Norwegian Refugee Council
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Information Counselling and Legal
Assistance - Project Coordinator
(Kenyan Nationals Only)
Location: Dadaab, Kenya
Ref. nr.: 3227877328
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 (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 4000 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
Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has been present in Somalia since early 2004 and has since expanded its Horn of Africa Programme to Kenya in 2006 and to Ethiopia in 2011. Since 2004, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has demonstrated a regional competence and expertise in working with displaced populations.
The Regional Office is based in Nairobi, Kenya with offices and operations in Somalia (Puntland, Somaliland and Mogadishu), Kenya (Dadaab and Kakuma ), Ethiopia (Addis Ababa, Dolo Ado, Shire,Gambella and Asosa), South Sudan (Juba, Awil, Alek and Aweril) and Yemen (Sa’naa and Aden).
The NRC Horn of Africa & Yemen mission is an expanding programme. NRC started its operations in Kenya in the refugee camps in Dadaab in February 2007.
NRC has WASH, Education, Food
Security and Livelihood and Information Counseling and Legal Assistant
programmes implemented in the refugee camps in Dadaab. NRC is seeking to
recruit ICLA project Coordinator.
The Project Coordinator is
responsible for coordination of ICLA Project in dadaab operation.
The project Coordinator
report to the Deputy Area Manager in dadaab.
Job Description
Job Description
- Coordinate and
implement the ICLA project according to strategy, proposals and plans
- Develop in
writing the project proposals
- Ensure
adherence to NRC policies and donor requirements
- Develop annual
activity and work plans
- Training and
development of CC staff
- Promote and
share ideas for improvement and necessary changes in the activities
- Cooperate with
relevant partners and local authorities
- Organize
trainings for the CC team, relevant partners and beneficiaries
- Monthly
activity/project reports and other reporting as required
- Ensure proper
filing of all project documents
Qualifications
- University
graduate in Law or Social Work with 5 years ICLA project implementation
experience
- Knowledgeable
in communicating in Somalia language is an added advantage.
- Experience from
working within technical expertise area in a humanitarian/ recovery
context
- Previous
experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
- Core competency
expertise
- Documented
results related to the position’s responsibilities
- Fluency in
English, both written and verbal
- Knowledge and
experience in serving refugees in harsh and insecure environment.
- Experience in
durable solution activities for IDPs and refugees.
Education field: Law
Education level: College / University, Bachelor's degree
Personal qualities
Education level: College / University, Bachelor's degree
Personal qualities
- Planning and
delivering results
- Working with
people
- Communicating
with impact and respect
- Handling
insecure environments
We offer
- Contract period
upto December 2017 with possibility of extension. Salary/Benefits
according to NRC general directions.
- The candidate
will observe NRC’s code of conduct and working hours for NRC Office Dadaab
Kenya.
Duty Station: Dadaab
Search criteria:
- Location: Kenya
- Industry:
Emergency Relief
- Special field:
Information, Counselling & Legal Assistance
- Role: Middle /
line manager
How to Apply
Candidates should apply on line by going through www.nrc.no.
Candidates should apply on line by going through www.nrc.no.
Deadline for application: 21/10/2016