Deadline of this Job: 28 September 2022
JOB DETAILS:
Country Director Kenya
About the Role:
The Country Director will have overall responsibility for the strategic vision and leadership of the country programme through the transition to partner led programming, with the primary purpose of ensuring that older persons lead dignified, healthy and secure lives. She/he is responsible for the delivery of quality programmes and policy work through a partnership approach, maintaining and expanding donor, government and other key stakeholder relations, fund raising, financial management, human resource management, partnership and operations management of the country programme. The Country Director will also have specific responsibility to oversee and coordinate quality and timely implementation of programme. He/she will also lead the country transition process to a locally led option guided and supported by the Transformation /Localisation.
What skills we are looking for:
• Master’s Degree in social sciences, Development Management or related field or equivalent
• Understanding of ageing issues and past experience working on them is a distinct advantage
• At least 7-10 years’ experience in country program management in a national or an International INGO
• Demonstrable experience in strategic planning, programme development and management of complex, multi-stakeholder intervention
• Direct experience of project appraisal, assessment, monitoring and evaluation methodologies
• Commitment to locally led development, and experience of working to support local leadership of the development process.
• Experience of leading change management processes in an organization or team.
• Demonstrable experience in establishing networks with governments, private and public sector entities as well as development agencies
• Demonstrable experience in preparing successful funding proposals for a range of donors
• Commitment and ability to foster and support capacity building of staff and of national partners
• Fluent written and spoken English and the ability to write clear reports for a wide range of audiences
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to influence, communicate and negotiate with a wide range of people and organizations at all levels with tact, diplomacy and sensitivity to cultural differences
• Numeracy and ability to prepare and monitor budgets and accounts
• Ability to undertake necessary travel in country
JOB DETAILS:
Corporate Alliances Specialist (Business Engagement and Child Rights & Business), P-3
Since the inception of a private sector fundraising and partnerships support capacity in UNICEF ESARO, the partnerships team has developed and supported regional and country level private sector engagement strategies, and advanced income and influence for children’s rights across the region through targeted high-level partnerships with business, individuals, foundations and multi-stakeholder platforms.
This post aims to drive business initiatives and approaches at regional level, and to support country level engagements around, Child Rights and Business, Advocacy and targeted programme-led approaches to minimize harmful business practices and maximize business’ positive impact for children across the region.
How can you make a difference?
Under the leadership of the Partnerships Manager, Private Sector, this position aims to support the implementation of the Strategic Framework on Child rights and Business in ESAR; to support input and participation of African companies, as well as key stakeholders such as platforms and associations and Country Offices (COs) in Business engagement and Child Rights and Business (CRB) initiatives that aim to advance programmatic goals. This position will also support COs in their evidence generation, CRB and business engagement strategic planning, monitoring and evaluation initiatives, as well as lead capacity building in the region. Furthermore, the position holds an advisory and or account management role on select multi-country partnerships that have a financial and non-financial private sector engagement element.
Summary of key functions/accountabilities:
Within the delegated authority and under the given organizational set-up, the incumbent may be assigned the primary, shared, or contributory accountabilities for all or part of the following areas of major duties and key end-results:
• Accelerating business engagement through Technical Support and capacity building - Support the implementation of UNICEF strategic guidance on business engagement, industry engagement, and broader CRB and advocacy/influence. This includes providing technical guidance to COs and the regional office programmes on how to promote the implementation of the Child Rights and Business Principles (CRBP) and related tools. This also includes training, use of business engagement and CRB tools, documentation of best practices. It also entails working closely with COs and RO programme sections to support the integration of business as key stakeholder for programmes as well as their engagement with business and its relevant stakeholders to advance their programmatic outputs and outcomes. This requires planning, implementation, and monitoring of CSR/CRB regional strategies and action plans as a main tool towards achieving programmatic results.
• Business engagement, CRB and advocacy initiatives – advise on Business engagement, CRB initiatives and advocacy at the country level and lead on selected multi-country/regional initiatives with industry bodies, business industry associations, multi-stakeholder platforms, and regional/national think tanks on CSR/CRB, and Government. This will include guidance and technical support, in collaboration with CO and RO colleagues, to government and civil society organisations in interacting with the business sector and its relevant stakeholders to ensure that children’s rights are protected, in line with the CRPB and the CRC General Comment 16 on State obligations regarding the impact of the business sector on children's rights and the recommendations and Observations of the Committee on the Rights of the Child in its concluding observations to states.
• Advancing programme outcomes through business action – provide technical guidance, in collaboration with CO and RO colleagues, to businesses and its relevant stakeholders on the integration of child rights considerations in their policies, practices, investments and operations.This includes leading on key industry agendas such as with the extractive industry and also the use of UNICEF’s CRB tools/reports as well as regional/global programme guidance to influence business and its stakeholders to further promote family and child friendly policies that mitigate and respond to negative impacts and enhance the positive ones from the workplace to the communities where they operate.
• Integrating business into programmes - Provide technical support to COs in integrating CRB into the analysis and research that informs the Country Programme Document (CPD) including Situation Analyses, as well as the monitoring of reporting indicators for non-financial engagement. Provide support to COs on how to best position CRB within planning processes including Strategic Moments of Reflection (SMR), CPD reviews, etc.
• Evidence generation – Lead regional/multi-country and support country initiatives that aim to build evidence around the positive and negative impacts of business activities on children rights to inform programming and strategic engagement with business and its relevant stakeholders.
• Partnerships support– provide advice and support COs in the identification, development, and finalization of financial and non-financial partnerships/engagements or in holistic partnerships which include and require CRB, advocacy or other non-financial elements. This includes due diligence, pitch development, and negotiation, particularly in relation to sensitive industries (eg. Extractives). In addition, as required for multi-country partnerships or as requested by COs and RO, interact directly with prospective partners in the regions to develop strong non-financial results within partnerships in the regions, and provide account management in orderr to stewrad and grow exisitng partnerships. .
• Provide support in other related tasks and larger partnership team objectives to ensure an integrated approach.
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
• An advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in Social Sciences, Development, Business, Corporate Social Responsibility, Public Administration or related field.
• Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency is considered an asset.
• Fluency in English is required. Good knowledge of French is desired.
JOB DETAILS:
Knowledge Management Advisor
Key Skills and Competencies
• Fluency in English is mandatory, Fluency in French, Arabic or another foreign language is an added advantage
• Strong experience in monitoring and evaluation of advocacy, capacity development and communication projects,
• Strong experience in developing and implementing knowledge management and organizational learning strategies,
• Strong experience in documentation, expertise in deriving insight and producing diverse knowledge
• Very strong writing and editing skills, very analytical, extremely persuasive writing, including effective report writing
• Evidence of published writing and knowledge of journalism protocols and style.
