Norwegian Refugee Council
Food Security (Livelihood)
Specialist - Kenya
Job location: Nairobi
Ref. nr.: 3204157952
Full time
The Norwegian Refugee Council
(NRC) is a non-governmental, humanitarian organization with 60 years of
experience in helping to create a safer and more dignified life for refugees
and internally displaced people.
The Norwegian Refugee Council has approximately 5000 committed and competent employees involved in projects across four continents.
In addition, NRC runs one of
the world’s largest standby rosters -NORCAP, with 650 professionals, ready to
be deployed on 72 hours notice when a crisis occurs
All NRC employees are expected
to work in accordance with the organisation’s core values: dedication,
innovation, inclusivity and accountability. These attitudes and believes shall
guide our actions and relationships.
Job Description
- Develop Food
Security (and Livelihood) strategy, technical guidance and Macro LFAs
- Compliance with
and adherence to NRC policies, guidance and procedures
- Contribute to
fundraising, develop and revise funding proposal, budgets and donor
reports
- Identify trends
technical standards and donor priorities
- Follow up on
compliance with contractual commitments within Food Security (and
Livelihood), ensure high technical quality and synergies in project
implementation
- Provide
technical direction and project implementation support
- Ensure that key
learnings are extracted from CC implementation, and incorporate them in CC
and staff development processes
- Provide
systematic training and build capacity of technical staff
- Represent NRC
in relevant forums/working group and clusters, including with national
authorities and donors
- Promote the
rights of IDPs/returnees in line with the advocacy strategy
- Develop a
country livelihoods strategy mainstreamed through NRC’s Core Competencies
and implementation plan in consultation with the ME Department taking the
lead when required of specific assessments
- Assess and
analyse the current livelihood coping strategies of refugees (and
vulnerable local populations) in targeted areas.
- Identify the
socio-economic profiles of the assessed population (main
wealth-groups/socio-economic categories of the population characterized in
terms of household composition; livelihood assets; shelter condition,
income sources; exposure to food insecurity);
- Assess and
Identify priorities, opportunities, constraints and capacity-gaps for
accessing employment/livelihood opportunities
- Lead skills,
value chains, markets assessments / analysis in targeted areas
- Develop
recommendations and operational guidance’s of which type, when and where
NRC should apply Cash Based Intervention in targeted areas (camps and out
of camps), consulting key stakeholders at each stage.
- Ensure that
M&E procedures for CBIs are, understood followed and adapted to the
context: review and adaptation of assessment and monitoring tools for the
CBI (pre intervention, during and post intervention), contributing to the
development of systems to improve targeting, appropriateness and to reduce
the risk of aid diversion and conflict of interest by program staff, local
authorities and local partners.
- Identify
multipurpose cash and vouchers program modalities suitable for Core
Competencies integration (beneficiary targeting criteria, community
mobilization approaches, transfer mechanisms and local partnerships).
- Undertake and
or supervise research and assessments, develop ToRs and ensure quality
reports are produced and shared with line manager and as agreed.
- In coordination
with the M&E Department, ensure that the required quantitative and
qualitative data is collected and provided as for ME internal procedures.
- Documentation
of good practices– case studies, successful programming approaches and
lessons learnt
Qualifications
- Minimum 5 years
of experience of food security and / or livelihood programme in a
humanitarian or recovery context
- Minimum 5 years
of Programme Management experience
- University
degree in economy, rural development, livelihoods, or related field
- Proven track
record of setting up and implementing monitoring, documentation and
learning systems
- Knowledge of
food security refugee’s context
- Experience with
integrated livelihoods programming, enabling the development of
livelihoods strategies
- Experience of
implementation of cash-based programming
Education field: Social science
Education level: College / University, Bachelor's degree
Personal Qualities
Education level: College / University, Bachelor's degree
Personal Qualities
- Fluency in
English, both written and verbal
- Excellent
writing and analytical skills
Language: English
We offer
We offer
- Duty station:
Nairobi
- Contract period
is for 12 months with possibility of extension.
- 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
Nairobi
Miscellaneous info
- Travel: Some
travelling must be expected
Search criteria:
- Location: Kenya
- Industry:
Emergency Relief
- Special field:
Food Security
- Role: Middle /
line manager
How to Apply
Go to www.nrc.no to apply online
Go to www.nrc.no to apply online
Deadline for application:
27/09/2016
M & E Manager (EAC Project) - Region Horn of Africa
Job Location: Nairobi
Ref. nr.: 3210551012
Full time
Number of positions: 1
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a non-governmental, humanitarian organization with 60 years of experience in helping to create a safer and more dignified life for refugees and internally displaced people.
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a non-governmental, humanitarian organization with 60 years of experience in helping to create a safer and more dignified life for refugees and internally displaced people.
NRC advocates for the rights
of displaced populations and offers assistance within the shelter, education,
emergency food security, legal assistance, and water,sanitation and hygiene
sectors.
The Norwegian Refugee Council has approximately 5000 committed and competent employees involved in projects across four continents.
The Norwegian Refugee Council has approximately 5000 committed and competent employees involved in projects across four continents.
In addition, NRC runs one of
the world’s largest standby rosters -NORCAP, with 650 professionals, ready to
be deployed on 72 hours notice when a crisis occurs
The Norwegian Refugee Council
(NRC) is a non-governmental, humanitarian organisation with 60 years of
experience in helping to create a safer and more dignified life for refugees
and internally displaced people.
NRC advocates for the rights
of displaced populations and offers assistance through its core competencies
(CCs): Camp Management, Education, Food Security, Information Counselling and
Legal Assistance, Shelter, and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene.
In the Horn of Africa, South Sudan and Yemen (HoASSY) region, about 40% of school age children are out of school and require urgent support to access quality education.
In the Horn of Africa, South Sudan and Yemen (HoASSY) region, about 40% of school age children are out of school and require urgent support to access quality education.
NRC in partnership with
Education Above All Foundation - Educate A Child Programme (EAC) has a
three-year funded project to be implemented in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South
Sudan and Yemen.
The aim of the project is to
provide out-of-school children in the selected countries with access to
inclusive, quality education.
NRC will use multiple
approaches such as rapid response education in crisis situations;
catch-up/bridging programmes to enable re-entry to formal schools; accelerated
learning programmes for older out-of-school children; training teachers through
pre- and in-service modalities; training of other education personnel; capacity
building and technical assistance to ministries of education; and support to
formal primary schools to ensure better access, retention and quality learning.
The purpose of the position
is to provide overall responsibility for Monitoring, evaluation and learning
under the EAC project in the region by working closely with other M&E staff
to establish and implement a standardized Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E)
system for the project. The following is a brief description of the role.
Job Description
- Under the
strategic direction of the Education Above All Foundation - Educate A
Child Programme (EAC) Chief of Party, establish and implement an M&E
System for the project
- Promote the
standardization of M&E processes throughout the countries implementing
the EAC project, ensuring coherence and quality of information collected
against planned results and activities.
