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  • Program Development Manager

    Program Development Manager

    General characteristics:
    The Program Development Manager is responsible for coordinating, guiding and initiating the development of projects and programs within a defined programmatic or geographic area. The Program Development Manager (co-) develops and proposes projects and programs as part of the strategic vision of an organisation-relevant theme/country/region. The Program Development Manager is responsible for both initiating projects and/or advising on the selection of projects which potentially qualify for approval within a program/country/regional strategy. The Program Development Manager supports other responsible line managers in achieving their project development targets and takes into account the necessary resource mobilization. The Program Development Manager carries (joint) responsibility for the securing of funding for the projects and programs that are approved and conversely focussing development on funding opportunities. The Program Development Manager is also responsible for monitoring fundraising/granting and supporting reporting to donors.Objective of the function:
    The Program Development Manager is supportive (and if necessary) directly responsible for the coordination, development, funding and quality of new projects and programs within defined strategic organizational boundaries and within a pre-defined geographic scope.Position in the organisation:
    The Program Development Manager reports to the Head of Africa a.i. within which the function is positioned and has no direct reports of its own.
    Result areas
    Developing project and program strategy
    Result: Project and program strategy have been (co-) developed on country/regional/organisational levels in such a way that proposals have been made and approved by the management team and are financeable.
    Develop and realise programs
    Result: Programs and projects have been developed in such a way that feasible program plans are drawn up aimed at achieving the stated objectives and financing is secured.
    Maintaining contacts
    Result: Contacts are maintained in such a way that relevant collaborative relationships are preserved, effective external communication with respect to programs is established, and has contributed to the positioning of the organisation.
    Obtain finance opportunities
    Result: Program financing was obtained in time
    Knowledge and skills:

    Academic (university) education at bachelor but preferably master level (NL: WO, Master)
    Academic thought and working ability
    Knowledge of and insight in the target group and developments in society
    Knowledge of project management
    Skills in advising and creating support

    Competence profile:
    Analytical capacity
    Understanding the essence of complex issues by logical reasoning, investigation of potential causes, separation of key messages from the mass of detail and acknowledgment of their interdependence.
    Level 3: Supports and involves others in the immediate vicinity in issue analysis while demonstrating exemplary behaviour.
    Networking
    Builds relationships and networks that are helpful when realising objectives and utilises informal networks to get things done.
    Level 3: Knows how to build and to maintain relationships in support of the realisation of his or her personal objectives and those of the organisational entity. Is regarded as a specialist in the field of networking.
    Entrepreneurship
    To have the initiative to identify and initiate new opportunities, bring them to life and dare to take responsible risks.
    Level 3: Identifies new opportunities and takes independent action to use every opportunity to bring new products and services to market, and encourages others to do likewise.
    Vision
    The ability to see patterns and underlying relationships in information and be able to translate these to ideas and future situations.
    Level 3: Contributes to the development of a vision for the organisational entity.
    Job Level: E
    Contract Period:
    One year contract with a possibility of extension.

  • Project Finance and Administration Officer Turkana Emergency Response

    Project Finance and Administration Officer Turkana Emergency Response

    Objective of the position
    To act as the point person for the finance coordination, communication, monitoring, reporting and liaison with the Diocese of Lodwar and other other development and humanitarian actors as well as authorities in consultation with the Kenya Country team to support an effective emergency response in Turkana.
    Main Duties and Responsiblities:
    To coordinate with the Nairobi office on all finance related issues on the Turkana drought response project;
    To be responsible for all financial (cash and cheque) transactions and recordings and safekeeping of related documents;
    To be responsible for monthly financial reports of the Turkana drought response project and to keep books as per guidelines of the regional office and requirements of national government;
    To be responsible for timely submission each month to the Nairobi office of monthly finance reports and budget requests (monthly);
    To assist in office audits/monitoring visits undertaken by the Nairobi office.
    To be responsible for safeguarding the organisation’s assets in close coordination with the programme Officer and the country office;
    Responsible for managing cash flow and transfers to the Emergency Response programme;
    Responsible for verification of beneficiaries bank details for drought response before forwarding them to Finance and Administration Officer;
    Responsible for overseeing and monitoring project expenditure and reporting any irregularity to the Finance and Administration Officer.
    Submits a projected income and expense form and requests regular transfers to ensure sufficient running cost funds are received for the field office in Lodwar.
    Ensure field advance are settled in a timely manner inline with the Financial guidelines.
    Perform field monitoring visits to the Emergency response program;
    To support project partners to ensure that the drought response programme reports are delivered on time and are of good quality, according to TdH-NL standards. This includes supporting the use by programme partners of the TdH-NL online reporting system (PMEasy).
    To maintain good relationship with project partners, guiding them, giving capacity building training in finance and administration and giving direction as may be appropriate.
    Identify together with project partner areas for further improvement on financial management and/ or quality of project partner and define frameworks, procedures and indicators oriented towards improved organisational and financial management.
    To be responsible for security of office and assets.
    Responsible for organising day to day field logistics for the field team and Kenya Country office team field visit;
    Responsible for procurement of the field office ensuring they are inline with TdH financial guidelines;
    To carry out any other duties that can reasonably be asked of this position.
    Knowledge and experience
    Relevant University degree up to at least Bachelors level.
    Relevant accounting professional qualification up to completion level.
    Practical experience in financial administration – planning/budgeting, execution, controlling, documentation and reporting (grant management cycle).
    Minimum of three (3) years relevant working experience in a similar non-profit organisation.
    Previous experience of working with partners highly desirable.
    Advance knowlege of MS Excel/Google sheet is essential.
    Social skills required for communications with external relations and colleagues, the acquisition of clarifications of data, reports and the solving of problems
    Social skills for active participation in a team and for further improvement of team performance Competencies
    Focus on results
    Cooperation
    Accuracy and attention to detail
    Analytical
    Planning and organising
    Communication – written and verbal
    This position will be based in Lodwar, Turkana. **

