Lutheran World Federation / Department for World Service Kenya
Program is seeking to recruit a Kenyan national for the following positions:
1. M & E Officer
Based in Kakuma
The M&E officer will work closely with all LWF sectors in
Kakuma ie Education, Community Services, WASH and Livelihood assisting with
collecting, collating, presenting and otherwise managing information for
M&E related reports.
Duties and Responsibilities include but not limited to:
- Conduct
and support frequent surveys for monitoring and evaluation activities
- Assist
in the preparation of project evaluation and/or review reports and draft
regular M&E project’ M&E report
- Assist
in the establishment and day to day management of a database and
monitoring system
- Assist
with documentation of the projects, including project inputs, outputs and
outcomes (e.g. assessments, compiling beneficiary lists, recording
construction progress, education activity attendance, change in behavior
and situation, etc.)
- Assist
in data analysis for compilation of quarterly, annual and ad hoc program
data and reports
- Support
collection and maintenance of geographic baseline and thematic data
- Research
and retrieve data from internal and external sources; prepare the
statistical charts, tables and reports as required
- Liaise
with United Nations agencies and other humanitarian partners to ensure
that the information needed to support humanitarian operations is
generated and made easily available.
Qualifications
- University
degree preferably in social sciences, international relations and/or
development or other relevant discipline.
- At
least 3 years’ relevant working experience in field of
humanitarian/development M&E implementation.
- Exposure
to a wide range of information management systems related to
humanitarian/development and/or operational activities.
Personal Attributes
- Excellent
interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills (in English)
- Excellent
one to one and group communication /information presentation skills
- Experience
in training and capacity building in M&E mechanisms at various project
levels
- Ability
to manage conflicting priorities
- Goal
oriented with ability to work under pressure, independently and with
limited supervision.
2. Education Coordinator
Based in Nairobi
Under the general guidance of the Program Coordinator, the
Education Coordinator will be responsible for the development, planning,
implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the Education programme within
the Kenya / Djibouti Country Programme.
the Kenya / Djibouti Country Programme.
Duties and Responsibilities include but not limited to:
- Contributes
to the preparation of a Common Country Assessment, Situation Analysis and
their period updates with particular accountabilities for the timely
preparation and submission of relevant education sector components within
these.
- Leads
in the formulation and development of education programme goals,
strategies and approaches for the LWF country programme, ensuring
coherence of the sectoral programme plans with national priorities and
Dadaab education strategy or any other strategies developed with support
of UNHCR and UNICEF.
- Ensures
that data integrity, communication for development and partnerships are
emphasized within this.
- Participates
with UNHCR, UNICEF, government and other partners in the identification of
best practice and development of strategies and methodologies for improved
education sector performance.
- Maintains
close working relationships within the country education coordination
groups.
- Provides
technical support to the education sectors in Dadaab, Kakuma and Djibouti
in the planning, development and implementation stages of the programme.
To this end, responsible for the development of the results-based sectoral
work-plans.
- Undertakes
field visits and relevant research in order to monitor and evaluate
progress against agreed results. Where problems are identified, propose
remedial action to ensure programme delivery.
- Participates
in major evaluation exercises, programme mid-term review, annual sector
review meetings with stakeholders. Provides technical guidance on
appropriate capacity building mechanisms to achieve national education
sector goals.
- Coordinates
activities and exchanges information/ideas with other Sectors to
contribute to achievement of overall country programme objectives.
Participates in establishing effective monitoring, information and
reporting systems, ensuring the availability and use of programme data.
Qualifications
- Advanced
university degree in Education or a related technical field.
- Eight
years of relevant work experience at the national and international levels
in programme planning, management, monitoring, and evaluation, in a
related field. Experience in joint education sector programming within
multi-agency partnerships is required.
- A
first level university degree with a relevant combination of academic
qualifications and experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced
university degree.
Competencies of Successful Candidate
- Highest-level
communication skills, including engaging and informative formal public
speaking.
- Creates
and encourages a climate of team-working and collaboration in a
multi-cultural environment.
- Consistently
achieves high-level results, managing and delivering projects on-time and
on-budget.
- High-level
leadership & supervisory skills; provides others with a clear
direction & motivates others
- Analyzes
and integrates diverse and complex quantitative and qualitative data from
a wide range of sources.
- Actively
nurtures good relationships with people across all organizational levels
and boundaries, and with government leaders and stakeholders.
- Identifies
urgent and potentially risky decisions and acts on them promptly;
initiates and generates organization-wide activities.
- Negotiates
effectively by exploring a range of possibilities.
1. Rehabilitation Officer
Rehabilitation Officer will report to the Community Services
Officer.
He or She will be the technical person in charge of Community
Based Rehabilitation Programme who will be responsible for planning, monitoring
and evaluation of the programme in collaboration with Community Services
Officer among others.
He will overally coordinate the functions of the rehabilitation
center with the help of Physiotherapist, Occupational Therapist, Postural
Management & Mobility Aid Trainer and Social Workers
Duties and Responsibilities will include:
- Maintaining
a constant and efficient flow of communication.
- Ensuring
adherence to LWF standards and values for access to quality rehabilitation
services in the refugee camps of Dadaab and host community.