- Provide
technical and surge support to the EAC implementing countries in the
region on M&E processes, outcome monitoring, quantitative and
qualitative data collection and analysis for assessments, donor reporting
and other processes
- Provide
technical advice and backstopping support to EAC Project Managers in the
field and contribute to the setting and monitoring targets for the project
- Plan and
execute project assessments, reviews and evaluations in coordination with
the EAC Chief of Party and other project staff
- Support the
roll out of mobile phone data collection by training field staff, guiding
in the creation of questionnaire templates and providing technical support
- Conduct
training on the M&E Framework for all countries implementing EAC
project
- Facilitate
learning amongst the EAC implementing countries through reviews of
progress against bench marks, collecting lessons learnt and best practices
and facilitating dissemination of the same across in region
- Lead the
development of a web-based dashboard to facilitate EAC project
implementing countries access to relevant information from the data
collected through Digital Data Gathering (DDG) technology
- Establish and
implement an Accountability Framework with an ingrained Complaints
Response and Feedback Mechanism (CRFM) for timely decision making and
improvements to programming
- Ensure
standardization of tools for all EAC Project implementing countries to
undertake regular Programme monitoring including carrying out assessments,
establishing baseline surveys, documenting progress, conducting
Post-Distribution Monitoring (PDM) and endline surveys and evaluations
- Hold meetings
with the EAC technical advisors and consultants on a quarterly basis to
ensure smooth coordination and to check that project tools are in line
with EAC standards
- Ensure close
collaboration with the Communication and Advocacy unit in regards to
external knowledge sharing and evidence based advocacy and related
external communication
- Promote the rights
of refugees, IDPs and returnees in line with the regional advocacy
strategy.
- Ensure
compliance and adherence to NRC programme policy, education tools and
handbooks
Qualifications
- University
degree preferably in statistics, social sciences, development or other
relevant discipline.
- Minimum 5 years
of experience designing and implementing M&E systems for international
donor-funded projects
- Solid
experience of work with windows based computer software, SSP, GIS,
excellent at excel
- Solid
experience in programme monitoring and evaluation as well as ability to
design M & E tools relevant to the education sector
- Experience in
conducting M&E activities in highly insecure context and for programme
using community based approach (including data collection, statistical
analysis, qualitative research, outcome monitoring and dissemination of
results)
- Experience in
designing survey and research tools, organizing and delivering training
workshops, managing community mobilization and advocacy activities for
local non-governmental organizations
- Ability to work
closely with field based national staff and experience in various staff
training
- High level of
communication, interpersonal, representation and negotiation skills
- Documented
results related to the position’s responsibilities
- Fluency in
English, both written and verbal
- Knowledge in
Arabic language will be an added advantage
Education field
- Finance /
Economics
- Social science
Education level
- College /
University, Bachelor's degree
Personal qualities
- Handling
insecure environments
- Managing
resources to optimize results
- Managing
performance and development
- Initiating
action and coping with change
- Ability to work
under pressure and with limited supervision
- Able to present
and represent an organisation
- Culturally
sensitive and coping with a changing environment
- Excellent
interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
- Strong analysis
skills (qualitative and quantitative)
- Experience
working with statistical computer software packages
- Goal oriented
with ability to work under pressure, independently and with limited
supervision
- Ability to
prioritize multiple tasks in a fast paced and complex environment.
- Flexible and
proactive attitude towards problem-solving
Language: English
We offer
We offer
- Duty station:
Nairobi
- Contract period
is for 12 months with possibility of extension.
- 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
Nairobi
- 40% Travel is
expected.
Miscellaneous info
- Travel: Some
travelling must be expected
Search criteria:
- Location: Kenya
- Industry:
Emergency Relief
- Special field:
Monitoring and Evaluation
- Role: Middle /
line manager
How to Apply
Go to www.nrc.no to apply online
Deadline for application: 03/10/2016
Go to www.nrc.no to apply online
Deadline for application: 03/10/2016
Finance Manager - Region Horn of Africa
Ref. nr.: 3210369852
Full time
Job location: Nairobi
The Norwegian Refugee Council
(NRC) is a non-governmental, humanitarian organization with 60 years of
experience in helping to create a safer and more dignified life for refugees
and internally displaced people.
NRC advocates for the rights
of displaced populations and offers assistance within the shelter, education,
emergency food security, legal assistance, and water,sanitation and hygiene
sectors.
The Norwegian Refugee Council
has approximately 5000 committed and competent employees involved in projects
across four continents.
