Concern Worldwide Area Coordinator Job in Kenya

Concern Worldwide is an Irish-based non-governmental, international, humanitarian organisation dedicated to the reduction of suffering and working towards the ultimate elimination of extreme poverty in the world’s poorest countries.
Job Location: Marsabit
Contract Details: One year with possibility of extensionThe Area Coordinator will be the focal person in coordinating and overseeing Concern’s operations in Marsabit County. More specifically, S/he will be responsible for representing Concern in the County, coordination and networking, liaison with Nairobi on programme support, safety and security issues as well as systems management both within Concern and in building systems’ capacity of partner organisations.
Person specification:
Qualifications:A post graduate degree in Administration, business management or any other relevant field. Qualification in communications will be an added advantageA minimum of 5 years’ experience in a senior administrative position with an international NGO, 2 of them in a hardship areaDemonstrated organisational skillsStrong skills in networking and advocacyExcellent written and oral communication in EnglishA detailed job description for this position may be obtained by sending an emailto the following address:  concern.kenyavacancies@concern.net Interested candidates, who meet the above requirements, should send their applications to: Each application should include three referees, at least two of which can validate field and technical expertise. Telephone contacts must be submitted with the application
The closing date for application is Wednesday, 18 July, 2012.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for interview
Concern has a Code of Conduct and a Programme Participant Protection Policy to ensure
the maximum protection of programme participants from abuse and exploitation.