Xavier Project
Job Vacancy: Office
Coordinator
Location: Kakuma, Kenya
Salary: 80,000 per month, plus
extras
Xavier Project Profile: We believe that
everyone has the right to equal opportunities and protection wherever they live
and whatever their background.
Our Education department aims
to increase access to relevant, quality formal education delivered in a safe
environment for refugee children.
This is achieved through a
combination of school sponsorship and teacher training, in partnership with our
donors UNHCR and UNICEF.
Our Tamuka department helps
refugees engage with their new societies, whether in Kenya, their resettlement
countries, or their countries of origin.
We do this by providing safe
learning spaces for refugee communities - called “Tamuka Hubs” – and by
providing a cycle of courses and support that covers everything from functional
adult literacy to advanced livelihoods-focused computer skills.
This job description falls
under the Tamuka department.
Job Description: The Coordinator will have two main areas of responsibility. The first is to foster refugee talent in Kakuma camp, connecting them with telework, BPO and online freelancing jobs, coaching and mentoring them so they can complete them properly.
Job Description: The Coordinator will have two main areas of responsibility. The first is to foster refugee talent in Kakuma camp, connecting them with telework, BPO and online freelancing jobs, coaching and mentoring them so they can complete them properly.
The second is to act as
Xavier Project’s representative in Kakuma and help the wider XP team with any
implementation that needs to take place.
They will work very
closely with the Tamuka Director, the Tamuka Hub Programme Manager and the
Tamuka Master Trainer.
Key Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
- Creating leads
for telework, BPO and other online jobs that can be conducted by refugees
remotely
- Mentoring
digitally talented refugees; coaching them on an ad-hoc basis to complete
specific jobs and projects
- Supporting
Tamuka and other XP staff as the organisation’s focal point in Kakuma camp
Essential Requirements:
The candidate must have spent
time working in Kakuma Refugee Camp
- Experience
teaching or training in any context, plus an understanding and interest in
pedagogical techniques
- Strong
interpersonal skills and empathy, particularly with regards to working
with vulnerable people
- Ability to
communicate in English and Swahili, both written and spoken
- Willingness to
work in hardship areas (i.e. in Kakuma refugee camp)
- Excellent
self-organisational skills and self-confidence
- The confidence
to contribute to team activities and decisions without expecting direct
supervision
- Additional
desired features:
- Experience
working with or teaching refugees; understanding of the various Kenyan
refugee contexts other than Kakuma
- Experience
working with a diverse team of people from different backgrounds
- Bachelor’s
Degree
What Xavier Project can offer
you
The Xavier Project staff is a
tight community and a strong support network is offered to all members.
We are diverse and relatively
young crowd representing seven nationalities.
Xavier Project is committed
to ensuring that all staff members enjoy their work and gain valuable
experience and skills that will enhance their impact now and in the future,
whether with Xavier Project or not.
As such as we run regular
staff capacity building programmes and encourage all staff members to pursue
opportunities which will help them to grow individually.
How to Apply
How to Apply
Send an email to jobs@xavierproject.org by 12pm on 10th June expressing your
interest in the role.
Please make the subject line
Application for Kakuma Coordinator role.
Attach your CV, including the
contacts for two referees.
Instead of a cover letter,
please attach a separate document with answers to the following questions. Max.
300 words per answer.
- What qualities
and experiences do you have that make you suited to this job?
- What makes an
organisation succeed as opposed to failing?
Only shortlisted candidates
will be contacted.
If you don’t hear from us a
week after the deadline, consider your application unsuccessful.
For more information on what
we do please visitwww.xavierproject.org and www.tamuka.org
Xavier Project is an equal
opportunity employer and therefore does not discriminate on the basis of race,
colour, origin, sex, sexual orientation or disability.