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  • Researcher, Maternal and Neonatal Health Locum Clinical Officer

    Researcher, Maternal and Neonatal Health Locum Clinical Officer

    Job Description
    This position is open to Washington DC (preferred) / New York / Nairobi.
    The IRC’s vision is to lead the humanitarian field by implementing high-impact, cost-effective programs for people affected by crisis and by using our learning and experience to shape policy and practice. To achieve that vision, the IRC’s technical units provides technical assistance to IRC’s country program staff and shares what we learn to influence policy and practice.
     
    The technical units have three central objectives that we work towards:
    1) Guide program design to achieve outcomes by incorporating the best available evidence
    2) Build technical capacity of country program staff to implement, measure and continuously improve programs
    3) Influence the IRC, peer agencies and donors to use proven interventions and generate new evidence to achieve change in peoples’ lives
    The Research and Innovation Department (Airbel Impact Lab) supports the various technical units across the IRC to conduct or backstop research studies and innovation projects, and also leads initiatives that provide resources for country programs to design and implement programs based on existing evidence. 
    Health Technical Unit
    The Health Technical Unit is organized in four sectors; primary health, reproductive health, environmental health, and nutrition. The structure emphasizes a clear division of roles between staff focusing on comprehensive technical assistance to countries and staff providing specialized support and thought leadership. In 2017, the Health Technical Unit supported programming in 6 regions and 27 countries.
    Major Responsibilities
    The MNH researcher will run and backstop field-based health implementation / operational research studies focused on MNH in low-income, conflict-affected contexts.  It is expected that the researcher has the capacity to independently lead research projects (equivalent of assistant professorship or above).  Their responsibilities will mainly be split across two major projects.
    45%: Health Systems Research Programme Consortia (RPC)
    The IRC is expected to receive funding to lead Ensuring Quality Access and Learning (EQUAL) for Mothers and Newborns in Conflict-Affected Contexts Consortium, a research consortium funded through DFID’s ‘Filling the Gaps in Evidence: Building Stronger And More Resilient Health Systems Research Programme Consortia (RPC)’ mechanism.  The IRC-led RPC aims to produce high quality evidence that improves the health of the poorest and most vulnerable people in developing countries. The IRC is partnering with Institute of Human Virology Nigeria, Johns Hopkins Center for Humanitarian Health, Somalia Disaster Resilience Institute, Sudd Institute (South Sudan), and Université Catholique de Bukavu (DRC).  The objective of this project is to produce rigorous, operationally relevant research and evidence to improve maternal and neonatal health in low-income, conflict-affected contexts.  This project will produce evidence that is accessible to decision-makers influencing strategic investment, policy and programming to improve MNH, at the national and global level.  The research under this opportunity includes topic areas such as operational research on community-based MNH service delivery, national health policy analysis around MNH, and MNH quality of care assessments in primary health facilities, and the MNH Researcher will be expected to lead or backstop several research workstreams under this consortium.
    30%: Health systems strengthening research around MNH
    The IRC’s Health and Governance Units have been exploring participatory mechanisms to improve accountability and strengthen systems in health facilities in fragile and conflict-affected contexts.  The health researcher will be expected to lead a research study examining such mechanisms, and manage relationships with an academic partner and IRC’s relevant country program. 
    15%: Business development
    The MNH Researcher will be expected to develop and submit proposals around IRC’s priority research questions in MNH, as well as in sexual and reproductive health. 
    10%: Other research backstopping
    The MNH Researcher may be asked to backstop IRC’s health research projects outside of the MNH content area. 
    Qualifications
    Minimum requirements

    Education: PhD in public health or equivalent
    Work Experience: At least 5 years’ experience in public health, and at least two years in developing countries and relevant research
    Field Experience: At least one year field research experience in humanitarian or low-resource setting, with demonstrated experience in leading their own research
    Technical Expertise: Demonstrated technical expertise in conducting research including both qualitative and quantitative research methods with experience in more than one of the following areas: maternal and neonatal health, reproductive health, health systems strengthening. Experience training and supervising field teams, project management, and history of publication of results.
    Team work: Able to work with remote, multi-cultural, and multi-disciplinary teams
    Communication Skills: Excellence in writing and presentation
    Training Skills: Able to transfer technical knowledge and skills
    Willingness to travel to fragile / conflict-affected contexts. 
    Language Skills: English required, and French proficiency strongly preferred

    Work Environment: Expected Travel 30% of the time.

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  • Business Analyst – ServiceNow

    Business Analyst – ServiceNow

    Requisition ID: req8827

    Employment Category: Regular

    Open to Expatriates: No

    Location: Nairobi, IHUB, Kenya

    Job Description

    Job Overview/Summary:

    The Business Analyst – ServiceNow at the IRC will provide support for operations and projects related to ServiceNow development. The candidate must possess excellent interpersonal skills, and the ability to work well in a diverse, multicultural environment.

    The position will focus on operational support for Tier 1 tickets related to the system, system documentation, and requirements gathering.