• At least 7 years of relevant technical experience working with programmes related to either inter-religious or inter-cultural cooperation, peacebuilding, conflict mitigation, freedom of religion or belief;
• Understanding of and experience with faith-based organizations, and accompaniment and capacity-building principles in local partnerships
• Understanding of and experience of managing dynamic civil society networks and alliances
Academic Qualifications & Experience
• Master’s level degree in a relevant subject area (e.g. politics, theology, anthropology, sociology, international relations, development studies, business management other social sciences or a related field)
JOB DETAILS:
Volunteer Engagement Coordinator
PURPOSE
Serve as a Habitat for Humanity Kenya ambassador in interactions with prospective cooperates, donors and volunteers throughout the development of partnerships leading to an active local volunteer program. Manage the Global Volunteer Program. This is a program by Habitat for Humanity International that allows short-term trips by volunteers’ teams around the world to build with partner families and help Habitat eradicate poverty housing. Volunteers are required to raise funds to cover the cost of their trip and do not need prior building experience or specific language abilities.
KEY WORKING RELATIONSHIPS
The position will be based in Nairobi and reports to Partnerships Manager. Works with all departments to ensure seamless flow of HFHK programme and operations processes.
DUTIES
Mobilization of Local Volunteers and cooperate partners:
• Develop and implement HFHK’s Volunteer Strategy that meets/exceeds revenue goals.
• Work with the Partnerships Manager to diversify funding models for volunteer programs including increased foundation and corporate support
• Proactively pursue business networking opportunities and establish relationships with business leaders to seek qualified leads
• Research prospect partners, develop contacts and cultivate relationships leading to volunteer and donor opportunities.
• Support planning, promotion and development of donor events.
• Leverage visibility events and executive led volunteer experiences as opportunity for stewardship
• Maintain and expand corporate partner relationships through on-going communication and solicitation as appropriate; ensure timely renewals and continued partnership growth
• Maintain an adequate pipeline of potential partners through systematic and prospecting activities
• Take an active role to profile, package and market the local volunteer program in Kenya with a focus on corporates, international schools, Universities, religious institutions, government institutions and individuals.
• Develop and deliver creative and powerful presentations and proposals for corporate partnership opportunities; ensure organizational leadership involved in pitch are briefed and prepared for meetings.
• Track respective prospect interactions (meeting notes, emails, and important communications) and associated documentation in donor management database
Managing the Global Village (GV) Program
• Develop and submit all the annual Global Village (GV) accreditation documents and requirements within the stipulated deadlines for country program hosting accreditation approval by the regional office.
• Maintain the HFH Kenya volunteer engagement online international teams calendar VE-ITC. This shall include, creating GV opportunity slots, approving/ rejecting teams, managing host project information.
• Manage, report and reconcile all GV related trip advance expenses as per policy
• Ensure HFHK GV program meets all the minimum standards of hosting international teams which include and not limited to; accommodation, transport, health & safety and GV policy compliance.
• Annually prepare and review GV trip budgets for each project location to ensure efficiency.
Volunteer Teams Operations:
• Develop in collaboration with the program team a well scheduled volunteer hosting schedule and trip itinerary (Local and International teams) for all HFHK hosting project locations.
• Coordinate volunteer trips and participation logistics for all volunteer teams which teams include; before, during and after the trip.
• In collaboration with the Communications and Advocacy Officer, design and develop programs and materials used for volunteer- recruitment, orientations and trainings.
• Prepare reports capturing the impact of the Volunteer’s investment on the lives of the supported families.
• Implement/measure volunteer program to evaluate volunteer satisfaction and process improvement.
• Collaborate with the Communications and Advocacy Officer Create to manage communications with volunteer teams via email and e-newsletters and volunteer recognition.
• Coordinate with programs field officers visits for family vetting, profiling and training on hosting the Volunteers in conjunction with field offices.
• Coordinate with programs Community Development Officers to follow up on host family preparation on procurement of construction materials.
• Liaise with Administration Team to ensure logistics, accommodation and reception of the Volunteers is handled in an efficient and timely manner.
• In liaison with Community Development Officers, meet and inform the local authorities on the presence of Volunteers in the community and their crucial support to HFH Kenya mandate
• Maintain volunteer data report on GV and local teams in terms of schedule, volunteer hours, number of repeat engagement and number of families supported.
KEY PERFORMANCE MEASURES / INDICATORS
• Total number of volunteers and corporates mobilized.
• Total volunteer hours offered on volunteer service.
• Number of families, trainings, projects or services supported through VE.
• Number of repeat volunteers, corporates and referrals.
• Volunteer evaluation feedback rating
QUALIFICATIONS, KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
• A Bachelor’s degree in Project Management, International Relations, or related field.
• Min 3-5 years working experience in NGO sector and development;
• Experience in developing and nurturing strategic partnerships
• Volunteer management experience is highly preferred
• Well-developed oral and written communication skills and financial analytical skills
• Willing to undertake new, different, and/or unfamiliar assignments and tasks.
• Ability to articulate the organization core mission, values and products.
JOB DETAILS:
Country Director Kenya
About the Role:
The Country Director will have overall responsibility for the strategic vision and leadership of the country programme through the transition to partner led programming, with the primary purpose of ensuring that older persons lead dignified, healthy and secure lives. She/he is responsible for the delivery of quality programmes and policy work through a partnership approach, maintaining and expanding donor, government and other key stakeholder relations, fund raising, financial management, human resource management, partnership and operations management of the country programme. The Country Director will also have specific responsibility to oversee and coordinate quality and timely implementation of programme. He/she will also lead the country transition process to a locally led option guided and supported by the Transformation /Localisation.
What skills we are looking for:
• Master’s Degree in social sciences, Development Management or related field or equivalent
• Understanding of ageing issues and past experience working on them is a distinct advantage
• At least 7-10 years’ experience in country program management in a national or an International INGO
• Demonstrable experience in strategic planning, programme development and management of complex, multi-stakeholder intervention
• Direct experience of project appraisal, assessment, monitoring and evaluation methodologies
• Commitment to locally led development, and experience of working to support local leadership of the development process.
• Experience of leading change management processes in an organization or team.
