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Emergency Programme Officer, EA
Based: Nairobi, Kenya
Terms: Two (2) Years
Fixed Term Contract
Salary
range: Kes
3,381,119 – Kes 3,850,987 p.a.
Job
reference: EAP/060/JG
The
Country Emergency Program officer is part of the East Africa country team but
also works closely with the Humanitarian Division.
The
role works across the country programme with a specific focus on the delivery
of the work identified in the East Africa and DEC emergency appeals. The role
will support learning and experience from country emergency response and DRR
work and ensure that it is shared across all Christian Aid country
programmes.
The
post holder works closely with other country based staff especially in the
livelihoods programme to ensure the effective implementation and reporting of
the Emergency and DRR programmes developing new initiatives where
possible.
The
post holder will actively participate in corporate discussions about best
practice in emergency response, recovery and DRR work. The role will be based
in Nairobi. Regular travel to remote and insecure places for long periods is
required.
The
role relates to implementation of the East Africa Emergency Appeal and DEC
Appeal funded programmes in Kenya and Somalia in line with the agreed country
programme strategy.
It
also plays a key role in working with the broader secure livelihoods programme
including climate change toward achieving high quality emergency response, DRR
and resilience programmes across the two countries.
It involves managing partnerships and supporting implementing partners to achieve high standards of programme performance including financial controls and monitoring.
The
role ensures contract and compliance procedures relating to the funding are
adhered to throughout the project implementation. It involves representing
Christian Aid externally with partners, donors other NGOs, and other
agencies.
The
role will involve appraising, monitoring and review of programmes in line with
Christian Aid and external requirements; develop new initiatives and recommend
actions to be taken to further emergency response work in Kenya and Somalia. It
also involves fundraising for emergency related and DRR related interventions
in the region
You
will have a good understanding of emergency relief, preparedness and
humanitarian aid and their link to development work, experience of disaster
risk reduction work.
You
will have a good understanding of program cycle management approaches and tools
– including Participatory Vulnerability and Capacity Assessment, and Planning.
You will be familiar with issues of governance, power and rights, financial
controls and procedures.
Able
to work independently, you will have a good knowledge of approaches to
livelihoods and resilience, direct experience of programme appraisal,
monitoring and evaluation and of developing partners’ capacity, understanding
of advocacy, campaigning and lobbying, experience of facilitation and training
and project reporting to major institutional donors preferably on a large
scale.
You
will also need skills in network and alliance building, understanding of
partnership approach to international development, gender and exclusion.
You
will have a good working knowledge of institutional donors, particularly DFID,
EU, ECHO policies and funding modalities and rules.
This
role requires a university degree in development studies, social work/
sociology or similar; experience in emergency response, DRR, monitoring &
Evaluation, understanding of financial controls and procedures.
Please
show your suitability for this post by giving answers to the following
questions: Using the guidance notes may help you formulate your answers.
Build
partnerships
We
are keen to hear how you have been working with others in a spirit of
cooperation, recognising that change is brought about through partnership with
others, collaboratively and overcoming obstacles to achieve mutual aims.
Please
tell us about a time when you had to build relationships with different
individuals or other organisations to further your own organisation’s goals
Communicate
effectively
We
are interested to hear how you communicate clearly and honestly, being aware of
how your communications impact on others.
Tell
us about a time when you had to adapt your style, approach, and delivery method
to communicate effectively with a particular audience
Deliver
results
We
believe in personal accountability for our actions, recommendations and
decisions within the context of Christian Aid’s vision of ending poverty. This
includes organising and planning work, goal-setting, applying judgement, taking
accountability and decision-making.
Please
tell us about a time when you adapted or amended your original decision because
it did not produce the expected or desired result.
Strive
for improvement
We
expect our staff to support our organisational commitment to change and
innovation, continuously striving to find new and more effective ways of doing
things in order to eradicate poverty.
This
involves engaging in work that is characterised by creativity and managed risk
taking and include improving through evaluation and learning, looking for new
ideas and best practice and being receptive to change.
Please tell us about a time when you demonstrated your openness to new and radical ideas to address an issue and how you went about it to achieve the desired outcomes as well as what you learnt from this.
To
apply for this post, please access the advert at the Christian Aid website,
download the job profile, and application pack from www.christianaid.org.uk/jobs and
email your completed International application form to: nairobirecruitment@christian-aid.org
(quoting the reference number).
Please
note that CVs will not be accepted and that only short-listed candidates will
be contacted.
Those
who had applied for this position in our previous advertisement need not
re-apply.
Familiarity
with Somalia and Northern Kenya context will be an added advantage.
You
will require current and valid permit to work in Kenya.
Job
reference: EAP/060/JG
Closing
date for applications: 30 September 2012
Interview date: Week starting 8 October 2012
Interview date: Week starting 8 October 2012
Christian
Aid values diversity and aspires to reflect this in our workforce.
We
welcome applications from people from all sections of the community,
irrespective of race, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation,
religion or belief.