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  • Program Officer & Gender Focal Point

    Program Officer & Gender Focal Point

    Contract term: 1 year contract renewable, starting as soon as possible
    Application deadline: 8th September 2018
    WUSC and its partner organization, Windle International Kenya (WIK), are implementing the Strengthening inclusive learning environments (Shule) Project, with funding from the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration (BPRM). The goal of the Shule Project is to strengthen the quality of education provision for refugee girls in Northern Kenya to improve transition outcomes, particularly for girls with special needs and over-aged learners. In order to achieve this objective, the project will:

    Increase access to extracurricular academic support programs for vulnerable refugee girls in upper primary, particularly girls with special needs and over-aged learners
    Enhance ability of teachers to deliver high-quality education using gender-responsive pedagogy and inclusive teaching methods
    Improve the accessibility of digital teaching and learning materials for secondary school students and teachers

    The project will be implemented from October 2018 to September 2019, with the possibility for renewal in Kakuma and Dadaab Refugee Camps and the surrounding host communities.
    KEY ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
    The Program Officer & Gender Focal Point (PO) will play an important dual role to support the implementation of the Shule Project from an overall project management perspective, as well as to support the mainstreaming and integration of gender equality and equity outcomes across the project. The PO will be a core member of the Shule Project team, working closely with the WUSC Kenya Country Director, the WUSC Education Program Manager, the WUSC M&E team, the WUSC Ottawa Gender Equality and Empowerment Advisor, the WIK Head of Programs and WIK colleagues in the field. The PO will not only be the WUSC program management lead on this initiative, but will also work as a technical resource for integrating gender equality into the project. The PO will develop tools, resources and conduct training and coaching to the project staff, and partners to enable them to contribute to the project’s gender equality and empowerment goals. Below are some of the key responsibilities of the PO:
    Project Management

    Provide support to project teams on the technical direction and implementation of projects including preparation of inception plans and annual workplans;
    Designing and implementing workplans as per set project proposal outcomes and outputs with constant tracking on budgets
    Participate in the effective management of relationship with consortium partners, including MOUs, convening the consortium management committee and day-to-day operations;
    Act as a coordinator with various functional units within WUSC’s team (e.g. communications, IT, human resources, etc.) for the effective implementation of the project;
    In conjunction with the M&E team, provide technical guidance for M&E to the partners and other stakeholders;
    Support the preparation and timely submission of program technical reports, which capture results and lessons learned;
    Contribute to the management of project document library, ensuring that accurate and complete program systems, records and files are maintained;
    Participate in budget control and manage project procurement and expenses in accordance with contractual obligations and in consultation with the Finance Team;
    Work with the WUSC Kenya Financial Team to monitor budgets and provide financial analysis; and
    Participate in resolving any contractual and/or budget issues with the donor, including providing any updates, requests for approval and supporting the documentation of such requirements.

    Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI)

    Provide cross-cutting support to the WUSC Kenya team on GESI issues, including:
    Creating GESI resources and tools that to assist all WUSC Kenya and WIK staff in effectively prioritizing and integrating GESI in their work;
    Providing technical advice to the WUSC Kenya team to ensure effective integration of GESI issues across all projects.
    Ensure WUSC’s Gender Equality, Age, and Diversity Policy is applied and support gender mainstreaming in projects, including development of project-specific gender strategies and providing coaching to staff in gender equality;
    Build knowledge and evidence within the project team on best practices related to educational access for children with disabilities and be an advocate within the project team for meaningful inclusion of girls with disabilities;
    Build partnerships with relevant organizations to support the effective integration of girls with disabilities into the Shule Project;
    Assist project staff and partners in integrating GESI into project planning and management approaches (including results based management tools) and propose strategies to increase project impact on GESI;
    Facilitate the use of GESI data to promote evidence-based learning, reflection and decision making within the project;
    Contribute to the development of the annual work plans and annual reports, and
    Liaise regularly with the Ottawa-based WUSC Gender Equality Advisor to share best practices, tools, and organizational approaches to GE;
    Participate in GE-related working groups and maintain close working relationships with counterparts in other relevant international NGOs.
    Seek opportunities to increase the awareness, commitment and involvement of the Project stakeholders in GESI.
    Supporting the linkage with disability organisations and advocating for girls education

    QUALIFICATIONS:
    Education and Experience:

    Masters Degree or equivalent in gender, social sciences, international development or a related field required; coursework on gender and disabilities themes is an asset;
    A minimum of 5 years of experience in donor-funded project management with a strong gender focus is required.
    Experience with a range of institutional donors such as DFID, U.S. State Department, and USAID is preferred.
    Experience in the education sector, and specifically on girls’ education or refugee education projects, is preferred
    Experience working on or supporting gender equality and empowerment, projects is preferred

    Competencies:

    Knowledge of gender equality, working with children with disabilities, child protection and safeguarding, and best practices in girls’ education projects;
    Strong analytical and research skills;
    Proven ability to work productively with a variety of stakeholders to run participatory processes with an emphasis on producing quality products;
    Effective interpersonal skills, including the ability to build relationships, network, communicate and represent at a senior level are essential;
    Flexibility, with a strong work ethic and an entrepreneurial spirit to accommodate high levels of responsibility and multiple priorities;
    Commitment to capacity building and the ability to engage local stakeholders in policy design and implementation;
    Passion and commitment to gender equality and youth empowerment;
    Complete fluency (oral and written) in English is essential, and Swahili preferred.
    Demonstrated expertise in gender analysis and program design tools

  • Consultant – Market Assessment: Digital Employment Opportunities for Refugees

    Consultant – Market Assessment: Digital Employment Opportunities for Refugees

    WUSC is seeking a consultant to undertake a market assessment of digital employment opportunities which might potentially be available to refugees in Kakuma Refugee Camp in Turkana, Kenya.
    The following should inform the assignment:

    This market assessment must take into considerations the particular life circumstances and regulatory environment faced by refugees;

    The assessment should investigate the viability of commercially sustainable opportunities in digital employment for refugees, including identifying the market actors best positioned to offer these opportunities;

    The assessment should identify similar activities undertaken by private, public or civil society actors and, as possible, provide learnings from these existing activities (i.e. Norwegian Refugee Council).

    General Duties
    The consultant will carry out a market assessment, and produce a report outlining the current state of the market in terms of access to digital employment opportunities for refugees, including recommendations to WUSC on approaches to broaden the opportunity for refugees.
    The report (and presentation) should address the following:

    Review of existing online work initiatives for refugees, in Kenya and globally (primarily literature review, should include some interviews);
    Identification of opportunities and constraints for refugees in Kakuma camp to access digital employment;
    An assessment of the current range of actors who might play a role providing access to online work in Kakuma. This should include, but are not limited to, providers of electricity, internet, computer hardware, digital training, linkages to online employers or work packages, and financial service providers who could facilitate payments by employers to refugees.
    Recommendations for how WUSC might invest to further develop the market for digital work in Kakuma, along with cost analysis of these investments.

    Output
    The consultant will be expected to produce the following:

    A short, detailed report outlining findings and recommendations;
    A slide deck version of the report for presentation and dissemination.

  • Communication Specialist Procurement Specialist

    Communication Specialist Procurement Specialist

    The World University Service of Canada’s Field Support Services Project (FSSP) is contracting the services of a Communication Specialist to support Global Affairs Canada (GAC) in Kenya in the delivery of all its programming areas over a 2-year period.
    OBJECTIVE
    The main objective of Communication Specialist position is to provide technical assistance to Canada’s development programming in Kenya and other countries of accreditation in order to improve its visibility on social media and other platforms. The Communications Specialist will work part-time to assist with the development of communication products and publications focused on GAC’s country development strategy as well as lead the production of high quality, brand-compliant, multimedia information products and visual assets.
    MANDATE
    Under the general supervision of the FSSP Kenya Manager, the Communications Specialist will be responsible for all requests coming fromGAC, including visibility on social media, managing the Facebook page and working with the Technical Specialists on a monthly newsletter/digital brief for use by GAC. In addition, the Specialist will provide advice, analysis of the promotional context and advice to support GAC’s programming visibility in Kenya. The Specialist will, upon request from GAC or the FSSP Manager, participate in meetings organised on various topical themes to appropriately raise the visibility of Canada’s programs and projects in Kenya. In particular, the Specialist will work closely with GAC’s partners to achieve effective visibility and recognition of Canada’s international assistance contributions.
    SPECIFIC TASKS

    Social Media and Media Monitoring
    The Communications Specialist will be responsible for managing Canadian projects’ presence in social media and for the creation of content necessary to grow GAC’s engagement within the media sector. The Specialist will also focus on content creation, basic online graphics and development of products and messages for public access and online platforms including GAC website, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and other similar social media platforms.
    Author brief social media messages with corresponding links and source appropriate images for the postings on GAC’s programme and projects implemented by GAC’s partners.
    Schedule and post social media content as per the content calendar and obtain GAC’s approvals for content prior to publishing.
    Produce social media toolkits and contribute to the management of several accounts such as the Canadian Education Partners Forum (Facebook and twitter) accounts.
    Provide analytics, identify trends and develop creative inputs.
    Review daily press and produce media monitoring reports.
    Event Coverage
    Work closely with the GAC/FSSP TAs to provide communication and media support to events/workshops/meetings and conferences.
    Prepare website stories.
    Engage in media calls and prepare press kits.
    Take, edit and post photos.
    Update media contact lists.
    Prepare event specific media monitoring reports.
    Gathering Content from the Field
    Work with GAC/FSSP TAs and partners to undertakes field visits and to write impact stories/success stories/case studies.
    Support and coordinate photography and videography activities for field activities
    Gather stories from implementing partners via field visits at the discretion of the GAC Head of Cooperation.
    Produce stories from the field projects that reflect GAC’s reach and impact with a human-development interest focus.
    Prepare content for use in other publications including annual reports, e-newsletters and brochures and videos.
    Strategic Planning
    Design and implement an effective and innovative communications strategy to further enhance GAC’s profile in Kenya and other countries of accreditation;
    Provide regular input into GAC’s country strategy and investment plan activities;
    Review and assesses GAC’s communications activities using indicators established by the overall communications strategy;
    Highlight successes, challenges and recommendations;
    Synthesize journalist participation and press coverage;
    Pitch potential stories or identify gaps in content based on field work and research.
    Support coordination of regular briefings with GAC staff.
    Build and maintain a photo library of all photos and videos of the GAC, a database with photos and videos taken during events, which can be easily found by date, events, names of participants or other functional types of classification;
    Participate in various meetings with sectoral teams to help ensure the strategic positioning and visibility of GAC in Kenya and countries of accreditation;
    Develop and maintain a network of strategic contacts to support communication activities in Canada’s programming area in the country.

    LEVEL OF EFFORT
    This assignment is a part-time position from 1st July 2018 to 30th June 2020. A 50% level of effort (approximately ten days per month) will be required. The estimated distribution of the 50% level of effort will be as follows:

    Visibility of Canadian programming in Kenya and Countries of accreditation: 85%
    Other tasks for GAC and FSSP: 15%

    The Communication Specialist will operate form Field Support Services Office in Nairobi during the period of the assignment.
    WORKPLAN AND DELIVERABLES
    The Communication Specialist will produce quarterly work plans, which will detail the deliverables expected for that period. The work plan will be based on needs identified by Global Affairs Canada and the Specialist’s recommended priorities which will require approval by Global Affairs Canada. The work plan must be submitted to the GAC Head of Cooperation in Kenya or an officer with a delegated authority from the Head of Cooperation. The work plan will be reviewed and updated monthly, taking into account changing priorities in the Global Affairs Canada Program and/or the countries’ context.
    REPORTING
    The Specialist reports directly to the Manager of the Field Support Services Project based in Nairobi, Kenya who has responsibility for the administration of the contract. Day to day management of deliverables and performance will be coordinated by the GAC Head of Cooperation in Kenya or an officer with a delegated responsibility, including approval of work plans, service requisitions and deliverables, authorization of travel, evaluation of the quality of services and deliverables against work plans and performance indicators, etc.
    The Communication Specialist will be expected to keep the respective Development Officers at the Canadian High Commission in Nairobi and GAC HQs informed and updated about the implementation and progress of his/her work. The Specialist will submit monthly reports on her/his activities related to communication, consistent with the priorities established in the work plan.
    The monthly report (max 2 pages) will:

    Highlight tasks and results achieved; problems encountered and how they were dealt with;
    Outline innovative initiatives, work plan/activities/expected results for the following month.
    Highlight relevant information of use to the Program and projects, such as: outstanding issues and constraints, innovative initiatives, best practices, and lessons learned;
    Identify new opportunities, and make recommendations for the next work plan period; and
    Identify key issues for Global Affairs Canada’s attention, and make recommendations for follow-up;

    QUALIFICATIONS AND MANDATORY EXPERIENCE

    Bachelor’s Degree in journalism, communications or a relevant related field of study from a recognized university. A master’s degree will be an added advantage.
    3-5 years of related public relations, public outreach or communications for development experience;
    Demonstrated experience in drafting, producing and editing written products such as news/blog articles, reports, fact sheets, speeches, success stories, and press releases
    Expertise in using social media and other media platforms including drafting and sharing messages on Twitter, Facebook, etc.
    English language skills to perform communications technical services;
    Ability to travel as needed throughout Kenya and other countries of accreditation;
    Knowledge of GAC policies and procedures is a plus;
    Have an excellent ability to archive information such as for the photo library;
    Have good judgment and ability to give relevant opinions and recommendations;
    Mastery of ICT tools and basic computer software such as Microsoft Office, email and other social media tools.

    COMPETENCIES, SKILLS AND BEHAVOURS

    Ability to synthesize and develop high quality knowledge products from diverse programmatic materials and tools;
    Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to develop strong working and organizational boundaries with internal and external stakeholders;
    Works well independently with little supervision, as well as within a dynamic team;
    Superior English communication proficiency and writing skills; proficiency in French is an asset;
    A good team player.

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  • Compliance Officer: General Insurance

    Compliance Officer: General Insurance

    Job description
    The role will report to the Head of Compliance. Individually accountable for establishing and embedding compliance through own efforts, over periods of 1 day to 3 months. Initiates and facilitates corrective action where required.

