Job Opening: Livelihoods Coordinator – Kakuma
Action Africa Help International (AAH-I) is a regional African-led non-governmental organisation that supports livelihood-challenged communities in East and Southern Africa to sustainably improve their well-being and standard of living.
More recently AAH-I has expanded its
activities to work with other marginalised communities, including pastoralists
and people living in informal urban settlements.
Action Africa Help International (AAH-I) is a regional African-led non-governmental organisation that supports livelihood-challenged communities in East and Southern Africa to sustainably improve their well-being and standard of living.
With Country Programmes in South
Sudan, Kenya, Somalia, Uganda, Zambia and recently in Djibouti, AAH-I has over
25 years’ experience working with communities in conflict and post-conflict
situations, including refugees, internally displaced people and host
communities.
Department: Livelihoods
Reports
to: Area Manager
Liaises
with: Monitoring and Evaluation
Officer and Logistics Staff
Duty
Station: Kakuma, Kenya
Job
Summary: The Livelihoods Coordinator is
responsible for designing, coordination, implementation, monitoring and follow
up of AAHI livelihoods programming. He/she will ensure project achieves its
overall goal in conformity to policies and guidelines.
Duties
and Responsibilities
Strategic
and program planning
·
Develop, coordinate, plan, implement,
monitor and report on AAHI Livelihood operations
·
Based on existing assessments, he/she
will design interventions, strategies and plans for the implementation of
livelihood programmes;
·
Identify innovative/alternative
livelihood approaches
·
Lead in developing new sustainable
livelihood initiatives/proposals and fundraising relating recovery and
development response;
Coordination
·
Participate in the Livelihoods
inter-agency working groups, joining technical task forces as needed
Program
Implementation, monitoring and reporting
·
Ensure continuous capacity building
among staff in handling the Livelihood programming.
·
Undertake regular field/onsite visits
to ensure technical support to livelihood staff and proper monitoring of the
activities’ implementation plan
·
Provide regular updates on progress
to Area manager and other team members
·
Ensure donor and agency compliance is
met at all levels of project/program management cycle
·
Review and endorse relevant financial
and narrative reporting on all livelihood interventions.
·
Provide overall budget monitoring,
financial management and expenses control including compliance with minimum
AAHI and donor requirements.
·
Ensure lessons learned are
documented, shared and reflected in program planning and decision making
·
Ensure transparency and
accountability tools, processes and mechanisms to affected communities are in
place
·
Work with M&E team to ensure M&E
plan is being implemented, data is being collected from the field and regular
reports are being produced
MINIMUM
PERSONAL SPECIFICATIONS
Minimum
qualifications required
·
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
qualifications in Social Sciences, Project Management, Agriculture, Business
Administration or relevant discipline with further training in management
·
At least 7 years of progressive
responsible programme, of which at least 2 years closely related to
implementing camp management activities or community settlements.
·
Master’s degree in Project
Development and Management, Proposal Writing, Business Incubation,
Agribusiness, Business administration or equivalent preferable.
Minimum
relevant experience required
·
Demonstrate impeccable top level
negotiation and persuasive skills in programming with donors while appreciating
the desired flexibility.
·
Relevant experience in business or
market/economic development
·
Relevant experience in agricultural
production, market assessments, rural market linkages, and capacity building in
value chains
·
Experience in training field team
·
Experience in implementing livelihood
intervention in camp setting
·
Demonstrated strengths in
relationship management; able to work with diverse groups of people in
multicultural, team-oriented environment.
Desirable
Skills
·
Project management field experience.
·
Knowledge and exposure to the social
and cultural values of the region concerned.
·
Proficiency in local language(s).
·
Skilled in influencing and obtaining
cooperation of individuals not under supervisory control; able to manage
long-distance relationships to achieve results
Additional
Skills & Competences
·
Communicational skills (written and
spoken)
·
Organisational and managerial skills
·
ICT speciality (email, Spread-sheets,
MS-word, Databases, job-related software, etc).
·
Team-work and participation
·
High level of self-supervision and
ability to take initiative
·
Degree of accuracy and attention to
detail
·
Technical side of the job (numeracy,
report-writing, critical thinking, leadership, etc).
·
INGO experience and understanding of
humanitarian sector
Job Opening: Monitoring and Evaluation Officer – Kakuma
Action Africa Help International
(AAH-I) is a regional African-led non-governmental organisation that supports
livelihood-challenged communities in East and Southern Africa to sustainably
improve their well-being and standard of living.
With Country Programmes in South
Sudan, Kenya, Somalia, Uganda, Zambia and recently in Djibouti, AAH-I has over
25 years’ experience working with communities in conflict and post-conflict
situations, including refugees, internally displaced people and host
communities.
More recently AAH-I has expanded its
activities to work with other marginalised communities, including pastoralists
and people living in informal urban settlements.
Department: Livelihoods and Logistics Support
Reports
to: Area Manager
Liaises
with: Livelihood Coordinator, Senior
Business Incubation Officer and Logistics Officer
Duty
Station: Kakuma, Kenya
Job
Summary: The Monitoring and Evaluation
Officer will be responsible for the monitoring and ensuring high quality and
timely inputs, and for ensuring that the project maintains its strategic vision
and that its activities result in the achievement of its intended outputs in a
cost effective and timely manner.
The M&E officer will be
responsible for designing and implementing the M&E activities of the
Project; assisting the Area Manager in preparing Quarterly/Annual reports on
project progress and will monitor the project activities on a regular basis,
developing and maintaining the MIS of the Project and will be responsible for
the collection & analysis of different data in relation to the project
activities.
The Monitoring and Evaluation Officer
works in close collaboration with Livelihood coordinator and Senior Business
incubation officer, Logistics team, Government officials, private sector,
non-government and civil society organizations.
Duties
& Responsibilities
·
Ensure continuous capacity building
among staff in handling the Livelihood programming.
·
Ensure donor and agency compliance is
met at all levels of project/program management cycle
·
Monitor all project activities,
expenditures and progress towards achieving the project output;
·
Develop and strengthen monitoring,
inspection and evaluation procedures
·
Recommend further improvement of the
logical frame work;
·
Develop monitoring and impact
indicator for the project success;
·
Monitor and evaluate overall progress
on achievement of results;
·
Monitor the sustainability of the
project’s results;
·
Provide feedback to the Area Manager
on project strategies and activities;
·
Suggest strategies to the Area
Management for improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the project by
identifying bottlenecks in completing project activities and developing plans
to minimize or eliminate such bottlenecks;
·
Report monthly, quarterly,
half-yearly and annual progress on all project activities to the Area Manager
·
Conduct capacity assessment on
existing monitoring and evaluation system Develop indicators and a monitoring
strategy for the project;
·
Provide inputs, information and
statistics for quarterly, annual and other reports to AAHK Project Management
Team and UNHCR and other donors;
·
Participate in annual project reviews
and planning workshops and assist the Project Manager in preparing relevant
reports;
·
Support monitoring and evaluation of
the effects and impact of the project;
·
Assist in coordinating across the
available components of the Project to ensure effective implementation of
M&E/MIS;
·
Assist the project personnel with
M&E tools and in supporting them in their use. Perform other duties as
required;
Measurable
Outputs and Performance Indicators
·
Preparation of monthly MIS reports;
·
Assist the Project Manager in
preparing other relevant reports;
·
Organize and conduct training on
M&E/MIS for project and government staff
·
Assist Project Manager in the
preparation of reports on the findings and lessons learned from project
innovations;
·
Provide input and update information
related to project outcome in UNDP and GOB website;
·
Assist Project Manager in preparing
monthly and quarterly reports on project progress based on MIS reports on
project activities;
·
Prepare Issues Log and Risk Log for the
project;
·
Develop M&E system for the
Project and for the government counterpart/stakeholders;
·
Prepare and maintain M& E data
base
MINIMUM
PERSONAL SPECIFICATIONS
Minimum
qualifications required
·
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
qualifications in Monitoring and Evaluation, Project Management, Agriculture,
Business Administration or relevant discipline with further training in
management
·
At least 5 years of progressive
responsible programme Monitoring and Evaluation, of which at least 2 years
closely related to implementing camp management activities or community
settlements.
·
Master’s degree in Project
Development and Management, Proposal Writing, Business Incubation, Monitoring
and Evaluation, Business administration or equivalent preferable.
Competencies
and Desirable Skills
·
Demonstrates integrity by modelling
the AAH-I and UNHCR’s values and ethical standards
·
Promotes the vision, mission, and
strategic goals of AAH-I
·
Displays cultural, gender, religion,
race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability
Functional
Competencies:
·
Organises and accurately completes
multiple tasks by establishing priorities while taking into consideration
special assignments, frequent interruptions, deadlines, available resources and
multiple reporting relationships
·
Plans, coordinates and organises
workload while remaining aware of changing Priorities and competing deadlines
·
Establishes, builds and maintains
effective working relationships with staff and clients to facilitate the
provision of support
Knowledge
Management and Learning
·
In-depth knowledge on MIS, M&E
and development issues
·
Excellent knowledge of monitoring and
the application of methodology: Good understanding of capacity assessment
methodologies; excellent ability to identify significant capacity building
opportunities;
·
Excellent communication skills
(written and oral): Sensitivity to and responsiveness to all partners,
Respectful and helpful relations with donors and project staff.
