Company Address: Address Norwegian Refugee Council Prinsensgate 2 (Map) 0152 Oslo Norway

Global Recruitment Adviser (English & Spanish) Regional Education Adviser

Job Description
Please note fluency in both English and Spanish is required for this role. Language skills will be tested and used as a criteria.
Are you passionate about making the world a better place for people displaced by war and conflict? Are you an expert in identifying talents, delivering excellent customer service, and improving the hiring process?
Norwegian Refugee Council welcomes your interest in one of its most exciting employment opportunities!
We are looking for a talented Global Recruitment Adviser who will join the exciting adventure of building the best place to work with us at the NRC Global Recruitment Centre.
NRC launched its first Global Recruitment Centre in November 2020 in Nairobi. By establishing the Centre, NRC aims at driving efficiency and quality of recruitment in support of all its offices and operations in more than 30 countries. The Recruitment Centre covers a large functional scope comprising of five main areas: Attract, Search, Recruit, Vet and Contract. It is led by the Head of the Centre and consist of a team of expert recruiters and HR coordinators.
Main Responsibilities

Manage end-to-end recruitment process and deliver outstanding service to NRC hiring managers and candidates
Develop a recruitment plan together with hiring manager for each recruitment and translate requirements into a solution-based recruitment strategy
Provide advice and direction to hiring managers, HR staff and candidates about the entire hiring process, build those relationships effectively being a trusted adviser to both NRC staff and candidates
Thoroughly assess candidates to ensure suitability for the role; evaluate and screen submitted applications, conduct interviews and perform assessment tests
Ensure effective candidate management through ongoing communications regarding questions, updates and status during the recruitment; ensure candidates are treated with the utmost care throughout their process
Identify and escalate any potential or actual issues/risks with delivering recruitment services
Ensure effective sourcing and selection support based on knowledge of NRC programmes and context
Maintain knowledge of the constantly changing environment of the marketplace relative to the sourcing and recruitment of qualified humanitarian professionals
Ensure compliance with and adherence to NRC policies, procedures, tools, minimum standards, personal data protection rules and regulations and adhere to service level metrics to enable operational excellence

Qualifications

Experience in operating global recruitment including sourcing, competency-based interviews, talent pools, and use of selection techniques
Certification in psychometric tools, preferably tests from Cut-e, is an asset
Experience working in an international organization
Highest level of customer service orientation, strong drive and “can-do attitude”
Commitment to humanitarian principles and values and ability to convey them
Fluency in English, both written and verbal
Fluency in Spanish, both written and verbal
Understanding of the importance of a strong employer brand in recruitment and ideally experience in employer branding
Tech savvy, comfortable communicating virtually and learning new office tools, keeping abreast of advances in technology and social media
Minimum Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent experience
Experience recruiting in North & Central America, and/or Latin America
Experience recruiting in Central & West Africa region
Previous Shared Service experience is an important asset
A good sense of humour would be an asset!

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Personal Qualities
To be successful in this role, you need to be service-minded with strong multi-cultural awareness and sensitivity. You have a positive attitude with an understanding that priorities might change and flexibility is key to deliver in a dynamic work situation. You are interested in the humanitarian sector and want to contribute to the work of the organisation. A good sense of humour would be an asset!
Terms of Employment

Contract type & Duty Station: National Contract – This position is open to nationals of Colombia, Venezuela, Honduras or any other location where NRC is present, please state your preference in the application.
Position on grade 8
Contract length: 12 months

All NRC employees are expected to work in accordance with the organisation’s core values: dedication, innovation, inclusivity and accountability. These attitudes and beliefs shall guide our actions and relationships.

