Action Africa Help International
(AAH-I) is an African-led, regional organisation, working in Kenya, Somalia,
South Sudan, Uganda, and Zambia.
It brings over 25 years’ experience
working with communities in conflict and post-conflict situations, including
refugees, internally displaced people, host communities and communities in
urban slums.
The AAH Kenya, Kakuma Refugee Assistance Programme (KRAP) aims to enhance
self-reliance and sustainable livelihoods of 4,080 refugees in Kakuma Camp,
Turkana County, through development of models that will address resilience,
safety net and consumption; skills enhancement, employment opportunities and
enterprise development.
AAH-Kenya is looking for a suitable
candidate to fill the following position to be based in Kakuma refugee
camp:
Job Title: Business Development Officer
Department / Section: Livelihoods
Reports to: Project
Manager
Liaises with: UNHCR
and other Partners on ground
Duty Station: Kakuma
Refugee Camp with field visits to Kalobeyei Settlement Site
Job Summary: To
play a central role in supporting innovative livelihoods initiatives to
facilitate a broad based entrepreneurial mind-set and a new set of business
development ideas among the PoCs in Kakuma Refugee Camp.
This will involve working with other
project officers, UNHCR, partner organizations and PoC community in the camp.
Duties & Responsibilities
Key activities will involve the coordination and mainstreaming of business
development activities in the refugee camp.
He/she will be tasked with managing
and coordinating the implementation of livelihood activities in the refugee
camp, within the framework of the UNHCR Livelihood Resilience programme being
implemented by AAHI.
The business development officer will provide administrative and technical
support to the overall institutional business plan and support individuals and
business groups in the camp:
- Coordinate and grow the revolving fund within
the context of the micro finance model, using best case studies - Support with the establishment of a business
centre model; complete with incubation unit. - Develop and nurture appropriate documentation
in respect of good case studies in collaboration with the Communications
team in Nairobi and UNHCR - Work in collaboration with and support the
Project Officers: Community Mobilisation and Agriculture in their
respective areas of activity implementation (e.g. training and
mainstreaming) - Coordinate the socio economic profiling of the
new and existing PoCs. - Serve as the primary link to the refugee
community and play facilitative role in organizing community dialogue
meetings. - Establish and build AAHI relationships with
PoC community in Kakuma and other stakeholders - Identify linkages and areas of collaboration
and synergy with other organizations implementing Livelihood-business
related activities (e.g. LWF with VSLAs, NCCK etc) - Actively promote the AAHI approach to
livelihoods’ business segment with emphasis on promoting group development
through support, coaching, mentoring, feedback and identification of
investment needs and opportunities. - Directly supervise the incentive workers.
- Identifying opportunities and innovative
approaches to support livelihood business activities in the refugee camp. - Enable individuals, groups and business
associations and communities to identify needs and encourage involvement
in livelihood business activities. - Support the development of existing
businesses, the establishment of business groups and the formation of
community focused networks. - Ensure that targets and work schedules are
adhered to in order to achieve objectives, maintain appropriate
documentation and prepare monthly activity and achievement reports. - Carry out evaluation of initiatives and
actions in a systematic way with UNHCR and staff teams - Perform any other functions deemed necessary
or as delegated by the supervisor in order to meet the level of
services in the organization
Qualification and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Microfinance or
Entrepreneurship, or relevant tertiary qualification in cooperative and
Economic Development studies, and/or experience in related fields, - Experience in community policy development
& advice; facilitating, coordinating, and managing project plans. - At least 3 years of progressive programming
experience including understanding of and ability to promote
empowering and developmental models in community work through highly
effective communication skills - Proven credibility, integrity and
professionalism – demonstrates these characteristics at all times. - Ability to assist groups to formulate their
ideas into constructive actions, ability to undertake community based
research, and to effectively complete projects. - Exercises sound judgment and political
sensitivity – especially in relation to the community organisation, local
governments etc.
- UNHCR Field experience.
- Knowledge and exposure to the social and
cultural values of the region concerned. - Proficiency in local language(s).