  • Child Protection Senior Officer

    Child Protection Senior Officer

    Reporting to: Child Protection Project Manager
    Duty station: Dadaab, Kambioos Refugee Camp
    Contract duration: 3 months
    Main Responsibilities:
    Daily coordination of case management activities in Kambioos Refugee Camp
    Management of the referral pathway ensuring coordination with partners on referrals
    Supervision of child protection team leaders and the database officers
    Organize and facilitate periodic planning and program reviews meetings
    Participate in management of complex or high risk child protection cases including managing a limited number of cases requiring specialized interventions
    Participate in the family level interventions with social workers and team leaders to more effectively manage outcomes or interventions; including participation in selected follow ups
    Review triages and guiding social workers in determining the best course of action in case management
    Support in the conduction of community mobilization for child protection including work with child protection committees
    Work closely with child protection psychosocial counselor to identify high risk cases / children in distress for psychosocial and mental health support
    Participate in need assessments and project evaluations aiming at contributing to the development of the child protection program strategy for the refugee community in Dadaab refugee complex
    Organizing and conducting training for partners
    Organize and facilitate weekly internal case conference meetings
    Represent Tdh at camp level case management and coordination meetings
    Develop field reports on a periodic basis
    Support documentation activities in the project by development of case studies and best practices from the field
    Requirements:
    Graduate degree in social work / social sciences
    Minimum of 3 years’  experience in case management
    Experience in the case management process and knowledge of BIA/BID
    Experience in mental health and psychosocial support programming
    Team management experience
    Project reporting and evaluation experience
    Strong training experience required
    Good computer skills:Ms Word and Excel
    Fluency in English and Kiswahili

  • Operations Coordinator

    Operations Coordinator

    Position type: National-Senior management team
    Reporting to: Country Representative
    Starting date: 1st January 2019
    Contract duration: 1 year (3 months’ probation). Contract is renewable subject to the availability of funding
    Role of Purpose: The Operations coordinator oversees the implementation of all projects in the country office.
    General description of the position:The operations coordinator Is responsible for supervising and coordinating the delivery of quality projects in child protection, child rights and health and nutrition in all contexts (humanitarian, development).
    He/she has direct management responsibility over the project managers who themselves manage several project components and several awards. To this respect he/she is accountable for the proper management of the project cycle.
    S/he is accountable to the country representative and collaborates closely with the Quality and Development Coordinator.
    Main Responsibilities:
    1. Project delivery

    Ensures that project teams are on time, on budget and on target and steers the appropriate processes to this end, as per the organization’s standards and procedures.
    Identifies problems and issues on the ground and proposes solutions that he/she implements and follows through.
    Ultimate budget holder for projects; as such he/she is responsible for monitoring project budgets reporting on any issues to the SMT and introducing corrective action where necessary.
    Accountable for project targets as set in the proposals, and, with the inputs from project managers, for producing narrative donor reports.
    Steers organizational readiness to respond to emergencies in line with Tdh approaches and systems

    2. Project performance and quality

    Ensures that projects deliver programming to beneficiaries that is according to Tdh’s mandate and that brings sustainable and positive change to the lives of children.
    Avails of the monitoring tools and resources to this end. Collaborates with technical experts in and out of the country office to analyze the quality of approaches, to learn from practice and to implement lessons from these learnings.
    Ensures that project performance is reflected in Tdh in Kenya being the go-to organization in health and nutrition for children in the ASALs, and child protection for refugees and slums dwellers and child rights.

