Jobs Kenya

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  • Livelihoods & Program Development Officer Anticipatory Action Specialist Project Manager, Climate Research & Innovation Community-Based Maternal & Neonatal Care Lead People Operations Coordinator Regional Advocacy Coordinator East Africa STA Health -Country Support (Maternity Cover) Awards Management Systems and Processes Trainer

    Livelihoods & Program Development Officer Anticipatory Action Specialist Project Manager, Climate Research & Innovation Community-Based Maternal & Neonatal Care Lead People Operations Coordinator Regional Advocacy Coordinator East Africa STA Health -Country Support (Maternity Cover) Awards Management Systems and Processes Trainer

    Job Overview

    The Livelihoods & Program Development Officer will play a critical role in supporting two functions within the ERD TU: the Livelihoods pillar and the Strategic Initiatives pillar. Working with Deputy Director Strategic Initiatives, the Livelihoods & Program Development Officer plays an instrumental role in supporting the development and roll-out of strategic initiatives, program development, and global tools and resources. The position will also work closely with the Deputy Director Livelihoods to plan, coordinate and implement administration and global resources support for the livelihoods team.

    Responsibilities

    ERD Partnership Approaches, Development & Support (30%):

    Contribute to the development and dissemination of tools and resources for partner research, cultivation, and engagement.
    Support ERD country programs in private sector mapping exercises, including leading desk research, project management, and capacity building of country program staff in engaging private sector stakeholders.
    Add to the development of design concepts and proposals to fund established private sector partnership models promoting livelihoods outcomes.
    Lead efforts to document and share lessons learned across IRC’s network of country programs in private sector engagement work.

    Strategic ERD Business Development Support (30%):

    Provide dedicated support (including project management during capture, pre-design, and design phases, input collation, partner engagement, and drafting) to strategic livelihoods business development opportunities, as coordinated by the Deputy Director, Strategic Initiatives, and Deputy Director, Livelihoods.
    Develop and manage library of concept note templates, program designs, narratives, and stock language to be saved, refined, and used to streamline future business development opportunities.

    Livelihoods Communications and Knowledge Management / Resource Development (30%):

    Support the livelihoods team with capacity statements, technical briefs, presentations, newsletter and external materials, and lead on knowledge management, organization, and dissemination of relevant materials.
    Further the development and dissemination of the ERD Newsletter, a bi-monthly newsletter shared within IRC.
    Support ongoing intra- and inter-departmental projects such as the ERD Community of Practice, a monthly meeting that convenes global IRC ERD colleagues to share findings and implementation experiences, working closely with the ERD Program Assistant and Cash & Markets Assistant.
    Produce resources on the work of the ERD/livelihoods sub-unit, for internal and external dissemination.

    Livelihoods Team Operations (10%):

    Lead scheduling of key livelihoods team meetings and maintain related documents (scheduler, workplan, meeting notes, etc.) as needed.
    When needed, assist the livelihoods team in planning and logistics of workshops, conferences, meetings, team retreats, in collaboration with the ERD Program Assistant.
    Conduct other administrative tasks as needed in support of the smooth operations of the livelihoods team.

    Job Requirements

    Education: 

    Bachelor’s degree in social science, business, nutrition, agriculture, or other relevant field required; Masters level degree or equivalent lived experience encouraged.

    Work Experience: 

    3-5 years of work experience in the humanitarian or development sector with progressive management and decision-making responsibility, preferably with at least 2 years of international experience implementing humanitarian and/or development programs with livelihoods components. Experience working in diverse emergency, recovery, post-conflict or development contexts preferred.

    Demonstrated Skills And Competencies

    Knowledge of livelihoods programs in humanitarian or development contexts, and/or experience working in the private sector highly preferred.
    Outstanding relationship management, writing, and presentation skills.
    Experience leading or supporting proposal development and fundraising a plus.
    Excellent interpersonal skills involving listening to, interacting with, and communicating clearly with people from diverse nationalities and backgrounds with a high degree of professionalism and pro-activity.
    Proficiency with Windows-based software (MS Office, Teams) and cloud-based storage systems such as BOX.
    Excellent Microsoft Teams, Zoom and similar remote work platforms skills.
    Skills for, and interest in, providing creative means of training and developing staff in organizational systems and procedures.
    Demonstrated dedication to an anti-racist and Do No Harm approach, gender equality, diversity and inclusion.
    Capacity to work flexible hours, as appropriate to accommodate for different time zones.
    Proven organizational skills: proficiency in working productively under remote team and management structures across teams.

