on the strategic direction of the Kenya Project at county level
• Develop the strategic direction for county delivery support based on TBI’s mission and approach within the Kenyan context.
• Look at how the wider TBI model can be applied at the county level and test and learn quickly to meet devolved governance needs.
• Contribute to the annual strategy setting process for delivery support at the county level and the quarterly review process.

Fundraising
• Understand fundraising and business development market requirements by mapping donor opportunities amongst a wide group of devolution stakeholders.
• Build and maintain relationships with development partners concerned with devolution and county service delivery to inform workstream to ultimately to secure project funding.

Relationship Management:
• Create/maintain/grow relationships with principal stakeholders based on trust and high-quality delivery
• Build relationships with Governors, Deputy Governors, County Secretaries, and other civil servants within devolved government administrations to identify county specific priorities
• Deploy resources outside of the team – to wider TBI colleaguesthe TBI delivery practices from a devolved perspective and strategic partnerships within TBI’s network etc. – to support the Project where appropriate. (needs to be reworded)

Provide strategic delivery advisory to Governors and other senior officials within county governance structures on key technical issues
• Support Governors and devolved governance administrations on resource mobilization efforts to plug resource gaps within the County Development Agenda.
• Strengthen the offices of Governors to ensure effective management of their time, information flow and directives
• Support the county level financial, administrative and logistical functions to strengthen public-private partnerships in line with the delivery of the Devolved Development Agenda.

Strong delivery through your team
• Ensure strong teamwork across delivery advisors who may be onboarded to provide sector specific delivery support to the 47 county governments, and provide support as needed to team members.
• Contribute to the planning and evaluation cycle that regularly assesses whether the strategy is ‘working’, and adapt rapidly in response to new challenges and opportunities.
• Be the interface between the county level team and the rest of the Kenya Project by representing the team’s views and communicating issues and priorities from the rest of the Organisation to the team.

Person Specification
• We are looking for an outstanding individual with a proven track record of leadership and delivery in the public or private sectors. All candidates will be required to have significant experience in a leadership role, managing small to medium teams and project budgets.

The requirements are:
• Experience working with African governments, particularly Kenya; prior experience engaging with leaders at the devolved level would be an advantage.
• The ability to work and interact at the highest levels of political decision-making structures; strong political acumen, judgement and discretion.
• Experience in liaising with the private sector, and key stakeholders (e.g. donors) to deliver the requirements of the role, including a realistic fundraising strategy for the county workstream.
• An ability to work independently, think strategically and translate strategies into concrete and implementable plans; strong attention to detail with excellent analytical, organisational, and communication skills.
• Strong sense of ethics and resilience, inter-personal skills and proven ability and experience leading and managing people.
• Strong familiarity with project development and project management and the principles of delivery in a government context, and in devolved systems of governance.
• Experience of living and working in developing countries highly desirable.
• Willingness to travel in-country, sometimes at short notice.
• Fluency in English is required. Swahili would be advantageous.
• Right to live and work in Kenya required.

JOB DETAILS:
Primary Purpose:
• This position is responsible for implementing all United States Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) Field Processing activity at RSC Africa, ensuring that RSC Africa processing priorities and targets are met, that standard operating procedures are strictly followed and integrity maintained throughout the process.

Essential Duties:
• Achieves and maintains a high performance standard based on a thorough knowledge of, and adherence to, established Church World Service Resettlement Support Centre (CWS/RSC Africa), Department of State (DOS), United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), and Refugee Processing Centre (RPC) policies and procedures regarding current refugee processing eligibility criteria, database, and file management guidelines, the role of US Resettlement Agencies and refugee producing country conditions.
• Travels throughout Sub-Saharan Africa, as assigned, or works remotely to conduct resettlement interviews with refugee applicants, collecting biographical information and establishing refugee claims, in a dignified and professional manner.
• Conducts the AOR Screening and Pre-screening interviews, either in person or remotely, per the daily minimums set by Field Processing Department Management, in a non-confrontational, objective, and dignified manner. This includes:
• Determining case composition and ensures all refugee cases are cross-referenced according to established standard operating procedures.
• Establishing the validity of an applicant’s identity through verification of all demographic and biographic information including, but not limited to, names, nationalities, birth dates, and locations of all immediate family members in order to complete the refugee case history as required.
• Collecting all identity information including photographs, height, and weight.
• Documenting applicant’s persecution claim.
• Analysing, evaluating, and assessing the eligibility of refugee applicants for final adjudication by USCIS officers.
• Prepares cases for USCIS, including reviewing physical file and START database.
• Assists in Adjudications Circuit Rides, which includes completing post-Adjudication review updating fingerprints, and preparing and distributing decision letters.
• Runs Quality Check reports to ensure complete and accurate files, as well as identifies and correct processing errors prior to USCIS adjudication.
• Works with other Programs departments as necessary to properly update cases.
• Assists as needed in preparing for and execution of circuit rides. This may include but is not limited to; requisitioning supplies, assisting GSO in preparation, packing of files, contacting interpreters, clean up at the end of the circuit ride, and other tasks as assigned by the Supervisors.
• Completes and updates all case files and all database records.
• Writes deferrals and info memos for referring agency action, as required.
• Conducts file reviews in accordance with RSC and USCIS guidelines, paying close attention to detail.
• Assists in various administrative tasks including but not limited to: research, locating files, data entry, and case analysis.
• Analyses complex cases in consultation with Supervisors in accordance with established policies and procedures, while remaining open to supervisory direction.
• Trains new staff as required and contributes to the development of Field Processing Department training procedures and their implementation.
• Contributes to the development and updating of processing guides for the Field Processing Department in coordination with Supervisors, Managers and Coordinators.
• Undertakes other duties as assigned by CWS/RSC Africa Management.

Qualifications:
Experience:
• Four (4) years paid work experience required
• Casework or previous resettlement/humanitarian experience is preferred.

Skills:
• Strong verbal and written English language skills;
• Second language is an advantage; Somali, Tigrinya, French, Amharic, Kinyarwanda or Arabic are preferred;
• Demonstrated computer skills, especially Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint;
• Strong organizational and time management skills;
• Meticulous attention to detail.

Abilities:
• Manage large and diverse workload under pressure with competing priorities.
• Maintain the integrity of official records; - Analyse and solve complex problems and make sound decisions; - Work with minimal supervision
• Maintain a high performance standard with attention to detail;
• Work independently and contribute to overall operations of RSC Africa;
• Actively participate in the implementation of the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP);
• Accurately type 40 WPM at 96% accuracy;
• Pass the quarterly job knowledge assessments with a score of 80% or higher;

Education & Certifications:
• Bachelor’s Degree is required (or 4 years of work experience in lieu of a bachelor’s degree.

Important Requirements:
• Strong English communication skills, both written and oral.
• Ability to work in a multi-cultural environment required.

JOB DETAILS:
Primary Purpose:
• This position is responsible for implementing all United States Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) Field Processing activity at RSC Africa, ensuring that RSC Africa processing priorities and targets are met, that standard operating procedures are strictly followed and integrity maintained throughout the process.

