Islamic Relief is an
international NGO seeking to promote sustainable economic and social
development by working with local communities through relief and development
activities.
IR Kenya program seeks to recruit:
Protection /Child Welfare Coordinator
Base location: Nairobi
with frequent travels to NE provinces, Wajir, Dadaab and Mandera)IR Kenya program seeks to recruit:
Protection /Child Welfare Coordinator
Under the direct supervision of the Head of Programmes, the Protection/Child Welfare Coordinator will:
Overall accountability
To be responsible for overall Protection programme design, implementation and planning, monitoring and evaluation. Working closely with Dadaab areaManager, the incumbent will ensure that core commitments to children are taken into consideration, and that all activities in project area are in-line with IRW’s Child Protection policy, ensuring a safe environment for children through IRK’s projects.
Maintenance of good practice and legal compliance to applicable implementation process of IRK interventions will also be ensured. Such actions shall be done in particular as they relate to Islamic relief mandate and the donors interest.
Assessment responsibilities
- Review,
assess and update child protection needs to map out priority child
protection gaps (such as but not limited to: all forms of abuse, violence
and exploitation, separated children, trafficking, armed forces and other
circumstances affecting vulnerable groups); identify key resources and
assets, while considering the impact of the emergency on existing
protective systems.
- Work
with IRK’s other sectors to ensure key child protection concerns are
reflected in multi-sectoral assessments, as well as other non-child
protection specific sectoral assessments.
Strategic planning and programming
- Highlight
child protection issues requiring a response – both immediate (less than 2
months) and at medium term and make recommendations on specific IR actions
required.
- Develop
a realistic evidence-based child protection response plan (planning,
implementation and monitoring), providing technical guidance and direction
to IRK, including both programmatic and advocacy activities (results
oriented) focused on children and their families.
- Keep an
up to-date overview of operational matters with knowledge of IR activities
in Kenya, and provide an appropriate contribution to development of
country’s child focused programme, strategy and policy.
- Make
frequent field visits to all affected provinces to monitor implementation
of activities, identify opportunities and constraints and any adjustments
needed including additional staffing or staff training or other. Hold
planning and progress review meetings with government counterparts and
other relevant partners.
- Prepare
documentation to feed into project proposals and reporting documents
including updates of the overall situation of child protection, IR’s
specific programmatic contributions and progress towards appeal plans.
- Develop
and oversee the implementation of the orphans one-to-one sponsorship
programme, and any other protection project developed by IRK.
Fundraising responsibilities
- Certify
disbursements of funds monitor and submit financial status reports in
close consultations with the Area Manager.
- Actively
identify potential funding for protection, both within Islamic Relief
Worldwide partners and external institutional funding (in coordination
with Islamic Relief fundraising mechanisms)
- Ensure
IRK is involved into inter-agency funding processes, such as emergency
appeals through Protection Clusters.
- Advocate
with donors to ensure appropriate support for child protection activities.
Organise meetings with donors.
Capacity building
- Develop
a capacity building strategy that meets the needs and priorities of IRK
staff, as well as local stakeholders (e.g. community, civil society,
government officials, NGOs, non-child protection humanitarian actors) in
order to be able to implement the agreed programmes.
Representational and coordination responsibilities
- Represent
IR in meetings with government officials as well as multilateral and
bilateral agencies, specifically CP Clusters, to advocate and promote IR
programme goals and objectives, and communicate with major partners on
organizational policies.
Education: A degree, preferably
in humanitarian affairs, social sciences, ECD, Education, law, development
studies or other relevant field.
Work Experience: Minimum of 2 years (of which at least 1 year in the field) of progressively responsible professional experience in humanitarian affairs, human rights, child protection, emergency preparedness, crisis/emergency relief management, rehabilitation and development, or other related area.
Computer Skills: Fully proficient computer skills including use of relevant software and other applications, e.g. word processing, excel, spreadsheets, internal databases, Internet etc.
Qualified candidates to send their applications to:
Islamic Relief Kenya Programme,
P. O. Box 417 – 00202 KHN
Nairobi.
Email; info@islamic-relief.or.ke
or ir2012hr@gmail.com to reach us not later than Wednesday 15th February 2012.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Work Experience: Minimum of 2 years (of which at least 1 year in the field) of progressively responsible professional experience in humanitarian affairs, human rights, child protection, emergency preparedness, crisis/emergency relief management, rehabilitation and development, or other related area.
Computer Skills: Fully proficient computer skills including use of relevant software and other applications, e.g. word processing, excel, spreadsheets, internal databases, Internet etc.
Qualified candidates to send their applications to:
Islamic Relief Kenya Programme,
P. O. Box 417 – 00202 KHN
Nairobi.
Email; info@islamic-relief.or.ke
or ir2012hr@gmail.com to reach us not later than Wednesday 15th February 2012.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.