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  • Senior Technical Advisor, Education in Emergencies

    Senior Technical Advisor, Education in Emergencies

    Job Overview

    The STA for Education in Emergencies will support strategic resource development and thought leadership related to the IRC’s emergency education programming. S/he will lead projects that advance education strategic priorities, including increasing the profile and attention to education in emergencies, and advancing the IRC’s work on education in emergencies. S/he will also be called upon to supervise emergency education experts in large scale acute emergencies to assure the provision of immediate, scaled and quality education programs. This position reports to the IRC’s Senior Director for Quality in Emergencies and works closely with education senior technical advisors and technical advisors, and other IRC sector focal points engaged in emergency response.

    Responsibilities

    Emergency preparedness (20%)

    Support the IRC Emergency and Humanitarian Action Unit to resource and provide capacity strengthening for members of IRC Country Programs/Regional emergency response capacity.
    Provide remote technical support to country programs/regions for preparedness/readiness/contingency planning, and as needed, deploy for strategic support, including on-site mentoring and technical assistance and coordinate with relevant Technical Advisors as appropriate.
    Reinforce program quality through regular, (+/- remote) capacity strengthening and skills-deepening for members of the IRC Emergency Response Team (ERT), External Emergency Roster (EER), as well as Technical Unit Advisers (TAs), ensuring ability to operationalize the IRC’s emergency strategy and response package.
    Ensure that IRC program models and emergency strategies advance organizational commitments to gender equality outcomes.
    Collaborate with the IRC Emergency and Humanitarian Action Unit to maintain deployment capacity, both on the ERT, the EER, and Internal Emergency Roster (IER) and through partnerships with, but not limited to, universities and technical institutions.
    Lead design and development of integrated/joint program models and approaches in emergencies with other relevant STAs for Emergencies within the QiE multi-sector team.
    Manage and maintain current emergency response tools and update according to industry standards and best practices, while also supporting iterative and adaptive learning from ongoing responses.
    Orient all new EER/ERT to education programming in emergencies.

    Emergency response (40%)

    Ensure program quality, accountability and consistency in emergency & outbreak response programming by providing remote technical support for country program led responses and IER/EER/ERT during deployments. For country program led responses, coordinate with existing TAs to ensure consistency, complementarity and continuity.
    Directly supervise ERT/ EER coordinators, providing ongoing mentoring and technical strengthening both during deployments and when not deployed for ERT.
    As required, deploy to lead emergency education programming or outbreak response start-up in complex or large scale emergencies (30% of time and maximum 6 weeks for single deployment). This is inclusive of but not limited to responsibilities such as:
    Rapid needs assessments, evaluation efforts, or other accountability support functions;
    Short-term DDP or emergency leadership roles, including scoping missions;
    Technical coordination and strategic leadership within a complex response;
    Support the transition of technical assistance for new country program start-ups to TU Technical Advisors.
    Liaise closely with other appropriate QiE and Technical Excellence technical advisors, provide support to IRC WatchList countries and countries where the IRC is starting up new emergency response programming.

    Learning, advocacy and strategy (30%)

    Support the development of integrated programming for emergencies and other more innovative programming areas identified by respective technical units and ERT/EER.
    Support the measurement of impact and quality of IRC emergency and outbreak responses.
    Generate research, learning and evidence of operational models and approaches that are effective in acute emergencies within and across specific sectors.
    As needed, represent IRC in technical forums or networks within respective sectors globally.
    Provide response support, technical leadership and strategic direction to education roster members
    Contribute to the annual QiE work plan and project prioritization in collaboration with the MEAL team and EHAU STAs that is driven by the EHAU SAP ambitions and Implementation Plan.
    Participate in the QiE Leadership Team to ensure cohesive decision making and learning
    Lead cross collaboration and coordination between EHAU QiE and the Education Technical Unit

    Resource development and grant management (10%)

    Lead the development, review and submission of strategic proposals and concept notes around IRC’s innovative programming related to education in emergencies and in coordination with the Education Technical Unit as appropriate.
    Provide technical quality assurance for Crisis Response Fund in coordination with relevant TAs and EHAU Sections.
    Provide oversight of joint EHAU/TU-led emergency response and preparedness grants (maximum 1 per year).

