The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) has been
providing relief and development services in the Horn of Africa since 1997. DRC
has been active in Kenya since 2005.
DRC has operational offices in
Nairobi, Mombasa, Dadaab and Kakuma implementing programs directly and in
partnership with local NGOs.
The DRC Kenya program is seeking
qualified candidates for the following positions;
1. Village Savings and Loans Officer (VSL) - Kakuma
Key Responsibilities:
The Village Savings and Loans Officer
will be based in DRC’s Kakuma office with regular visits to all field/site
locations and adjacent subcounties.
As part of the implementation of VSL
activities, the incumbent will lead all aspects of project implementation,
including quality programming, capacity-building, M&E, documentation,
Savings Groups global benchmarking, in compliance with both DRC’s and donor’s
policies and procedures.
The officer will monitor groups’ self
management maturity and transition as guided by the group objectives and
targets.
Work closely with the Village Agents
(VAs) to ensure that financial linkage and education, entrepreneurship and
small business management capacity development is implemented within the
Sub-Counties.
Skills & Qualifications:
·
A Bachelor’s Degree in Business
Administration, Commerce, micro finance or in the Social Sciences.
·
Minimum of 4 years in development
work with at least 2-3 years demonstrable capacity in Savings Groups
approaches.
·
The candidate must possess a good
understanding of general or global livelihoods and how VS&L contributes
towards self-reliance through improving livelihoods.
2. Project Assistant - Psychosocial Support - Kakuma
Key Responsibilities:
Under the supervision of the Project
Officer, the Project Assistant is responsible for providing counseling for
adolescents and youth (both individual and group) by using youth friendly
intervention approaches to help them process their emotional conflict.
The Project Assistant will provide
ongoing psychoeducation, sensitization and training to families, stakeholders
and the community within the refugee camp.
Skills & Qualifications:
·
Bachelor’s degree in Counseling
Psychology,
·
Must have a strong psychological
counseling & social work background.
·
Must be proactive and able to work
independently with minimal guidance.
·
At least a minimum of 2-3 years of
work experience.
·
Working/implementing projects in
hardship operations in a humanitarian context is a plus.
Applications
Interested candidates who meet the
required qualifications and experience are invited to submit their applications
which should include a 1-page cover letter clearly stating their motivation and
qualifications and CV.
Applications should include contact
details of three professional referees.
One referee must be the applicant’s
most recent manager.
We only accept applications through our online system at www.drc.dk under Vacancies - “VSL Officer / Project Assistant-Psychosocial Support” in English no later than noon, Friday 25th September, 2015.
Only applications that address the
stipulated duties and meet the required qualifications will be considered.
If you have questions or are facing problems with the online application process, please contact job@drc.dk