• Demonstrable experience in establishing networks with governments, private and public sector entities as well as development agencies
• Demonstrable experience in preparing successful funding proposals for a range of donors
• Commitment and ability to foster and support capacity building of staff and of national partners
• Fluent written and spoken English and the ability to write clear reports for a wide range of audiences
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to influence, communicate and negotiate with a wide range of people and organizations at all levels with tact, diplomacy and sensitivity to cultural differences
• Numeracy and ability to prepare and monitor budgets and accounts
• Ability to undertake necessary travel in country
Deadline of this Job: 27 September 2022
Corporate Alliances Specialist (Business Engagement and Child Rights & Business), P-3
Since the inception of a private sector fundraising and partnerships support capacity in UNICEF ESARO, the partnerships team has developed and supported regional and country level private sector engagement strategies, and advanced income and influence for children’s rights across the region through targeted high-level partnerships with business, individuals, foundations and multi-stakeholder platforms.
This post aims to drive business initiatives and approaches at regional level, and to support country level engagements around, Child Rights and Business, Advocacy and targeted programme-led approaches to minimize harmful business practices and maximize business’ positive impact for children across the region.
How can you make a difference?
Under the leadership of the Partnerships Manager, Private Sector, this position aims to support the implementation of the Strategic Framework on Child rights and Business in ESAR; to support input and participation of African companies, as well as key stakeholders such as platforms and associations and Country Offices (COs) in Business engagement and Child Rights and Business (CRB) initiatives that aim to advance programmatic goals. This position will also support COs in their evidence generation, CRB and business engagement strategic planning, monitoring and evaluation initiatives, as well as lead capacity building in the region. Furthermore, the position holds an advisory and or account management role on select multi-country partnerships that have a financial and non-financial private sector engagement element.
Summary of key functions/accountabilities:
Within the delegated authority and under the given organizational set-up, the incumbent may be assigned the primary, shared, or contributory accountabilities for all or part of the following areas of major duties and key end-results:
• Accelerating business engagement through Technical Support and capacity building - Support the implementation of UNICEF strategic guidance on business engagement, industry engagement, and broader CRB and advocacy/influence. This includes providing technical guidance to COs and the regional office programmes on how to promote the implementation of the Child Rights and Business Principles (CRBP) and related tools. This also includes training, use of business engagement and CRB tools, documentation of best practices. It also entails working closely with COs and RO programme sections to support the integration of business as key stakeholder for programmes as well as their engagement with business and its relevant stakeholders to advance their programmatic outputs and outcomes. This requires planning, implementation, and monitoring of CSR/CRB regional strategies and action plans as a main tool towards achieving programmatic results.
• Business engagement, CRB and advocacy initiatives – advise on Business engagement, CRB initiatives and advocacy at the country level and lead on selected multi-country/regional initiatives with industry bodies, business industry associations, multi-stakeholder platforms, and regional/national think tanks on CSR/CRB, and Government. This will include guidance and technical support, in collaboration with CO and RO colleagues, to government and civil society organisations in interacting with the business sector and its relevant stakeholders to ensure that children’s rights are protected, in line with the CRPB and the CRC General Comment 16 on State obligations regarding the impact of the business sector on children's rights and the recommendations and Observations of the Committee on the Rights of the Child in its concluding observations to states.
• Advancing programme outcomes through business action – provide technical guidance, in collaboration with CO and RO colleagues, to businesses and its relevant stakeholders on the integration of child rights considerations in their policies, practices, investments and operations.This includes leading on key industry agendas such as with the extractive industry and also the use of UNICEF’s CRB tools/reports as well as regional/global programme guidance to influence business and its stakeholders to further promote family and child friendly policies that mitigate and respond to negative impacts and enhance the positive ones from the workplace to the communities where they operate.
• Integrating business into programmes - Provide technical support to COs in integrating CRB into the analysis and research that informs the Country Programme Document (CPD) including Situation Analyses, as well as the monitoring of reporting indicators for non-financial engagement. Provide support to COs on how to best position CRB within planning processes including Strategic Moments of Reflection (SMR), CPD reviews, etc.
• Evidence generation – Lead regional/multi-country and support country initiatives that aim to build evidence around the positive and negative impacts of business activities on children rights to inform programming and strategic engagement with business and its relevant stakeholders.
• Partnerships support– provide advice and support COs in the identification, development, and finalization of financial and non-financial partnerships/engagements or in holistic partnerships which include and require CRB, advocacy or other non-financial elements. This includes due diligence, pitch development, and negotiation, particularly in relation to sensitive industries (eg. Extractives). In addition, as required for multi-country partnerships or as requested by COs and RO, interact directly with prospective partners in the regions to develop strong non-financial results within partnerships in the regions, and provide account management in orderr to stewrad and grow exisitng partnerships. .
• Provide support in other related tasks and larger partnership team objectives to ensure an integrated approach.
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
• An advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in Social Sciences, Development, Business, Corporate Social Responsibility, Public Administration or related field.
• Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency is considered an asset.
• Fluency in English is required. Good knowledge of French is desired.
Deadline of this Job: 23 September 2022
Knowledge Management Advisor
Key Skills and Competencies
• Fluency in English is mandatory, Fluency in French, Arabic or another foreign language is an added advantage
• Strong experience in monitoring and evaluation of advocacy, capacity development and communication projects,
• Strong experience in developing and implementing knowledge management and organizational learning strategies,
• Strong experience in documentation, expertise in deriving insight and producing diverse knowledge
• Very strong writing and editing skills, very analytical, extremely persuasive writing, including effective report writing
• Evidence of published writing and knowledge of journalism protocols and style.
• At least 7 years of relevant technical experience working with programmes related to either inter-religious or inter-cultural cooperation, peacebuilding, conflict mitigation, freedom of religion or belief;
• Understanding of and experience with faith-based organizations, and accompaniment and capacity-building principles in local partnerships
• Understanding of and experience of managing dynamic civil society networks and alliances
Academic Qualifications & Experience
• Master’s level degree in a relevant subject area (e.g. politics, theology, anthropology, sociology, international relations, development studies, business management other social sciences or a related field)
Deadline of this Job: 23 September 2022
Volunteer Engagement Coordinator
PURPOSE
Serve as a Habitat for Humanity Kenya ambassador in interactions with prospective cooperates, donors and volunteers throughout the development of partnerships leading to an active local volunteer program. Manage the Global Volunteer Program. This is a program by Habitat for Humanity International that allows short-term trips by volunteers’ teams around the world to build with partner families and help Habitat eradicate poverty housing. Volunteers are required to raise funds to cover the cost of their trip and do not need prior building experience or specific language abilities.
KEY WORKING RELATIONSHIPS
The position will be based in Nairobi and reports to Partnerships Manager. Works with all departments to ensure seamless flow of HFHK programme and operations processes.
DUTIES
Mobilization of Local Volunteers and cooperate partners:
• Develop and implement HFHK’s Volunteer Strategy that meets/exceeds revenue goals.