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October 28, 2024
Global HR Coordinator

Background
NRC launched its first Global Recruitment Centre in October 2020 in Nairobi. By establishing the Centre, NRC aims at driving efficiency and quality of recruitment in support of all its offices and operations in more than 30 countries. The NRC Global Recruitment Centre covers a large functional scope comprising of five main areas: Attract, Search, Recruit, Vet and Contract. It is led by the Head of the Centre and consists of a team of expert recruiters and HR coordinators.
The Global HR Coordinator will provide efficient HR support to ensure professional level of recruitment service is delivered by the Centre. The role will be primarily responsible for high quality pre-employment checks and preparation of international employment contracts.
Main Responsibilities

Work closely with, recruiting team and relevant senior HR co coordinators to obtain timely information regarding the need for background checks and job offer preparation
Coordinate, distribute and administer all mandatory background checks according to NRC
policies and local regulations; share and clarify the process with candidates
Monitor pre-employment assessment is completed in line with NRC requirements; inform hiring managers and recruiting team of any issues and/or delays in the process
Prepare employment contracts ensuring all relevant documentation accompanying contract is collected and filled in correctly
Keep candidates informed during all stages of vetting and contracting process treating them with the utmost care throughout the process; explain terms and conditions of contract clauses ensuring they understand and follow accordingly
Liaise with hiring managers/ IT and relevant local HR colleagues to coordinate smooth induction and onboarding of new hires
Prepare offer letters and related on-boarding documentation and monitor submission of documentation to ensure a timely commencement of the new hire; partner closely with relevant HR colleagues to transfer timely message necessary for visa and permits’ preparations
Support in implementation of the NRC Global Recruitment strategy, tools and systems
Organize and maintain administrative systems and procedures to ensure that documentation, information and files can be appropriately and readily retrieved at any time

Professional Competencies

Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent experience
Relevant experience in contract management role in an international environment
Strong organisational skills and proven track record of workload management
Ability to explain terms and conditions
Previous experience in customer service and strong communication skills
Fluency in English, both written and verbal
Commitment to humanitarian principles and values and ability to convey them

Personal Qualities
To be successful in this role, you need to have a high degree of integrity, sense of urgency, attention to detail and quality standards – with the ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines effectively. Excellent organizational skills and ability to communicate appropriately with people of all levels are also required. You have a positive attitude with an understanding that priorities might change and flexibility is key to deliver in a dynamic work situation. A good sense of humour would be an asset!

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October 28, 2024
Back-End Software Developer D-Team

Job Description
Data and technology is the fuel for decision making, process improvement and analysis within the humanitarian sector. The Backend Developer will be responsible for developing and maintaining technical solutions which will provide direct benefit to our staff and the people that we serve. The Backend Developer will work closely with other members of NRC’s D Team (Digital Transformation Team) and will join a growing engineering team at NRC and have opportunities to work across the entire stack. Our backend services are largely developed in GoLang with an emphasis on simplicity and interoperability and deployed to AKS (Azure Kubernetes Services). Our web and app clients are developed in React (Native) and Typescript.
Role
You will work together with others to build new product features from start to finish — conception, research, implementation, and maintenance.
You will work on some fast moving and dynamic projects which will directly impact NRC’s ability to improve the lives of millions of people in an ever-changing world.  For example, you might work on a case management tool for the humanitarian sector:
You’ll also contribute to providing strategic direction for digital transformation in NRC, code/security standards, share knowledge with other technical staff to improve and leverage overall development practice in NRC. 
Responsibilities

Contribute to the design, delivery, and rollout of digital interfaces and actively participate in shaping solutions and setting up plans.
Produce periodic documentation to share progress and learning.
Actively participate in promoting and embodying a highly collaborative, dynamic work culture.
Ensure compliance and adherence to NRC’s policies and procedures, especially in relation to information security and data protection standards.
Communicate and represent NRC with partners, consultants, and service providers at a technical level.