    Ensures that applicable legislation is being complied with by staff by regularly reviewing and monitoring compliance processes as well as day-to-day compliance to legislation and regulations.
    Ensure that compliance risks are identified, assessed and controlled through business specific policies and procedures, including:
    Identification of material compliance risks;
    Assessment of inherent and residual compliance risk levels;
    Development of relevant compliance policies and procedures and the roll out of these;
    Identification of controls against identified compliance risks and advising the business on the implementation of these controls;
    Conducting a second line of defense assessment of the effectiveness of those controls (i.e. monitoring and testing);
    Identification of Key Risk Indicators (KRIs) against material compliance risks;
    Corrective action plans against control weaknesses; and
    Tools to assess whether the business’s customers are dealt with fairly.
    Ensure that regular compliance monitoring activities (2nd Line of Defense checks) are undertaken, appropriately. In particular:
    Implementation of the annual compliance plan
    Updates on compliance monitoring activities and submitting to the Board at least quarterly. The report must include details of progress against the Compliance Monitoring Plan as well as outstanding management actions and issues.
    Ensure records are kept of compliance activities, including compliance monitoring, advice to the business and compliance reports to senior management and the Board or their appropriately delegated committee. Records of all breaches and complaints must also be kept, including details of activities taking place to rectify the breach / deal with the complaint.
    Challenges and escalates (within the defined escalation framework) where deemed appropriate.
    Reports on compliance breaches.
    Facilitates resolution on compliance breaches.
    Assists in mitigation on compliance risk.
    Utilizes limited legislation and in all probability, the impact of the legislation is limited.
    Influences on account of outputs are limited to specific assigned area or within the less complex BU.
    Ensures that an outsourced compliance function is effectively rolled out and implemented in the practices of selected independent and bank brokers.
    Regularly reviews and monitors compliance processes as well as day-to-day compliance to legislation and regulations.
    Provides support and assistance to BU management to embed risk management and challenges risk management information where appropriate.
    Makes recommendations in ensuring that risk processes (risk assessment, identification, reporting and optimization occur at BU level.

    Personal Effectiveness:

    Accountable for service delivery through own efforts.
    Individually accountable for managing own time, tasks and output quality for periods of up to 3 months.
    Makes increased contributions by broadening individual skills.
    Collaborates effectively with others to achieve personal goals.
    Accepts and lives the company values.

    Reporting:

    Reports on compliance breaches to line management and Corporate Governance Manager.
    Compiles monthly reports (standing reports) on issues identified and reports on actions taken to rectify the problem.

    Compliance:

    Ensures that applicable legislation is being complied with by staff, by regularly reviewing and monitoring compliance processes as well as day-to-day compliance to legislation and regulations.
    Regularly reviews and monitors compliance processes as well as day-to-day compliance to legislation and regulations.
    Facilitates resolution on compliance breaches.
    Assists in mitigation of compliance risk.
    Utilizes limited legislation and in all probability, the impact of the legislation on the Business Unit / functional area is limited.
    Ensures that an outsourced compliance function is effectively rolled out and implemented in the practices of selected independent and bank brokers.

    Qualification and Experience:

    BA/B. Com/LLB related degree
    3yrs appropriate compliance-related experience in the Financial industry

  • Sexual and Reproductive Health Consultancy Short-Term Scoping Study

    Sexual and Reproductive Health Consultancy Short-Term Scoping Study

    BACKGROUND
    Canada has recently launched a new Feminist International Assistance Policy (FIAP), which seeks to promote gender equality and empower women and girls in all of Canada’s engagements abroad. Canada is committed to ensuring that women and girls are not just seen as beneficiaries of international assistance, but are recognized as the actors, leaders and change agents in their communities and societies. Achieving gender equality and empowering all women and girls is considered to be the most effective approach to reducing poverty and building a more inclusive, peaceful and prosperous world.
    There are a number of complex problems that are a barrier to delivering universal access to sexual and reproductive health and rights by 2030, as laid out in the Sustainable Development Goal 5, target 5.6: “Ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights (SRHR) as agreed in accordance with the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development and the Beijing Platform for Action and the outcome documents of their review conferences.” Ensuring SRHR for women and girls, not only promotes their health and wellbeing but also enhances their education and economic opportunities.
    In line with the new FIAP, Canada is exploring the potential to program in SRHR, including comprehensive sex education, and strengthened health systems for SRHR services such as family planning and contraception. Programming should seek to transform harmful norms and beliefs that can lead to early marriage, female genital mutilation and sexual and gender based violence in Kenya. Canadian support will be targeted to programming that plugs critical gaps, uses innovative approaches, leverages other donor support, prioritizes sustainability and provides visibility for Canada.
    SCOPE OF SERVICES
    The purpose of the consultancy is to assist Global Affairs Canada’s (GAC) development program in exploring and identifying different options for future programming in SRHR as described above. Major activities of the scoping exercise include:

    Analysis: Identification of the current challenges and issues related to SRHR in Kenya;
    Mapping: Mapping other donor engagements, government programs and private sector investments in SRHR programs in Kenya;
    Gap Assessment: Identification and assessment of current gaps in SRHR programing in Kenya that would align with the government of Canada’s FIAP objectives;
    Partner and Initiative Identification: Identification of specific potential partners and initiatives (including project values) that align well with Canadian objectives, respond to identified needs and complement Canada’s existing programming in Kenya;
    Recommendations: Recommendations to GAC on future programing opportunities within the SRHR space in Kenya.