• Work with the Partnerships Manager to diversify funding models for volunteer programs including increased foundation and corporate support
• Proactively pursue business networking opportunities and establish relationships with business leaders to seek qualified leads
• Research prospect partners, develop contacts and cultivate relationships leading to volunteer and donor opportunities.
• Support planning, promotion and development of donor events.
• Leverage visibility events and executive led volunteer experiences as opportunity for stewardship
• Maintain and expand corporate partner relationships through on-going communication and solicitation as appropriate; ensure timely renewals and continued partnership growth
• Maintain an adequate pipeline of potential partners through systematic and prospecting activities
• Take an active role to profile, package and market the local volunteer program in Kenya with a focus on corporates, international schools, Universities, religious institutions, government institutions and individuals.
• Develop and deliver creative and powerful presentations and proposals for corporate partnership opportunities; ensure organizational leadership involved in pitch are briefed and prepared for meetings.
• Track respective prospect interactions (meeting notes, emails, and important communications) and associated documentation in donor management database
Managing the Global Village (GV) Program
• Develop and submit all the annual Global Village (GV) accreditation documents and requirements within the stipulated deadlines for country program hosting accreditation approval by the regional office.
• Maintain the HFH Kenya volunteer engagement online international teams calendar VE-ITC. This shall include, creating GV opportunity slots, approving/ rejecting teams, managing host project information.
• Manage, report and reconcile all GV related trip advance expenses as per policy
• Ensure HFHK GV program meets all the minimum standards of hosting international teams which include and not limited to; accommodation, transport, health & safety and GV policy compliance.
• Annually prepare and review GV trip budgets for each project location to ensure efficiency.
Volunteer Teams Operations:
• Develop in collaboration with the program team a well scheduled volunteer hosting schedule and trip itinerary (Local and International teams) for all HFHK hosting project locations.
• Coordinate volunteer trips and participation logistics for all volunteer teams which teams include; before, during and after the trip.
• In collaboration with the Communications and Advocacy Officer, design and develop programs and materials used for volunteer- recruitment, orientations and trainings.
• Prepare reports capturing the impact of the Volunteer’s investment on the lives of the supported families.
• Implement/measure volunteer program to evaluate volunteer satisfaction and process improvement.
• Collaborate with the Communications and Advocacy Officer Create to manage communications with volunteer teams via email and e-newsletters and volunteer recognition.
• Coordinate with programs field officers visits for family vetting, profiling and training on hosting the Volunteers in conjunction with field offices.
• Coordinate with programs Community Development Officers to follow up on host family preparation on procurement of construction materials.
• Liaise with Administration Team to ensure logistics, accommodation and reception of the Volunteers is handled in an efficient and timely manner.
• In liaison with Community Development Officers, meet and inform the local authorities on the presence of Volunteers in the community and their crucial support to HFH Kenya mandate
• Maintain volunteer data report on GV and local teams in terms of schedule, volunteer hours, number of repeat engagement and number of families supported.
KEY PERFORMANCE MEASURES / INDICATORS
• Total number of volunteers and corporates mobilized.
• Total volunteer hours offered on volunteer service.
• Number of families, trainings, projects or services supported through VE.
• Number of repeat volunteers, corporates and referrals.
• Volunteer evaluation feedback rating
QUALIFICATIONS, KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
• A Bachelor’s degree in Project Management, International Relations, or related field.
• Min 3-5 years working experience in NGO sector and development;
• Experience in developing and nurturing strategic partnerships
• Volunteer management experience is highly preferred
• Well-developed oral and written communication skills and financial analytical skills
• Willing to undertake new, different, and/or unfamiliar assignments and tasks.
• Ability to articulate the organization core mission, values and products.
Deadline of this Job: 27 September 2022
JOB DETAILS:
Deputy Director, Livelihoods
Job Summary
The Deputy Director (DD), Livelihoods serves as the lead for livelihoods programming at the IRC, which includes agriculture and rural livelihoods and enterprise development and employment (EDE) programming. The DD leads the team in driving the global vision, direction, innovation and policy positions focused on increasing food security, and the economic empowerment of IRC clients. The position holder will equally lead on the expansion of IRC’s CVA strategy and work with other team members. Lastly, the DD will ensure the integration of cross-cutting themes and collaboration across other TUs in line with IRC’s organizational and ERD TU’s team strategy.
Key Responsibilities
Strategy
• Develop, refine, promote, advance, and track IRC’s livelihoods (agricultural, rural, urban, enterprise development, and employment) priorities, programming and strategy for growth and sector thought leadership, including quality assurance, decision-making, tool development, and areas for innovation
• Lead the ERD TU’s financial inclusion work, including further developing and refining a financial inclusion strategy, partnerships, innovation piloting and country program uptake
• Along with the other DDs, Sr. ERD TAs and Sr. Director, further improve non-financial private sector partnership approaches
• In pro-active collaboration with ERD’s cash team, further the continued development of ERD’s market strengthening and transition programming approaches
• Ensure adequate buy-in and incorporation of cross-cutting issues into ERD work, including gender equality, ICT4P, climate change and inclusion
• Track and translate new sector developments for IRC to add to and incorporate into programming to improve program quality
• Support the development and processing of overall ERD strategy, including contributions to other ERD program areas and ERD engagement in IRC Strategy100
Management
• Recruit, on-board, and directly manage new staff
• Manage staff goal setting, work planning, talent development, performance check-ins, and ensure timely implementation and follow-up
• Build and maintain strong team culture and model collaboration and positivity
• Serve on ERD’s leadership team
• Plan and be responsible for the timeline implementation of livelihoods-related work streams such as related tools and resource develop or those within ERD’s annual work plan
Technical Assistance
• Support TAs to carry out quality technical assistance following the IRC Technical Assistance Model and IRC’s IMPACT Standards
• Support the M&E team in refining and developing core indicators and relevant data collection and analysis tools to support use and uptake of data to course correct programming
• Along with the ERD Sr. Director, other DDs and relevant STAs, continue to update and refine ERD focal point model and country coverage planning to ensure the best possible support to country programs
• Work closely with regional teams, specifically Deputy Regional Directors, to support trouble shooting of technical issues, push forward key priorities and management of country relationships
• Provide technical support to strategic country engagement as identified
Internal and External Engagement & Communications
• Along with Sr. Director, develop advocacy, communications outputs for advancing priorities within livelihoods programming
• Identify and engage in relevant networks, working groups, and platforms and establish and maintain key peer relationships
• Acts as a global spokesperson for IRC’s livelihoods programming through representation within the humanitarian sector
• Support team in its work towards advocacy and representation
Research
• Along with the Sr. Director and Research Coordinator, refine and develop enterprise development, employment, rural and agricultural livelihoods, and financial inclusion related research priorities and programs
• Support the Research Coordinator in identifying and developing relevant academic and research partnerships as well as country program partnerships
• Advance the Research and Innovation Priorities identified at organizational level
Business Development
• Function as point person for IRC’s business development units to evaluate funding opportunities