More Specifically

Collaborate with product leads, front-end developers, DevOps and product owner to design and implement new features
Build and maintain several internal services which will be used across the product data pipeline or alongside the backend.
Work on full project lifecycle starting from requirements gathering/understanding the problem to deploying and maintaining projects.
Prepare technical documentation and specifications on a regular basis.
Create unit test plans, contribute to functional/UAT test plans as needed.
Provide technical oversight of external consultants’ work that includes custom design and assist in handover of these to NRC (to ensure long-term ownership).
Support the recruitment of future NRC technical staff and support the evaluation of external technical consultants.
Provide support to wider ICT/tech teams in NRC in case of any issue with development and design.

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What you will bring

Proven experience with IT projects.
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering, or related subjects, or demonstrable expertise in the field.
Advanced analytical skills and problem-solving attitude.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, comfortable working with a geographically distributed team, and can easily work with non-technical colleagues
Capable of operating in an “Agile” environment
Fluency in written and spoken English. Other languages are an asset.
Pro-active in keeping up to date with industry trends and innovation
2+ years of experience shipping and maintaining code in production
Solid knowledge of programming in Go, Python, fundamentals of API design and security, familiarity with basic DevOps is a plus
A good understanding of AKS or any other cloud provider and experience with modern deploy stack –docker, Kubernetes
Proficient with a relational database including building, optimizing, debugging, and creating queries and safe migration scripts

What makes this position attractive?

You will collaborate with a passionate and experienced international team doing incredibly meaningful work advocating for the rights of people forced to flee
Our pay is competitive based on the sectoral standard and we are committed to your growth
You get to work on a challenging and exciting opportunity that will provide direct benefit to NRC staff (7000 and counting) and beneficiaries (11 million and counting)
A 1-year full-time contract (possibly extended) with Berlin as the preferred duty station but we are also open to considering other duty stations where NRC has an office (we support remote collaboration)

Duty station: Germany/Norway/ Remote in locations where NRC has a presence

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October 28, 2024
DevOps/Backend Developer D-Team

Context
NRC believes in a world where the rights of displaced and vulnerable persons are protected during a crisis. We do this through our programmes, where we provide assistance to meet immediate humanitarian needs, prevent further displacement and contribute to durable solutions. At the root of our programmes are our solid technical expertise and specific sectorial knowledge aiming for the highest possible quality, whether in stand-alone or integrated approaches.
Data and technology is the fuel for decision-making, process improvement and analysis within the humanitarian sector. We are looking for an experienced, high-energy, hands-on colleague to be our DevOps/Backend Developer who will be responsible for developing and maintaining technical solutions, which will provide direct benefit to our staff and the people that we serve.
The main task will be to support the creation of an optimal development experience for various digital initiatives with a solid platform in Kubernetes-based cloud infrastructure. The initial focus will be to contribute to the ongoing development of existing NRC infrastructure and improve our infrastructure’s resilience, security, performance, and cost-effectiveness.
Working on some fast-moving and dynamic projects the position will directly influence NRC’s ability to improve the lives of millions of people in an ever-changing world.
Come work with us!
What you will do
You will work closely with other members of NRC’s D Team (Digital Transformation Team) to improve NRC infrastructure (Backbone)’s resilience, security, performance, and automation opportunities. You will provide developers with useful tooling to develop, deploy The position will also contribute to providing strategic direction, development/security standards, DevOps training for other technical staff to improve and leverage overall development practice in NRC. Some of your day-to-day tasks will include;

Maintain and up keeping of NRC’s Kubernetes (Staging + Production) clusters – hosting global applications, including data backup and restore functions;
Write manifests and manage automated deployment of application stacks to NRC’s Kubernetes clusters;
Setup and maintain automated CI / CD workflows (Continuous integration & continuous delivery);
Prepare technical documentation and specifications on a regular basis;
Create unit test plans; contribute to functional/UAT test plans as needed;
Provide technical oversight of external consultants’ work that includes custom design and assist in handover of these to NRC (to ensure long-term ownership);
Support the recruitment of future NRC technical staff and support the evaluation of external technical consultants;
Perform data migration and other integration work in a safe and controlled environment – validating these actions before going to live (production) systems;
Communicate and represent NRC with partners, consultants, and service providers at a technical level.