- Experience in formulating funding
applications. - A proven track record working well with the
local community. - Welcomes and values diversity, and contributes
to an inclusive working environment where differences are acknowledged and
respected.
- Excellent communicational skills (written and
spoken) - Skilled in influencing and obtaining
cooperation of individuals; - Able to manage relationships to achieve
results. - Organisational and mobilization skills
- ICT speciality (email, Spread-sheets, MS-word,
Databases, job-related software, etc.) - Team-work and participation
- Level of self-supervision and ability to take
initiative - Degree of accuracy and attention to detail
- Good report-writing writing and reporting
skill - INGO experience and understanding of
humanitarian sector - Commitment to and understanding of AAH-I’s
vision, mission, and values.
Job Title: Community Mobiliser
Department / Section: Livelihoods
Reports to: Project
Manager
Duty Station: Kakuma
Refugee Camp and field visits to Kalobeyei Settlement Site
Job Summary:
To play a central role in supporting livelihood
programming – to facilitate a broad based participation of the PoCs and host
community in Kakuma Refugee Camp and the Kalobeyei Settlement Site to promote
livelihood activities.
This will involve working with other
project officers, partner organizations and PoC/host community in the camp.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Key activities will involve the coordination
of community mobilisation in the refugee camp and the Kalobeyei Settlement
Site. - He/she will be tasked with managing and
coordinating the PoC and host community participation livelihood
activities in the refugee camp and Kalobeyei Settlement Site, within the
framework of the UNHCR Livelihood Resilience programme being implemented
by AAHI. - The community mobiliser will provide
mobilisation technical support to agriculture - and business project officers in respect of:
- Work in collaboration with and support the
Project Officers – i) Business Development, Agriculture ii) Business
Development Officer in their respective areas of activity implementation
(e.g. trainings) - Coordinate the social relationships between
the PoCs and the host community. - Serve as the primary link between the refugee
community and the host community while developing an infrastructure for
both dialogue and conflict resolution - Establish and build AAHI relationships with
PoC community in Kakuma and other stakeholders - Develop and support the joint participation of
both refugee and host community on matters of integration and social
cohesion – developing early warning and early response systems. - Actively promote the AAHI approach to
livelihoods with emphasis on promoting group development through support,
coaching, mentoring, feedback and identification of investment needs and
opportunities. - Perform any other functions deemed necessary
or as delegated by the supervisor in order to meet the level of
services in the organization
Personal Specifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Community Development or
relevant tertiary qualification in social and community studies, and/or
experience in related fields - Possess proven practical knowledge of the
program development cycle and design and management qualities. - At least 3 years of progressive responsible
programme including understanding of and ability to promote empowering and
developmental models in community work through highly effective
communication skills – in all forms, especially written and verbal. - Proven credibility, integrity and
professionalism – demonstrates these characteristics at all times. - The ability to assist groups to formulate
their ideas into constructive actions, ability to undertake community
based research, and to effectively complete projects. - Exercises sound judgment and political
sensitivity – especially in relation to the community organisation, local
governments etc.
- UNHCR Field experience.
- Knowledge and exposure to the social and
cultural values of the region concerned. - Proficiency in local language(s).
- Experience in formulating funding
applications. - A proven track record working well with the
local community. - Welcomes and values diversity, and contributes
to an inclusive working environment where differences are acknowledged and
respected.
Additional Skills & Competences
- Skilled in influencing and obtaining
cooperation of individuals; - Able to manage relationships to achieve
results. - Communicational skills (written and spoken)
- Organisational and mobilization skills
- ICT speciality (email, Spread-sheets, MS-word,
Databases, job-related software, etc.) - Team-work and participation
- Level of self-supervision and ability to take
initiative - Degree of accuracy and attention to detail
- Technical side of the job (numeracy,
report-writing, critical thinking, leadership, etc.) - INGO experience and understanding of
humanitarian sector - Commitment to and understanding of AAH-I’s
vision, mission, and values.