    METHODOLOGY
    The scoping exercise will be consultative and participatory, entailing a review of relevant literature, interviews with stakeholders and a gap analysis. As part of the scoping exercise, the consultant will be expected to seek the views of key national stakeholders, including officials and designated leads on SRHR from the Kenyan Ministries of Education, Gender and Health, development partners and key players in the SRHR sector.
    EXPECTED DELIVERABLES
    The following deliverables will be expected from the Consultant;

    A draft report for discussion and comments by GAC;
    A final report incorporating comments from GAC and stakeholders, as appropriate;
    A presentation to the GAC Development team at the Canadian High Commission in Nairobi, Kenya based on the findings of the final report.

    REPORTING
    The key product expected from this scoping assignment is an analytical report that includes, but is not limited to, the following components:

    Title
    Table of contents
    List of acronyms and abbreviations
    Executive summary
    Introduction
    Description of the scope and methodology
    Analysis of key issues
    Mapping of key existing investments
    Identification of programming gaps
    Programming recommendations

  • Partner Organisation/Consultancy Firm – Life Skills Holiday Camps

    Partner Organisation/Consultancy Firm – Life Skills Holiday Camps

    Summary
    This project brief outlines the key terms of reference for the design and launch of the life skills component of WUSC’s Kenya Equity in Education Project (KEEP), including designing and delivering extra-curricular life skills camps for in-school and out-of-school girls and the development of resources to support in-school Guidance and Counselling sessions.
    Background
    WUSC
    WUSC – World University Service of Canada – is a leading Canadian non-profit organization in international development, committed to providing education, employment and empowerment opportunities that improve the lives of millions of disadvantaged youth around the world. WUSC is working in partnership with Windle International Kenya (WIK) to implement the Kenya Equity in Education Project (KEEP), which began in 2013 and will run until 2022 (KEEP Phase I: 2013-2017; KEEP Phase II: 2017-2022).
    Kenya Equity in Education Project (KEEP)
    KEEP II will create conditions for learning that will allow approximately 25,000 marginalized girls from Kakuma and Dadaab refugee camps and the surrounding host communities in Turkana and Garissa counties to stay in school as long as possible, attain at least functional literacy and numeracy, be safe and supported at school and at home, and make successful transitions at critical life stages. KEEP II will deliver significant results in terms of improved learning outcomes (literacy and numeracy); increased numbers of girls remaining in school and transitioning to the next grade (attendance and transition rates); and a positive supportive environment that values and promotes girls’ learning (sustainable changes in community behaviour). KEEP II includes a range of project activities, including life skills, remedial classes, school upgrades, cash transfers, community engagement, school management training and teacher training.
    Life Skills in KEEP
    Under KEEP, the life skills component aims to improve girls’ ability to make informed education, career and life choices by equipping girls with the knowledge and skills to make informed decisions and choices. Life skills will be delivered under KEEP in 2 ways:
    Extra-curricular Life Skills Camps: Extra-curricular camps will be held for selected girls in Kakuma and Dadaab during school holidays (April and August, annually). The camps will target upper primary and lower secondary girls and will focus on a range of age-appropriate and culturally sensitive themes to support girls to develop knowledge and skills in relation to key issues in the areas where they live. As an extra-curricular component, the camps will be participatory, learner-centred and activity/play-based. The camps are a new component for KEEP and have not been run before.
    Guidance and Counselling: Every KEEP-supported school has a Guidance and Counselling service available. A network of Guidance Teachers operate and support clusters of between 2-3 schools each, providing targeted support to girls on a needs basis. The focus of Guidance and Counselling sessions is to support girls with key issues that are not traditionally covered in the national curriculum and focuses on a range of life skills topics, ranging from career guidance to sexual health to relationships to personal hygiene.
    Project Overview, Objectives and Deliverables
    Project Overview
    WUSC is seeking a partner organisation/Consultancy Firm to support the life skills component of KEEP. The partner will be responsible for designing and delivering life skills holiday camps for selected girls in Kakuma and Dadaab refugee camps and surrounding host communities in Turkana and Garissa counties, as well as creating corresponding support materials to provide reference information for Guidance Teachers.
    Project Objectives
    To design and support extra-curricular life skills camps for targeted in-school and out-of-school girls to improve girls’ ability to make informed education, career and life choices.
    To create support materials for KEEP Guidance Teachers to deliver Guidance and Counselling sessions to girls on a range on life skills topics.
    Deliverables and Expected Timeframes

    Literature Review

    Written evidence basis for the KEEP life skills programme, in the form of an initial, short literature review that embeds the project in the relevant literature.
    This should also outline the proposed approach for the life skills camp and provide a rationale for this. Early March 2018

