Established in 1984 in the UK, Islamic Relief (IR) is an International NGO seeking to promote sustainable economic and social development by working with local communities through relief and development activities.
We aim to help the needy regardless of race, religion or gender.
Islamic Relief - Kenya programme has a vacancy for Child Welfare Officer in Mandera, North Eastern Kenya.
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
We aim to help the needy regardless of race, religion or gender.
Islamic Relief - Kenya programme has a vacancy for Child Welfare Officer in Mandera, North Eastern Kenya.
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
- Assist in Planning and designing for the current and upcoming Child Welfare interventions.
- Assist in designing tools for assessment, monitoring and use the tools to carry out regular monitoring and tracking of activities during implementation of the programme.
- Assist in identifying specific contribution (added value) of current Child Welfare programme to poverty alleviation in Mandera District.
- Assist in developing the Child Welfares’ interventions in Mandera, by increasing the number of Child Welfares and programmes through concept notes and proposals development.
- Identify potential programmes to compliment the Child Welfare One to One sponsorship in the district
- Assist in getting better insight into field office’s strategic interventions and operational capacities (staff, resource, management, etc) in the field
- Assist the Child Welfare Coordinator to develop the Country Program in collaboration with national specialists, line ministry experts, national staff, country director, programme manager and other stakeholders
- Provide technical support, write program and project documents
- Prepare and submit regular program, projects reports
- Account to the delivery of the country program strategic objectives and delivery of timely agreed upon outputs and reports
- Ensure monitoring and evaluation system in place
- Identify any apparent issues in the Child Welfares program and report immediately
- Perform other related duties as required by the programme coordinator
Requirements:
- A graduate preferably with a degree in social sciences, community development, education or other related field.
- A minimum of 3 years field experience in humanitarian work in a related position
- Proven record of dealing with children and protection of their rights.
- Ability to work on your own initiative as well as a part of a team.
- Proven analytical skills and ability to think strategically.
- Fluency in English both written and verbal
- Effective IT Skills (Word & Excel).
- Financial reporting and planning skills.
- Report writing and research.
- Communication, tact and negotiation skills.
- Sympathetic with aims & objectives of Islamic Relief; empathy with and understanding of the basic teachings and values of Islam.
- Energetic and able to operate in situations which may be arduous.
HR Unit,
Islamic Relief,
P.O. Box 417-00202 KNH,
Nairobi.
Email to: info @ islamic-relief.or.ke
All applicants must meet the minimum requirements described above and only short listed candidates will be contacted.
Islamic Relief is an equal opportunity employer.