·
Ability to lead implementation of new
systems (business side), and affect staff behavioural/ attitudinal change
Self-Management
·
Focuses on result for the client
·
Consistently approaches work with
energy and a positive, constructive attitude
·
Demonstrates strong oral and written
communication skills
·
Remains calm, in control and good
humoured even under pressure
·
Demonstrates openness to change and
ability to manage complexities
·
Responds positively to critical
feedback and differing points of view
·
Solicits feedback from staff about
the impact of his/her own behaviour
Additional
Skills & Competences
·
Communicational skills (written and
spoken)
·
Organisational and managerial skills
·
ICT speciality (email, Spread-sheets,
MS-word, Databases, job-related software, etc).
·
Team-work and participation
·
High level of self-supervision and
ability to take initiative
·
Degree of accuracy and attention to
detail
·
Technical side of the job (numeracy,
report-writing, critical thinking, leadership, etc).
·
INGO experience and understanding of
humanitarian sector
Job Opening: Savings and Credit Officer – Kakuma
Action Africa Help International
(AAH-I) is a regional African-led non-governmental organisation that supports
livelihood-challenged communities in East and Southern Africa to sustainably
improve their well-being and standard of living.
With Country Programmes in South
Sudan, Kenya, Somalia, Uganda, Zambia and recently in Djibouti, AAH-I has over
25 years’ experience working with communities in conflict and post-conflict
situations, including refugees, internally displaced people and host
communities.
More recently AAH-I has expanded its
activities to work with other marginalised communities, including pastoralists
and people living in informal urban settlements.
Department: Programmes
Reports
to: Senior Business Incubation
Officer
Liaises
with: Monitoring and Evaluation
Officer and Logistics Staff
Duty
Station: Kakuma, Kenya
Job
Summary: Support the economic empowerment
among PoCs in refugee camps and Host communities of Turkana west through
business incubation aimed at increasing their income for self-reliance, through
training, value chain development, linkage and access to markets with a special
emphasis on development of a sustainable savings and credit system.
Duties
& Responsibilities
Project
Planning and design
· Lead a bottom up approach to designing of economic empowerment
interventions responsive to context within refugee camps and host community
· Design or review training manuals to aid in delivery of the intervention
· Develop project Economic Empowerment work plan
· Develop and maintain relevant database and serve as a hub of data required by stakeholders
· Incorporate workable empowerment model in new projects.
· Design or review training manuals to aid in delivery of the intervention
· Develop project Economic Empowerment work plan
· Develop and maintain relevant database and serve as a hub of data required by stakeholders
· Incorporate workable empowerment model in new projects.
Value
chain development
· Assess the current prevailing conditions among SMEs in regards
to Business development
· Develop upstream and downstream linkages for SMEs
· Support coaching, mentorship and business incubation of SMEs.
· Review a TWICS business model and link it with SACCO structures, business development plans, training manuals, model enterprises, enterprise development protocols, and communication and sponsorship protocols.
· Oversee Implementation of the economic empowerment design and link it with other Cash based interventions being implemented within UNHCR
· Monitor, evaluate and improve the economic empowerment interventions
· Develop replication plans to a wider geographical scope
· Support development of business start-ups to caregivers.
· Promote roll-out of products to the target communities and ensure set targets are met
· Develop upstream and downstream linkages for SMEs
· Support coaching, mentorship and business incubation of SMEs.
· Review a TWICS business model and link it with SACCO structures, business development plans, training manuals, model enterprises, enterprise development protocols, and communication and sponsorship protocols.
· Oversee Implementation of the economic empowerment design and link it with other Cash based interventions being implemented within UNHCR
· Monitor, evaluate and improve the economic empowerment interventions
· Develop replication plans to a wider geographical scope
· Support development of business start-ups to caregivers.
· Promote roll-out of products to the target communities and ensure set targets are met
Project
implementation and training
· Conduct PoC businesses needs assessment across target areas in
refugee camps and host community
· Conduct trainings to target group on savings, loans and business development skills
· Support PoCs in development, review and evaluate business plans to ensure viability and sustainability of businesses
· Coordinate identification & transfer of appropriate technologies and innovations to target groups.
· Forge partnerships within the project sites for the attainment of project goals.
· Collaborate with partners in corporate mobilization and service delivery.