What you will bring

Bachelor degree in computer science, software engineering, or related subjects, or demonstrable expertise in the field;
Advanced analytical skills and problem-solving attitude;
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills;
Capable of operating in an “Agile” environment and high levels of uncertainty;
Comfortable working remotely within a geographically distributed team;
Fluency in written and spoken English. Other languages are an asset;
Working knowledge of automating infrastructure in a cloud environment, preferably Azure;
Previous experience in working with infrastructure as code(Terraform) and service mesh (Istio): Ability to comfortably use and configure Istio Service Mesh features, such as:

Authorization Policies
Ingress and Egress gateways (with or without SNI proxy-)
Request Authentication Policies
Virtual services, Gateways

Knowledge and implementation of containerization and container orchestration: We use Docker, Kubernetes, Kustomize, etc;
Preferable skills in Cloud security and cloud network;
Application operations knowledge (Backups, monitoring, deployment) will come in handy;
Knowledge of one or more programming language (Go, Python, etc) and/or scripting language would be desired.

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What makes this position attractive?

You will collaborate with a passionate and experienced international team doing incredibly meaningful work advocating for the rights of people forced to flee.
Our pay is competitive based on the sectoral standard and we are committed to your growth.
You get to work on a challenging and exciting opportunity that will provide direct benefit to NRC staff (7000 and counting) and beneficiaries (11 million and counting)
A 1-year full-time contract (possibly extended) with Berlin as the preferred duty station but we are also open to considering other duty stations where NRC has an office (we support remote collaboration);

We are also looking for people who share our values:

To be dedicated in what we do;
To be innovative with our solutions;
To act as one unified and inclusive team;
Curiosity, eagerness to learn and passion are more important than fulfilling all the requirements! If you are passionate about humanitarian work, technology, and the role, we would love to speak with you.

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October 28, 2024
REGA GBV Prevention Specialist

KEY DELIVERABLES
Advocacy and Resource Mobilization

Support inter-agency GBV prevention and response advocacy and resource mobilisation efforts; engage with and present evidence to the regional donor group on the need to fund gender-transformative prevention actions, identify other regional entry points through which to promote GBV prevention and risk mitigation.
Lead consultations on behalf of global GBV AoR to understand evidence-based approaches to gender-transformative prevention activities that are being used in other regions and their impact; explore how these approaches can be used in humanitarian contexts; consult with frontline GBV service providers in humanitarian contexts to better understand their perceptions and expectations around engagement with men and boys
Develop a theory of change model that will serve as the foundation for the identification and/or development of a gender-transformative multi-systems approach to engaging and involving men and boys in GBV prevention in humanitarian settings that is accountable to the feminist perspective and women’s rights movement.

Coordination Participation

Support country level coordination mechanisms to actively integrate gender-transformative actions throughout their sector response plans that will lead to longer-term prevention outcomes
Work closely with priority clusters such as Education and Health to integrate gender-transformative activities into their HRPs and other strategic documents to mitigate and prevent acts of violence, promoting increased access to education and better health outcomes among women and girls. For example, engage with education colleagues to integrate social and behavioural change communication frameworks during the development of curriculums, when establishing learning spaces and within school-based forums. Schools are a widely recognized entry point for changing the violent social norms of children and adolescents.
Co-lead the “intersectionality” pillar of the Regional GBV Working Group; continue to recruit organizations that represent a broad range of stakeholders such as Men Engage and Promundo; oversee the implementation of the annual work plan among other activities