    Requirements

    Work Experience: 8-10 years of experience in both education program implementation in low resource settings and at least 5 years in emergency (conflict, disaster/crisis and outbreak) settings. Field experience in education strategy development, program design and implementation, working across sectors or disciplines, and in coordination/team leadership roles. Field experience in leading strategy and implementation for conflict and/or outbreak preparedness & response. Proven skills in development of operational guidelines and tools, delivery of training/on-the-job mentorship, and in program monitoring and evaluation. Proven experience in representation, advocacy, communications, and resource mobilization.

    Demonstrated expertise in humanitarian emergency education in assessment, strategy development, program design, operational planning, proposal development, implementation, and in monitoring.
    Master’s degree, in a related field such as international/humanitarian programming/public health/ social work or equivalent experience preferable. Additional experience may substitute for some education.
    Demonstrated expertise in bridging conceptual frameworks and operational guidance, ability to turn concepts and strategy into measurable action
    Expertise in climate-related anticipatory action and response preferred
    Demonstrated ability to lead and supervise teams
    Ability to provide technical assistance and transfer knowledge and skills, either through formal/informal training, on the job coaching and mentoring, adapting to needs and level
    Extremely organized, with excellent skills in prioritization and multi-tasking. Proven project management experience.
    Outstanding capacity to understand country and emergency contexts
    Demonstrated success in working with donors, partners, and media, at global and field level
    Demonstrated abilities to build consensus among and facilitate decision making across multiple stakeholders.
    Strong interpersonal skills and ability to facilitate effective collaboration, communication and team work
    Ability to work with multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary teams and proven ability to develop positive relationships with global, local and remote team members
    Structured thinking, excellence in oral and written communication
    Proven ability to deliver results under the pressure and tight deadlines

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  • Senior Manager GSC Risk and Compliance

    Senior Manager GSC Risk and Compliance

    Job Overview:

    The Senior Manager, Global Supply Chain Risk and Compliance is a member of the Global Supply Chain team who has the responsibility for ensuring internal controls are followed throughout the supply chain, particularly focused on procurement processes and controls. To achieve this the senior manager has the duty of reviewing supply chain agreements and related documentation to ensure compliance to IRC requirements and to resolve any identified gaps, queries or red flags. In addition, the senior manager conducts data analysis to validate fraud prevention controls are working effectively through post-contract monitoring. The senior manager collaborates internally with procurement category managers, Regional Supply Chain Directors, DDOs, CDs, SCCs, internal auditors and ECU investigators.

    Major Responsibilities

    Responsible for risk-based reviews of all procurement documentation related to supplier agreements prior to finalizing awards to ensure full compliance to internal policies and donor requirements.
    Perform post-contract data analysis to identify procurement red flags or other anomalies.
    Identify and resolve red flags for fraud, collusion and other misconduct.
    Carry out improved due diligence on counterparties to establish their identity, bona-fides, antecedents, reputation and capacity.
    Ensure that contract review findings are documented and communicated to responsible leaders to improve compliance.
    Ensure that tracking tools are maintained through the chain of the contract review, and these are sufficient to act as an audit trail for the purposes of internal, donor and investigations.
    Facilitate legal review of contracts and subsequent sign-off within IRC.
    Carry out analysis of procurement data and prepare reports on findings, trends, patterns and identify any areas of risk.
    Assist in developing detailed reports, tools and processes post-contract procurement monitoring using data analytics and follow up on identified control weaknesses.
    Make recommendations to responsible leaders for actions informed by the results of data analysis.
    Prepare presentations including case studies and exhibits to support regional training initiatives and lead training with groups across IRC.
    Conduct country assessments to identify unique local circumstances that affect supplier due diligence, including resolving acceptable substitutes where certain due diligence references, documentation or information is not available within that location.
    Conduct supply chain risk assessment with the aim of identifying potential areas of compliance vulnerability and risk; develops/implements compliance initiative plans for resolution of problematic issues.
    Review and remain current on all regulatory requirements. Responsible for the development of evaluation and compliance testing procedures and the continuous improvement to ensure regulatory compliance throughout assigned areas of supply chain.
    Participate in the onboarding and immersion training of new supply chain leads in the country programs.