· Engage business mentors and coaches to mentors and support individuals PoCs to enhance their business performances
· Promote and disseminate relevant market information to the identified enterprises; and
· Conduct trainings to target group on savings, loans and business development skills
· Support PoCs in development, review and evaluate business plans to ensure viability and sustainability of businesses
· Coordinate identification & transfer of appropriate technologies and innovations to target groups.
· Forge partnerships within the project sites for the attainment of project goals.
· Collaborate with partners in corporate mobilization and service delivery.
· Engage business mentors and coaches to mentors and support individuals PoCs to enhance their business performances
· Promote and disseminate relevant market information to the identified enterprises; and
Project
Monitoring & Evaluation
· Compile reports (narrative and data) and submit them to the
Project Officer (M&E) as per the set deadlines
· Participate in the design, data collection and analysis of surveys and routine
· Ensure proper documentation and dissemination of lessons learnt
· Evaluation of all project interventions conducted.
· Participate in the design, data collection and analysis of surveys and routine
· Ensure proper documentation and dissemination of lessons learnt
· Evaluation of all project interventions conducted.
Expected
Outcomes
· Target PoCs among refugees and Host community of Turkana west
are organized into groups and undertaken through various economic strengthening
trainings
· PoCs exhibit self-reliance witnessed through increased income at Household level as a results various trainings customized to meet their needs, savings, access to business capital, and livelihoods diversification.
· PoC data base maintained and serve as a hub of relevant data that can be shared by required stakeholders
· 5 business associations formed and linked into a savings and credit society model for the purposes of sustainability
· Business community meetings held on monthly basis informs provides lessons learnt and this is incorporated address livelihoods barriers among targets groups
· 5 business associations are formed and organized into one savings and credit scheme
· Training manuals are developed and shared across the consortium partnership for approval and mainstreaming into market based approach to economic strengthening and livelihoods resilience
· PoCs exhibit self-reliance witnessed through increased income at Household level as a results various trainings customized to meet their needs, savings, access to business capital, and livelihoods diversification.
· PoC data base maintained and serve as a hub of relevant data that can be shared by required stakeholders
· 5 business associations formed and linked into a savings and credit society model for the purposes of sustainability
· Business community meetings held on monthly basis informs provides lessons learnt and this is incorporated address livelihoods barriers among targets groups
· 5 business associations are formed and organized into one savings and credit scheme
· Training manuals are developed and shared across the consortium partnership for approval and mainstreaming into market based approach to economic strengthening and livelihoods resilience
Personal
Specifications
· A Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences preferably
in Entrepreneurship, Economics, Marketing, Commerce, SMES and any other
relevant field
· Diploma in Co-operative development is desired.
· Diploma in Co-operative development is desired.
Knowledge
and skills
· Strong analytical and operational knowledge of Small and Medium
business, start-ups and SME business expansions needs;
· Be an excellent facilitator and can create partnerships within the project area.
· Understanding of SME business procedures including: business legal and regulatory systems, financing, human resources, IT needs, operations and sales, and marketing, financing options
· Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English, a keen eye for details, good presentation and interpersonal skills and excellent report writing skills. e. People management skills as well as mentorship experience and capability.
· Experience of working with rural communities, displaced populations, illiterate/semi-illiterate group etc is highly desired
· Be an excellent facilitator and can create partnerships within the project area.
· Understanding of SME business procedures including: business legal and regulatory systems, financing, human resources, IT needs, operations and sales, and marketing, financing options
· Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English, a keen eye for details, good presentation and interpersonal skills and excellent report writing skills. e. People management skills as well as mentorship experience and capability.
· Experience of working with rural communities, displaced populations, illiterate/semi-illiterate group etc is highly desired
Additional
Skills & Competences
· A minimum of three years training experience in the field of
economic empowerment, group formation, SACCO development and Business incubation
· Ability to work with a team, foster a team approach and incorporate capacity building activities into the program
· Ability to analyse and utilize program development gaps for designing Programs
· Ability to work with a team, foster a team approach and incorporate capacity building activities into the program
· Ability to analyse and utilize program development gaps for designing Programs
Job Opening: ICT Innovation Technician – Kakuma
Action Africa Help International
(AAH-I) is a regional African-led non-governmental organisation that supports
livelihood-challenged communities in East and Southern Africa to sustainably
improve their well-being and standard of living.
With Country Programmes in South
Sudan, Kenya, Somalia, Uganda, Zambia and recently in Djibouti, AAH-I has over
25 years’ experience working with communities in conflict and post-conflict
situations, including refugees, internally displaced people and host
communities.