    Major Responsibilities

    Primary responsibilities include but are not limited to:

    Provide L1 end-user support for ServiceNow related issues, escalating to the Business System Manager as needed
    Produce documentation necessary to facilitate usage of application; including user and admin guides
    Help develop and produce actionable reports to be used for trend and performance analysis
    Collaborate with stakeholders to gather and document solution requirements
    Implement minor system configuration changes

    Key Working Relationships

    Position Reports to: Business System Manager

    Position directly supervises: Non-managerial position

    Other Internal And/or External Contacts

    Internal: Application users and system stakeholders

    External: Software and system vendors

    Qualifications

    Experience Requirements

    Minimum of 2 years of IT and business/industry work
    Direct experience using ServiceNow or comparable system

    Knowledge And Skill Requirements

    Strong written and oral communication and interpersonal skills
    Strong sense of customer service
    Knowledge of ServiceNow including Knowledge, Reporting, Incident/Problem/Change
    Works well with others in an integrated team environment
    Fast and independent learner
    Intercultural competence
    Self-motivated and a problem solver
    Strong computer literacy, including proficiency in Microsoft Office 2013 and Office 365
    Knowledge of Service Delivery and ITIL best practices

    Preferred Additional Qualifications

    Associate’s degree in computer science, information systems, business administration, or related field; or equivalent work experience
    Knowledge of Agile development methodology a plus
    ITIL Foundations certification a plus
    Experience with JavaScript a plus

    Working Environment

    The position will work in the Nairobi, Kenya iHUB location and is expected to be on-site
    Standard office work environment

    The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in IRC Way – Standards for Professional Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti Workplace Harassment, Fiscal Integrity, and Anti-Retaliation.

    IRC et les employés de IRC doivent adhérer aux valeurs et principes contenus dans le IRC WAY (normes de conduite professionnelle). Ce sont l’Intégrité, le Service, et la Responsabilité. En conformité avec ces valeurs, IRC opère et fait respecter les politiques sur la protection des bénéficiaires contre l’exploitation et les abus, la protection de l’enfant, le harcèlement sur les lieux de travail, l’intégrité financière, et les représailles.

  • Senior Director GSC Operations – Global Opportunity

    Senior Director GSC Operations – Global Opportunity

    Job Description

    This position can be posted in any IRC location across the world.

    Strong Supply Chain support is a key to the success and delivery of quality programs. IRC defines Supply Chain as those systems and support functions necessary to implement programs effectively, inclusive of planning, procurement, logistics, inventory management, asset management and fleet management. The Senior Director, GSC Operations, in close collaboration with global and regional leadership, program teams, CRRD and RAI supply chain operations and Global Supply Chain based in NY, will focus on developing and supporting a high standard of Supply Chain excellence for program delivery.

    Major Responsibilities

    Responsible for successful completion of projects (grants, contracts) with annual value of $800mm and growing, approximately half of which is supply chain spend. Responsibilities include instituting organization wide practices that ensure required planning, information sharing, management and staff support to execute projects successfully
    Develop global processes with the grants unit for projects at the proposal stage to influence proposal development to include accurate budget, staffing and other supply chain requirements
    Develop a data and metric focused operations culture that leverages standardized reporting to gauge operational health and project delivery success for decision making among project stakeholders
    Lead innovation with Business Development efforts globally to address infrastructure and other operational funding gaps
    Collaborate with senior CRRD, RAI and HQ leadership to agree on operational priorities
    Lead the implementation of Integra across 22 RAI and 200+ CRRD offices
    Develop and restructure as appropriate to achieve the optimal global support structure to meet RAI and CRRD support needs accounting for growing CRRD and RAI operations with limited to no growth in GSC staffing
    Ensure GSC operations are managed with proper fraud controls and that staff globally are trained in required competencies. Develop a metric and data focused fraud controls plan with ECU.
    Lead changes and other improvements to supply chain controls required for donor compliance, fraud prevention and to ensure IRC receives value for money in procurement activities
    Develop effective partnerships with global, regional and country stakeholders to plan for future requirements and develop proactive supply chain strategies that meet evolving donor and geopolitical realities
    Plan and execute team capacity building opportunities tailored to individual’s development plans including professional development, women’s professional development and building a gender equitable unit
    Lead the prioritization, thorough design and implementation including robust change management for all global initiatives
    Lead improvement of supply planning as a functional discipline and that it accounts for speed, cost and reliability and take advantage of favorable customs schemes
    Support regional management teams in developing mitigation plans to address procurement controls weaknesses
    Lead the unique requirement of the pharmaceutical supply chain and lead the cross-functional team of multi-discipline supply chain and health staff that meets GDP and WHO standards for quality, assured supply including temperature controlled and cold chain goods
    Responsible for ensuring the emergency responses are supported with proper staffing and effective collaboration to develop supply requirements and rapid response

    Qualifications

    Minimum 15 years of experience with demonstrated success as a Supply Chain leader across all disciplines within supply chain including planning, procurement and logistics
    Expertise in managing a pharmaceutical (including cold-chain) supply chain network from supplier to dispensary
    Knowledge and experience in delivering Cash programming
    Experience managing teams remotely
    Effectively manages ambiguity
    Must have proven project management skills and experience, excellent communication skills, the ability to analyze and resolve complex issues, and team building experience
    Requires a demonstrated record of initiative, problem solving, and change management
    C-Level presentation skills, negotiation and relationship skills
    Strong collaborator and influencer with effective interpersonal and analytical skills who is able to work seamlessly across countries, cultures, and organizational units
    Able to work effectively in a highly matrixed structure
    Excellent training, leadership development and coaching ability
    Ability to travel as needed
    English and French language skills
     