    Field Research

    Consultations with relevant stakeholders, including Guidance Teachers, Education Counsellors, Community Mobilizers and marginalised girls, in order to ascertain topic areas to be covered in the life skills camps.
    The content of the camps will also need to align with guidance on life skills by the Department of International Development (DfID) (this guidance can be provided by WUSC). March 2018

    Small Scale Pilot

    Sample content and materials will be developed and tested to pilot the approach and content of the life skills camps and corresponding resources for Guidance Teachers.
    Pilot holiday camps will be held in both Kakuma and Dadaab to draw nuanced learnings from each location. April 2018

    Content Development

    Drawing on learnings from the pilot, content will be developed for full scale life skills camps. First, a scope a sequence outlining the themes and topics to be covered, sessions to be developed and resources to create will be shared.
    From there, relevant resources will be developed to support the delivery of the life skills camps and Guidance and Counselling sessions (e.g. manual, session notes, etc.).
    The format of these resources will be jointly agreed with the KEEP team, and must draw on pre-existing materials that have demonstrated success in emergency context settings.
    The consultant will also work with the WUSC M&E team to support the development of tools to monitor and evaluate the impact of the program. May-July 2018

    Delivery of Life Skills camps

    Life skills camps to be delivered in Kakuma and Dadaab. Each camp will be run for 5 days. August 2018
    Design Brief
    Target Beneficiaries
    The life skills camps will be delivered to two target groups: Standard 6 to Standard 8 girls, and Form 1 to Form 3 girls. The content of the camps will need to be carefully designed so that each target group is getting age-appropriate content. Content will therefore need to be designed for camps that will be delivered to primary and secondary cohorts.
    Topics
    There is flexibility in the topics to be included, and field research (deliverable 2) will support the finalization of content to be included, but it is expected that the following themes will be included (NB: this list is not exhaustive):

    Career guidance
    Sexual and reproductive health
    Relationships
    Healthy living
    Managing emotions
    Financial literacy

    Resources
    The resources for life skills camps and materials for Guidance and counselling should be complementary, whereby they present the same concepts and information. We recommend the following resources are developed to support this programme:
    Life skills camps: Facilitator Guide
    Guidance and Counselling: Teaching Manual, containing session notes and key information for Guidance Teachers
    The format of the resources will be jointly agreed between the consultant/partner and the KEEP team.
    Methodologies
    The methodologies proposed by the partner organisation should be culturally and contextually appropriate and relevant, and should also incorporate child-centred, play-based and gender-responsive pedagogy.
    Assessments/Monitoring and Evaluation
    The programme should incorporate assessment/monitoring approaches and tools to measure impact and track progress over time. The approach and tools will be decided in collaboration with the KEEP Monitoring and Evaluation team.
    Contextual Considerations

    The design of the programme approach and content should consider the following:
    English is not the first language of the majority of the KEEP teachers and students.
    Teachers delivering life skills content will not be experts in content or approach.
    KEEP operates in low-resource settings and all programme content should be able to be delivered with minimum, basic resources.
    Programme content and methodologies should consider the cultural differences within the areas the project operates.
    Programme content and approach should consider child protection and ‘Do No Harm’ principles.

    Expected Qualifications of Project Team
    The project team is required to have:

    Expertise in the fields of education, curriculum development and life skills programming.
    Previous experience of delivering life skills programming via a play-based curriculum using age-appropriate strategies to engage primary and high school girls.
    Solid understanding of the concepts and principles of child-friendly, child-centred and gender-responsive pedagogy.
    Experience working in refugee/emergency contexts, and understanding of the specific contexts where KEEP operates.
    Willingness to travel to Kakuma and Dadaab refugee camps and surrounding host communities.

  • Finance Manager (FM)

    Finance Manager (FM)

    Job RoleThe Finance Manager will hold overall responsibilities for the financial administration for WUSC – Kenya programs.The Finance Manager will be responsible for maintaining project financial records (finance) and monitoring monthly, quarterly and annual financial project reports and performance to budget. The FM will also assist with the development of annual work plans and budgets.The FM is a member of the KEEP management team.Specific Duties