    Job Requirements

    Bachelor’s Degree required;
    Professional certifications in internal audit, fraud examination or supply chain compliance are desired

    Demonstrated Skills And Competencies

    Fluency in English is required, French and or Arabic language skills are desired.
    Ability to identify fraud red flags during procurement process
    Proven ability in applying Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Word as well as experience implementing and using procurement systems
    Strong time management and interpersonal skills!
    Strong data management and analytical skills

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  • Pharmaceutical Technician Cash & Markets Assistant

    Pharmaceutical Technician Cash & Markets Assistant

    Job Description
    The IRC Kenya Country Program is currently implementing the first phase (years 2022-2024) of its ten-year Strategic Action Plan 100 (SAP 100) focusing on five outcome areas which include ensuring safety from harm, improving health, growing access to education, improving economic well-being, and ensuring people have the power to influence decisions that affect their lives.
    Under the mentorship and supervision of the Pharmacist or designate, the Pharmaceutical technologist- will be involved in management of the pharmacy and drug management systems.
    Key Responsibilities

    Receive, verify and record all incoming items in the Hospital drug store.
    Issue and write down all items duly requested by the consumption units in the prescribed format.
    Ensure accurate filling and storage of all the documents in the health centre drug store.
    Supervise consumptions of items in the consumptions units.
    Ensure proper storage of all supplies in the Hospital drug store.
    Regularly monitor expiry dates of all items.
    Supervise on poorly used and slow moving medical supplies and together with the manager advice the prescribers/users accordingly.
    Supervise the stock levels and in consultation with the supervisor to avoid unnecessary stock outs.
    Record twice daily the temperatures in the cold room and the fridge.
    Ensure proper maintenance of cold chain in the drug store.
    Offer pharmaceutical advice when required.
    With the manager, assist in preparation of consumption reports.
    Conduct regular physical inventory to ensure compliance of records.
    Do any other duty as assigned to you by your supervisor.

    Key Result Areas

    Accurate and timely documentation of all issues and received drugs and medical items.
    Daily recording and tracking of temperatures in the cold room and the fridge.
    Timely issue orders to the various units in the prescribed forms on their ordering days.
    Proper storage of drugs and medical items.
    Tracking of expired and slow moving items.

    Qualifications

    A Diploma in pharmacy from a recognized institution.
    They must be enrolled by the Pharmacy and Poisons board.
    At least three years hospital pharmacy experience.
    Good communication and writing skills.
    Computer literate.

    Required Experience & Competencies:

    A standout colleague.
    Proficiency in written and spoken English and in the Somali language is an advantage.
    Ability to work ethically in demanding environment.
    Good customer care skills

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  • Researcher, Education Gender Equality Diversity and Inclusion Senior Advisor

    Researcher, Education Gender Equality Diversity and Inclusion Senior Advisor

    Major Responsibilities:

    Lead the design, analysis and reporting of quantitative/qualitative research, including:

    Needs assessments, learning assessments, and formative research studies to identify problems and existing practices.
    Implementation research to identify quality and fidelity of implementation and the degree to which they moderate education outcomes.
    Impact evaluations to explore the effects of education interventions on the literacy, numeracy, socio-emotional skills, transition outcomes of children in conflict and crsisi affected settings.
    Measurement research to assess the reliability and validity of outcome and quality of implementation tools and establish protocols for improvement.
    Research on how to improve coherence for access, quality and continuity in systems of education.

    Work with an internal team focused on education research moving our education research priorities forward.
    Contribute to dissemination of research findings by writing blogs, briefs, and publications in academic journals and practitioner-focused outlets.
    Support in business development processes for research, including gathering information ahead of proposals.

