Malteser International is the worldwide relief agency of the
Sovereign Order of Malta for humanitarian aid.
Its mission is to provide emergency relief as well as to
implement rehabilitation measures and to facilitate the link between emergency
relief and sustainable development.
So far, programs were concentrated on TB and HIV in the slums of
Nairobi, while also providing humanitarian assistance in emergencies such as
droughts and floods in Northern Kenya.
During the drought in 2011, Malteser International provided more
than 70,000 people in Northern Kenya for several months with food and
drugs.
After the emergency phase, in order to support sustainable
solutions, drought resilience and disaster preparedness, Malteser International
has shifted its focus in Northern Kenya to recovery and development projects.
Its strategy is to address the needs of the population in Illeret, one of the most remote and under-developed areas in the northern district of Marsabit County/ Northern Kenya.
The first activities to be implemented aim at increasing the
access to safe drinking water through rainwater harvesting techniques at
household and community level accompanied by health/hygiene education
activities.
The rainwater harvesting programme should be followed by
multi-sectoral activities in the areas of livelihood/ income generation, small
infrastructure facilities, education and possible other sectors according to
needs.
All planned community based activities will ensure participatory
approaches involving communities and relevant stakeholders in the design,
planning and implementation of the projects.
To establish our new programme in Illeret/Northern Kenya,
Malteser International is looking for a Programme Coordinator
As a Programme Coordinator you will be responsible for setting
up, implementing and developing Malteser International interventions in Illeret
with administrative and logistic support by the Country Office in
Nairobi.
In this position you will be supported by short term (technical)
experts according to requirements and supervised by the Regional Coordinator
for Africa.
Responsibilities:
- Support
set up of local infrastructure (office/ accommodation)
- Develop
timeline and budget to start the rainwater harvesting programme according
to draft proposal and implement the activities accordingly
- Develop
and initiate multi sector activities (livelihood/ income generation, small
infrastructure facilities, education) and conduct regular needs
assessments
- Support
mobilization of communities for involvement in programme activities
- Overall
coordination and supervision of all programme activities in the project
area
- Overall
responsibility for resource management (personnel, budget, material)
- Ensure
the implementation of Malteser standards in administration, finances and
logistics
- Ensure
regular and timely project documentation and reporting according to
Malteser and donor standards
- Represent
the Malteser programme and coordinate with all relevant stakeholders on
local, district and county level
- Establish
safety standards for all staff according to local context
Qualifications/Requirements:
- Strong
programme development, management, organizational skills
- Advanced
project design and project cycle management skills
- Basic
technical skills
- Proven
skills in community development
- At
least five years working experience in development countries out of which
at least two years in Africa
- Working
experience with pastoralist communities is an asset
- Ability
to work under pressure, independently and with limited supervision
- Improvisation
and multi-tasking skills
- Physical
and mental strength and experience in and willingness to live and work in
a remote project location and under basic conditions
- Fluency
in English, knowledge of German is an asset
Conditions:
Starting date: 15 July 2012
Duty station: Illeret/ Northern Kenya
Duration of contract: minimum 12 months (extendable)
Salary according to qualification and experience, insurance
package, accommodation in team house, return flight
Only short-listed candidates will be notified.
Applicants who are not selected will not receive a rejection
letter.
Please send your application (CV, letter of motivation including
examples of how you meet the knowledge, skills and competencies required by the
role, references) preferably by email until 20.06.2012 to:
Malteser International
Esther Berrens
Kalker Hauptstr. 22-24
D - 51103 Köln
Germany
Esther Berrens
Kalker Hauptstr. 22-24
D - 51103 Köln
Germany
Tel.: +49 (0)221 – 98 22 265
Email: Bewerbung@malteser.org