In addition, NRC runs one of
the world’s largest standby rosters -NORCAP, with 650 professionals, ready to
be deployed on 72 hours notice when a crisis occurs
The Norwegian Refugee Council
(NRC) is a non-governmental, humanitarian organisation with 60 years of
experience in helping to create a safer and more dignified life for refugees
and internally displaced people.
NRC advocates for the rights
of displaced populations and offers assistance through its core competencies
(CCs): Camp Management, Education, Food Security, Information Counselling and
Legal Assistance, Shelter, and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene.
In the Horn of Africa, South Sudan and Yemen (HoASSY) region, about 40% of school age children are out of school and require urgent support to access quality education.
In the Horn of Africa, South Sudan and Yemen (HoASSY) region, about 40% of school age children are out of school and require urgent support to access quality education.
NRC in partnership with
Education Above All Foundation - Educate A Child Programme (EAC) has a
three-year funded project to be implemented in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South
Sudan and Yemen.
The aim of the project is to
provide out-of-school children in the selected countries with access to
inclusive, quality education.
NRC will use multiple
approaches such as rapid response education in crisis situations;
catch-up/bridging programmes to enable re-entry to formal schools; accelerated
learning programmes for older out-of-school children; training teachers through
pre- and in-service modalities; training of other education personnel; capacity
building and technical assistance to ministries of education; and support to
formal primary schools to ensure better access, retention and quality learning.
The purpose of this position is to ensure the effective and efficient Financial Management of the Educate a Child project by providing leadership in developing tools for successfully administering the overall budget across the 5 implementing countries and providing financial analysis of the project’s performance to inform decision making processes.
The Finance Manager will work with finance staff from all the implementing countries and will oversee the coordination of financial monitoring and reporting in accordance to the donor rules and regulations.
The purpose of this position is to ensure the effective and efficient Financial Management of the Educate a Child project by providing leadership in developing tools for successfully administering the overall budget across the 5 implementing countries and providing financial analysis of the project’s performance to inform decision making processes.
The Finance Manager will work with finance staff from all the implementing countries and will oversee the coordination of financial monitoring and reporting in accordance to the donor rules and regulations.
Job Description
Specific Responsibilities
Specific Responsibilities
- Coordinate the
financial aspects of the multi-state, multi-year, program in line with EAC
requirements.
- Ensure all
financial and accounting aspects of project operations, strong internal
control system, accurate and on time submission of financial reports to
the donor.
- Ensure that
financial management systems and records for EAC are effective and robust
in order to identify and protect the assets and interests of the program
- Consolidate
financial reports, fund requests and budget amendments in a timely manner
throughout the life the EAC project.
- Review and
monitor budgets for all implementing countries to support financial
stability, efficiency and value for money.
- Be the focal
point for the EAC project budget preparation and budget revisions and
occasionally participate in any such meetings to foster compliance and to
address any financial issues.
- Ensure that all
procurements, payments and other transactions are in line with EAC financial
guidelines, rules and regulations for procurement, accounting and
reporting
- Train NRC staff
involved in EAC project and finance staff in EAC rules and Regulations.
- Monitor and
support budget preparation and any revisions to budget holders for relevant
proposed projects during the period.
- Review all
financial reports and make sure their expenses comply with both EAC
donor’s requirement and NRC’s financial regulations.
- Coordinate the
project audits as per the donor requirements.
- Facilitate
training sessions on grants management, general accounting, internal
controls and administrative systems for EAC project within the
implementing countries.