    Job Requirements:

    MA or PhD in education, economics or related field.
    High level of experience and knowledge of statistical skills, and ability to accurately interpret research findings from studies using causal inference research and multi-level modeling, using software such as Stata or MPlus.
    Experience with qualitative research, using software like NVivo, AtlasTi or Dedoose.
    Minimum five years of progressive experience in education research and/or relevant practice.
    Experience in systems-level research and/or political economy analysis highly desirable.
    Excellent communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively in a multi-cultural environment.
    Solid organizational skills: ability to be flexible and work well under pressure, dealing with competing priorities, in a fast-paced team environment.
    Interest in and ability to think and plan at the ‘big picture’ level.
    Fluency in English a must; additional fluency in French, Arabic, Spanish, or Swahili preferred

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  • Salesforce Developer & Administrator

    Salesforce Developer & Administrator

    Job Overview/Summary:
    As a Salesforce Developer and Administrator, you will be responsible for developing and providing support to users. You will be dealing with cases and together you will be building scalable and robust solutions. You will be using Agile development methodologies with a focus on high availability to end users and relevant partners. You will be expected to have a strong understating of the Salesforce Platform architecture and development techniques.
    This position can be fully remote in the UK, Kenya, or Pakistan but will be required to match the GMT/BST workday. At times the role will work a flexible schedule related to maintenance or critical business needs outside of normal business hours. 
    Major Responsibilities

    Support Salesforce users and community users by responding to, resolving and documenting resolutions of Salesforce cases.
    Design and develop new business solutions leveraging Apex, Trigger and Flows to a high standard but within the platform’s governance framework. 
    Integrate Salesforce with a third-party systems. Define integrations with Marketing Technology’s integrations and automations team.
    Regular use of design patterns and programming techniques to make code modular and reusable. 
    Troubleshoot and fixbugs
    Create and enhance functionality with Lightning Web Component
    Maintain and continue to optimize system security 
    Code validation
    Execute project deliverables within an agile scrum environment. 
    Design and recommend development and configuration strategies with minimal guidance
    Advise key stakeholders on technical solutions using knowledge of Salesforce’s overall capabilities.
    Develop intuitive user interfaces using JavaScript, jQuery and VF technologies.
    Liaise with internal users and external vendors to resolve technical issues. 
    Admin Support, user management and system configuration.
    Development of reports and dashboards
    Documentation new processes and components

    Experience:
    Minimum Requirements

    5-7 years demonstratable professional work experience in Salesforce development. 
    3-5 years of demonstrable Salesforce development experience in Apex, Triggers, Flows and LWC automation.
    Excellent understanding of Salesforce Platform Architecture including development tools and techniques. 
    Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
    Knowledge of Agile framework and practices.
    Excellent time management.
    Experience in working with Excel for data manipulation. 
    Strong customer service orientation.
    Familiarity with Microsoft Teams, Outlook and Agile Framework

    Preferred Additional Qualifications:

    NPSP Salesforce Certification and Sales Cloud certification.
    Using SQL/SOQL skills to work with large datasets
    Working with volunteers and non-profit organizations. 
    Platform Development 1 Certification.
    Admin Certification and Platform App Builder
    Experience in working with Pardot, Blackthorn and APSONA. 
    Experience in implementing fundraising applications for non-profit organizations;
    Experience in working effectively with an Agile delivery model;
    Experience with web services or application programming interfaces is a great plus;
    Willingness to further enhance knowledge by taking Salesforce certification exams

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  • Nutrition and Health Manager, Hagadera

    Nutrition and Health Manager, Hagadera

    Key Responsibilities
    Programming

     Supervise and coordinate the implementation and monitoring of nutrition and health program activities in line with proposal targets and work plan timelines
     Provide technical assistance, supervision, and coaching to MOH and partner staff in screening, outreach.
     Participate in inter-agency coordination at field level and represent IRC with local authorities when required.
     Provide periodic reports as needed.
     Participate in assessments when necessary.
     Provide remote support to outreach teams through processing of nutrition and health supplies requests and liaising with MOH, WFP and UNICEF.
     Participating in Nutrition and health Cluster meetings at field level Conduct health and nutrition surveillance based on agreed methodologies including surveys, process monitoring, SMART, LQAS, SQUEAC and other rapid methods.
     Oversee implementation and integration of comprehensive growth monitoring program In the outreach sites and IRC MOH supported facilities
     Plan and actively involve the community in marking recognized health and nutrition related days

    Human Resource

     Monitoring and supervising emergency nutrition and health staff to ensure program implemented is of good quality and acceptable standard
     Routinely monitor staff performance according to their job description and provide written feedback in a timely manner
     Review personnel issues and concerns of nutrition officers, nutritionist and nurses and assist with determining and implementing solutions
     Participate in recruitment of the program staff as appropriate
     Foster integration of the nutrition and health program with programs
     Directly supervise the nutrition and team including and not limited to leave management to ensure effective program coverage, staff appraisal and mentorship, capacity mapping and capacity development.

