International Rescue Committee (IRC) in Kenya Jobs

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) in Kenya serves vulnerable populations in the Turkana region and refugees in the Kakuma and Dadaab (Hagadera) camps.

The IRC implements programs in the areas of comprehensive primary health care, nutrition, sanitation and hygiene and HIV/AIDS.

The IRC provides an open ended contract, competitive salary and benefits package to its staff as well as a well planned staff development opportunity.

Applications are invited for the position of:

Health Co-ordinator (Nairobi Based)

The Health Coordinator (Kenya) is a member of the Kenya CMT (country management team) and will have leadership role for the Kenya health program ensuring program quality, achieve steady growth for the health sector (in terms of budget and geography) and networking internally within IRC and externally.

The position is based in Nairobi with frequent travel to the program sites in Kakuma, Dadaab, Lodwar and other sites. We need a person with excellent technical skills, strategic thinking and vision, innovative problem solving skills, program coordination experience and someone who can work well with the Larger Kenya team based in the field sites and Nairobi.

For a detailed Job Description and person specification, send an email to jobs1@kenya.theirc.org

BCC Officer (Lodwar Based)

IRC Kenya is currently looking for a BCC Officer to ensure BCC strategies are in line with the IRC and BCC health programs framework in the Larger Turkana district.

The position holder will be based in Lodwar. She/he will be supervised by the HIV/AIDS Project Manager, with a roving responsibility of supervising and providing technical support to IRC project sites.

For a detailed Job Description and person specification, send an email to jobs2@kenya.theirc.org

All interested candidates are requested to submit their applications with a clearly marked subject of the specific job title being applied for together with a cover letter specifying how they meet the qualification criteria (as mentioned in the detailed Job Description) and an updated CV with current contact of three professional referees, to the following email address: hr@kenya.theirc.org:

OR on the envelope to

Human Resource Manager,
International Rescue Committee,
P.O. Box 62727-00200 Nairobi by 10 September, 2010.

IRC is an equal opportunities employer
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