Essential Duties:
• Achieves and maintains a high performance standard based on a thorough knowledge of, and adherence to, established Church World Service Resettlement Support Centre (CWS/RSC Africa), Department of State (DOS), United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), and Refugee Processing Centre (RPC) policies and procedures regarding current refugee processing eligibility criteria, database, and file management guidelines, the role of US Resettlement Agencies and refugee producing country conditions.
• Travels throughout Sub-Saharan Africa, as assigned, or works remotely to conduct resettlement interviews with refugee applicants, collecting biographical information and establishing refugee claims, in a dignified and professional manner.
• Conducts the AOR Screening and Prescreening interviews, either in person or remotely per the daily minimums set by Field Processing Management, in a non-confrontational, objective, and dignified manner. This includes:
• Determining case composition and ensures all refugee cases are cross referenced according to established standard operating procedures.
• Establishing the validity of an applicant’s identity through verification of all demographic and biographic information including, but not limited to, names, nationalities, birth dates, and locations of all immediate family members in order to complete the refugee case history as required.
• Collecting all identity information including photographs, height, and weight.
• Documenting applicant’s persecution claim.
• Analyzing, evaluating, and assessing the eligibility of refugee applicants for final adjudication by USCIS officers.
• Prepares cases for USCIS, including reviewing physical file and START database.
• Assists in Adjudications Circuit Rides, which includes completing post-Adjudication review, updating decisions (FTJ-R cases) and fingerprints, and preparing and distributing decision letters.
• Runs Quality Check reports to ensure complete and accurate files, as well as identifies and correct processing errors prior to USCIS adjudication.
• Identifies and reviews cases pending Prescreening and USCIS interviews in preparation for scheduling, schedules the cases in START, generates reports for refugee/partner notification, ensures that the reports are centrally filed for easy retrieval, and updates START accordingly.
• Works with other Programs departments as necessary to properly update cases.
• Assists as needed in preparing for circuit rides. This may include but is not limited to; requisitioning supplies, assisting GSO in preparation, packing of files, contacting interpreters, clean up at the end of the circuit ride, and other tasks as assigned by the Supervisors.
• Completes and updates all case files and all database records.
• Writes deferrals and info memos for referring agency action, as required.
• Conducts file reviews in accordance with RSC and USCIS guidelines, paying close attention to detail.
• Assists in various administrative tasks including but not limited to: research, locating files, data entry, and case analysis.
• Analyses complex cases in consultation with Supervisors in accordance with established policies and procedures, while remaining open to supervisory direction.
• Trains new staff as required and contributes to the development of Field Processing Department training procedures and their implementation.
• Contributes to the development and updating of standard operating procedures for the Field Processing Department in coordination with Field Processing Supervisors, Managers and Field Processing Coordinator.
• Conducts quality control checks and provides feedback to staff completing Pre-screening interviews during circuit rides
• Serves as a Circuit Ride Point of Contact (POC) and team lead in the field. This includes coordinating and managing logistics in the field for the circuit ride. This also involves but is not limited to; maintaining effective relations with UNHCR, IOM, USCIS, US
• Embassies and other implementing partners; coordinating transport of files, equipment and supplies; ensuring equipment is well managed and utilized; hiring, supervising and paying of interpreters; completing a trip report and accounting fully for funds advanced; and maintaining thorough knowledge and adherence to Circuit Ride and Field Processing Standard Operating Procedures.
• If requested, assists with emails in the Field Processing mailboxes.
• Undertakes other duties as assigned by CWS/RSC Africa Management.

Qualifications:
Experience:
• Four (4) years paid work experience required.
• Supervisory experience preferred.
• Casework or previous resettlement experience is preferred.
• Prior USRAP Field Processing experience is preferred.

Skills:
• Strong verbal and written English language skills.
• Second language is an advantage; French, Somali, Tigrinya, Amharic, Kinyarwanda or Arabic preferred.
• Demonstrated computer skills, especially Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.

JOB DETAILS:
Project Manager, Kenya Big Dream

Job Purpose
To provide programmatic and technical management support and leadership in the implementation of the Kenya Big Dream program in Migori County, contributing to empowerment of Households to protect, nurture and support girls and boys from all forms of abuse and to improve children wellbeing outcomes within the respective areas as guided by National Office Strategy. The position holder will ensure effective and efficient implementation of activities directly related to Food Security, Livelihood & Economic empowerment and child protection and participation.
To effectively communicate World Vision’s Christian ethos and demonstrate a quality of spiritual life that serves as an example to others.