More recently AAH-I has expanded its
activities to work with other marginalised communities, including pastoralists
and people living in informal urban settlements.
Department: Programmes
Reports
to: Senior Business Incubation
Officer
Liaises
with: Area Manager, Kakuma LMIS ICT
officer and HQ System Developer
Duty
Station: Kakuma and Kalobeyei
Settlement, Kenya
Job
Summary: The ICT and innovation officer will
support in the Business incubation center in Kakuma which is aimed at
stimulating, growing and launching early-stage, technology and innovation based
business and other enterprises. Its vision is to create globally competitive
businesses and ICT based enterprises.
Duties
and Responsibilities
1. Conduct day to day business
advisory support to incubated businesses
2. Facilitate the Growth Wheel tool
interventions or any related business development tools
3. Facilitate business compliance
support to pre-incubated businesses
4. Facilitate and conduct capacity
building workshops for the Incubates
5. Develop a client overview
dashboard
6. Facilitate funding support for
incubated companies through public and private sector funding mechanisms
7. Develop, and regularly update a
database of the incubation portfolio
8. Regularly collate and consolidate
reporting KPIs from incubated businesses
9. Participate in outreach programmes
10. Participate in ED/ESD internal
and external projects
11. Undertake any other duty as
assigned by the Line Manager
12. To keep up to date with the
latest IT developments, legislative changes and strategic business requirements
in order to develop relevant systems with a commitment to service delivery,
total quality management and value for money.
13. To proactively support system
upgrades in line with relevant deadlines and to maintain databases and
information in accordance with the IT Security Policy, ensuring adherence to
the Data Protection Act and information security principles.
14. To assist with the day to day
running of all relevant ICT systems including (but not exclusively):
·
Providing support for user calls,
investigating and resolving issues and liaising with PUM expert and other
contractors where required;
·
Designing, developing and testing
reports or other methods of data summary to meet the information needs of users
and management using a range of relevant business applications;
·
Developing complex letters, forms and
other outputs as required;
·
Configuring applications as requested
by system users;
·
Carrying out testing of application
functionality as required and following upgrades;
·
Monitoring and maintaining all
relevant interfaces.
ICT
Support Tasks;
·
Provides assistance in the use of
personal computer hardware, software, and specialized
·
Operates a multi-platform computer
environment or monitors the production scheduling, execution, and successful
completion of production jobs for the Business Incubation;
·
Sets up and configures Business
Incubation desktop computers and peripherals.
·
Installs software and installs and
repairs hardware and peripherals for the Business Incubation unit;
·
Tests programs, Troubleshoots,
diagnoses problems, implements corrective action procedures within prescribed
guidelines and/or escalates to other technical resources as appropriate;
·
Maintains Business Incubation
systems, databases and social media web pages;
·
Designs and produces basic reports
for Business Incubation;
·
Sets up and submits production jobs
and edits and debugs computer output;
·
Transfers computer files between
platforms; Provides basic troubleshooting, repair and maintenance for computer
equipment (e.g. microcomputers, disk drives, and laser printers) and may assist
with testing personal computers and peripherals on a network to diagnose,
hardware versus software problems;
·
Acts as a customer liaison for the
Business Incubation computing operation, communicating, resolving, and/or;
·
Contributes to unit goals by
accomplishing related duties as required.
Required
qualifications, competences and experience
·
Relevant Degree in ICT, Computer
Science etc/ Diploma in computer design and innovation with 3-5 years’
experience in IEC materials design.
·
Advanced notions in computer literacy
/ data processing (Word, Excel, Access).
·
Housing management specific software,
i.e currently Northgate Housing.
·
Business Intelligence; PLSQL; Oracle;
SQL Server; Web Technologies; ASP.net; Microsoft SharePoint.
·
Document Management Systems.
·
Working with a diverse range of
customers.
Other
knowledge, additional competences
·
Matric; Facilitation; Presentation;
Programming techniques and Databases.
·
To be able to demonstrate an
understanding of what equality and diversity means in the workplace.
·
Project management skills.
Application
Instructions
Interested candidates should email
application letters and CVs (with 3 referees) addressed to
recruitkenya@actionafricahelp.org to be received by 2nd May, 2019.
The email Subject Line must show the
job title of the position applied for.
AAH-K is an equal-opportunity
employer.
We thank candidates for their high
interest in the opportunities we publish on our website.
Due to the high number of
applications we receive, we will only get back to shortlisted candidates.
AAH-K does not charge a fee at any
stage of the recruitment process nor does it use recruitment agents.
Selection will be done on a rolling
basis.