    3. Coordination

    Ensures coherence and collaboration across his/her team to foster integrated programming.
    Liaises with government stakeholders to build ownership and sustainability of Tdh’s interventions.
    Represents the organization in project-related events.
    Responsible for liaising with donors and members on issues of implementation,
    Takes responsibility for organizing donor and HQ visits to the concerned projects
    Nurtures functioning interrelations whilst making optimal use of resources

    4. Grant management

    Support the smooth management of the grant management cycle
    Takes ultimate responsibility for donor and HQ dialogue with respect to grants
    Ensures full compliance with grant rules and procedures and coordinates with support services for input.

    5. Strategic management

    The operations coordinator is a member of the senior management team; as such he/she participates in collective decision making regarding strategy, structure and management of resources, business development (including proposal development), quality, accountability. He/she brings a project perspective to the decision making forum.
    The operations coordinator will foster a culture of growth and change for bigger and quality impact on the lives of the most deprived children of Kenya.
    The operations coordinator is accountable for the delivering of operational strategies that he develops with inputs from Program Quality and Development Coordinator Support Service Coordinator.

    6. Staff Management, Mentorship, and Development – Operations

    Ensure appropriate staffing within Operations
    Ensure that all staff understand and are able to perform their role in an emergency
    Manage project managers ; define expectations, provide leadership and technical support as needed, and evaluate direct reports regularly
    Ensure the recruitment, training, and promotion of staff as appropriate and ensure availability of appropriate professional development opportunities for staff

    Qualifications and Experience

    A minimum of 7 years management experience in NGO environment, including significant field operations experience running both emergency and development programs
    Master’s degree in Social Sciences or other relevant fields
    Robust experience of program cycle management including in emergencies
    A very good understanding and a working knowledge of the program priorities of the Country Office
    Proven knowledge of international humanitarian and development systems and practices
    Substantial experience and knowledge of effective financial and budgetary control and securing and managing grants from major institutional donors
    Proven history of delivering results and solving problems
    Ability to analyze information, evaluate options and to think and plan strategically
    Self-awareness and critical thinking
    Professional attitude to the workplace and to work relationships
    An in-depth understanding of national and international development issues in particular in relation to children
    Previous experience of managing and developing a team and the ability to lead, motivate and develop others
    Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills
    Clean record with regards to personal misconduct (fraud, child safeguarding, sexual harassment) and track record in addressing misconduct in the workplace
    Fluency in written and spoken English
    Ability and willingness to change work practices and hours, and work with international teams in the event of major emergencies
    Commitment to and understanding of Tdhs aims, values and principles

    Abuse Prevention Policy – Operational Risk Management

    Commit to respect Tdh Risk Management Policies including: Child Safeguarding Policy, Safety and Security Policy and Anti-Fraud/Corruption Policy, Code of Conduct, Whistle Blowing Policy.
    Commit to ensure the best implementation possible of the Tdh Risk Management Policies.
    Commit to inform supervisors and to deal with any cases, allegations, or possibility of transgression, even potential, of the Tdh Risk Management Policies.

  • Project Officer – CSEC Coast

    Project Officer – CSEC Coast

    Terre des Hommes Netherlands (TdH-NL) is an international NGO committed to stopping child exploitation. In East Africa, Terre des Hommes Netherlands works in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Ethiopia. We support child victims of exploitation with education, psychosocial support, legal assistance, shelter, job opportunities and medical care; while at the same time targeting highly vulnerable children, who are at risk of being exploited, in our prevention activities. We launch public and media campaigns to create awareness on our focus issues and carry out local research into the extent and nature of abuse and exploitation of children.
    Position in the Organisation
    The Project Officer – CSEC Coast works under the Kenya Country Office. The position is based in Kilifi County and receives hierarchical leadership from the Programme Officer (PO) to whom he/she reports who is based in the TdH-NL Kenya Country Office in Nairobi. He/she acts as the point person for the coordination, communication, monitoring, reporting and liaison with partners Trace Kenya and Kesho Kenya in the implementation of TdH-NL’s Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC) Project; and other development and humanitarian actors as well as authorities in consultation with the Line Manager.
    Main Duties and Responsibilities
    Support implementation of the CSEC Project in the Coast

    Liaise with the implementing partners to ensure timely, efficient and effective implementation of the CSEC project.

    Undertake field monitoring visits in collaboration with the implementing partners to the project sites.

    Ensure efficient use of project resources and fulfillment of programme and finance commitments as per the partner contract.

    Monitor the context in Kwale, Kilifi and Mombasa vis a vis the development and humanitarian situation as well as child protection concerns and provide feedback and advice to the PO and others as appropriate for decision making.