Capacity Building

Conduct and support capacity building activities, that targets specifically GBV coordinators and GBV sub-cluster/working group member organisations with a focus on local and civil society organisations, to ensure adherence to global guidance and ethical standards and country take up of the GBV AoR Coordination Handbook, the GBV AoR Global Minimum Standards, and ensuring country coordinators are aware of other global GBV AoR resources, such as the Helpdesk and Community of Practice. The aim of this capacity building is for GBV coordinators and local partners at national and sub-national level to have strengthened capacity to deliver gender-transformative functions of coordination and minimum deliverables, ultimately leading to an effective, timely and life-saving multi-sectoral prevention and response strategy
Communicate global discussions or initiatives on male engagement/involvement and how these can be leveraged by country actors
Develop, lead or support regional-level inter-agency trainings to address capacity gaps as applicable to the context, including but not limited to conducting mappings of gender-transformative prevention activities, establishing inclusive referral pathways, and developing SOPs around the engagement and involvement of men and boys while still prioritizing the needs of women and girls.
Strengthen capacity of GBV Sub Cluster or Working Group Coordinators to successfully lead their members in the implementation of gender transformative prevention activities through mentoring and coaching, including in non-emergency times.

Knowledge Management

Actively share regional good practices with country level actors, and ensure that global guidance reflects field challenges and good practice, and the take up of global resources at country level.
Maintain a regional repository of all REGA documents, including mission reports, training tools, HPC documents, tools and examples
Support the development of global and regional technical guidance based on experiences and promising practices from country programs, and also propose and measure updates of existing tools and GBV AoR resources.
Support the development of tools to assist countries in knowledge management, particularly monitoring and evaluation tools that can measure the short, medium, and long term impact of the proposed prevention activities.

REQUIREMENTS
Core Competencies

Demonstrates knowledge of the GBV Guiding Principles, the survivor-centred approach, and the feminist approach to reaching gender equality
Clear understanding of gender-transformative approaches to engaging/involving men and boys in GBV prevention that are accountable to the feminist perspective and women’s rights movement.
Strong background in training and learning techniques, including the ability to create a learning environment, implement an interactive and experiential learning process, and turn difficult moments into learning opportunities.

Professional Competencies

Understands and can implement multi-sectoral prevention programs within the humanitarian architecture that
Demonstrated knowledge of coordination of GBV in multiple emergency settings, including roles of coordinators, government, key actors
Excellent understanding of IASC humanitarian architecture and global GBV initiatives.
Can locate and apply key GBV resources
Understands and uses participatory approaches to engaging with and mobilizing communities
Provides strategic planning and funding appeals for GBV prevention
Conducts Advocacy on behalf of GBV programming and survivors
Ability to mainstream gender-transformative prevention and risk mitigation measures throughout other clusters
Understands basics and conducts ethical safe assessments, data collection, and information-sharing
Facilitates a collaborative culture to promote coordination
Fluency in English Language – essential
Knowledge of a local language, or second UN working language – desired

Behavioural Competencies

Able to adapt and cope to high-stressful and pressure situations
Gender and GBV sensitive
Fosters effective communication
Excellent interpersonal skills – including, but not limited to, fostering effective communication and maintaining a positive and professional attitude.
Sensitivity to political and cultural contexts and dynamics and ability to communicate strategically with humanitarian leadership
Ability to share successes, and take a less visible leadership role, in order to promote the ownership and leadership of GBV actors in the region, including governments.

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October 28, 2024
Finance Officer

Role and responsibilities
To provide operational Finance support, budget monitoring, grant management and reporting of donor funds in NRC Kakuma
Specific responsibilities