• Pro-actively identify and pursue funding opportunities advancing livelihoods priorities, including global funding opportunities and TU-lead specific funding opportunities
• Build and sustain key donor relationships
• Provide business development staff at IRC with support to promote livelihoods related fundraising (e.g. communications material, participating in meetings, supporting pitch/presentation development)
Key Working Relationships
• Reports to the Sr. Director Economic Recovery and Development
• Supervises at least 7 global staff directly
• Collaborates closely with other ERD TU teams, as well as other TUs, regional teams, advocacy teams, and assigned country programs as focal point and backstop
• Engages regularly with CRRD leadership around IRC’s strategy development and Strategy100 initiatives, including Outcome and Evidence Framework (OEF), Strategic Action Planning (SAP) and IMPACT standards
• Collaborates closely with business development units across IRC Inc and UK and across public/statutory and private funding
Skills, Knowledge and Qualifications
• Post graduate degree in economics, business management or finance or equivalent education and experience
• Proficiency with Windows-based software (MS Office, Teams) and cloud storage systems such as BOX
• Demonstrated dedication to an anti-racist and Do No Harm approach, gender equality and inclusion
• Excellent interpersonal skills involving listening to, interacting with, and communicating clearly with people from diverse nationalities and backgrounds with a high degree of professionalism and pro-activity
• Strong analytical and conceptual skills, with the ability to think and plan strategically
• Capacity to work flexible hours, as appropriate to accommodate for different time zones
• Solid organizational skills: proficiency in working productively under remote team and management structures
• Language: Fluency in English plus demonstrated excellence in one of the four IRC working languages – Arabic, French, or Spanish is preferred
• Excellent writing and editing skills, particularly with the ability to draft and edit proposals and to write and publish technical resources
Experience:
• A minimum of 10 years related work and team management experience, preferably in humanitarian or post-conflict settings
• Proven technical expertise in delivering and managing enterprise development and employment, financial inclusion, market strengthening, agricultural and natural resource management programs including some significant experience in implementing programs overseas, preferably in conflict or disaster affected environments
• Proven track record in business development with US, European, and multilateral donors and partnership with the private sector
• Experience in supporting the design and implementation of research initiatives
• Willingness and interest in travelling internationally up to 40%
JOB DETAILS:
Clerk, MLU Sr
JOB DESCRIPTION
MSR employees' purpose is to enable the scriptural mandate (see D&C 20:81–83) about keeping Church Records. Incumbents in this position perform a variety of routine clerical support functions such as verifying, posting, adding, computing, comparing, and summarizing standard Area information to help maintain and ensure accuracy of membership data.
RESPONSIBILITIES
• Membership data entry for units
• Follow up and correct historical missionary application in consultation with local leaders
• Receive and process new missionary applications before they are submitted to the missionary department
• Priesthood leader queries on phone and in person
• Chasing outstanding quarterly reports
• Request of membership from MLS. Move in progress
• Train and support local leaders on missionary applications and membership record keeping in MLS
• Follow up on pending applications and required reports from local units
• Analyse unit ward/ branch missionary fund and other finances as required
• Update and maintain performance resources as required by administration
QUALIFICATIONS
• Must be worthy to hold a current temple recommend
• Two – year Diploma in Business Administration or equivalent
• Minimum four years of experience in clerical work or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Demonstrate advanced office skills to include office communication, highly efficient with computerized business applications, seasoned judgement on analytical and data summation skills.
• Demonstrate proficiency in word processing, spreadsheet, and database software.
• Through knowledge and understanding of Membership Leadership Unit policies, methods, and procedures
• Must have the ability to communicate professionally in both spoken and written English and French languages
JOB DETAILS:
Language Coor Area ,3
Job Description
The Language Coordinator 3 role is responsible for supporting and developing a diverse team of language coordinators and translators in multiple languages. Its intent is to guide and align internal and external resources in achieving established targets of efficiency, quality, and cost-effectiveness for translating, interpreting, producing and delivering products to users around the world—with an emphasis on people management. The primary objective of this role is to build capabilities amongst resources that will contribute to the success of translated products in the assigned languages and locales. Candidates for this position will be leaders with experience managing people. They must demonstrate an ability to be empathic and calm while resolving concerns. They must demonstrate problem-solving skills with a keen attention to detail and familiarity with business operations, people management, technology, and linguistics. They must demonstrate the ability to balance the need to drive toward operational excellence and to support the needs and concerns of individual team members. They must be service-oriented with the ability to communicate clearly and concisely with people across cultures. They will be comfortable working during non-standard business hours to facilitate partnership with staff in other time zones.
Responsibilities
• Assigning and monitoring all translation work in assigned area by matching project complexity with the ability of individual translators and by providing direction to see that projects are completed on time
• Determining the acceptability of translation, interpretation, and recording completed by translation staff and contractual translators by reviewing , proofreading, evaluating and correcting the work
• Uses standard processes to ensure the timely completion of projects, including managing communication, project expectations and payment with external translation providers
• Pro blem – solving and familiarity with business operations, people management, technology and linguistics
• Supervises the work of translation, interpretation, and production including giving feedback, training and relationship management
Qualifications
• Must be worthy to hold a current temple recommend
• Bachelor’s Degree preferably in Business, linguistics, translation or related field
• Mastery of spoken and written English and at least one other language including vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation and syntax
• 5 years of significant supervisory and/or management experience
• H ighly efficient with computerized business applications , analytical and data summation skills.
• Broad experience in technical translation and interpretation on variety of levels .
• Excellent communication skills in both written and spoken English
• Proven skills in public speaking, interpersonal communication, team leadership, project management and ability to work under pressure
JOB DETAILS:
Programme Specialist (Resource Mobilisation and Reporting)
Tasks And Responsibilities
• Contribute to the formulation of strategic information products on the FAO Somalia Programme for external and internal use, including corporate briefing and reporting/ contractual requirements;
• Create and update a repository of key information shared by FAO Somalia technical and thematic sectors, to satisfy information requests in a strategic, efficient and quality assured manner;
• Prepare briefing materials to showcase programme results, in close collaboration with FAO Somalia teams;
• Contribute to cultivating and maintaining good donor relations, including through contributing timely responses to donor queries, developing ideas to increase fundraising, proactive formulation of donor briefing materials and facilitating donor missions to Somalia;
• Contribute to the formulation of advocacy papers and proposals;
• Map donor strategies, funding windows and related opportunities against FAO Somalia funding needs;
• Support the Reporting Specialist to ensure timely and quality production of project reports within FAO Somalia, from planning to dissemination at country office level including the updating of reporting management tools;
• Support the development of quality proposals, CNs, or other project materials that will be used for fundraising purposes liaising with technical teams and RM colleagues as needed;
• Electronic filing of all final proposals/ CNs/ material used for fundraising purposes.
