Child Protection (National Position)
Closing
date: October 19, 2020
Under the responsibility of the Country Manager He /she contributes to the
implementation of the mandate and the 10-year strategy of Humanity &
Inclusion. He/she ensures optimal quality and impact of the project implemented
in the country, through a delegation system with appropriate control
mechanisms. He/she shares with the managers the responsibility of a sound
management and successful functioning of the organization, through paradigm
changes.
Responsibilities :-
Expertise
- Contributes
to the country strategy in line with the global strategies
- Ensures
technical support to the project in line with the global technical
frameworks and standards in the child protection sectorial scope
- Provides
adequate technical guidance and support to Project Managers when relevant
(adapt standards to PM’s tools, contribute to proposal writing and
reporting) in line with strategies, standards and mandatory transversal
approaches
- Ensures
adequate support to multi-sector responses within projects, in collaboration
with the other specialists
- Ensures
technical learning from projects
- Ensures
the control & monitoring of the technical quality and the relevance of
HI’s activities in the country
- Ensures
compliance of the technical proposition with nexus stakes
- Contributes
to the development of research and innovation projects in the country when
relevant, in his/her sectorial scop
Influence
- Contribute
to the local external prestige and influence of HI’s expertise in his
sectorial scope
- Represent
the technical expertise of HI throughout the local relevant networks
Business
development
- Ensure the
development of major opportunities or new projects in the country under
his/her sectorial scopE
- Contributes
to the design and writing of new projects in the country and when asked in
other countries within the Geographic Division
- Management and
supervision of staff under his/her line management
- Respect of HI
identity, rules and policies
Professional
skills required:-
- At least a
University Degree in Social Sciences or management discipline or its
equivalent
- At least 5
years of experience of working in a similar position
- Knowledge
of the disability sector is an added advantage
- Sound
working knowledge in both, child protection and inclusion of
persons/children with disabilities
Technical
Competencies
- International
human rights frameworks
- Frameworks
and mechanisms of international development cooperation and humanitarian
assistance
- Strategies
for fighting exclusion and discrimination
- The
technical issues concerning his/her service sector, and the stakeholders
and professionals in his/her service sector
Know-How
(practices)
- Producing
written and oral institutional communication in English
- Negotiating
and managing problems and conflicts
- Establishing
clear frameworks, rules and limits
- Adapting
leadership to the group to lead it towards a shared objective;
- Developing
new resources or adapting existing
- Using
different pedagogical models
- Some
knowledge of training engineering
Interpersonal
skills (attitudes)
- Audacious
(shows initiative/entrepreneurial)
- Good
reaction capacity
- Working as
part of a team/network, cooperating
- Respect
for the opinion and enhancement of the skills of others with a view to
shared action
- Ability to
give and receive constructive feedback
- Empathy
- Resilience
to stress and uncertainty
How to
Apply
The basic salary range
for this position is from Kshs. 137,024 to Kshs 158,849 depending on the
candidates qualifications and experience.
If you feel you are the
right candidate for this position, kindly send your application along with an
up-to-date CV(including 3 referees current and/or past line managers and their
current official contacts) by email to :- jobs.kenya@hi.org The
email subject line should be marked: “Application for Field Specialist – Child
Protection – Nairobi Position”.
Please do not send your
academic and other testimonials they will be requested at a later stage. Only
short listed candidates with the above qualifications and skills will be
contacted.
HI staff must adhere to
the values and principles outlined the Code of Conduct. In accordance with
these values, HI operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from
Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti-fraud, bribery, and
corruption.