Major Responsibilities
Project Management
• Ensure proper planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the Kenya Big Dream project interventions in the project areas.
• Provide technical support and leadership to Project Officers, Accountant and drivers to enable them effectively guide and support project interventions in the County.
• Ensure all project interventions are implemented within schedule, plans and budgets and regularly review project status.
• Ensure that the project interventions are integrated with the Technical Programmes and cross cutting themes.
• Ensure identification of local needs and resources and take appropriate programming measures.
• Ensure Mainstreaming of cross-cutting issues (Gender, CC, environment, advocacy, disability etc) across all project interventions
• Establish operational priorities and monitor performance targets for the respective field project staff
• Ensure that project initiatives meet or exceed planned outcomes and are implemented in full compliance with WVK, the donor and other relevant partnership and international standards and guidelines.
• Ensure that managerial, administrative, and financial procedures comply with World Vision and donor guidelines, policies, business processes.
• Serve as the official contact person and provide overall project management and strategic direction for the project
• Design Monitoring, Reporting and Evaluation
• Lead in the development of the project design and ensure compliance with WVK and donor guidelines and standards.
• Work closely with MEAL Officer to effectively support the project to carry out all tracking and assessments – baselines, assessments, monitoring and evaluations - in accordance with donor requirements.
• Ensure timely and effective implementation of all project interventions as well as the successful achievement of project outcomes, outputs and intended impacts.
• Ensure timely and appropriate utilization of the budgeted project resources.
• Ensure proper application of business processes, standards and guidelines related to the project in accordance with the donor requirements.
• Ensure that the project achieves acceptable financial and operational audit results by implementing activities in accordance with established norm and policies.
• Ensure that all the activities are implemented and evaluated in accordance with the WVK and donor standards.
• Support the project officers to set up and maintain effective complaints and feedback mechanisms to ensure that beneficiary concerns are addressed in a timely and effective manner.
• Ensure that an effective and participatory and effective M&E system is established in a decentralized manner.
• Ensure that, in general, project monitoring arrangements comply with the project agreement and, in particular, the provisions of this agreement are fully observed in the design of project M&E.
• Ensure quality monthly, quarterly, semi-annual and annual reports are compiled and submitted in a timely manner in line with the donor requirements.
• Ensure a joint monitoring schedule is in place and executed.
• In consultations with Communications office, develop context specific and appropriate documentation on best practices and lessons learnt.
• In consultation with MEAL officer, ensure effective reflection and learning forums in the county.

Capacity Building
• Identification and sharing of capacity building gaps among project staff, communities and partners.
• Lead the project in capacity building initiatives for staff, communities and partners to enable them effectively advocate for and implement project interventions.
• Ensure ongoing coaching and mentoring of project staff in order to ensure that they are able to perform and achieve the desired results.

Advocacy, Engagement and Networking
• Ensure adequate representation with the donor, the Government of Kenya officials (National and County), private sector, Civil Society Groups, including Faith-Based Groups.
• Ensure close working collaboration with key Government line ministries and other like-minded partners.
• Ensure that Project beneficiaries and partners are kept informed of all the Government laws and policies in respect to the Technical aspects being implemented and any changes to government laws, policies and budgets.
• Ensure effective mobilization of community groups, youth and children, empowering them to hold their governments to accountable through utilization of advocacy approaches such as Citizen Voice and Action (CVA) and Child Protection Advocacy (CPA)
• Actively participate and contribute to County level technical working groups to learn, share and inform policies/strategies relevant to project.

Resource Mobilization
• Map resource mobilization opportunities at local level and develop concepts and proposals in collaboration with the Cluster, Regional and National office teams.
• Mobilize the community for community contribution for project interventions.
• Facilitate successful donor visits.
• Ensure organizational visibility at the county level and beyond

Others
• Perform any other duty as may be assigned by supervisor or designee from time to time.
• Participate and contribute in committees and task forces which you may be appointed to

Qualifications, Skills and Knowledge of the job
• Must have a minimum of five years’ experience with regards to the designing, planning, and implementation; supervising and reporting on integrated development projects
• A degree in Social work, Anthropology, Project Planning and Management, Agriculture/Agricultural Economics or a closely related field from a recognized University with relevant work experience working with International non-governmental organizations will be considered.
• A good understanding of International, Regional and National framework on human rights for women and children such as Convections on the Rights of the Child, Convention for the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women, Africa Charter on the Rights and Welfare of Children, Prohibition of female Genital Mutilation Act, Children Act among others.
• Notable experience of deployment in response to rapid and slow onset emergencies, including in a programme lead role A minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences preferably in child development, humanitarian aid/development, child rights, public policy, law, sociology / social work or other related field (A bachelor’s degree in Education and experience working in child protection: including child protection program design, implementation and monitoring will be considered)
• Proven ability in designing, implementing, monitoring and evaluating child protection Programmes.
• Ability to document good practice and lessons learned in CP Programming.
• Experience in social norms and/or social behaviour change research will be an added advantage.
• Demonstrate ability to write program reports and updates.
• Demonstrate strong budgetary and financial management skills.
• Demonstrate knowledge and ability to engage at a strategic level with senior government, UN and INGO officials
• Experience in GBV/FGM projects at community level with proven leadership experience.
• Experience in working with partners including State Department of Gender affairs, Ant FGM Board, Children Department, local organization (CBO, FBO).
• Good understanding of State Department of Gender affairs, Ant FGM Board, Children Department, Child Protection, GBV/FGM programming models, standards and guidelines, Child protection Information Management guidelines and Systems.
• Good understanding and working experience of Advocacy Approaches and referral systems.
• Experience supporting strategic programme development including successful proposal development for humanitarian donors
• Highly flexible and organized, able to manage multiple, simultaneous demands and willing to take on new tasks on an ad hoc basis

JOB DETAILS:
Gender and Youth Community Facilitators

Essential Responsibilities
• Community engagement and training of adolescents and young people
• Contribute to teamwork plans and successful implementation of approaches for adolescents and youths (GIRL-H & Transforming Masculinity).
• In collaboration with USAID Nawiri Gender and Social Change Officer, identify and recruit adolescents and youths from the community as program beneficiaries.
• Manage girls’ and boys’ group’s safe space groups in collaboration with mentors.
• Provide mentorship and support to mentors for girls and boys
• Support the USAID Nawiri Gender and Social Change Officer with conducting training for the mentors on technical curricula for adolescents and young people.
• Support and guide the mentors to deliver training to adolescents and young people.
• Support safe space activities including safe space mapping and social asset building.
• In coordination with the Gender and Social Officer, monitor the implementation of activities through regular field visits and assessments to ensure program quality and impact and document successes and lessons learned.

Monitoring and Reporting
• Monitor adolescent and youths (Girl/Boy) groups daily and upload all data collected data in ONA platform on a weekly basis.
• Prepare accurate and timely monitoring and field reports on a weekly basis and other project documentation as required.
• In collaboration with USAID Nawiri Gender and Social Officer, report on the attendance, capture Adolescents and Young Mothers data in the tracking tool, businesses, and savings groups’ performances via the USAID Nawiri group monitoring tool and to the County Project Coordinator.

Organizational Learning
• As part of our commitment to organizational learning and in support of our understanding that learning organizations are more effective, efficient, and relevant to the communities they serve, we expect all team members to commit 5% of their time to learning activities that benefit Mercy Corps as well as themselves.

Accountability to Beneficiaries
• Mercy Corps team members are expected to support all efforts toward accountability, specifically to our beneficiaries and to international standards guiding international relief and development work, while actively engaging beneficiary communities as equal partners in the design, monitoring and evaluation of our field projects.

Works Directly with Gender and Social Change Officer, Gender, Adolescents and Youth County Coordinator and Gender, Youth and Social Dynamics Lead.