• Maintain and update the Resource Partner Contacts Database at country level with annotated notes on priorities, opportunities and concerns ensuring an updated version is accessible to SRMU staff on the share drive and liaising with front office for any updates as required;
• Carry out resource partner intelligence in preparation for high-level meetings as required;
• Duty travel to Somalia as needed; and,
• Perform other duties as required.
CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING
Minimum Requirements
• University degree in International Relations, Journalism, Business Management, Social Sciences or other relevant field.
• At least one year or more of postgraduate professional experience in a relevant field of work.
• Working knowledge (level C) of English and limited knowledge (level B) of another FAO language: Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish. For PSA, working knowledge of English is required.
FAO Core Competencies
Results Focus
• Teamwork
• Communication
• Building Effective Relationships
• Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement
Technical/Functional Skills
• Basic knowledge of FAO organizational policy and procedures related to programme, IM and emergency procedures
• Demonstrated written and oral communication skills and experience in data processing, analysis and report writing for senior management, preferably in FAO environment
• Demonstrated leadership and managerial experience with multi-cultural teams
• CISSP certificate or equivalent
• Strong understanding of the humanitarian architecture. Strong analytical skills with the ability to analyse and interpret information and draw out the key messages
• Relevant professional experience preferably in programme, analysis, reporting in humanitarian work
• Strong oral and written communication skills, able to clearly articulate insights to stakeholders in FAO
• UNDSS Information Security Awareness – Advanced.
JOB DETAILS:
Women Protection and Empowerment Officer
Job Description
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is one of the world’s leading humanitarian relief and development organizations. The IRC has been working in Kenya since 1992, providing health care, women's protection, legal rights' education, and nutrition services to hundreds of thousands of refugees and their host communities to lead safe, productive, and healthy lives.
The WPE (Women Protection & Empowerment) Officer-outreach, will lead IRC’s capacity building of refugees as well as all prevention activities in the community. Key to this will be active involvement of community in different prevention strategies, identification of training needs, development of training plans, follow-up action plans to lead all aspects of progress as well as recommendations based on trends and community feedback. The Officer will provide training and support to partners and community to ensure GBV related risks are mitigated and addressed across all actors, in particular shelter, water, and sanitation.
The position holder reports to the Senior WPE Officer.
Key Responsibilities
• Be responsible for the successful implementation of WPE approaches (SASA, EMAP and Girl shine).
• Conduct training needs assessment, trainings, and post-training mentoring for all IRC WPE/GBV community workers in collaboration with the WPE Counterpart Manager.
• Together with the counterpart manager, supervise all community workers to ensure quality programming.
• Provide case management and targeted services to domestic violence survivors including individualized services plans and assistance in navigating the criminal justice system and accessing encouraging services.
• Examine program implementation and assess possible improvements based on lessons learned.
• Orchestrate the development of contingency plans and emergency preparedness in line with IRC standard processes and guidelines for working in emergencies.
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with relevant collaborators including community leaders and other implementing partners.
• Attend sub cluster meetings such as shelter, water, sanitation to advocate for the needs of women and girls and work with partners to carry out the IASC guidelines on GBV programming across sectors.
• Conduct regular meetings with project staff and community members to assess progress toward objectives, discuss issues and assist in finding solutions to challenges identified.
• Ensure that the people the IRC serves, drive our action, are part of the design/implementation of programs, and that their access to services and programs is meaningful and safe.
• Supervise outreach activities and track indicators to ensure achievement of targets.
• Contribute to continual development of appropriate and efficient contingency reports, revising and monitoring the statistics according to lessons learned in the field.
• Participate in relevant program meetings, staff development activities, and fully engage as a team member.
• Promote risk mitigation activities for beneficiaries through trainings, advocacy and other mentoring or support in harmony with the Women and Girls Safe Spaces standard processes.
Others
• Fulfill any other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
• Respect the code of conduct and policies of the IRC and the standards of the WPE team.
• Enforce and uphold the IRC Way (Integrity, Service, Accountability and Equality) at the respective areas of work.
Qualifications
• University degree in international studies, counseling and/or psychology, social sciences or related degree and a minimum of 2 years direct experience in GBV programming. A diploma in the same field with an additional 2 years of experience may be considered in lieu of the degree.
• Proven experience in supervising, mentoring and capacity building of staff.
• Strong ability to lead, train, facilitate and motivate others in their respective tasks in a professional and encouraging manner
• Proven ability to respect difference in culture, opinion and lived experiences while upholding rights-based principles and women’s protection and empowerment.
• Ability to maintain GBV and protection principles at all times, and to follow a survivor-centered approach to counseling and case management.
• Experience in participatory techniques and community mobilization.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ensure strict adherence to the IRC way, internal policies, and donor guidelines.
• Ability to live in an insecure environment.
JOB DETAILS:
Deputy Director, Livelihoods
Job Summary
The Deputy Director (DD), Livelihoods serves as the lead for livelihoods programming at the IRC, which includes agriculture and rural livelihoods and enterprise development and employment (EDE) programming. The DD leads the team in driving the global vision, direction, innovation and policy positions focused on increasing food security, and the economic empowerment of IRC clients. The position holder will equally lead on the expansion of IRC’s CVA strategy and work with other team members. Lastly, the DD will ensure the integration of cross-cutting themes and collaboration across other TUs in line with IRC’s organizational and ERD TU’s team strategy.