    Working Environment

    Standard office work environment. Travel approximately 25%

  • Grants Intern Regional Measurement of Actions Coordinator

    Grants Intern Regional Measurement of Actions Coordinator

    Job Summary
    As part of the IRC Kenya Grants Unit, the Nairobi-based Grants Intern is responsible for assisting in both grants management and maintaining institutional memory for the country program. The Grants Unit acts as both an external liaison to donors and an internal liaison between field, country, and HQ-level staff, as well as between various departments (Programs, Logistics, Finance, HR). Furthermore, the Grants Intern is asked to assist other program staff as needed in a variety of tasks, from monitoring tool development to attending coordination meetings. This is an excellent opportunity for persons interested in learning about humanitarian assistance provision in a refugee setting. The Grants Intern reports to the Grants Manager, based in Nairobi.
    Responsibilities
    Grants Management

    Assist Grants Manager in ensuring compliance with donor regulations
    Maintain accurate records of grants files in both hard and soft copy.
    Maintain grants management tools.

    Donor Report Review

    Build and circulate monthly reporting schedules.
    Send timely reminders to field teams to ensure adherence to reporting schedules.
    Compile edit and review reports as requested.

    Grants Monitoring

    Support the Grants Manager in coordinating grant opening meetings, budget vs. actual meetings, and grant ending meetings.
    Take minutes and follow-up on action points for aforementioned meetings.

    Filing

    As requested, assist the Grants Manager in mainlining current online and offline filing system.
    Assist in any other tasks requested by Programs staff or the Grants Manager.

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  • Deputy Director of Grants & Accoutability – Data Analyst_WISH2ACTION

    Deputy Director of Grants & Accoutability – Data Analyst_WISH2ACTION

    Job Description
    Background
     
    Across two refugee camps, Dadaab and Kakuma, and three counties (Garissa, Turkana and Nairobi), the IRC implements programs in the sectors of health, governance & rights, and women’s protection & empowerment, as well as providing emergency response through a network of four field offices and a range of institutional and community-based partnerships.
     
    Scope
    Across the organization, the IRC Kenya has a diverse donor portfolio comprising of European, US donors and private foundations. The Deputy Director for Grants and Accountability is a central figure within the IRC program management and support infrastructure and a member of the country senior management team. Under the supervision of the Country Director (CD), the DDGA focuses on effective grants management and accountability, including oversight of monitoring and evaluation and supporting the inclusion of client voice in program design and review.
    The DDGA will be responsible for significant elements of IRC strategy implementation and management of key humanitarian donor relationships together with the CD.
     
    Responsibilities

    Business development

    Work closely with the CD, Deputy Director for Programs (DDP), technical coordinators and field coordinators to develop business development plans to achieve the strategic aims laid out in the country Strategic Action Plan (SAP)
    Ensure proposal development systems are in place for management, programs, finance and operations departments to produce timely and quality submissions
    Work with the CD, Deputy Director for Programs (DDP), technical coordinators, and grants team to lead proposal development, writing, editing and coordinating and consolidating technical input
    Lead liaison with headquarters-based focal points during the proposal development phase
    With the mentorship of the Country Director, represent the IRC Kenya with humanitarian donors

    Grants management

    Work with grants, finance, supply chain and program colleagues to ensure uptake of and adherence to the IRC strategy Budget vs. Actuals initiative, improving the ability of management staff to track project implementation
    Provide training, technical mentorship and oversight for Grants Managers, technical coordinators and field coordinators to fulfill their responsibilities with regard to report and proposal review and submission, as well as donor compliance.
    Lead effective channels of internal and external communications relating to the effective management of grants
    Ensure communication with IRC Kenya and HQ colleagues is constructive, clear, and organized
    Support the grants team and field coordinators to ensure proper post-award management of grants based on both donor and IRC policies.
    Develop a deep understanding of donor policies, regulations and procedures and train other country team members in these areas
    Review grant agreements and contracts to identify compliance issues and contribute to the implementation of appropriate solutions as necessary
    Ensure an information management and filing system exists and is maintained by Grants Managers; this ensures all donor contractual documents, reports, key correspondence etc. are appropriately filed in up-to-date soft and hard libraries available as meaningful in IRC Kenya offices
    Ensure donor reporting requirements, financial & management tracking, and reporting tools exist and are updated regularly
    Development, review and submission of all donor reports by Grants Managers is monitored and supported to ensure high quality, accuracy and timeliness

     Accountability, monitoring and evaluation

    Lead the M&E team and work with them to revise the way IRC Kenya measures quality programming and responds to stakeholders. This will be facilitated by ensuring:
    In coordination with the Measurement Action Coordinator, lead effective roll-out and implementation of the Measurement Initiative, a key element of the IRC strategy. The two elements of this initiative are:
    Monitoring for Action (MfA), which ensures 9 key M&E standards are met throughout the planning, implementation and close-out parts of the program cycle
    COMET, a new data platform that tracks progress on all internal and external indicators
    Close coordination with the DDP on the Client Responsiveness objective, ensuring feedback from clients is responded to with positive program change.
    Summarize outputs of our accountability, monitoring and evaluation work to ensure they are easy to communicate to all stakeholders including senior managers, clients, government and donors

    Qualifications

    Fluency in English in addition to superior writing/editing and budget skills
    Master’s degree or equivalent experience in international development or related subject
    At least 5 years of experience working in grants management and business development, ideally in a humanitarian and development context
    At least 3 years of experience leading M&E functions within a humanitarian organization
    Sound knowledge of donor regulations both humanitarian and development donors (in particular ECHO, OFDA, BPRM, UN agencies, DFID, EU, USAID, World Bank)
    Good communicator with strong organizational, time management and analytical skills
    Excellent inter-personal, cultural and diplomatic skills
    Working in a Non-governmental organization will be an added advantage.