    Programme results for the partner and programme portfolio

    Support and monitor the project partner through regular communication and programme visits and ensure that programme and finance commitments as per partner contract are being fulfilled. Liaise with the TdH-NL Finance and Administration Officer regarding budgets and expenditure.

    Ensure that all scheduled partner and project reports such as progress and financial reports are delivered timely and that they are of good quality, according to Terre des Hommes Netherlands’ standards, analyse the received information and compile the necessary reports.

    Support the Regional Marketing and Communication Officer at the TdH-NL Regional Office with information and materials for marketing and communication, e.g. news items (case stories, articles) and photos.

    Inform relevant persons/organisations/institutions on support given to project partners, project activities and expected results. Maintain the database and regularly update project documentation/ files for reference by all concerned.

    Capacity building of partners

    Apply Terre des Hommes Netherlands’ tools in organisational assessment, M&E and capacity building.

    Together with the project partners identify areas for further improvement on management and/ or programme quality and define frameworks, procedures and indicators oriented towards improved organisational and project management by the partners.

    Guide project partners and give direction so that partners improve on quality of work, efficiency, effectiveness of the desired outputs and sustainability of results.

    Safeguard project quality by maintaining an overview of supported projects and evaluating the quality of work and results. Ensure that project partners follow the terms and conditions of the signed partner contract; facilitate them to keep track of key factors in project management, implementation and monitoring of results.

    Knowledge, Skills, Experience and Behaviours Necessary to achieve role purpose

    Bachelor’s degree, in development studies, project management, child rights, or relevant fields
    Minimum of three years of experience in a similar position
    Experience with Child Rights based programming is an advantage
    Experience with Lobby & Advocacy
    Proven experience in capacity building of Civil Society Organisations
    Knowledge of and experience in project cycle management, including the use of Theory of Change and other planning tools
    Experience with financial management
    Strong interpersonal communication skills – excellent writing and oral skills in English
    Planning, organising & cooperation, performance oriented
    High degree of taking initiative and working independently

    Competence profile
    Showing initiative
    Showing the initiative to take action and get the job done before that is asked of you.
    Level 2: Handles extra duties on own initiative outside own job description, identifies problem areas in task execution and makes improvement proposals.
    Planning & Organising
    The effective alignment of activities, time and resources to achieve objectives.
    Level 1: Plans and organises own work in a logical way.
    Performance orientation
    Focused on goal setting and active achievement of results.
    Level 1: Works in a goal-oriented manner and within a framework aimed at achieving results.
    Cooperation
    Can contribute to a collective result, even when there is no personal benefit at stake.
    Level 2: Works together at own initiative to make a contribution to the achievement of shared
    objectives.

  • Data Clerk

    Data Clerk

    Location: Korogocho, Nairobi County
    Starting Date: 1st November 2018
    Contract Duration: Initially 2 months – can be extended, subject to the availability of funding
    General description of the position:

    The Data Clerk works under the supervision of the Child Protection Project Manager.
    He/she is in charge of elaborating, development, follow-up and improvement of data collection tools and the database in support of child protection activities
    He/she supports all the baseline and evaluation exercises with data record’s tools and develops proper data analysis reports.
    He/she updates on weekly basis the case management database and indicator follow-up document based on trainings and activities conducted.
    He/she trains and supports the CP team and community workers in filling the required forms and coordinates data updates, review and reports with them.
    He/she will direct his or her activities and engagements without preoccupation of political, racial or religious affiliation and Commits to observe discretion on the information related to the organisation functioning and beneficiary related issues.

    Responsibility: To coordinate the development, follow-up and improvement of the data collection tools and database system in the support of project activities.
    Aim: To provide forms to sectional supervisors and ensure all data is entered in database system and also trains Tdh staff and community workers on correct use of the database tools.
    Duties:
    Data Management

    Review case management and information managements tools that are used to support documentation of children`s with protection concerns under the improved data base.
    Data entry in to the database after data cleaning.
    Provides all the data as confidential as required by Tdh policies and respect all the beneficiaries’ information and privacy in accordance with the standard operating system.
    Consolidates data analysis forms before entering into the system.
    Supports the CP team with the provision of case managements and information management’s tools and provides feedback on filled forms.
    Supports the CP team with proper filing and protection of data on Tdh laptops.
    Adjust quickly to the Program tools and coordinates the changes required.
    Produce weekly and monthly Dashboard analysis report and shares to M&E Officer and Project team.
    Produce a quarterly data analysis and share with the Project team to inform programming
    Assist in training of Case managements and information management tools.
    Support Case Management team to Conduct Regular Monthly Follow-up for Medium-high risk Cases.
    Provides data feedback to inform programming for all departments
    Support in monitoring MDC tools and phones to ensure use and update for program activities
    Conduct continuous data quality check on forms to avoid duplication or forms

    Other:

    Provides accurate and timely data analysis reports.
    Maintain and ensure a culture of strict confidentiality between Tdh staff and non Tdh employees.
    Abuse Prevention Policy – Operational Risk Management
    Commit to respect Tdh Risk Management Policies including: Child Safeguarding Policy, Safety and Security Policy and Anti-Fraud/Corruption Policy, Whistle Blowing Policy
    Commit to ensure the best implementation possible of the Tdh Risk Management Policies Commit to inform supervisors and to deal with any cases, allegations, or possibility of transgression, even potential, of the Tdh Risk Management Policies.

  • Psychosocial Counsellor Admin Assistant

    Psychosocial Counsellor Admin Assistant

    Location: Dadaab, Garissa
    Reports to (Functionally): Child Protection Senior Officer
    Number of subordinates: 2 assistant counsellor and 28 community workers
    Position Grade: E
    Working time in % : 100%
    Job Description
    Starting date: 1st September, 2018
    Length: 4 Months
    General description of the position: Reporting to his/her immediate supervisor,the Psychosocial Counselor provides psychosocial support to the refgee children and families in Hagadera, monitor the activities in the two child friendly centers and girls screened areas and provide technical support to the center supervisors, Animators and Assistant counsellors.
    Specific Job Descriptions:
    Responsibility: Psychosocial support
    Aim: To ensure all psychosocial activites are done in Hagadera camp.
    Activities:
    Responsibility:

    To provide psychosocial support to selected cases of high risk or cases in need of specialized psychosocial support or mental health interventions.
    Participate in need assessments and project evaluations aiming at contributing to the development of the child protection programme strategy for the refugee community project in Dadaab refugee complex and in four villages of the host communities.
    To support in the development of intervention criteria for the psychosocial cases and design appropriate technical responses to psychosocial and mental health cases.
    Provide training and supervising the CP team and community based structures on the management of children and families with basic psychosocial and mental concerns.
    Train CP team members on the child friendly interviews techniques and implementation of psychosocial assessment.
    Under the supervision of the Child Protection Senior Officer, coordinate with the Child Protection BID/ Case Management Officer on assistance response to cases of children in need of psychosocial interventions.

    Responsibility: Conduct Mobile monthly CFS and monitor the two CFS in Hagadera and one CFS in Alinjugur.
    Aim: Conduct mobile monthly CFS.
    Activities:

    Ensure monthly mobile Cfs are conducted in the camp.
    Train and monitors the animators on the mobile Cfs.
    Ensure children who can’t access the centres are reached through the monthly mobile Cfs.
    Ensure the centre activities are conducted.
    Provide technical support to the centre supervisors.
    Monitor the two girl screened areas.
    Plan the leave schedule for the center supervisors.
    Ensure that children living with disabilities are incorporated into centre activities.

    Responsibility: Renovation of the CFS in Alinjugur.
    Aim: Conduct situational anaylsis on what the center requires.
    Activities:

    Conduct and assessment on the Cfs .
    Plan with the logistic team on what the centre needs.
    Train the community members who are willing to volunteer on basic counselling skills.
    Ensure all the activities are carried out in the center.

    Responsibility: Provide psychosocial support to the 4 villages.(Alinjugur,Welmarer,Yumbis and Borehole)
    Aim: Ensure chidren in the four villages receive psychosocial services.
    Activities:

    Provide group and individual therapy.
    Identify and screen children with psychosocial distress.
    Work in close collaboration with other departments.

    Responsibility: Report writing
    Activities:

    Develop unit reports.
    Work closesly with the data officer for efficient documentation of psychosocial work.
    Develop referrals for high risk cases and ensure regular follow up of the cases.
    Participate and represent Tdh in relevant working group meeting at the camp level.
    He/she will conduct his or her duties in respect of the Charter of Terre des hommes and the Tdh Child Protection Safeguarding Policy.

    Terre des hommes expects that its staff professional conduct reflects proper behaviour in accordance with local culture and traditions. He/she assures the moral protection of the name of Terre des hommes and defends in all circumstances the interests of the movement.
    Tdh intervenes without any affiliation for politics, religion or financial profit. He/she will direct his or her activities and engagements without preoccupation of political, racial or religious affiliation.
    Abuse Prevention Policy – Operational Risk Management

    Commit to respect Tdh Risk Management Policies including: Child Safeguarding Policy, Safety and Security Policy and Anti-Fraud/Corruption Policy, Code of Conduct, Whistle Blowing Policy.
    Commit to ensure the best implementation possible of the Tdh Risk Management Policies.
    Commit to inform supervisors and to deal with any cases, allegations, or possibility of transgression, even potential, of the Tdh Risk Management Policies.