Key Responsibilities
Strategy
• Develop, refine, promote, advance, and track IRC’s livelihoods (agricultural, rural, urban, enterprise development, and employment) priorities, programming and strategy for growth and sector thought leadership, including quality assurance, decision-making, tool development, and areas for innovation
• Lead the ERD TU’s financial inclusion work, including further developing and refining a financial inclusion strategy, partnerships, innovation piloting and country program uptake
• Along with the other DDs, Sr. ERD TAs and Sr. Director, further improve non-financial private sector partnership approaches
• In pro-active collaboration with ERD’s cash team, further the continued development of ERD’s market strengthening and transition programming approaches
• Ensure adequate buy-in and incorporation of cross-cutting issues into ERD work, including gender equality, ICT4P, climate change and inclusion
• Track and translate new sector developments for IRC to add to and incorporate into programming to improve program quality
• Support the development and processing of overall ERD strategy, including contributions to other ERD program areas and ERD engagement in IRC Strategy100
Management
• Recruit, on-board, and directly manage new staff
• Manage staff goal setting, work planning, talent development, performance check-ins, and ensure timely implementation and follow-up
• Build and maintain strong team culture and model collaboration and positivity
• Serve on ERD’s leadership team
• Plan and be responsible for the timeline implementation of livelihoods-related work streams such as related tools and resource develop or those within ERD’s annual work plan
Technical Assistance
• Support TAs to carry out quality technical assistance following the IRC Technical Assistance Model and IRC’s IMPACT Standards
• Support the M&E team in refining and developing core indicators and relevant data collection and analysis tools to support use and uptake of data to course correct programming
• Along with the ERD Sr. Director, other DDs and relevant STAs, continue to update and refine ERD focal point model and country coverage planning to ensure the best possible support to country programs
• Work closely with regional teams, specifically Deputy Regional Directors, to support trouble shooting of technical issues, push forward key priorities and management of country relationships
• Provide technical support to strategic country engagement as identified
Internal and External Engagement & Communications
• Along with Sr. Director, develop advocacy, communications outputs for advancing priorities within livelihoods programming
• Identify and engage in relevant networks, working groups, and platforms and establish and maintain key peer relationships
• Acts as a global spokesperson for IRC’s livelihoods programming through representation within the humanitarian sector
• Support team in its work towards advocacy and representation
Research
• Along with the Sr. Director and Research Coordinator, refine and develop enterprise development, employment, rural and agricultural livelihoods, and financial inclusion related research priorities and programs
• Support the Research Coordinator in identifying and developing relevant academic and research partnerships as well as country program partnerships
• Advance the Research and Innovation Priorities identified at organizational level
Business Development
• Function as point person for IRC’s business development units to evaluate funding opportunities
• Pro-actively identify and pursue funding opportunities advancing livelihoods priorities, including global funding opportunities and TU-lead specific funding opportunities
• Build and sustain key donor relationships
• Provide business development staff at IRC with support to promote livelihoods related fundraising (e.g. communications material, participating in meetings, supporting pitch/presentation development)
Key Working Relationships
• Reports to the Sr. Director Economic Recovery and Development
• Supervises at least 7 global staff directly
• Collaborates closely with other ERD TU teams, as well as other TUs, regional teams, advocacy teams, and assigned country programs as focal point and backstop
• Engages regularly with CRRD leadership around IRC’s strategy development and Strategy100 initiatives, including Outcome and Evidence Framework (OEF), Strategic Action Planning (SAP) and IMPACT standards
• Collaborates closely with business development units across IRC Inc and UK and across public/statutory and private funding
Skills, Knowledge and Qualifications
• Post graduate degree in economics, business management or finance or equivalent education and experience
• Proficiency with Windows-based software (MS Office, Teams) and cloud storage systems such as BOX
• Demonstrated dedication to an anti-racist and Do No Harm approach, gender equality and inclusion
• Excellent interpersonal skills involving listening to, interacting with, and communicating clearly with people from diverse nationalities and backgrounds with a high degree of professionalism and pro-activity
• Strong analytical and conceptual skills, with the ability to think and plan strategically
• Capacity to work flexible hours, as appropriate to accommodate for different time zones
• Solid organizational skills: proficiency in working productively under remote team and management structures
• Language: Fluency in English plus demonstrated excellence in one of the four IRC working languages – Arabic, French, or Spanish is preferred
• Excellent writing and editing skills, particularly with the ability to draft and edit proposals and to write and publish technical resources
Experience:
• A minimum of 10 years related work and team management experience, preferably in humanitarian or post-conflict settings
• Proven technical expertise in delivering and managing enterprise development and employment, financial inclusion, market strengthening, agricultural and natural resource management programs including some significant experience in implementing programs overseas, preferably in conflict or disaster affected environments
• Proven track record in business development with US, European, and multilateral donors and partnership with the private sector
• Experience in supporting the design and implementation of research initiatives
• Willingness and interest in travelling internationally up to 40%
Deadline of this Job: 22 September 2022
Clerk, MLU Sr
JOB DESCRIPTION
MSR employees' purpose is to enable the scriptural mandate (see D&C 20:81–83) about keeping Church Records. Incumbents in this position perform a variety of routine clerical support functions such as verifying, posting, adding, computing, comparing, and summarizing standard Area information to help maintain and ensure accuracy of membership data.
RESPONSIBILITIES
• Membership data entry for units
• Follow up and correct historical missionary application in consultation with local leaders
• Receive and process new missionary applications before they are submitted to the missionary department
• Priesthood leader queries on phone and in person
• Chasing outstanding quarterly reports
• Request of membership from MLS. Move in progress
• Train and support local leaders on missionary applications and membership record keeping in MLS
• Follow up on pending applications and required reports from local units
• Analyse unit ward/ branch missionary fund and other finances as required
• Update and maintain performance resources as required by administration
QUALIFICATIONS
• Must be worthy to hold a current temple recommend
• Two – year Diploma in Business Administration or equivalent
• Minimum four years of experience in clerical work or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Demonstrate advanced office skills to include office communication, highly efficient with computerized business applications, seasoned judgement on analytical and data summation skills.
• Demonstrate proficiency in word processing, spreadsheet, and database software.
• Through knowledge and understanding of Membership Leadership Unit policies, methods, and procedures
• Must have the ability to communicate professionally in both spoken and written English and French languages
Deadline of this Job: 21 September 2022
Language Coor Area ,3
Job Description
The Language Coordinator 3 role is responsible for supporting and developing a diverse team of language coordinators and translators in multiple languages. Its intent is to guide and align internal and external resources in achieving established targets of efficiency, quality, and cost-effectiveness for translating, interpreting, producing and delivering products to users around the world—with an emphasis on people management. The primary objective of this role is to build capabilities amongst resources that will contribute to the success of translated products in the assigned languages and locales. Candidates for this position will be leaders with experience managing people. They must demonstrate an ability to be empathic and calm while resolving concerns. They must demonstrate problem-solving skills with a keen attention to detail and familiarity with business operations, people management, technology, and linguistics. They must demonstrate the ability to balance the need to drive toward operational excellence and to support the needs and concerns of individual team members. They must be service-oriented with the ability to communicate clearly and concisely with people across cultures. They will be comfortable working during non-standard business hours to facilitate partnership with staff in other time zones.