Review coding of transactions and supporting documents to ensure their correctness as per the approved budget codes.
Ensure, in coordination with the relevant project staff, that project expenses are incurred consistent with grant agreements and budgets.
Monitor expenditures, planned costs, committed costs and identify cases of budget over-spent and under-spent to provide relevant information and advice to the budget holders for informed management decisions.
Ensure accurate maintenance of all files and transactions for grant requests, incomes, expenditures, accounting and closure at NRC Kakuma.
Support Project Coordinators/Managers in proposal writing, and budget preparation and monitoring.
Prepare periodic budget monitoring reports.
Ensure that the Kakuma office consistently meets all donor and NRC rules and regulations pertaining to finance and procurement.
Ensure that adequate financial management routines and systems are in place.
Directly lead, manage and motivate the Finance Assistant (FA) – and ensure that she/he has a clear work plan and objectives and receive regular supervisions and reviews.
Verify the accuracy, validity, legitimacy of all payments for completeness of financial documents, (purchase requests, work orders, pro forma invoices), proper coding and approval by responsible managers before payments are made. Ensure NRC creditors are paid promptly.
Ensure weekly and monthly cash counts are made together with an independent senior manager. Work with Finance Assistant to compile cash requests into realistic cash forecast for review by Area Manager/Support Coordinator and Finance Manager by the 10th of every month.
Review and verify submitted weekly returns from the Finance Assistant to ensure correct coding before submission to the Finance Coordinator by every Monday.
Prepare and send monthly Cash and Bank reconciliations to Finance Manager Nairobi after review by SC and AM Kakuma.

Professional competencies

Experience from working as a Finance Officer in a humanitarian/recovery context
Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
Knowledge about own skills/profile
Knowledge of English

Academic and Professional Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Commerce, Finance or Accounting
Certified Public Accountant (CPA), level 2

Relevant Experience

Minimum of 3 years’ relevant experience in a donor grants management role
Specific familiarity with reporting to UNHCR, ECHO, BPRM, EC, SIDA, NMFA and UNICEF.

Knowledge, Skills & Personal Attributes

Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
Good financial analysis skills
Understanding of the Kenya humanitarian environment
Good knowledge of financial reporting systems
Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
Ability to work well with people from diverse cultures and communicate effectively.
Ability to work independently and as part of a team
Good computer skills in MS Office.

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October 28, 2024
Logistics Officer

Role and responsibilities
The purpose of a Logistic officer is to provide the day to day implementation of the logistic function’s responsibility.
Specific responsibilities

Working with the Technical Procurement Assistant in ensuring cost effective and value for money in procurement of goods, works and services.
In charge of Asset, Fleet and Warehouse management including reporting.
Develop framework and service agreements for goods and services with a view towards VFM and cost savings
Review and advise on new and in use templates used in the procurement of goods and services
Train and capacity build staff on warehouse, fleet & asset management and effectively provide supervision and guidance to the Logistics Assistant and casuals working within Logistics on various occasions.
Receive and compile monthly reports from the area office for review by the Support Coordinator.
In-charge of management of the area logistics unit operation.

Professional competencies

Relevant university degree/Diploma preferably in Logistics or equivalent 5 years work experience.
Membership of professional bodies will be an added advantage but not mandatory.
Proficiency and excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office application e.g word, excel, powerpoint highly desired.
Previous work experience working as a Logistician will be an added advantage.
Good understanding of various donor’s requirements.
Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.
Fluency in the English language, both oral and written.
Customer service skills.
Ability to work under pressure.
Knowledge of using Web based procurement ERP systems such as Agresso/UNIT4 is an advantage but not mandatory.

Professional competencies:

Experience from working as a logistic officer in a humanitarian/recovery context
Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities

Context related skills, knowledge and experience:

Knowledge of the Kenya humanitarian context.
Excellent inter personal and communication skills
High level of personal integrity
Good team leader and excellent negotiation skills
Organised and a good planner with excellent attention to detail
Ability to work under pressure and flexibility
Significant understanding of complex emergencies such as Horn of Africa region
Understanding of various donor’s requirements
Relevant experience in using ERP systems desired.
Experience in humanitarian logistics desired.
Experience in procurement, asset management and warehouse desired.