    Competencies
    This position requires personal, social and leadership competencies, technical and methodological competency.
    Skills:

    Good facilitation skills.
    Problem solving skills.
    Competency in computer applications and packages.

    Requirements

    Minimum bachelor degree in psychology or related field from a recognized university, clinical experience is a plus.
    Experience in use of community based approaches for the management of psychosocial and mental health issues.
    Experience in application of innovative/creative and evidence based psychosocial and mental health issues.
    Minimum of three years’ experience with prominence in psychosocial and mental health assignments.
    Experience in case management including management of case conferences.
    Project reporting and evaluation experience.
    Staff supervision experience.
    Fluency in English, Kiswahili and Somali Language, and knowledge of Somali culture and traditions is a plus.

    Languages: Fluent in English, Swahili and Somali
    Other: Knowledge of Garissa and Dedaab Refugee camp context.

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  • Psychosocial Officer

    Psychosocial Officer

    Categories:

    Collaboration
    Advice
    Management

    Function: Counseling and Psychosocial support
    Location: Korogocho
    Reports to (Hierarchically): Child Protection Project Manager
    Position Grade: C
    Working time in %: 100%
    Starting date: 1st August 2018
    Length: 5 months
    General description of the position: The psychosocial Officer works under the supervision of the Child Protection Project Manager in direct provision of quality child protection services to children and families in Korogocho, Nairobi County.
    He/she supports in achieving desired activity ojectives in providing counselling and psychosocial services as well as capacity building of children and their families.
    He/she takes lead to organise and monitor psychosocial support activities for children and their parents in Korogocho.
    He/she participates in the organisation and implementation of training and awareness sessions for children, communities, families and stakeholders as in close working relationship with the BCC team.
    He/she will direct his or her activities and engagements without preoccupation of political, racial or religious affiliation.
    Responsibility: Coordinates psychosocial support initiatives for children and their families
    Aim: To enhance the psychosocial well being of children and their families.
    Activities:

    Participate in the development of a Plan of Action, referral and follow-up for individual cases in close consultation with the Child Protection Senior Officer.
    Identify and/or receive referrals to ensure cases of children in need of psychosocial support are adequately screened.
    Identify and register child protection cases and reports them to the DCS for comprehensive psychosocial and protection services.
    Organise and facilitate recreational events for children and their parents to promote play and communication.
    Conduct children and parent support group sessions for vulnerable girls and boys including their parents/caregivers
    Participate in identification, training and follow up of girls for the girls mentorship program
    Ensure that cases of children identified in need of psychosocial support are appropriately supported through direct support and referral services to the existing referral pathways.
    Contribute to Individual support, registration, development of Plan of Action, referral, follow-up (through home visits) and monitoring of any form of abuse affecting children.
    Involve the community, where appropriate, in the protection processes of children in need of help.
    Build the capacity of community members on basic counselling skills and Child Protection skills.
    Work in close collaboration with the community leaders, Tdh staff, DCS and other child protection actors in order to create acceptance for Child
    Protection activities within project target areas.

    Other:

    Provides accurate and timely activity, monitoring and assessment reports.
    Maintain and ensure a culture of strict confidentiality between Tdh staff and non Tdh employees.
    Abuse Prevention Policy – Operational Risk Management
    Commit to respect Tdh Risk Management Policies including: Child Safeguarding Policy, Safety and Security Policy and Anti-Fraud/Corruption Policy, Whistle Blowing Policy
    Commit to ensure the best implementation possible of the Tdh Risk Management Policies
    Commit to inform supervisors and to deal with any cases, allegations, or possibility of transgression, even potential, of the Tdh Risk Management Policies.

    Competencies:

    Minimum Diploma in Counseling Psychology, social work or any social science related field
    Experience in use of community based approaches for the management of psychosocial issues
    Experience in case management
    Basic computer skills: MS Word and Excel.

    Skills:

    Ability to apply a wide range of counseling and psychosocial methodologies to support children
    Case management skills
    Good communication and interpersonal skills
    Good coordination skills
    Good report writing skills

    Languages: Fluency in English and Kiswahili

  • Country Manager (Kenya)

    Country Manager (Kenya)

    Objective of the function
    As Country Manager, you will be TdH-NL’s representative in Kenya reporting to the Head of Africa for general direction. You will be accountable for managing and supervising TdH-NL’s development and emergency projects in Kenya, ensuring delivery of quality results in line with our strategy plans, performance and accountability frameworks. As Country Manager you will be responsible for managing and growing the grant portfolio as well as provide strategic leadership to Kenya country office staff, in alignment with TdH-NL’s organisational values and practices.
    Result areas

    Realise and develop department policy

    Result: Country annual strategic plan is developed and implemented so that clear and explicit objectives are formulated and realised for the country.

