Lutheran World Federation / Department for World Service Kenya - Djibouti Programme is seeking to recruit a Kenyan national for the following position, to be based in Dadaab Refugee Camp.
Emergency Coordinator
Duties and responsibilities will include but are not limited to:-
- to be responsible for the day to day implementation of emergency response services; including information dissemination, vulnerability and social assessment, referrals, NFIs distribution, plots allocation, among others;
- to manage emergency response grants, preparing work plans and working budgets, initiating procurement of goods and services, monitoring implementation and compiling reports;
- to ensure that the projects are implemented as planned and within budget, and in accordance with LWF/DWS and ACT Alliance policies and guidelines, including Codes of Conduct, SPHEREand HAP principles and standards on accountability to the affected populations;
- to provide the necessary capacity development and support to emergency staff in all camps including ensuring they have clear job descriptions and lines of reporting;
- to support and supervise emergency staff and ensure that there is a coordinated and integrated approach across all the camps in the implementation of emergency services
- to evaluate, assess and identify needs for emergency training in order to build effective capacity within the program on emergency preparedness & response;
- to ensure the delivery of timely narrative and financial reporting of emergency response activities, outputs and outcomes according to LWF/DWS, Act Alliance and donor requirements and guidelines;
- to prepare regular and timely situation reports, updates, human interest stories, photographs and other reports as may be requested for purposes of communicating and documenting LWF/DWS emergency response work;
Professional qualifications and personal attributes
- University degree in Disaster Response and Management, Social Work, Sociology, Political Science or a related field. Professional training in Project Management with strong skills in proposal writing, M&E and report writing.
- Excellent management, planning, analysis, and training design and facilitation skills;
- Strong inter-cultural and interpersonal skills
- Excellent computer skills, particularly in Microsoft Word, Excel and Internet
Experience
- More than four years experience in setting up and/or managing large and complex emergency response projects in refugee or internally displaced person’s (IDP) settings in a reputable international NGO.
- Experience working in difficult areas with basic social amenities, demanding security considerations and long and irregular working hours would be an added advantage.
Female candidates are encouraged to apply.
LWF/DWS is a signatory to the Code of Conduct for humanitarian agencies.
Our recruitment and selection procedures reflect the organization’s commitment to the
prevention of abuse and exploitation of beneficiaries.”
Please email your application letter and attach updated CV with contact emails and phone numbers of 3 professional referees, preferably your current or immediate former employer addressed to;
The Human Resources Officer,
Lutheran World Federation Kenya-Djibouti,
hr@lwfkenya.org
Closing date: 26th August 2011
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted