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October 28, 2024
AEP Teacher (Kakuma) Education Project Officer-Better Learning Program

Job Description
All NRC employees are expected to work in accordance with the organisation’s core values: dedication, innovation, inclusivity and accountability.
Roles and Responsibilities

To take the lead in implementation of the NRCs alternative education programmes.
To conduct on-the-job teacher training and mentoring of inexperienced teachers. The teacher should be able to efficiently identify training gaps and complement and assist the teacher during lesson.
Adhere to and promote NRC’s Child Safeguarding policy in your interaction with children under your care
Conduct teaching in manner that promotes the social and emotional wellbeing of learners
Teach all subjects to primary learners (normally slightly over-age) on alternative education programmes (accelerated, catch-up) at primary level with the aim of them returning to normal school to take the KCPE.
To serve as a model and mentor for inexperienced teacher colleagues.
To provide on-the-job training, mentor and supervise inexperienced teachers.
Take the lead in guiding the teaching team on the lesson content while referring to the curricular provided.
Document the day to day progress which is to be used for the improvement of the program.
Deliver lessons and organize learning activity sessions in the subject of specialization.
Together with the Education Officer, prepare the learning scheme of work and required lesson plans
Keep records of student’ attendance, progress and assessment.
Prepare and administer continuous assessment tests and internal examinations to assess learners’ progress and knowledge assimilation
Together the senior ALP teachers submit evaluations, attendance sheets and monthly reports to the Head Teacher and Education Officer.
Ensure availability of all the necessary teaching aids and materials in liaison with the senior ALP teachers
Remain up to date on pedagogical methods and ensure a child-friendly environment where each child’s need are identified and addressed.
Monitor and support each learner and inform students of their progress.
Maintain good communications with parents concerning the progress of their children.
Any other duties that may be given by supervisor.

Qualifications

Hold P1 Certificate/Education or recognized two-year Diploma.
Must be registered with TSC
Have five years of teaching experience in Primary School
High level of personal integrity, cultural awareness & sensitivity and empathy for children.
High standard of English methodology including oral skills and teaching English to speakers of other languages.

Personal qualities

Experience in Mentoring.
Having simple individual counseling and conflict resolution skills
Keen in ensuring accuracy and precision in all his/her works with attention to detail.
Goal-oriented, with the ability to work under pressure, independently and with limited supervision.
Ability to work and live in a generally insecure and harsh environment
Excellent communication skills, flexible, readily adaptable to new challenges and approaches.
Knowledge and experience of special needs education and practice are a plus factor.
Clear vision and creativity
Flexibility, reliability, and a team spirit
Ability to work long hours and in challenging situations

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October 28, 2024
ICLA Technical Assistant

Job Description
The purpose of the Project Assistant is to support to the day-to-day implementation of Information, Counselling and Legal Assistance (ICLA) projects in and out of camps. ICLA assistant is responsible for supporting the provision of legal counselling and legal assistance services to refugees and host community. Assistant will also support the provision of information and outreach services and the roll out of identified technical training opportunities in line with ICLA’s thematic focus areas. In addition, the assistant will also facilitate in the creation and training of representative groups to better allow NRC to engage with the affected populations.
Responsibilities

Adherence to NRC Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and guidelines in relation to provision of information, counseling, legal assistance and referral activities.
Provision of direct counseling and legal assistance services by ICLA in Kakuma camp complex and coordination with legal aid partners on complementary services.
Supporting the provision of internal referrals from other ICLA/NRC core competencies for refugees in need of counselling and legal assistance services.
Preparation of client intake and case management forms for counseling and legal assistance services and ensure confidentiality of client data.
Regular liaison with legal partners/legal aid providers on case management for ICLA beneficiaries.
Preparation of referral forms for referrals to external partners and ICLA Somalia.
Support the conducting of awareness raising, capacity building and training activities for communities, government officials and NGOs on ICLA thematic areas including housing, land and property rights, Legal & Civil Documentation & Employment Laws
Prepare and compile weekly, monthly and mid and end term reports.
Supervise relevant NRC community staff supporting project activities.
Participate in ICLA continuous assessments, mapping and investigation and supervise data collection during ICLA surveys and assessments
Assist in the mapping and training of representative groups
Assist in the identification, development, verification, and dissemination of information via digital means
Assist in Translation of information to different mediums including leaflets/brochure, bulk messaging/SMS, WhatsApp, short videos/Film
Assist in facilitating feedback mechanism between refugees/host-community and humanitarian organizations in Kakuma
Assist in contact verification exercises and beneficiary database management
Any other tasks as assigned by line manager.

Qualifications
Professional competencies:

Experience from working as a Project Assistant in a humanitarian/recovery context
Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
Basic understanding of web based application
Ability to assist in the development of key content and information
Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
Strong communication, analytical and negotiation skills.
Interpersonal skills and ability to work with minimal supervision
Proven skills in report writing
Advanced computer skills; Word, Excel, PowerPoint
Knowledge of English and knowledge or other UN language is an asset

Context/ Specific skills, knowledge and experience:

University degree in law (LLB)
Minimum 3 years’ humanitarian experience with refugees/internally displaced persons (IDPs) at field level with an NGO or other international organization.
Good understanding of the Kakuma context.
Experience in reporting, client management, case studies and research.
Knowledge on SSPS and other data management systems

Behavioural competencies

Handling insecure environment
Planning and delivering results
Empowering and building trust
Communicating with impact and respect

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October 28, 2024
Regional Risk And Compliance Adviser

Job Description
At regional office (RO) level the Risk & Compliance (R&C) function has been tasked with supporting regional risk owners in their efforts to manage risks, working with Country Offices (COs) in the region to provide assurance to the regional management team on regional (COs) compliance within high risk areas/issues, promoting a risk management culture in the region through training and communication and contributing to the development of NRC’s R&C frameworks.In the East Africa and Yemen Region, the Risk & Compliance Adviser is expected to work closely with country offices and regional programme & support specialists to identify key areas of programme delivery & reporting that expose NRC to risk and to work with them to design enhanced delivery & support mechanism that can reduce & manage risks over time.
Job Responsibilities

Advise and support COs in implementing compliance improvement measures related to high-risk areas/issues (i.e. high tender value committee).
Facilitate coordination among COs and the RO to respond to external audits initiated by institutional donors and follow up of audits recommendations.
Operate a helpdesk function providing timely responses to technical questions from staff in the RO and COs;
Support the Regional Head of R&C in providing assurance to the Regional Management Group (RMG) on COs’ compliance within high-risk areas/issues by facilitating their identification; conducting regular CO compliance checks on those areas/issues; and following up on recommendations from checks.
Provide training, guidance, support to risk, and compliance staff in COs on their role and responsibilities and on the implementation of the Risk Management Framework, NRC’s approach to compliance, the Code of Conduct and complaints management;
Support the development and revision of verification & compliance methods that other functions implement;
Document lessons learned and best practices in the region’s R&C assurance efforts;
Operate and maintain the systems to receive process and respond to complaints on NRC’s performance and staff behaviour from internal and external stakeholders in the RO;
Support the technical supervision of R&C staff in COs by participating in their recruitment and performance management when requested.

Job Requirements

a minimum 3 years of experience from working as a manager in compliance, auditing or risk management functions in an international organisation or from working as senior manager in the humanitarian sector;
Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities;
Risk or compliance professional qualification is desirable.
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What We Offer
At NRC we think outside the box. We encourage ideas and give responsibility to all employees at all levels, to help solve the complex issues that we face. You will have many opportunities to be heard and take initiative.

12 months fixed term contract renewable subject to funding and performance;
Management Grade 9 in NRC’s grade structure;
An opportunity to match your career to a compelling cause;
A chance to meet and work with people who are the best in their fields.

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ekum.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com

October 28, 2024