Job Title: Finance & Admin Officer, Kakuma
Department / Section: Finance
Reports to: Project
Manager
Liaises with: Finance
Manager AAH-I, Senior Program Officer, Administration Officer AAH-I, Admin
Assistant AAH Kenya
Duty Station: Kakuma
Refugee Camp
Job Summary:
To ensure all financial and admin processes are
functioning effectively and efficiently.
S/he will plan, execute and evaluate
all activities of financial management of the logistics’ project financial and
accounting processes in the field location and be responsible for creating, reviewing,
updating and enforcing compliance of the project’s financial policies and
procedures.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Prepare, examine, and analyze accounting
records, financial statements, and other financial reports to assess
accuracy, completeness, and conformance to reporting, cost control and
procedural standards. - Oversee all admin and procurement duties of
the programme - Support the development and analysis of
budgets, preparing periodic reports that compare budgeted costs to actual
costs. - Advise management about issues such as
resource utilization, tax strategies, and the assumptions underlying
budget forecasts. - Support the internal and external auditing
processes with an aim to close identified gaps. - Ensure that project finance policies and procedures
are in harmony with the country financial and admin policies and
procedures; and are make sure they are understood by staff. - Ensure effective, timely and accurate
functioning and monitoring of the financial software system including
maintaining the completeness and integrity of data within the system,
compliance, generating necessary reports and authorising monthly data
compilation in the system. - Undertake banking duties as needed.
- Cash planning through preparation of weekly
and monthly cash flow forecasts and generation of the cash flow statements
as required - Reconcile bank statements on a monthly basis
- Ensure that donor and institutional accounting
requirements are adhered to and financial reports are submitted on time - Prepare income and expenditure narrative and
financial reports for the FAD. - Support the budget preparation and proposal
writing efforts through provision of information and advice during the
budget preparation and proposal writing processes. - Collaborate with the Administration/Operations
to ensure that all AAH assets at the field base are recorded and properly
maintained with adequate security. - Development and monitoring of the field base
recharge mechanisms and advise management on cost effective proposal
reviews - Ensure compliance with necessary legal and
statutory financial reporting in country, recommending change to
procedures where required. - Lead on field base audits and follow up on
recommendations. Ensure information is provided to the external and/or
internal auditors as required during the audit process and follow up to
close any identified audit gaps. - Contribute to the design of and oversee the
preparation of regular (weekly/monthly/quarterly) management reports to
meet the needs of FAD, country programme, and also meet the requirements
for regular reporting set by the Donor, ensuring timeliness and accuracy. - Oversee preparation and consolidation of UNHCR
financial report for the location. - Assess finance staff gaps within the team and
advice the Project Manager.
Personal Specifications
Qualifications and Experience
- A bachelor’s degree in Commerce, Finance or
Business Administration. - Certified or Chartered Public Accountant with
a valid professional membership. - At least 3 years’ experience in a similar role
preferably in a camp setting - At least 3 years’ experience in an NGO
- UNHCR Field experience.
- Knowledge and exposure to the social and
cultural values of the region concerned. - Proficiency in local language(s).
- Skilled in influencing and obtaining
cooperation of individuals not under supervisory control; able to manage
long-distance relationships to achieve results
Additional Skills & Competences
- Able to follow set procedures and instructions
under limited supervision. - Ability to formulate recommendations to
improve accounting systems. - Good familiarity with Microsoft Office
packages and PASTEL accounting software - Good communication and interpersonal skills.
- Good analytical skills with good attention to
detail - Excellent team-player, resilient and
self-energizing for the field posting. - Commitment to and understanding of AAH-I’s
vision, mission, and values.
Job Title: Project Officer, Agriculture
Department / Section: Livelihoods
Reports to: Kakuma
Project Manager
Responsible to: Area
Project Manager
Liaises with: UNHCR
and other Partners on ground
Duty Station:
Kakuma Refugee Camp with field visits to the
Kalobeyei Settlement Site
Job Summary:
To build the capacity of AAHI livelihood project
staff by providing agricultural technical advice.