    The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in IRC Way – Standards for Professional Conduct.  These are Integrity, Service, and Accountability.  In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti Workplace Harassment, Fiscal Integrity, and Anti-Retaliation.
     
    IRC is an equal opportunity employer. IRC considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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  • Business Training and Apprenticeship Officer

    Business Training and Apprenticeship Officer

    Requisition ID: req8522

    Sector: Economic Recovery & Livelihood

    Employment Category: Fixed Term

    Open to Expatriates: No

    Job Description

    Background

    The International Rescue Committee (IRC), one of the world’s largest humanitarian agencies, provides relief, rehabilitation and post-conflict reconstruction support to victims of natural disaster, oppression and violent conflict in 42 countries. Since 1992, the IRC has provided life-saving services to refugees and vulnerable local communities in Kenya. In Kenya, the IRC implements programs in the areas of integrated primary health care (including nutrition and HIV/AIDS); economic recovery and livelihoods; protection of rights; and women’s protection and empowerment in refugees camps as well as northern Kenya and Nairobi.

    Through its Economic Recovery and Development (ERD) unit, the IRC is helping vulnerable refugees and host community members in Nairobi build their income and assets. The program works closely with local partners and private sector actors to offer employment and employability support. The program provides internal Business Skills training and business counseling and start-up capital through livelihoods centers and mobile services. Market based principles and coordination with the private sector are mainstreamed throughout approaches to ensure the most effective outcomes on employment, and client feedback and protection based needs are deeply incorporated to ensure holistic services. IRC is focused on encouraging the ability to become self-sufficient, particularly where livelihoods are concerned, for survivors of SGBV, youth, refugees preparing for repatriation, and other marginalized groups. IRC also focuses on economic empowerment approaches that foster gender equity and equality given that women and girls are even more vulnerable in situations of crisis and where marginalization happens.

    Scope of Work

    Business Enterprise Officer is a key program staff who helps maintain program quality and compliance across all business enterprise activities, ensuring program approaches are clearly detailed, understood by the program teams and implemented. S/he will conduct direct business skills training to clients, guide clients in developing business plans, conduct due diligence for business grants administration and offer administrative support in relation to ensuring smooth operations. S/he will offer technical support on approaches to efficiency and effectiveness of Business Enterprise pathway of the ERD program. S/he will also support the Urban Savings and Loans Associations (USLA) Monitors in formation of USALAs and training the associations on the USLA model. Alongside, s/he will support in vetting the USLAs for grant administration.

    Specific Responsibilities

    Program Planning

    Train program beneficiaries/clients on Business skills and life skills
    Support beneficiaries in developing business plans to be funded
    Follow up on clients whose businesses have been funded to offer support in areas of business sustainability and other areas of concern
    Liaise with the protection team to ensure refugees who are facing protection challenges are supported.
    Prepare periodic reports of progress of program activities
    Assist in context and stakeholder mapping and analysis to contribute to the conceptual development of Livelihoods Resource centers and mobile services.
    Help conduct outreach to community and local leaders, private sector partners and other stakeholders as directed by ERD management.
    Conduct outreach with small to medium employers to promote the IRC apprenticeship program and secure commitments from employers to host apprentices/interns, and follow up on needed documentation and planning.

    Training Delivery and Enterprise and Skill Acquisition Support

    Schedule business and life skills training cohorts, ensuring all vocational training, apprenticeship and literacy beneficiaries receive introductory information sessions before starting other activities.
    Deliver training material to clients as the main trainer/facilitator, and schedule other trainers as necessary for specific cohorts or sessions.
    Support other program staff in delivering business and life skills sessions.
    Working with program staff to recommend clients for placement in apprenticeships and provide recommendations on matching them with employers.
    Provide introduction sessions to apprenticeship clients, including on attendance requirements and protection related issues, drawing in other staff as necessary
    Provide introduction sessions to apprenticeship host employers, including on attendance and time keeping and necessary documentation.
    Conduct weekly visit to apprenticeship sites to verify work conditions, verify the presence of beneficiary as well as troubleshooting as necessary on the working relationship
    Conducts bi-weekly meetings with beneficiaries in the form of calls, interviews or focus group discussion as appropriate. Helps ensure that payment of beneficiaries is accurately processed;
    Under the direction of the ERD Manager, conduct individual business development sessions with clients and coach them through the development of a business plan and grant application.

    Program Monitoring & Reporting

    Support monitoring of apprenticeship activities, conducting site visits and helping to troubleshoot any issues from clients or host employers.
    Coordinate closely with M&E and data staff on targeting, data collection, data systems and information management
    Contribute to baseline, interim and end line assessment efforts and program reporting, providing clear input on business training, micro-enterprise and apprenticeship activities.
    Assist in the design, collection and analysis of data on local labor market, trends, and livelihoods profiles of specific urban areas (informal settlements, refugee centric areas), market opportunities and skills gaps, in order to identify relevant opportunities for job creation.

    Coordination

    Coordinate closely with IRC logistics, finance, and grants focal point to ensure timely and compliant program activities and expenditures
    Under the direction of the ERD Manager, help liaise with vocational training providers and apprenticeship host employers
    Support in identification and assessment of private sector partners for apprenticeship/employment, build relationships with the partners, and lead documentation of partnership engagement.
    Coordinate the activities of the Urban Savings and Loans monitors to ensure that the USLAs are well supported and monitored.

    Other

    Any other duty assigned by the supervisor

    Work Environment

    The position will be based in IRC Kenya’s urban program field sites – Kawangware/Pangani/Kajiado. However, the role involves day to day field travel within Nairobi County and Kajiado for monitoring and other activities related to client support.

    Qualifications

    Bachelor degree in Social Sciences, Public Administration, business administration or equivalent.
    At least 3 years of experience in livelihoods or community engagement programs or in private sector
    Experience and capacity in training groups, and working with vulnerable populations
    Strong ability to work independently, organize work, meet deadlines, maintain composure, prioritize work under pressure, coordinate multiple tasks and maintain attention to detail
    Experience working with Refugees in livelihoods programming
    VSLA experience.
    Experience in administration and management of grants individuals and groups.
    Excellent interpersonal and problem-solving skills, creativity and flexibility.
    NGO experience preferred.
    Personal qualities: promotes collaboration and coordination within and across teams, comfortable in a multi-cultural environment, flexible and adaptable, ability to contribute across multiple activities and departments.
    Fluency in English and Kiswahili required.
    Please make sure to include copy of Certificate of Good Conduct in your application.

    Standards of Professional Conduct: The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in the IRC Way – Code of Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Harassment-Free Workplace, Fiscal Integrity, Anti-Retaliation, Combating Trafficking in Persons and several others.

    Gender Equality: IRC is committed to narrowing the gender gap in leadership positions. We offer benefits that provide an enabling environment for women to participate in our workforce including parental leave, gender-sensitive security protocols and other supportive benefits and allowance.

    Kenyan nationals are encouraged to apply. International allowances are not available for this position. Salary and employee benefits are compliant to the Kenyan NGO Sector.

    IRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability.

    Disclaimer

    Please take note that International Rescue Committee (IRC) does not ask for any fees in connection with its recruitment processes.

  • Regional Grants & Business Development Coordinator IT Officer

    Regional Grants & Business Development Coordinator IT Officer

    Job Details
    Sector: Grants
    Employment Category: Regular
    Open to Expatriates: Not Applicable

    Job Description

    ORGANIZATIONAL DESCRIPTION:

    IRC’s International Programs focus on various relief, rehabilitation, and development programs for refugees, internally displaced persons and those affected by conflict in different regions worldwide. Each region is managed by a regional team that oversees the region’s country programs, headed by a Regional Vice President (RVD) and Deputy RD (DRD), and supported by a Regional Grants Director (RGD). These programs focus on different sectors, including health; water and sanitation; children and youth protection and development; protection; gender-based violence protection; economic development; civil society development; community-driven reconstruction; and refugee camp management.

    Background

    The IRC’s East Africa region is one of the largest and most diverse regions, spanning seven countries (Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Uganda, Yemen, and Zimbabwe) and with an annual portfolio over $145 million. Where additional support is required by the countries in the region, the Regional Grants and Business Development Coordinator will be deployed to assist in the development of proposals, donor reporting, and general grants management. The Regional Grants and Business Development Coordinator reports to the RGD and works closely with the regional Business Development and Program Support teams as well as country office staff. The position is based in Nairobi, Kenya where the regional office is located, with frequent travel to country programs in the region.

    Major Responsibilities

    Proposal Development

    Work closely with country programs to support proposal development processes and write proposals, either remotely or through in-country assignments
    Facilitate design sessions with key country program, regional and HQ teams during dedicated deployments as needed
    Liaise with Awards Management Unit’s global Business Development and Regional Program Support Teams to ensure proposals meet internal and donor standards
    In coordination with the Awards Management Unit and East Africa Regional Leadership, track upcoming business development opportunities as needed
    Where necessary and in coordination with RGD and SPDA, cultivate donor relationships at the regional level

    Grants & Compliance

    Work with country programs’ grants teams to ensure that high quality reports to donors are submitted on time, are coherent and accurate
    Monitor and support the use of grants management tools such as monthly financial reports, procurement plans, and activity plans amongst program teams to ensure accurate tracking of implementation and timely alerts to potential challenges/obstacles
    Assist country programs’ grants teams to coordinate with Awards Management Unit’s global post-award to ensure that reports are in accordance with donor and IRC internal requirements
    Where support is required, act as focal point in facilitating donor report reviews and approvals by technical advisors and other relevant persons at HQ
    Train and support country programs’ grants teams and program staff on donor compliance, report writing, project and budget monitoring, record keeping, and grants management.