    Work professionally within TdH-NL’s policies and codes of conduct, including those related to child protection/safeguarding, confidentiality, safety and security and ethical practice.
    Ensure that the country office and project partners follow the policies, processes and protocol regarding child safeguarding,
    Communicate incidents and violations of the policies in line with the established protocol.
    Develop clear goals that are consistent with agreed strategies and in line with budgets.
    Work closely with the Head of Africa to ensure goals and objectives are aligned with strategies.
    Identify priority activities and assignments; adjust priorities as required.
    Foresee risks and allow for contingencies when planning.
    Possess a strong commitment to social justice and development of quality services within the field of child sexual abuse, exploitation and violence.
    Keep up to date with the political economic social and technical situation of the country as well as programme related developments and incorporate these developments into annual reports and annual and strategic plans.
    Keep the programme database up to date, analyse the outputs of each programme and reflect on the outcome in terms of planned versus achieved in annual reports and annual plans.
    In case of own implementation of programmes, manage the implementation of programmes efficiently and effectively to create maximum results at beneficiary level.
    Collaborate with donors that support TdH-NL’s project partners and see to it that there is a common understanding on project outputs/outcome.
    As a member of the programmes team advise the programme development manager, whether solicited or unsolicited.
    Work together closely with the other country managers and exchange ideas and experiences.
    Organise the Kenya country team and coordinate with the Regional Office technical team to undertake fundraising / resource mobilisation to operationalise the Kenya country plan.
    Finance and administration

    Result: The finance and administration of the country office is done in line with TdH-NL’s finance and administration policies.

    Ensure that TdH-NL’s finance and administration policies are being implemented at the country office.
    Approve and ensure timely submission of quarterly funds requests/ disbursements to partners after receipt of quality signed off reports
    Monitor in close collaboration with the regional office, the annual budget spending in relation to the approved annual budget.
    Monitor with the support of the country finance staff, financial management practices and provide immediate backstopping where policies are not followed as expected.
    Manage employees

    Result: Employees are guided and instructed so that they are motivated to execute their tasks efficiently and effectively.

    Manage country team to ensure project goals and objectives are achieved.
    Provide leadership and take responsibility for incorporating gender perspectives and ensuring the equal participation of women and men in all areas of work.
    Empower staff to translate vision into results.
    Regularly discuss performance and provide feedback and coaching to staff.
    Facilitate internal management processes

    Result: Internal management processes are facilitated so that the tasks and activities are efficiently aligned and quality is guaranteed.

    Delegate the appropriate responsibility, accountability and decision-making authority.
    Anticipate and resolve conflicts by pursuing mutually agreeable solutions.
    Accurately judge the amount of time and resources needed to accomplish a task and match tasks to skills.
    Monitor progress against milestones and deadlines.
    Make sure that roles, responsibilities and reporting lines are clear to each staff member.
    Resource mobilisation and networking

    Result: Network is maintained so that cooperation is improved and all parties and individuals involved are correctly and fully informed.

    Ensure strong engagement in resource mobilisation, including positioning and support to grant acquisition efforts to raise additional resources and diversify TdH-NL’s portfolio in Kenya.
    Recognise fundraising opportunities for TdH-NL, take initiative to anticipate on them and develop proposals in conjunction with the Regional and Head Offices.
    Establish and maintain relationships with a broad range of groups (government, CSOs, private sector and beneficiaries) to understand project needs and gain support.
    Represent TdH-NL in Kenya, engage and build strategic alliances with government, major donors, other NGOs and media.
    Represent TdH-NL by participating in networks related to its mission and vision, and share and learn.

    Education, experience and skills required

    MA degree in the Social Sciences or related fields.
    Minimum of 10 year professional work experience that combines managerial and technical leadership in development cooperation or executive management. Professional experience with an INGO, NGO, or governmental organisation, in the related field of child protection and safeguarding is an asset.
    At least three years of leadership experience including supervising teams and managing budgets.
    Proficiency in written and oral English is required.

