Norwegian
Refugee Council
Project
Officer - Information Counselling and Legal Assistance, Kenya
Kenyan
Nationals Only
Ref. No: 3023675109
Ref. No: 3023675109
Commencement: As soon as possible
Duty
Station: Mandera,
Kenya
Duration
of Contract: 1 year
contract with possible extension
Since
2004, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has demonstrated a regional
competence and expertise in working with displaced populations.
NRC
has mainly focused on Somalis who are displaced by the ongoing conflict and
more recently by the drought and famine.
NRC
offers a comprehensive response for Refugees, returnees and IDPs of high need,
addressing their food security, livelihood, shelter, education, ICLA, and
water, hygiene and sanitation needs and also responding to emergencies through
NRC’s five core competences; Shelter, Education, Food Security and Livelihoods,
WASH and Information, Counselling and Legal Assistance (ICLA).
NRC’s Horn of Africa operation comprises of large-scale multi-country humanitarian and early recovery interventions spread across eight countries (Kenya, Somalia, Ethiopia, Djibouti, and Yemen), and most recently Eritrea, Uganda and South Sudan.
NRC’s Horn of Africa operation comprises of large-scale multi-country humanitarian and early recovery interventions spread across eight countries (Kenya, Somalia, Ethiopia, Djibouti, and Yemen), and most recently Eritrea, Uganda and South Sudan.
NRC’s
overall strategy in the region is to ensure a greater number of vulnerable
people in hard to reach areas get access to humanitarian assistance, become
resilient to future disasters and find durable solution.
The
regional office is based in Nairobi and works with country programmes to ensure
standardisation of programmatic and operational approaches, promote multi
country programming and ensuring quality and coordination.
In
Kenya the head office is based in Nairobi and we have field offices in Dadaab,
Kakuma and Mandera.
The Project Officer is responsible for follow up of ICLA activities in Mandera County
The position holder reports to the Head of Office Mandera .
Job Description
The Project Officer is responsible for follow up of ICLA activities in Mandera County
The position holder reports to the Head of Office Mandera .
Job Description
- Implementation
of the ICLA project in accordance with donor agreements; project
objectives and goals; work plans; and NRC principles and methods. In close
collaboration with the NRC Kenya ICLA Specialist, prepare and regularly
up-date the mapping of services available to IDPs.
- Assist
in design of surveys/questionnaires to assess the needs requirement of the
target group.
- Assist
to design and develop the HLP rights training materials and civil
documentation awareness.
- Assist
the Project in developing weekly and monthly plans with the team and
ensure plans are followed.
- Research
on IDPs situation in Mandera and develop a holistic programme to address
the root causes of internal displacement in the county.
- Ensure
activities are in-line with the NRC and ECHO strategy and NGO best
practices.
- Make
recommendations on the way project activities can be amended or improved
to best meet the set objectives.
- Design,
develop and implement monitoring and evaluation systems, analyse results
and recommend changes to the project/activities in consultation with ICLA
Specialist.
- Monitor
and prepare regular reports on progress and impact of activities.
- Design
and develop a database to systematically store lessons learnt from the
project planning, implementation and evaluation.
- Ensure
effective and efficient project coordination with beneficiaries and other
stakeholders.
- In
collaboration with partners, plan an effective and mutually beneficial
capacity building project, with the aim of developing and sharing
knowledge, skills and attitudes in line with best practices in ICLA.
- Participate
in the regular meetings at the field level for common feedback of ICLA
activities to ensure information is shared across all actors.
- Regular
meetings with representatives of the IDP community to inform and clarify
NRC ICLA activities and establish a relation of trust and transparency at
the field level.
- Supervise
project assistants and identify training needs.
Qualifications
- Bachelors
degree in Political Science, Social Sciences
- Experience
from working with rights-based projects (ICLA) – particularly HLP, LCD,
and CDR
- Experience
in humanitarian/recovery contexts
- Experience
from working in complex and volatile contexts
- Ability
to understand and work in areas of conflict between communities
- Demonstrable
results relating to position’s responsibilities
- Knowledge
about own skills/profile
- Fluency
in written and spoken English
Education field
- Political
science
Education level
- College
/ University, Bachelor's degree
Personal qualities
- Knowledge
of the political and security situation in Mandera
- Knowledge
and ability to fluently speak Somali language
- Experience
working in remote hardship areas.
We offer
Salary
/ Benefits: According
to NRC's general directions. The candidate will observe NRC's code of conduct
and working hours for the NRC office in Mandera.
How to Apply
Candidates
should apply on line by going through www.nrc.no.
Email
and paper applications will not be considered.
Deadline for application: 19/04/2016
Deadline for application: 19/04/2016