Responsibilities
• Assigning and monitoring all translation work in assigned area by matching project complexity with the ability of individual translators and by providing direction to see that projects are completed on time
• Determining the acceptability of translation, interpretation, and recording completed by translation staff and contractual translators by reviewing , proofreading, evaluating and correcting the work
• Uses standard processes to ensure the timely completion of projects, including managing communication, project expectations and payment with external translation providers
• Pro blem – solving and familiarity with business operations, people management, technology and linguistics
• Supervises the work of translation, interpretation, and production including giving feedback, training and relationship management
Qualifications
• Must be worthy to hold a current temple recommend
• Bachelor’s Degree preferably in Business, linguistics, translation or related field
• Mastery of spoken and written English and at least one other language including vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation and syntax
• 5 years of significant supervisory and/or management experience
• H ighly efficient with computerized business applications , analytical and data summation skills.
• Broad experience in technical translation and interpretation on variety of levels .
• Excellent communication skills in both written and spoken English
• Proven skills in public speaking, interpersonal communication, team leadership, project management and ability to work under pressure
Deadline of this Job: 26 September 2022
Programme Specialist (Resource Mobilisation and Reporting)
Tasks And Responsibilities
• Contribute to the formulation of strategic information products on the FAO Somalia Programme for external and internal use, including corporate briefing and reporting/ contractual requirements;
• Create and update a repository of key information shared by FAO Somalia technical and thematic sectors, to satisfy information requests in a strategic, efficient and quality assured manner;
• Prepare briefing materials to showcase programme results, in close collaboration with FAO Somalia teams;
• Contribute to cultivating and maintaining good donor relations, including through contributing timely responses to donor queries, developing ideas to increase fundraising, proactive formulation of donor briefing materials and facilitating donor missions to Somalia;
• Contribute to the formulation of advocacy papers and proposals;
• Map donor strategies, funding windows and related opportunities against FAO Somalia funding needs;
• Support the Reporting Specialist to ensure timely and quality production of project reports within FAO Somalia, from planning to dissemination at country office level including the updating of reporting management tools;
• Support the development of quality proposals, CNs, or other project materials that will be used for fundraising purposes liaising with technical teams and RM colleagues as needed;
• Electronic filing of all final proposals/ CNs/ material used for fundraising purposes.
• Maintain and update the Resource Partner Contacts Database at country level with annotated notes on priorities, opportunities and concerns ensuring an updated version is accessible to SRMU staff on the share drive and liaising with front office for any updates as required;
• Carry out resource partner intelligence in preparation for high-level meetings as required;
• Duty travel to Somalia as needed; and,
• Perform other duties as required.
CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING
Minimum Requirements
• University degree in International Relations, Journalism, Business Management, Social Sciences or other relevant field.
• At least one year or more of postgraduate professional experience in a relevant field of work.
• Working knowledge (level C) of English and limited knowledge (level B) of another FAO language: Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish. For PSA, working knowledge of English is required.
FAO Core Competencies
Results Focus
• Teamwork
• Communication
• Building Effective Relationships
• Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement
Technical/Functional Skills
• Basic knowledge of FAO organizational policy and procedures related to programme, IM and emergency procedures
• Demonstrated written and oral communication skills and experience in data processing, analysis and report writing for senior management, preferably in FAO environment
• Demonstrated leadership and managerial experience with multi-cultural teams
• CISSP certificate or equivalent
• Strong understanding of the humanitarian architecture. Strong analytical skills with the ability to analyse and interpret information and draw out the key messages
• Relevant professional experience preferably in programme, analysis, reporting in humanitarian work
• Strong oral and written communication skills, able to clearly articulate insights to stakeholders in FAO
• UNDSS Information Security Awareness – Advanced.
Deadline of this Job: 26 September 2022
Women Protection and Empowerment Officer
Job Description
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is one of the world’s leading humanitarian relief and development organizations. The IRC has been working in Kenya since 1992, providing health care, women's protection, legal rights' education, and nutrition services to hundreds of thousands of refugees and their host communities to lead safe, productive, and healthy lives.
The WPE (Women Protection & Empowerment) Officer-outreach, will lead IRC’s capacity building of refugees as well as all prevention activities in the community. Key to this will be active involvement of community in different prevention strategies, identification of training needs, development of training plans, follow-up action plans to lead all aspects of progress as well as recommendations based on trends and community feedback. The Officer will provide training and support to partners and community to ensure GBV related risks are mitigated and addressed across all actors, in particular shelter, water, and sanitation.
The position holder reports to the Senior WPE Officer.
Key Responsibilities
• Be responsible for the successful implementation of WPE approaches (SASA, EMAP and Girl shine).
• Conduct training needs assessment, trainings, and post-training mentoring for all IRC WPE/GBV community workers in collaboration with the WPE Counterpart Manager.
• Together with the counterpart manager, supervise all community workers to ensure quality programming.
• Provide case management and targeted services to domestic violence survivors including individualized services plans and assistance in navigating the criminal justice system and accessing encouraging services.
• Examine program implementation and assess possible improvements based on lessons learned.
• Orchestrate the development of contingency plans and emergency preparedness in line with IRC standard processes and guidelines for working in emergencies.
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with relevant collaborators including community leaders and other implementing partners.
• Attend sub cluster meetings such as shelter, water, sanitation to advocate for the needs of women and girls and work with partners to carry out the IASC guidelines on GBV programming across sectors.
• Conduct regular meetings with project staff and community members to assess progress toward objectives, discuss issues and assist in finding solutions to challenges identified.
• Ensure that the people the IRC serves, drive our action, are part of the design/implementation of programs, and that their access to services and programs is meaningful and safe.
• Supervise outreach activities and track indicators to ensure achievement of targets.
• Contribute to continual development of appropriate and efficient contingency reports, revising and monitoring the statistics according to lessons learned in the field.
• Participate in relevant program meetings, staff development activities, and fully engage as a team member.
• Promote risk mitigation activities for beneficiaries through trainings, advocacy and other mentoring or support in harmony with the Women and Girls Safe Spaces standard processes.
Others
• Fulfill any other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
• Respect the code of conduct and policies of the IRC and the standards of the WPE team.
• Enforce and uphold the IRC Way (Integrity, Service, Accountability and Equality) at the respective areas of work.
Qualifications
• University degree in international studies, counseling and/or psychology, social sciences or related degree and a minimum of 2 years direct experience in GBV programming. A diploma in the same field with an additional 2 years of experience may be considered in lieu of the degree.
• Proven experience in supervising, mentoring and capacity building of staff.
• Strong ability to lead, train, facilitate and motivate others in their respective tasks in a professional and encouraging manner
• Proven ability to respect difference in culture, opinion and lived experiences while upholding rights-based principles and women’s protection and empowerment.
• Ability to maintain GBV and protection principles at all times, and to follow a survivor-centered approach to counseling and case management.
• Experience in participatory techniques and community mobilization.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ensure strict adherence to the IRC way, internal policies, and donor guidelines.
• Ability to live in an insecure environment.