    Supply Chain

     Work with the supply chain team to develop accurate and timely weekly, monthly, quarterly program supply ordering using the integra system
     Monitor utilization of nutrition and health program supplies; monitor and track program assets
     Ensure timey requisition of health and nutrition supplies from MOH, UNICEF WFP for the outreaches and ensure quality supplies report are sent out
     Review and manage all nutrition and health program purchase requisitions, follow up with supply chain

    Monitoring and Reporting

     Closely monitor and make sure nutrition performance indicators are within the recommended standards including
     Conduct and coordinate periodic program reports on the project
     Work with MOH and county Data department to support the county health information systems and ensure IRC work is included and mirror the MOH reports
     Attend all health and nutrition and health coordination meetings and management meetings in the field and at county level
     Compile weekly, monthly reports and donor reports.

    Finance and Grant Management

     Prepare and track the project spending plans for the program based on the available budget
     Attend and participate in monthly budget review meetings, with records of updated expenditure records and spending plans
     Ensure adherence to the nutrition program budget by reviewing expenditure
     Provide recommendations and interventions to correct any identified deviations that impact on budget adherence

    Other

     Perform any other duty as directed by the supervisor

    Key Result Areas

     Successful implementation of the nutrition and health emergency response program
     Monitor and ensure improvement and maintenance of public health nutrition performance indicators as per SPHERE/UNHCR/WHO standards
     Monitor all nutrition and health program expenditure against budgets and ensure an appropriate burn rate.
     Ensure steady supply of all the nutrition program supplies.
     Ensure nutrition and health surveillance and assessments are continuously conducted
     Timely submission of monthly and donor reports.
     Capacity building of nutrition and health staff
     Maintain nutrition team as per the budget specifications
     Represent IRC in nutrition and health meetings

    Minimum Qualifications

    Bachelor’s degree in nutrition with a health implementation or bachelor’s in public health with a strong nutrition Program implementation experience
    Master’s in public health or nutrition preferred
    KNDI and other relevant certification bodies is and added advantage

    Required Experience & Competencies:

    A minimum of 4 years of professional experience in nutrition, public health, disease surveillance nutrition planning and management and/or in relevant areas of maternal, infant and child health/nutrition care at program management level is required
    Experience in emergency response is added advantage
    Experience in designing and implementing nutrition surveys and other methodologies
    Data and research solid background
    Good experience working with the MOH and nutrition and health coordination structures
    Experience in managing a nutrition program in emergencies
    Good and solid talent and people management skills
    Working in resource poor environment and complex emergencies
    Strong analytical skills, sound judgment and the capacity to think and plan strategically, including the ability to produce high quality programs through development implementation.
    Experience of supervising culturally diverse staff with varying in abilities, capacity, and experience
    Flexible and positive personality
    Strong planning and implementation capacity
    Confident and capable negotiator, communicator, and networker

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  • Senior Director CRRD People & Culture

    Senior Director CRRD People & Culture

    Major Responsibilities

    Lead People & Culture for CRRD, including the collaborative development of strategic plans in the areas of succession and workforce planning, talent acquisition, talent management, employee relations, compensation & benefits, employee engagement, and people analytics, all fully infused with a deep commitment to employee well-being, safeguarding, and equitable and inclusive practices.
    Serve as CRRD senior leadership’s focal point for the department’s People & Culture annual strategic goals.
    Lead the development of a comprehensive approach to ensure CRRD staff experience IRC’s full suite of Staff Care and Safeguarding; Learning and Development; and Gender, Equality, Diversity & Inclusion commitments.
    Evaluate, build and facilitate People & Culture functional capacity and service delivery for CRRD in collaboration with the CRRD P&C Leadership Team.
    Promote the IRC Way, the values that are critical for a safe and inclusive work environment and reinforce our commitment to the well-being and duty of care of all colleagues
    Lead, empower and mentor direct reports, including communicating clear expectations, co-creating performance objectives, providing regular and timely constructive performance feedback, and supporting their overall well-being and professional aspirations.
    Advise, counsel and/or lead, where appropriate, large or complex Employee Relations matters in partnership with IRC’s Employee Relations and Ethics & Compliance Unit
    Travel to all regions as and when needed to provide in-person leadership, support, technical trainings and/or management of special projects
    We are an organization that is continually growing and changing, and the responsibilities of this role will reflect these shifts over time.

