NGO Jobs Kenya. Scholarship Assistant

Training & Scholarship Assistant Jobs at Danish Refugee Council in Nairobi, Kenya
(National Position)

The Danish Refugee Council is an international non-governmental organization that promotes and supports durable solutions to the problems faced by refugees and internally displaced people all over the world. DRC has been providing relief and development services in the Horn of Africa region since 1997. The DRC Kenya Program is seeking a qualified candidate for the following position:

Training & Scholarship Assistant – Nairobi

Working under the supervision of Training Officer the Job holder will assist in implementation of the vocational skills programme including conducting vocational skills assessments and documenting programme activities in the DRC Urban Project in Nairobi.

Key Responsibilities:

Planning, developing, implementing and evaluating vocational training and development programs

Take part in planning and coordination of scholarship activities.

Conduct field visits to review progress of activity implementation.

Provide career development sessions for beneficiaries.

Monitor students’ class attendance and progress in institutions

Carry out community mobilization.

Participate in all training department meetings.

Documentation-: data entry, filing, photography, updating of the information in the databases

To prepare weekly, monthly and quarterly report.

In the absence of the training officer act on their behalf.

Skills and Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree or in Education/ Diploma in Education or equivalent.

Minimum 2-years’ working experience both as a professional teacher/tutor in a government institution and/or with INGOs in the field of education and scholarship administration

Prior experience working with local governments and stakeholders in implementation of projects

Ability to work independently and as part of a team; well organized, and able to prioritize multiple tasks.

Working knowledge of MS Office and other relevant computer applications,

Able to adapt to changing program priorities and emergency priorities that may arise

Strong self-starter, able to take initiatives.

Good planning and organizational skills coupled with problem solving capabilities

Hands-on community mobilization skills
Desired Qualities

Experience in an urban refugee setting and knowledge of refugee issues;

Self-motivated and able to work under minimal supervisionditions and ability to communicate fluently  in the Somali language will be an added advantage

All DRC staff must be committed to the Red Cross Code of Conduct, as well as the Humanitarian Accountability Partnership Standard in Accountability and Quality Management.

Conditions
Commencement: Immediately
Duty Station: Nairobi
Contract: Until 31st December, 2015, with possibility of renewal

This position falls under the DRC Kenya National Salary Scale

We only accept applications through our online system HERE under Vacancies – “Training & Scholarship Assistant” in English no later than 19th August, 2015. Only applications that address the stipulated duties and meet the required qualifications will be considered.

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