    Qualifications

    Degree in international development/affairs, public administration, or related subject
    At least seven years’ experience working with international non-governmental organizations in the area of program development, grants management, and/or project management; preferably in East Africa
    Successful experience developing projects, writing proposals, and developing budgets for USG, United Nations, and European donors
    Experience working on business development and grant management in an emergency, humanitarian setting
    Excellent English written and verbal communication skills
    Enhanced interpersonal skills and ability to work in a diverse team setting
    Ability and willingness to travel to remote areas (60% of the time)
    Ability to prioritize high volumes of work to meet tight deadlines
    Experience developing compelling external communications materials

    The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in IRC Way – Standards for Professional Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti Workplace Harassment, Fiscal Integrity, and Anti-Retaliation.

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  • Project Director

    Project Director

    Job Description

    The IRC is seeking a Project Director, based in Nairobi or Kampala, for a 30M+ euro five and a half year, multi-country multi-stakeholder urban livelihoods program. The program will begin with a 6 month co-design phase focused on bringing together a diverse range of partners with the objective of identifying locally-valued solutions to achieve transformative and enduring change in the field of refugee livelihoods in East Africa; initially in Kenya and Uganda but with a plan to expand to Ethiopia.

    Job Overview

    The Project Director will be responsible for the overall management and oversight of the program. This will include coordinating across the project partners and IRC staff at country program, region and HQ to ensure the program delivers transformative solutions and that these solutions are effectively implemented to achieve sustainable impact for refugee and host community livelihoods.

    The Project Director will report into both the Regional Vice President, East Africa and Senior Technical Director, Economic Recovery and Development (ERD).

    Key Responsibilities Will Include

    Throughout all phases of the project, provide strategic leadership to define activities to achieve the greatest impact toward the project goals and objectives;
    Oversee project delivery to ensure activities are executed on time, according to budget, and meet IRC and donor requirements;
    Oversee the project budget and operations to ensure resources are optimized through strong budget management, financial tracking, and accurate and timely reporting;
    Jointly coordinate the project governance structures with regional and technical leadership to ensure timely decision making, quality assurance of program deliverables, and risk management. Ensure the recommendations and decisions of the governance committees are implemented;
    Oversee management of partners/sub-grantees;
    Use project data to track progress and lead course correction discussions at regular and frequent intervals with the program team and partners;
    Build and maintain active and cooperative relationships with all key stakeholders and partners;
    During the co-design phase specifically, lead in coordinating a series of multi-stakeholder design workshops that engage a diverse range of key stakeholders and partners, and catalyze creative thinking and experimentation, to come up with a solution that can be scaled for urban refugees and host communities in East Africa;
    Coordinate the activities of a project design team, in particular ensuring that clear deliverables are set and an actionable plan is in place to achieve these deliverables within a very tight timeline.
    Coordinate with IRC technical teams and partners to plan for, and support, the conduct of assessments and research that support the program activities;
    Manage two Project Managers and one Lead Narrator during the co-design phase.

    Qualifications

    Advanced degree in international development, economics, public policy or a related field;
    Minimum of 8 years progressive experience in humanitarian or development contexts, with a focus on urban livelihoods or other similar subject area (experience in East Africa is an advantage)

    Skills And Abilities

    Exceptional project management and organizational skills in a fast-paced environment
    Proven problem-solving skills
    Excellent communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills
    Success in managing complex projects (especially multi-stakeholder and/or multi-country)
    Supervisory experience

    Gender Equality: IRC is committed to narrowing the gender gap in leadership positions. We offer benefits that provide an enabling environment for women to participate in our workforce including parental leave and other supportive benefits and allowances.

    IRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. IRC considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

  • Emergency Country Director

    Emergency Country Director

    Requisition ID: req7947

    Job Title: Emergency Country Director

    Sector: Emergency Response

    Employment Category: Regular

    Employment Type: Full-Time

    Open to Expatriates: Yes

    Location: IRC Global

    Job Description

    The IRCs Emergencies and Humanitarian Action Unit (EHAU) leads and oversees IRCs global emergency preparedness and response activities. The mission of the EHAU is to help meet the immediate survival needs and reduce suffering in conflict or disaster affected populations during the acute phase of an emergency. The EHAU also works in protracted emergencies, where the risk to life may be reduced but the population is still subjected to rights abuses and a lack of basic services.

    The EHAU is also charged with enhancing the IRCs global and country level emergency preparedness capacity. This is achieved by supporting the development and training of Country Emergency Teams, assisting in the development of emergency focused partnerships with local civil society organizations, maintaining regional and global capacity to rapidly identify and deploy qualified emergency response personnel and supporting country-level contingency planning.

    The IRC’s Emergency Response Team

    Members of the Emergency Response Team (ERT) are deployed to either support existing country programs in their emergency response, or to initiate a new program in the crisis zone. The overall responsibility of the team is to rapidly and effectively design, develop and manage the IRC’s on-site humanitarian response to meet the immediate needs of the affected population. The ERT is also responsible for supporting the transfer of responsibilities and knowledge to the long-term staff to ensure the continuity of IRC programming and operations.