    Job Requirements

    Fifteen+ years of progressive professional P&C-related experience with a minimum of 5 years at a regional level
    Genuine commitment to fostering equity, inclusion and belonging in the workplace, with experience in establishing a supportive workplace for under-represented groups and accelerating their professional development
    Experience supporting groups of 1,000+ employees at multiple organizational levels, cultures and locations within a regional or global environment required
    Experience in emergency response, conflict zones and/or humanitarian aid sector preferred
    Demonstrated success in supporting key senior management and building strong, trusted relationships
    Excellent management and leadership skills including coaching, mentoring, and performance management
    High degree of comfort and successful track record supervising in matrixed environments
    Skilled in collaborating with operational and technical focal points to ensure organizational best practices are represented in work
    Broad knowledge and experience across the spectrum of People & Culture competencies
    Ability to work, manage, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment; exceptional problem solving and decision-making skills needed
    Superb inter-personal, written and verbal communication skills with ability to collaborate across countries, cultures, and departments required
    Must possess a highly collaborative, inclusive, consultative, and resourceful workstyle that balances required compliance/policy enforcement with a steadfast commitment to client service and support
    Excellent analytical, project management and organizational skills including detailed work planning and superior time management skills
    Fluency in Arabic, French and/or Spanish is advantageous
    Ability to travel globally up to 25% of the time, occasionally on short notice

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  • GBV Case Worker-Psychosocial

    GBV Case Worker-Psychosocial

    Job Description
    The GBV Case Worker – Psychosocial will support the successful implementation of all psychosocial activities and provision of quality individual case management including direct counseling to GBV survivors. Together with the Snr. WPE Officer and other WPE/GBV workers they will support in the provision of training and supervising GBV Community Workers to respond to cases of GBV in the camp and enhance effective integrated case management. This includes providing on-job training and mentorship for community workers and applying community monitoring and feedback systems to strengthen the case management service delivery.
    Key Responsibilities
    Case Management

    Provide professional and confidential services to survivors of GBV, grounded in the IRC’s multidisciplinary, survivor-centered case management approach.
    Support and build capacity of systems in individual case management for survivors and persons at-risk of GBV.
    Strengthening GBV case management oversight as well as safe and ethical data collection, analysis of GBV trends and ensure quality prevention and risk mitigation interventions.
    Ensure the GBVIMS is accurately updated on a regular basis.
    Identify gaps that exist in programming areas that require targeted interventions and campaigns based on case trend analysis.
    Assessing the effectiveness and relevance of the case management structure and providing revisions, recommendations, and evaluations.
    Ensuring that all scheduled activity reports -such as progress and monthly reports -are delivered on time and that they are of good quality, according to IRC and UNFPA´s standards. Analyze the received information and compile the necessary report.

    Training, Mentorship, and Coaching

    Supervise and provide training, mentorship, and other technical support to community workers directly involved with the psychosocial component of the International Rescue Committee’s GBV programme.
    Provide oversight and guidance regarding implementation of psychosocial activities to all community workers to ensure all programme activities meet the safest practice standards.
    Monitor and supervise case management to ensure that the survivors receive timely and quality services, including capacity building through training and on-job training of community workers.
    Support the capacity development of staff, partners and other team members, to address GBV and to promote gender equality and the empowerment of displaced women and girls.

    Coordination and Networking

    Foster effective teamwork, and coordination among crossing cutting sectors (protection, health, legal, and psychosocial sectors) to enhance timely identification and mitigation of GBV risks prevention and response.
    Supporting in developing and maintaining effective working relationships with all collaborators including community leaders, NGOs, government ministries/authorities, UN agencies, social institutions, donors, among others
    Work in partnership with Snr GBV/WPE Officer to ensure ongoing needs of women and girls are being prioritised and met through prevention-related activities.
    Monitor monthly community outreach plan with community workers, based on emerging case trends and ongoing needs of women and girls.