- Undertake
periodic visits to the implementing countries & field offices in order
to support staff and put forward recommendations for improvements where
appropriate
Qualifications
- Minimum 3 years
of experience from working as a senior Finance Manager in a
humanitarian/recovery context
- Experience from
working in complex and volatile contexts
- Documented
results related to the position’s responsibilities
- Knowledge about
own leadership skills/profile
- Solid knowledge
of computer software and modern accounting systems
- Ability to work
closely with field based national staff and experience in various staff
training
- High level of
communication, interpersonal, representation and negotiation skills
- Fluency in
English, both written and verbal
- Knowledge in
Arabic language will be an added advantage
Education field: Finance / Economics
Education level: College / University, Bachelor's degree
Personal qualities
Education level: College / University, Bachelor's degree
Personal qualities
- Handling
insecure environments
- Managing
resources to optimize results
- Managing
performance and development
- Initiating
action and coping with change
- Ability to work
under pressure and with limited supervision
- Able to present
and represent an organisation
- Culturally
sensitive and coping with a changing environment
- Excellent
interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
- Strong analysis
skills (qualitative and quantitative)
- Experience
working with statistical computer software packages
- Goal oriented
with ability to work under pressure, independently and with limited
supervision
- Ability to
prioritize multiple tasks in a fast paced and complex environment.
- Flexible and
proactive attitude towards problem-solving
Language: English
We offer
We offer
- Duty station:
Nairobi
- Contract period
is for 12 months with possibility of extension.
- 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
Nairobi
- 40% Travel is
expected.
Miscellaneous info
- Travel: Some
travelling must be expected
Search criteria:
- Location: Kenya
- Industry:
Emergency Relief
- Special field:
Finance
- Role:
Supervisor
How to Apply
Go to www.nrc.no to apply online
Deadline for application: 03/10/2016
Go to www.nrc.no to apply online
Deadline for application: 03/10/2016
Chief of Party - Educate A Child
(EAC Project) -
Region Horn of Africa
Ref. nr.: 3210352587
Full time
Job location: Nairobi
The Norwegian Refugee Council
(NRC) is a non-governmental, humanitarian organization with 60 years of
experience in helping to create a safer and more dignified life for refugees
and internally displaced people.
NRC advocates for the rights
of displaced populations and offers assistance within the shelter, education,
emergency food security, legal assistance, and water,sanitation and hygiene
sectors.
The Norwegian Refugee Council has approximately 5000 committed and competent employees involved in projects across four continents.
The Norwegian Refugee Council has approximately 5000 committed and competent employees involved in projects across four continents.
In addition, NRC runs one of
the world’s largest standby rosters -NORCAP, with 650 professionals, ready to
be deployed on 72 hours notice when a crisis occurs
The Norwegian Refugee Council
(NRC) is a non-governmental, humanitarian organisation with 60 years of
experience in helping to create a safer and more dignified life for refugees
and internally displaced people.
NRC advocates for the rights
of displaced populations and offers assistance through its core competencies
(CCs): Camp Management, Education, Food Security, Information Counselling and
Legal Assistance, Shelter, and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene.
In the Horn of Africa, South Sudan and Yemen (HoASSY) region, about 40% of school age children are out of school and require urgent support to access quality education.
In the Horn of Africa, South Sudan and Yemen (HoASSY) region, about 40% of school age children are out of school and require urgent support to access quality education.
NRC in partnership with
Education Above All Foundation - Educate A Child Programme (EAC) has a
three-year funded project to be implemented in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South
Sudan and Yemen.
The aim of the project is to
provide out-of-school children in the selected countries with access to
inclusive, quality education.
NRC will use multiple
approaches such as rapid response education in crisis situations;
catch-up/bridging programmes to enable re-entry to formal schools; accelerated
learning programmes for older out-of-school children; training teachers through
pre- and in-service modalities; training of other education personnel; capacity
building and technical assistance to ministries of education; and support to
formal primary schools to ensure better access, retention and quality learning.
Job Description
Generic Responsibilities
- Provide
leadership, management, and clear strategic direction to the programme
- Accountable for
well-organized planning and implementation of programme activities as well
as changes in programme direction as needed
- Accountable for
efficient use of resources and achievement of results
- Establish,
maintain, and coordinate successful relationships with numerous
stakeholders and partners.
- Responsible for
the development of staff capacity and guidance to senior technical staff
and programme teams.
- Engage with
team members, partners, and beneficiaries at project sites to monitor
progress and revise the project’s approach as needed.