- Coordinating
the overall quality of provision of rehabilitation services and ensuring
an appropriate client management system effectively exists.
- Coordinating,
supporting and monitoring the team of national and community staff to
ensure coherency and smooth implementation of the different rehabilitation
components.
- Supervising
and empowering the team of national staff to develop appropriate tools and
procedure to delivering quality rehabilitation services.
- Contributing
towards the capitalization of experience, data collection and reporting
- Coordinating
resource mobilization efforts at the station level
Professional Qualifications, experience & skills
- Bachelors
degree in Physiotherapy/Occupational Therapy/ Orthopaedics Technology
Masters degree in the same will be an added advantage.
- 5
years of clinical experience and experience in mentoring and leadership of
a rehabilitation team
- Should
possess the following attributes: Proactive , Creative, adaptability,
persuasiveness, leadership, goal oriented, capacity to work under pressure
and a team player
- Managerial,
good written and oral communication, interpersonal, and decision making
skill.
2. Postural Management and Mobility Aid Trainer
The Postural management and mobility Aid Trainer will report to
the Rehabilitation Officer
Duties and responsibilities will include:
- Identification
of clients at risk of postural distortion due to neurological or motor
dysfunction through individualized assessment in the rehabilitation
centre.
- Setting
appropriate postural management and therapeutic interventions to improve
on the posture of the client.
- Address
both the positioning and seated mobility needs of individual with moderate
to severe postural dysfunction.
- Maintaining
joint range of motion and reduce the risk of developing orthopedic
deformities by increasing the number of hours the client spends in
symmetrical and therapeutic posture.
- Provision
of orthotics and/or equipment to correct posture, mobility and train on
the use of the equipment and orthotics.
- Offer
advice and instruction on adaptive equipment, orthotics and educating
client/family /caretakers on correct posture in order to increase
participation in daily activities.
- Working
in collaboration with other rehabilitation team members to improve the
posture and mobility of the client.
- Offering
training on postural management and mobility aid to mid-level therapists
and Community Rehabilitation Workers.
Professional Qualifications, experience & skills
- Diploma
in Physiotherapy or Occupational therapy or a disability oriented field
- Certificate
or on job training and experience in postural management or on mobility
aid will be an added advantage.
- Minimum
of two years practical experience in postural management
- Working
experience in rehabilitation/inclusion of children with disabilities is an
added-advantage
- Knowledge
in compute packages
3. Special Needs Education Teacher
Duties and Responsibilities will include among others:
- Teaching
children with special needs according to the curriculum to improve quality
education.
- Responsible
for implementing and evaluating curriculum in the least restrictive
environment to SNE in primary schools.
- Train
SNE children in co-curriculum activities.
- Capacity
building of incentive SNE Teachers and regular class room teachers on
specific needs of special needs children.
- Organizing
the classroom and learning resources to create a positive learning
environment.
- Planning,
preparing and presenting lessons that cater for the needs of the whole
ability range within their class.
- Assess
and prescribe the right equipment to SNE children and train them to use
them.
- Staying
up to date with changes and developments in the curriculum structure.
- Working
with the management & other stakeholders to ensure participation of
SNE learners in all aspects of education.
- Guide
and train parents of children with disability on basic conception for
upbringing of their children.
- Together
with the SNE Monitors conduct community mobilization and sensitization on
significance of SNE.
Professional Qualification:
- P1
Certificate from Kenya National Examination Council with a Diploma in SNE
- Registered
by Teachers Service Commission
- Computer
literacy & various short courses on SNE to keep abreast with new
developments in the sector
- Competencies:
Assessment teacher of children with special needs and teacher trainer
- Special
preference to person with specialization in speech disorder or visual
impairment (low vision and/or proficient in advanced braille)
Relevant Experience:
- At
least 4 years of progressive experience as SNE teacher
- Assessment
teacher of children with special needs and teacher trainer
- Experience
gained within an international humanitarian NGO will be an added
advantage.
- Experience
in inclusive education and safe learning environments initiatives
- Experienced
in using learner centered model of teaching
Personal Attributes for all above positions
- Good
team player; able to take direction and work collaboratively with others.
- Ability
to communicate in a highly professional manner with clients, community
members and professional partners
- Strong
administrative skills, Problem solving, conflict resolution skills &
ability to maintain confidentiality
- Able
to complete required reporting and documentation by deadlines
- Able
to work independently; self-motivated & Ability to work in a
challenging environment.
- Ability
to promote the values of equality, non-discrimination, and human rights
for all.
“LWF/DWS is an equal opportunity employer, irrespective of
gender, race or religious affiliation.
Qualified candidates are encouraged to apply.
Our recruitment and selection procedures reflect the
organization’s commitment to the prevention of abuse and exploitation of
beneficiaries.”
Applications and detailed CV must include email address and
telephone contacts of 3 referees, one of whom must be your supervisor in your
current/former employment.
They should reach the undersigned by close of business on 26th
April, 2013:
C/o Office Administrator,
P.O. Box 40870, GPO-00100,
Nairobi, Kenya
Or e-mail to: lwfhrdadaab@gmail.com
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
For more details, visit our website: www.lwf-kenya.org