    Partnership Development

    Participate in review meetings and psychosocial capacity assessment of the collaborative partners and community-based structures.
    In collaboration with other GBV actors, redefine and develop a GBV service inventory and referral pathway which are responsive to the needs of the survivors.
    Assist the Snr WPE Officer in planning and organizing review workshops with partners on maintaining partnership, IRC partnership approach and principles.
    Build and maintain effective works with communities of concern, local authorities and protection and assistance partners.

    Others

    Fulfill any other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
    Respect the code of conduct and policies of the IRC and the standards of the GBV team.
    Adhere and uphold the IRC Way (integrity, service, accountability and equality) at the respective areas of work!

    Key Result Areas
    The GBV/ WPE Kenya programme goal is to enhance survivor’s utilization of quality services responsive to their needs and strengthen community-based structures and solutions to better protect women and girls, promote their empowerment to access opportunities, services, and support. The GBV case worker will be responsible for psychosocial activities towards achieving the following program objectives.

    To improve survivors’ access to timely, well-rounded, and quality case management!
    Strengthened engagement with communities to act in the best interests of women and girls.
    Invest in social and economic opportunities for women and girls to promote their wellbeing.
    Leverage partnerships and experience to advocate for priorities of women and girls

    Qualifications

    Diploma in Social Work, Community Development counseling and/or psychology. A Social Science or related degree is preferred.
    Minimum 2 years of case management and direct psychosocial/counseling experience with a reputable agency; experience working with survivors of violence preferred.
    Experience working in a hardship zone /environment is an added advantage.

    Required Qualification & Competencies

    Clear understanding of gender, abuse of power, and issues surrounding violence against women
    Able to maintain confidentiality, medical ethics and respect for clients at all times.
    Experience in participatory techniques and community mobilization.
    Able to lead, train, supervise, facilitate and empower GBV Community Workers in their respective tasks in a professional, respectful and supportive manner.
    Positive, highly motivated, innovative, with strong organizational and inter-personal skills.
    Able to coordinate multiple tasks while maintaining attention to quality and detail.
    Able to work as part of a team.
    Solid understanding of computer applications, including MS Word and Excel.
    Willing to work in a hardship area.
    Fluency in English, including writing clear and concise reports.

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  • Education Facility Advisor Director, Regional Team

    Education Facility Advisor Director, Regional Team

    Job Overview: 
    The Education Facility Advisor will be responsible for the design and successful operation of the demand-driven call down mechanism and expert technical advice rosters under component 2, working closely with our Regional Research Directors as well as FCDO country offices and partners. 
    Major Responsibilities
    The Senior Education Facility Advisor will manage the complete call-down mechanism lifecycle, including: 

    Define the menu of types of support that the programme will offer and their prioritization criteria based on FCDO priorities; 
    Develop clear pathways for identifying support opportunities, receiving requests and responding to technical support requests from FCDO 
    Identify risks and appropriate actions to manage conflicts of interest; 
    Manage relationships with global and local ERICC partners to maintain a roster of experts;
    Communicate about the services that the call-down mechanism can offer, and manage the implementation of support requests. 
    The Education Facility Advisor will also ensure high quality responses and identify synergies with the research being developed under component 1 and will identify capacity building themes and topics to be addressed by thematic leads and the Research Directorate.

    Key Working Relationships: 

    Position reports to:  ERICC Programme Director
    Position directly supervises:  N/A
    Internal contacts:  Regular contact with the Research Director, Senior Technical Director for Education, the Regional Research Directors, Education Technical Unit teams, and country program staff. 
    External contacts: FCDO country offices and partners.

    Job Requirements:
    Minimum Requirements  

    Education: Master’s/post-graduate degree in education, education psychology, social work, human development or relevant field or equivalent combination of education and experience
    Work Experience: A minimum of 6-8 years of implementing and/or managing large Education programs and teams is required, within a humanitarian or international development setting, as are at least 1—2 years acting in an advisory capacity on education programming. 
    Experience in technical tools development, monitoring and evaluation, and research in relation to education is highly desired.  
    Demonstrated expertise in education program design, monitoring and evaluation, with the ability to turn concepts and strategy into measurable action.  
    Strong verbal and written communication skills.  
    Preferred Requirements
    Experience with donor-funded contracts 
    Experience working on FCDO commercial contracts
    Prior experience working in countries where IRC operates

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