    ERT staff (including Emergency Country Directors) is expected to be deployed in the field, either in an emergency or roving capacity, for up to 65% of the time and must be able to deploy to the site of an emergency within 72 hours of notification.

    Location: Remote, permanent home location.

    Job Overview/Summary

    The Emergency Country Director leads deployed Emergency Response Teams and is responsible for overall leadership and supervisory management of IRC offices and operations involved in emergency response. This includes stewardship of resources, staff safety and security, program quality and accountability, and performance management.

    The Emergency Country Director is IRC’s principal representative to the government, donors, international organizations, other NGOs and the media as it pertains to the emergency response. The Emergency Country Director is expected to respond effectively to a constantly changing environment with effective humanitarian programs. S/he will be directly responsible for the overall coordination and strategic direction of the emergency response; providing oversight and coaching for directly supervised ERT staff; leading teams to identify, design and deliver responsive, high-quality programs; ensuring efficient management of public grants and private funds for results, compliance and focused, timely reporting; and oversight of financial management and compliance systems.

    The Emergency Country Director will also deploy into existing IRC Country Programs to fulfil Program Director and Deputy Director functions as required. The Emergency Country Director will report to the IRC Country Director and present themselves to IRC teams using their deployed title, so as to avoid confusion as to reporting lines and decision-making rights, and therefore to assure collaborative and coordinated actions to address the emergency at hand.

    When not leading emergency responses, the Emergency Country Director will work on various projects assigned to them, additionally while working with the IRC’s Emergency Preparedness team to assess and build humanitarian response capacity within IRC’s network of high-risk existing country programs.

    Success in this position requires an individual with exemplary leadership abilities who deploys strong communications and interpersonal skills effectively, both internally and externally. The successful candidate will enjoy developing networks to build partnerships and diversify program resources. The candidate should have experience in complex and insecure operating environments, is expected to be attentive to risk management, and must have a proven track record in successfully managing emergency programming in a diverse range of locations and contexts.

    The Emergency Country Director will report to the Deputy Director of Emergency Response Management, and will work closely with the Associate Directors for Emergency Response, while maintaining working relationships with other EHAU Senior Management Team members as well.

    Major Responsibilities

    Emergency Response

    Identify and lead deployment of initial emergency response team formation under the direction of the EHAU Deputy Director, Emergency Response Management. Lead, oversee and coordinate IRC assessments of emergency needs and develop a response strategy in collaboration with Host Country Government, other humanitarian organizations and the ERT, Regional and Country management teams as appropriate.

    Design, resource (people and funds) and implement emergency response programs that meet the near and longer-term program objectives needs of an affected community. Ensure IRC’s response is implemented in adherence to the IRC’s Emergency Roadmap, and build toward compliance with the IRC Outcome and Evidence Framework.

    Oversee IRC’s on-site humanitarian response including management of programs, operations, budgets, fundraising, external representation and transition planning.

    Advocate with and/or advise peer agencies, local governments, donors and other stakeholders to influence responses to promote delivery of inclusive and high quality humanitarian services.
    Oversee and ensure compliance with IRC policy, procedures and practices throughout the ERT and program; contribute to HQ led efforts to refine emergency specific standard operating procedures and policies.
    Ensure appropriate time, resources, and engagement is set-aside for Real-Time Evaluations in relevant responses.

    Leadership and Representation

    Lead a response team by establishing open and professional relations with colleagues, promoting a strong team spirit, oversight and resources to enable staff to perform successfully.

    Develop strong relationships with: government ministries at various levels; UNOCHA; donors including OFDA, USAID, DFID, BPRM, ECHO, UNHCR, UNICEF and other international organizations; international and local NGOs; and networks.

    Ensure that IRC remains a partner of choice for major international donors.
    Develop and maintain a high level of understanding of donor priorities and planned funding streams.

    Execute the EHAU’s resource mobilization strategy to ensure appropriate level of visibility and support for IRC emergency initiatives. This will include giving face-to-face briefings to government, foundation and private donors about the IRC’s emergency response capacity and unmet humanitarian needs around the world.
    Seek out and pursue opportunities to raise the profile of the work of IRC and its partners, as well as the lives and the needs of the people IRC seeks to serve.
    Play a leadership role in efforts to improve humanitarian coordination.
    When applicable, play a leadership role in training sessions for IRC Emergency Roster, ERT, as well as Emergency Preparedness efforts for high-risk country programs on IRC emergency program management systems and protocols.
    Model and drive active practice of the principles of the ‘IRC Way – Global Standards for Professional Conduct’ throughout the response team.

    Safety and Security Management

    Take primary responsibility for overall management of safety and security for all staff and assets involved in the emergency response.
    Oversee the management of all security issues, including appropriate response to emergency situations as they arise.
    Create and maintain a culture of safety and security throughout the response, including rapid establishment, regular updating, and dissemination of security, evacuation, and contingency plans, trainings and briefings that prepare all response staff for security incident prevention and response.
    Maintain close coordination and communication with the Regional Safety and Security Advisor on relevant concerns and evolving issues that could adversely affect IRC staff or operations.

