Lutheran World Federation / Department for
World Service Kenya-Djibouti Programme is seeking to recruit a Kenyan national
for the following positions, to be based in Ali Sabieh Refugee camp, Djibouti.
1. Child Protection Officer (1)
The incumbent will report directly to the Project Coordinator, while working closely on a daily basis in collaboration with other sectors of LWF.
Duties and Responsibilities will include but are not limited to:
1. Child Protection Officer (1)
The incumbent will report directly to the Project Coordinator, while working closely on a daily basis in collaboration with other sectors of LWF.
Duties and Responsibilities will include but are not limited to:
- Be
the team leader in the design and implementation holistic child rights
project in Ali Addeh & Hol Hol refugee camps.
- Act
as the focal person in child protection and development for LWF/DWS
Djibouti, UNHCR and other agencies operating in the camp.
- Ensure
that Unaccompanied and Separated children arriving in the camps are
identified upon arrival in school, their social history documented, foster
families are identified and the children are successfully fostered.
- Ensure
that weekly situation reports, monthly, quarterly, mid year and annual
reports that reflect the impact of child development project and meet
donor requirements and standards are written and submitted to the Project
Coordinator within the specified time frame.
- Write
concept papers, feature stories and document child rights project
milestones in Ali Addeh & Hol Hol refugee camps Camp.
- Compile
weekly situation reports (SITREPS) to be shared in the end of business
week Child rights meetings
- In
collaboration with other agencies facilitate tracing and reunification of
unaccompanied and separated children with their relatives.
- Write
proposals based on the needs of children in Ali Addeh & Hol Hol Camps.
- Carryout
other duties as may be assigned by the Project Coordinator or his/her
designate.
Person Specifications/Qualifications:
- University
Degree in Social Sciences
- Professional
experience and training in the areas of Child Protection
- Fluency
in English required & Proficiency in computer preferably MS-Office.
- High
degree of flexibility and tolerance, Strong interpersonal and
communication skills.
- Working
knowledge of French or Somali will be an added advantage
2. Quality Assurance & Standards Officer (1)
The incumbent will report directly to the Project Coordinator or his/her designate, while working closely on a daily basis in collaboration with the Education Officer, Child Protection Officer & other sectors of LWF.
Duties & Responsibilities will include but are not limited to:
The incumbent will report directly to the Project Coordinator or his/her designate, while working closely on a daily basis in collaboration with the Education Officer, Child Protection Officer & other sectors of LWF.
Duties & Responsibilities will include but are not limited to:
- Set
short and medium term Quality Education program plans and budgets.
- Overall
in charge of quality curriculum Implementation and development of teaching
and learning materials.
- Spearhead
the harmonization of the educational curriculum for the refugee education
in Djibouti
- Organize
subject based in-service courses to address short comings related to
curriculum delivery and assessment.
- Regularly
monitor the learners school attendance, retention and academic performance
- Identifying
teacher training needs and making proper managements for in-service
training of teachers.
- Monitor
school level curriculum delivery to determine existing discrepancies and
areas that need improvement
- Participate
in all educational and other activities including midterm reviews
organized by the LWF and other IPs.
Qualifications / Person specifications:
- A
degree in Education, social science or an equivalent qualification with a
bias towards statistics.
- Knowledge
of SPSS, EPI Info, STATA and SAS computer software
- Professional
training in Quality educational assurance & Standards Facilitators
skills (TOT & TOF) an added advantage.
- At
least 2 years experience in education programme development and
development research.
- Have
thorough understanding of education programmatic related issues, knowledge
of French or Somali an advantage
- Ability
to tolerate cultural, education and religious diversity in the work place.
Our recruitment and selection procedures reflect the organization’s commitment to the prevention of abuse and exploitation of beneficiaries.”
Application and updated CV with contact emails and phone numbers of 3 professional referees, one of whom is your current or immediate former employer by close of business on 26th October 2011 to;
The Human Resources Officer,
Lutheran World Federation Kenya-Djibouti,
P.O Box 40870 – 00100, Nairobi
Or email: hr@lwfkenya.org
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted
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