Knowledge and Experience
• Minimum 1-year experience working with NGOs/CBOs in adolescent and youth interventions, including livelihood interventions
• Diploma in Community Development, Social Work, Gender Studies, or any other related field.
• Basic computer skills and knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Commitment to working with adolescents and youth, girls, and boys in need, regardless of, religion or gender.
• Experience in data collection and data entry is an added advantage.
• Experience with the mentorship of girls.
• Experience facilitating training.
• Good written and oral communication skills.
• Local language skills are required. Strong written and spoken English and Kiswahili.

JOB DETAILS:
Regional Safety Coordinator

Your main duties and responsibilities will be:
Safety Risk Management System
• Assist and monitor the development of country operation safety risk assessments (SRAs); supervise and endorse the assessment of safety levels; ensure that the safety level system is kept current
• Advise the SMT, CDs and area managers on available safety management strategies, including the transfer, avoidance, acceptance and/or control of risks
• Assist in the development of safety plans, including local safety rules (LSRs); standard operating procedures (SOPs); critical incident management plans (CIMPs); and minimum operating safety standards (MOSS)
• Support the implementation of safety improvement plans (SIPs), and assist in the implementation of staff capacity training plans, including the delivery and prioritization of training modules, specifically personal awareness, and safety training (PAST) and incident management team (IMT) training to country operations
• Undertake regular MOSS audits across the region
Technical support, advice, and capacity building
• Provide technical supervision and support to all senior safety staff across the region. Develop their skills and knowledge through constructive feedback, training events and supporting personal development goals
• Assist country offices with the selection, recruitment, and professional development of safety staff
• Provide regular analysis, statistics, and reporting on key developments within the region to ED and GHoS
• Provide safety advice as part of programme development and during programme implementation, including programme assessments
• Identify potential scenarios, indicators of change and key decision points
• Conduct ad hoc safety risk assessments post incident or due to low levels of MOSS compliance
• Ensure risk registers identify safety risks where relevant and work with SMT on identifying risk treatments and porgramme or operation access constraints
• Act as the focal point for technical advice on procurement and installation of safety-related equipment
• Provide strong oversight to consortium’s where DRC is involved to ensure that an appropriate level of duty of care is maintained
• Oversee the travel clearance request system to ensure compliance
Representation
• Be the focal point for safety co-ordination between relevant actors.
• Attend IAWG Regional Security Forum (RSF), INSO, UN and other relevant external fora
• Establish a network of contacts and represent DRC at security meetings
Incident and critical incident management and response
• Support the establishment and maintenance of the Nairobi CIMT and country-level IMTs
• Coordinate the CIMT in the event of a critical incident
• Ensure effective country-level CIMPs are in place
• Brief CIMT members on their responsibilities and ensure alternate members are available and briefed
• Assist in the management of safety incidents and provide timely and accurate incident reports
• Conduct After Action Reviews following a critical incident
About You
To be successful in this role, we expect you to be a positive, mature leader with a proven track record of developing and implementing safety related initiatives. You thrive in managing a wide range of responsibilities and can effectively communicate and coordinate regional safety processes. You are an effective people manager and enjoy working with teams of committed staff to build collaboration and capacity within the regional team and in support of country operations.

Moreover, we also expect the following:
Required
• Relevant university degree (in lieu of degree, at least 8 years’ experience in the safety and security sector not including military experience)
• At least 5 years in security and safety management including international safety and security experience in several countries, preferably within EAGL region
• At least two years as a safety and security manager with an INGO at a country or regional level; preferably with experience in high-risk environments within sub-Saharan Africa
• Proven ability to develop and implement effective and contextualized safety and security protocols and systems
• Ability to be flexible and demonstrate an innovative approach to safety risk management
• Substantial experience in information gathering, analysis and report writing, including conducting and producing high quality SRAs.
• Demonstrated experience with critical incident management
• Demonstrated experience with delivering effective safety-related training
• Proven ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines
• Proven ability to work effectively with minimal supervision
• Stable, dedicated team-player with a good sense of humor and a high level of personal integrity
• Excellent communication skills
• Willingness to travel at least 50% of the time
• Fluent in written and spoken English;