    Staff Management, Learning and Development

    Supervise deployed ERT staff and support performance management by communicating clear expectations, providing regular and timely positive and constructive feedback, and providing documented performance reviews.
    Oversee the management, coaching and development of staff to build a team of skilled, committed and motivated professionals according to IRC’s Leadership Standards in responses.
    Initiate high-quality meetings with each direct report on a regular and predictable basis.
    Cultivate and maintain a positive, collaborative, safe and protective work environment, while additionally setting an example of ‘One IRC’-way of working within responses and the wider organization.
    Promote and monitor staff care and well-being. Model healthy work-life balance practices. Support appropriate interventions in response to identified staff care needs of both national and international staff.
    Collaborate with ERT HR staff to identify and implement recruitment and on-boarding strategies.
    Ensure regular reviews of labour and salary markets in the area are completed for the purpose of enhancing the competitiveness of the IRC’s overall compensation package for national staff, when establishing a new country program.

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    Qualifications

    University degree in related field or equivalent experience.
    8 years experience leading complex on site emergency response projects and/or programs requiring extensive judgment and interpretation. Diverse geographical professional experience preferred.
    Demonstrated ability to influence peer agencies, local government and community leaders to work effectively towards a common and agreed upon result.
    Demonstrated ability to evaluate and implement best practices and processes affecting multiple technical specialties to achieve rapid, consistent and high quality outcomes.
    Experience developing, resourcing and leading large budget, complex projects spanning multiple technical specialties.
    Ability to travel up to 65% of the time.
    Excellent verbal and written skills in English and a second language (preferably: French, Spanish, or Arabic).

  • Consultancy Assignment: Gender and Governance Analysis

    Consultancy Assignment: Gender and Governance Analysis

    Consultancy Assignment: Study to Assess the Participation of Displacement Affected Women and Girls in Formal Decision Making Processes in Turkana and Garissa, Kenya.
    Background:
    The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover, and gain control of their lives. The IRC operates in more than 40 countries and has operated in Kenya since 1992, providing health care, women’s protection and empowerment, governance and rights, and nutrition services to hundreds of thousands of refugees and the Kenyan communities in Garissa, Turkana and Nairobi counties.
    As a global leader in transforming the lives of women and girls, our programmes focus on prevention and response to violence against women and girls; narrowing the gender gap and ensuring the equality of women and girls so that all gender and age groups enjoy the same rights and opportunities. In Kenya, the IRC is implementing a 3-year project Addressing the Impact of Conflict and Displacement on Women and Girls to support communities affected by displacement to enhance the quality of participation of women and girls in formal socio-economic development processes. The project specifically targets refugees and host communities in Turkana and Garissa counties. It seeks to identify and support the development of replicable models for effective leadership and meaningful participation by displacement affected women and girls through advocacy in socio-economic development processes that affect their safety and wellbeing.
    A consultant is required to establish the current status of women and girls’ inclusion in formal socio-economic decision making. By documenting and analyzing the current legal and policy framework and informal norms and practices around women’s engagement in socioeconomic development processes, the consultant will identify barriers, risks and opportunities. The findings will inform potential entry points for support towards building the capacity of women and girls to influence socio-economic development.
    Scope of Work:
    The analysis should provide qualitative information on the degree to which host and refugee women and girls participate in socio-economic development processes in Turkana and Garissa counties so as to identify priorities for capacity strengthening and advocacy for women’s socioeconomic inclusion. In this sense, the analysis should build on existing research and the current experiences of women and girls and should at a minimum meet the following criteria:

    Map and analyse current involvement of host and refugee women and girls in formal decision making processes, and the degree to which their needs/priorities are reflected in camp-based development plans, county integrated development plans and national development plans
    Obtain the views of host and refugee women and girls on their current level of participation in socioeconomic development processes, the challenges and barriers that stop them from participating, recognizing unequal power and control that promote violence against women and girls, opportunities for strengthening their role and influence in a safe manner, and assessing their leadership capacities and needs.
    Based on desk research and interviews with representatives of local government institutions, outline the legal and policy framework for public participation by host and refugee women and girls in local socio-economic development planning and analyse the extent to which they enable women and girls to effectively participate free from violence.
    Map regional and national institutions with a mandate and capacity to act for gender equality for displacement affected communities (NGOs, donors, International Organizations, International Financial Institutions, line ministries, gender equality national machineries, etc.) and an analysis of current initiatives to build women and girls’ leadership and ability to advocate for their needs in socioeconomic development processes.
    Provide recommendations on entry points, objectives/ opportunities for policy reform and political dialogue that promotes host and refugee women and girls’ participation and inclusion at all levels, and project components designed to elevate the voice and perspectives of women and girls in local socio-economic decision making.

    Deliverables:

    Inception paper detailing the conceptual framework for undertaking the study, indicating the methodology, tools, report outline and results-based delivery framework for the research.
    A final report (no more than 30 pages) highlighting the safety and protection of women and girls against violence and the opportunities for supporting both host and refugee women and girls to increase their leadership and participation in socioeconomic development processes in Garissa and Turkana.

    Timeframe: The consultancy should not exceed 20 days of work.
    Qualifications:

    A post-graduate degree in social sciences or another relevant field with training in the field of gender and development
    Over 10 years’ experience conducting gender studies with evidence of publications or field reports on gender issues in East Africa.
    Experience implementing context and/or political economy analyses.
    Ability to communicate in English and Kiswahili and in local languages in Turkana and Garissa is an added advantage