    Personal profile

    Strong management skills and track record at national level
    Strong people management skills
    Proven efficient management of financial resources
    Proven capacity to lead, motivate and develop a team
    Exhibits composure and professionalism. Ability to represent TdH-NL in Kenya to donors, government officials, other NGOs, other external stakeholders in a self assured manner
    Excellent negotiating and communication skills
    Strong ability to direct and foster strategic partnerships and position for grants
    Excellent grant acquisition experience, including experience with a diverse set of donors

    Competency profile
    Analytical capacity
    Understanding the essence of complex issues by logical reasoning, investigation of potential causes, separation of key messages from the mass of detail and acknowledgment of their interdependence.
    Level 2: Collects and examines information from various sources independently and on own initiative. Acquires insight by doing so and draws conclusions from their interdependence.
    Leadership
    Can mobilise and inspire others by providing guidance and direction in the attainment of clear and challenging objectives related to results and personal development. Is able to adapt the style of leadership to different employees and situations.
    Level 3: Encourages others to develop themselves and to achieve maximum results and demonstrates exemplary behaviour.
    Result orientation
    Focused on setting objectives and actively achieving results.
    Level 3: Is determined in achieving results and encourages and supports others in doing so.
    Responsibility
    Accepting the consequences of your own actions and/or agreements.
    Level 3: Takes potential consequences into account when making risky agreements within his or her own area of responsibility – such as a team or department, or a policy area. Can make a realistic assessment of the impact of one’s own actions as well as those taken by others, and bases agreements on this.

  • Logistic Officer/Manager/Coordinator

    Logistic Officer/Manager/Coordinator

    We are looking for our different delegations :
    Position Start Date: ASAP
    Duration: to be confirmed
    Location: Iraq, Bangladesh, Kenya, South Sudan, Nigeria
    Terre des hommes does not set closing dates for this position; recruitment is on-going until the position is filled
    Contractual conditions:
    For all positions, please find the conditions applied by Terre des hommes:

    Expatriate contract under Swiss. 25 days annual leaves, local accommodation and transportation, health insurance, accident and medical repatriation insurance, return flight.
    Officer (or JPO) position: 2’200 CHF (~1’900 €) <> 2’400 CHF (2’100 €) net /month x 13 times.
    Manager position: 2’950 CHF (~2’550 €) < > 4’300 CHF (~3’700 €) net /month according to experience x 13 times.
    Coordinator position: 3’400 CHF (~2’950 €) < > 4’750 CHF (~4’100 €) net /month according to experience x 13 times.

    Main responsibilities:
    We are looking for personnel at different hierarchical levels of responsibility to implement and manage a scope of logistics-related activities, and, depending on the level of responsibility, technical advising.

    S/he will participate, depending on the level of responsibility, to a different step of the implementation of the intervention strategy of the delegation. S/he will plan the projects or activities s/he is responsible of and will supervise their implementation.
    S/he will be responsible of the personnel under their responsibility.

    Fonctions details:
    The logistics personnel is expected to have different levels of proficiency on the following tasks (the list is not exhaustive):
    Ensure the programs and the material resources’ logistical management in the intervention area(s) and make sure of a planned supply management.

    Guarantee security and Tdh’s goods management, and organize the allocation and secondment of the equipments.
    Identify the needs, choose suppliers, set up and follow up the budget in its area of expertise, advise and organize the purchases according to the procedures.
    Organize goods flows and ensure stock onsite management.

    Profile:
    Officer (or JPO) position:

    Education: diploma or university degree in a Logistics field (supply, IT, mechanic…).
    Work experience: these positions are open to candidates without prior field humanitarian experience.
    Language: Proficiency in English is required, French is an asset.

    Manager position:

    Education: diploma or university degree in a Logistics field (supply, IT, mechanic…).
    Job experience: 2-3 years of relevant (international) job experience, of which and at least 1 year in a relevant field position for a non-governmental organization.
    Language: Proficiency in English is required, French is an asset.

    Coordinator position:

    Education: diploma or university degree in a Logistics field (supply, IT, mechanic…)
    Job experience: 3-5 years of relevant (international) job experience, of which and at least 3 years in a relevant field position for a non-governmental organization.
    Language: Proficiency in English is required, French is an asset.

    Main skills required for all positions:

    Previous experience with an NGO in a difficult context
    Previous experience in emergency response is appreciated
    Knowledge of international humanitarian response and development work
    Ability to work in an inter cultural environment
    Flexibility
    Responsive, motivated, good communicator
    Ability to work under pressure and in a volatile environment

    Child Safeguarding Policy:

    Raising awareness within the Foundation on violence against children.
    Providing guidance to employees and others and defining expectations when it comes to preventing, raising, denouncing and responding to issues of child abuse.
    Reducing the risk of child abuse by selectively recruiting employees and others.
    Reducing the risk of child abuse by developing a culture of open and informed leadership within the organization and in our work with children.

    We offer an exciting and varied work, useful and meaningful, in a team that wants to make a difference for vulnerable children.