    Manage program finances and developing adequate accounting systems and internal financial control mechanisms including tracking funds for all donors against specific projects. This includes the introduction of new accounting packages as required.
    Lead budget review processes, including coordinating with partners to ensure budget components are realistic and meet program needs and donor requirements.
    Engage with donors on finance-related issues, gathering and coordinating financial information from consortium partners when necessary.
    Ensure that advance requests are submitted to donors on a timely basis.
    Engage with partners to ensure that internal financial reporting is timely and accurate.
    Support the program team and project partners to build and develop accurate annual budgets and financial expenditures plans each year and monitoring progress on same with program teams.
    Work closely with the program and PD teams to develop budgets for project proposals.
    Develop, coordinate and enforce policies and procedures for all financial activities.
    Ensure that payroll is processed accurately and on time, and that the relevant reports and schedules (such as statutory deductions and staff benefit schemes) are generated accurately and sent to relevant sources (WUSC’s local bank; required tax offices) on time.
    Make regular visits to project field offices to review field operations and ensure compliance with financial policies and procedures. Provide training to field staff when necessary.
    Monitor and review all project accounts, advance reconciliations and bank reconciliations.
    Prepare regular financial reports as required by WUSC Ottawa and donors.
    Review partner accounting systems, and carry out financial due diligence for potential new partners.
    Recommend improvements to financial reporting systems for WUSC’s local partners. This activity may involve providing training in financial matters for partner organizations.
    Ensure audits are conducted in accordance with donor requirements. Support WUSC–Ottawa’s audit process as required.
    Implement improved polices & procedures following internal audits and or/as advised by WUSC head office.
    Ensure that accurate monthly accounts, quarterly reports to donors, project reconciliations are sent to WUSC Ottawa on time.
    Place financial controls to monitor and forecast cash requirements to meet administrative and program expenditures, forecasting monthly cash requirements for the Kenya program/projects and making advance requests to the Ottawa office and other donor offices.
    Take initiative to make recommendations as needed to ensure efficient and effective use of project financial resources; carry out a cost benefit analysis where necessary
    Provide variance analysis for quarterly reports and annual budget revisions.
    Line Manager of Finance Manager
    Country Director (Kenya)
    WUSC Director of Finance (HQ)
    Position Requires Close Collaboration with

    WUSC HQ – Finance Analyst
    Project Managers
    Operations Manager
    Position Supervises
    Senior Finance Officer

    Qualifications and Experience

    A Master’s in Finance, Business Administration, Commerce or equivalent
    A professional qualification in Accounting e.g. CPA (K), ACCA or equivalent qualification
    Over 7 years professional experience in a similar post (preferably an INGO)
    Experience in the evaluation of Accounting regulations and Tax matters
    Experience managing large budgets with multiple consortia partners
    Experience working with donors and their unique reporting requirements (CIDA, BPRM, EU, DFID, USAID)

    Competencies

    Strong managerial skills
    Ability to guide in the setting of financial objectives and monitoring delivery against goals
    Strong analytical, communication and problem solving skills
    Ability to identify and articulate problems and provide solutions in a concise and clear manner
    Proven experience in developing, managing, and reporting against multiple projects with complex budgets
    Capability to evaluate and improve finance and budget management processes as well as underlying IT-Infrastructure
    Experience using accounting packages (QuickBooks, ACCPAC), and training others to use them.
    Willingness to travel regularly to field offices within Kenya
    Proven ability to manage and monitor staff in supporting roles.

  • Program Officer & Gender Focal Point

    Program Officer & Gender Focal Point

    Contract term: 1 year contract renewable, starting as soon as possible
    Application deadline: 8th September 2018
    WUSC and its partner organization, Windle International Kenya (WIK), are implementing the Strengthening inclusive learning environments (Shule) Project, with funding from the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration (BPRM). The goal of the Shule Project is to strengthen the quality of education provision for refugee girls in Northern Kenya to improve transition outcomes, particularly for girls with special needs and over-aged learners. In order to achieve this objective, the project will:

    Increase access to extracurricular academic support programs for vulnerable refugee girls in upper primary, particularly girls with special needs and over-aged learners
    Enhance ability of teachers to deliver high-quality education using gender-responsive pedagogy and inclusive teaching methods
    Improve the accessibility of digital teaching and learning materials for secondary school students and teachers

    The project will be implemented from October 2018 to September 2019, with the possibility for renewal in Kakuma and Dadaab Refugee Camps and the surrounding host communities.
    KEY ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
    The Program Officer & Gender Focal Point (PO) will play an important dual role to support the implementation of the Shule Project from an overall project management perspective, as well as to support the mainstreaming and integration of gender equality and equity outcomes across the project. The PO will be a core member of the Shule Project team, working closely with the WUSC Kenya Country Director, the WUSC Education Program Manager, the WUSC M&E team, the WUSC Ottawa Gender Equality and Empowerment Advisor, the WIK Head of Programs and WIK colleagues in the field. The PO will not only be the WUSC program management lead on this initiative, but will also work as a technical resource for integrating gender equality into the project. The PO will develop tools, resources and conduct training and coaching to the project staff, and partners to enable them to contribute to the project’s gender equality and empowerment goals. Below are some of the key responsibilities of the PO:
    Project Management

    Provide support to project teams on the technical direction and implementation of projects including preparation of inception plans and annual workplans;
    Designing and implementing workplans as per set project proposal outcomes and outputs with constant tracking on budgets
    Participate in the effective management of relationship with consortium partners, including MOUs, convening the consortium management committee and day-to-day operations;
    Act as a coordinator with various functional units within WUSC’s team (e.g. communications, IT, human resources, etc.) for the effective implementation of the project;
    In conjunction with the M&E team, provide technical guidance for M&E to the partners and other stakeholders;
    Support the preparation and timely submission of program technical reports, which capture results and lessons learned;
    Contribute to the management of project document library, ensuring that accurate and complete program systems, records and files are maintained;
    Participate in budget control and manage project procurement and expenses in accordance with contractual obligations and in consultation with the Finance Team;
    Work with the WUSC Kenya Financial Team to monitor budgets and provide financial analysis; and
    Participate in resolving any contractual and/or budget issues with the donor, including providing any updates, requests for approval and supporting the documentation of such requirements.

    Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI)

    Provide cross-cutting support to the WUSC Kenya team on GESI issues, including:
    Creating GESI resources and tools that to assist all WUSC Kenya and WIK staff in effectively prioritizing and integrating GESI in their work;
    Providing technical advice to the WUSC Kenya team to ensure effective integration of GESI issues across all projects.
    Ensure WUSC’s Gender Equality, Age, and Diversity Policy is applied and support gender mainstreaming in projects, including development of project-specific gender strategies and providing coaching to staff in gender equality;
    Build knowledge and evidence within the project team on best practices related to educational access for children with disabilities and be an advocate within the project team for meaningful inclusion of girls with disabilities;
    Build partnerships with relevant organizations to support the effective integration of girls with disabilities into the Shule Project;
    Assist project staff and partners in integrating GESI into project planning and management approaches (including results based management tools) and propose strategies to increase project impact on GESI;
    Facilitate the use of GESI data to promote evidence-based learning, reflection and decision making within the project;
    Contribute to the development of the annual work plans and annual reports, and
    Liaise regularly with the Ottawa-based WUSC Gender Equality Advisor to share best practices, tools, and organizational approaches to GE;
    Participate in GE-related working groups and maintain close working relationships with counterparts in other relevant international NGOs.
    Seek opportunities to increase the awareness, commitment and involvement of the Project stakeholders in GESI.
    Supporting the linkage with disability organisations and advocating for girls education

    QUALIFICATIONS:
    Education and Experience:

    Masters Degree or equivalent in gender, social sciences, international development or a related field required; coursework on gender and disabilities themes is an asset;
    A minimum of 5 years of experience in donor-funded project management with a strong gender focus is required.
    Experience with a range of institutional donors such as DFID, U.S. State Department, and USAID is preferred.
    Experience in the education sector, and specifically on girls’ education or refugee education projects, is preferred
    Experience working on or supporting gender equality and empowerment, projects is preferred

    Competencies:

    Knowledge of gender equality, working with children with disabilities, child protection and safeguarding, and best practices in girls’ education projects;
    Strong analytical and research skills;
    Proven ability to work productively with a variety of stakeholders to run participatory processes with an emphasis on producing quality products;
    Effective interpersonal skills, including the ability to build relationships, network, communicate and represent at a senior level are essential;
    Flexibility, with a strong work ethic and an entrepreneurial spirit to accommodate high levels of responsibility and multiple priorities;
    Commitment to capacity building and the ability to engage local stakeholders in policy design and implementation;
    Passion and commitment to gender equality and youth empowerment;
    Complete fluency (oral and written) in English is essential, and Swahili preferred.
    Demonstrated expertise in gender analysis and program design tools

  • Consultant – Market Assessment: Digital Employment Opportunities for Refugees

    Consultant – Market Assessment: Digital Employment Opportunities for Refugees

    WUSC is seeking a consultant to undertake a market assessment of digital employment opportunities which might potentially be available to refugees in Kakuma Refugee Camp in Turkana, Kenya.
    The following should inform the assignment:

    This market assessment must take into considerations the particular life circumstances and regulatory environment faced by refugees;

    The assessment should investigate the viability of commercially sustainable opportunities in digital employment for refugees, including identifying the market actors best positioned to offer these opportunities;

    The assessment should identify similar activities undertaken by private, public or civil society actors and, as possible, provide learnings from these existing activities (i.e. Norwegian Refugee Council).

    General Duties
    The consultant will carry out a market assessment, and produce a report outlining the current state of the market in terms of access to digital employment opportunities for refugees, including recommendations to WUSC on approaches to broaden the opportunity for refugees.
    The report (and presentation) should address the following:

    Review of existing online work initiatives for refugees, in Kenya and globally (primarily literature review, should include some interviews);
    Identification of opportunities and constraints for refugees in Kakuma camp to access digital employment;
    An assessment of the current range of actors who might play a role providing access to online work in Kakuma. This should include, but are not limited to, providers of electricity, internet, computer hardware, digital training, linkages to online employers or work packages, and financial service providers who could facilitate payments by employers to refugees.
    Recommendations for how WUSC might invest to further develop the market for digital work in Kakuma, along with cost analysis of these investments.

    Output
    The consultant will be expected to produce the following:

    A short, detailed report outlining findings and recommendations;
    A slide deck version of the report for presentation and dissemination.