- Accountable
directly to the donor and ensure that the project meets desired goals and
objectives and to report on progress.
- Accountable for
budget projections, spending, and reporting in accordance with donor and
NRC requirements.
- Accountable for
the application of the programme specific M&E Framework including review
of progress against bench marks
- Accountable for
organizational learning from programme implementation
- Accountable for
the collection, collation and dissemination of programme information and
analysis of results for the purposes of programme decision making,
communication and advocacy
Specific Responsibilities
- Provide
technical oversight and overall support to the EAC project activities,
ensuring quality standards and developing tools to facilitate project
implementation in the region
- Coordinate the
EAC project implementation in the five selected countries in the region,
organizing technical review meetings and establishing a forum for project
staff to seek advice and share experiences
- Provide
technical guidance and ensure that the EAC project implementation is in
compliance with the donor’s agreed requirements, government and NRC
policies as well as community expectations
- Ensure capacity
building of the EAC project implementation staff where necessary and
conduct periodic field visits for support and problem solving
- Support the
country education specialists in developing proposals for co-funding of
the EAC project as well as providing input on needs and gaps.
- Identify and
monitor risks, constraints, technical issues and escalate issues related
with EAC education project in the region based on evaluations, field
visits and periodic reports for timely leadership action.
- Standardize
technical approaches and guidelines around EAC education project
implementation in the region
- Contribute to
the overall education CC program and strategy development in collaboration
with the Regional education advisor
- Ensure
integrated approach for NRC education programmes in the region and create
synergies with other core competencies by closely working with the
Regional CC Advisers
- Liaise and
collaborate with relevant local authorities and other key stakeholders.
- Promote the
rights of refugees, IDPs and returnees in line with the regional advocacy
strategy.
Qualifications
- At least 8
years of technical experience implementing and managing education related
interventions (formal and non-formal education/ education in emergencies,
Teacher training etc), especially in refugee/ IDP/ displacement contexts
- Senior level
education programme and/ or technical supervision and coordination experience
(ideally in horn/ sub-Saharan Africa region)
- Experience in
leading multisectoral assessment teams and providing technical guidance on
education in emergencies
- Solid
experience in programme monitoring and evaluation as well as ability to
design M & E tools relevant to the education sector
- Ability to work
closely with field based national staff and experience in various staff
training
- High level of
communication, interpersonal, representation and negotiation skills
- Ability to
write high quality concept notes and technical sections for donor
proposals
- Documented
results related to the position’s responsibilities
- Fluency in
English, both written and verbal
- Knowledge in
Arabic language will be an added advantage
Education field: Education
Education level: College / University, Bachelor's degree
Personal Qualities
Education level: College / University, Bachelor's degree
Personal Qualities
- Handling
insecure environments
- Managing
resources to optimize results
- Managing
performance and development
- Initiating
action and coping with change
- Ability to work
under pressure and with limited supervision
- Able to present
and represent an organisation
- Culturally
sensitive and coping with a changing environment
- Excellent
interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
- Strong analysis
skills (qualitative and quantitative)
- Experience
working with statistical computer software packages
- Goal oriented
with ability to work under pressure, independently and with limited
supervision
- Ability to
prioritize multiple tasks in a fast paced and complex environment.
- Flexible and
proactive attitude towards problem-solving
Language: English
We offer
We offer
- Duty station:
Nairobi
- Contract period
is for 12 months with possibility of extension.
- 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
Nairobi
- 40% Travel is
expected.
Miscellaneous info
Travel: Some travelling must be expected
Search criteria:
Travel: Some travelling must be expected
Search criteria:
- Location: Kenya
- Industry:
Emergency Relief
- Special field:
Education / Training
- Role: Supervisor
How to Apply
Go to www.nrc.no to apply online
Deadline for application: 03/10/2016
Go to www.nrc.no to apply online
Deadline for application: 03/10/2016