Xavier Project
Job Vacancy: Assistant Education Officer
Job Vacancy: Assistant Education Officer
Location: Nairobi,
Kenya
Salary: 50,000
- 60,000 ksh
Answers to: Xavier
Project Kenya Education Director.
Open to: Kenyan nationals
The vision of Xavier Project is for a world where everyone has the right to
equal opportunities and protection wherever they live and whatever their
background. Open to: Kenyan nationals
This right is denied to
refugees and we use education to change this. Education provides protection and
is the best possible tool to help refugees to access equal opportunities.
At Xavier Project we use
pioneering education as the means to achieve our vision. We are promoting
education for refugees in Kenya and Uganda in particular, so that they can have
a positive difference on their communities, whether in their host countries or
countries of origin.
Xavier Project has two departments each with their own strategic objective designed to meet this vision.
The Education Department aims
to increase access to relevant, quality formal education delivered in a safe
environment for refugee children.
The Tamuka Department aims to
make vocational and life-long learning available to all refugees even in
emergency situations, primarily through the use of ICT.
Xavier Project is registered
as a local NGO in Uganda, an international NGO in Kenya and a company and
charity in UK. All operations are in Kenya and Uganda, but a majority of funds
are raised in UK.
We have a three way
partnership agreement between the branches of Xavier Project and one executive
team primarily based in the Xavier Project headquarters in Nairobi.
Xavier Project currently
employs 28 permanent staff and has an annual income of $500,000 which has been
increasing by 50% every year since its founding in 2008.
Background: Urban
refugees in East Africa face unique challenges. Culturally, it is difficult to
assimilate into their new communities as they can be victims of xenophobia and
can struggle from language differences. They cannot easily find jobs in a
saturated and often nepotistic job market.
There are administrative
barriers to economic sustainability such as the challenge of obtaining work
permits, and the rejection of foreign qualifications from employers and
institutions.
At present many refugees in
Nairobi or Kampala do not have access to quality, relevant education delivered
in a safe environment and their opportunities in education lag behind those of
their local counterparts.
In both Kampala and Nairobi
there are over 10,000 refugee children who are not in formal education, amounting
to around 50% in Nairobi and 60% in Kampala. 80% of those in formal education
are not happy with the quality of the education they are receiving.
Job Description and
Expectations
Xavier Project is partnering
with UNHCR to provide access to education to over 2000 refugees in
Nairobi and its environs, Nakuru and Mombasa Counties.
Through this partnership, we
hope to provide access to education to over 200students through the secondary
school sponsorship program.
he Assistant Education
Officer will play a key role in selection of beneficiary students, school
monitoring, record keeping and other responsibilities pertaining to
this role.
Xavier Project is looking for an assistant Education Officer who will:
- Assist in
conducting School and home monitoring visits for students
supported under the secondary school sponsorship program
- Assist in
organizing student events such as Youth camps, Education
days and parents meeting among others.
- Assist in
writing status update reports for secondary students and monthly reports.
- Assist to
recruit and conduct interviews during the scholarship recruitment process.
- Assist in the
data management of supported students
- Preform any
other duty as required.
- The
Assistant Education Officer will work closely with the Secondary
Education Officer and Education Specialist to develop good working
practice.
Requirements
Essential:
- Must hold a
bachelor’s degree in education or other relevant fields
- At least 1
year working in child related environment; especially youth from
diverse backgrounds
- Good
understanding of the Kenyan education sector.
- Excellent
Communication skills in English (both written and oral)
- Ability to use
Ms Office
- Ability to
work perceptively with refugee or marginalized communities.
Desired:
- Ability to
conduct monitoring and evaluation
- Competent in
Kiswahili
- Interpersonal
skills with ability to work with people from different back grounds
- Advanced
analysis and problem solving skills
- Good
organization skills
Applications
Candidates interested in applying
for this job should send their CV and a covering letter to jobs@xavierproject.org by
4th August 2017.
Applicants are urged to apply
as soon as they can and not wait until the deadline if possible.
The covering letter should be
no more than one side of A4 and should describe the suitability of the
candidate for the job as well as including reasons why working for Xavier
Project interests them.
Candidates should use email
title KENYA ASSISTANT EDUCATION OFFICER.
Please also include the names
and contact details of two referees.
Only Short-listed
candidates will be contacted.
For more information on what
we do please visitwww.xavierproject.org
Xavier Project is an equal
opportunity employer and therefore does not discriminate on the basis of race,
religion,colour, origin, gender, sexual orientation or disability.