S/He will be responsible to ensure
that the approaches used during implementation are accurate and effective,
conforming to the global best practice while staying relevant to the context of
the project.
Duties & Responsibilities
- To provide advice regarding Livelihood
programme issues and enhance program strategy & policy development and
compliance so that AAHI and UNHCR mission and vision is enhanced at both
Kakuma Refugee Camp and the Kalobeyei Settlement Site. - Be directly involved in the implementation of
proposed initiatives. - Keep the Program Manager (PM) informed on
progress of the various initiatives, monitoring their progress and
ensuring that they remain relevant and appreciated by the beneficiaries. - Be responsible for ensuring that the
livelihoods’ - Interventions are effective in terms of
creating self-reliance in the PoC mind set and that activities undertaken
are profitable and sustainable in the life of PoC. - Ensure that the social economic and skills of
new PoC are captured in basic PoC data. - Ensure that new PoC receive life skills and
financial literacy induction process that prepares them for self-reliance
during their stay in the camp. - Plan for a target number of PoC to receive
relevant training to deepen their involvement in livelihood activities in
the camp. - Be responsible for proper collection, storage
and dissemination of data on PoC economic activities, clearly identifying
gaps and instituting interventions to fill the gaps in PoC knowledge,
attitude and practice in livelihoods and self-reliance. - Develop and supervise the implementation of a
capacity building program to meet the identified PoC gaps. - Ensure that UNHCR and other partners stay
informed about progress and ensure continued support and buy-in from all
stakeholders if any changes are envisaged. - The Project Officer, Agriculture, will
supervise, liaise closely with and ensure effectiveness of the officer in
charge of Kalobeyei agricultural field operations to ensure that all the
activities are coordinated and in sync with each other to ensure alignment
with the overall goal of the project. - As an expert in his/her field, the Project
Officer, Agriculture will ensure that the Kalobeyei field officers have
the space and freedom to operate and that they keep to the agreed targets
over the project period.
- Conceptualization, innovation, planning and
management of the livelihood project as well as the transfer of knowledge
and skills. - Prepare the necessary reports as per UNHCR
guidelines and handle reporting requirement in a timely manner. - Formulation, development and planning of
programme goals and objectives of the livelihoods program. - Work closely with the Business Development
Officer on material and strategies to support the programme. - Provide information and support to the Livelihood
Community Mobiliser. - Monthly work (action) plans for the program,
ensuring objectives and targets are achieved. - To promote communication between all the
stakeholders in order to encourage the sharing of information and
continual development and improvement of the livelihoods service
i.e. promoting professional learning and development as well as seeking to
encourage a unity of vision and purpose among the PoC. - To provide input to proposals and reporting
that relates to livelihoods as and when requested by the Project Manager
and the Kenya Country Program Director. - Offer of advice and support to livelihoods
program in line with the vision and mission of AAHI and UNHCR. - Perform any other functions deemed necessary
or as delegated by the supervisor in order to meet the level of
services in the organization
Personal Specifications
- University degree preferred in Agricultural
Economics, Agro-Enterprise, Rural Development, Business Administration, or
a closely related field. - Possess proven practical knowledge of the
program development cycle and design and management qualities. - Demonstrated strengths in relationship
management; able to work with diverse groups of people in multicultural,
team-oriented environment; - Skilled in influencing and obtaining
cooperation of individuals; - Able to manage relationships to achieve
results.
- UNHCR Field experience.
- Knowledge and exposure to the social and
cultural values of the region concerned. - Proficiency in local language(s).
- Skilled in influencing and obtaining
cooperation of individuals not under supervisory control; able to manage
long-distance relationships to achieve results
Additional Skills & Competences
- Communication skills (written and spoken)
- Organisational and managerial skills
- ICT speciality (email, Spread-sheets, MS-word,
Databases, job-related software, etc.) - Team-work and participation
- Level of self-supervision and ability to take
initiative - Degree of accuracy and attention to detail
- Technical side of the job (numeracy, report-writing,
critical thinking, leadership, etc.) - INGO experience and understanding of
humanitarian sector - Commitment to and understanding of AAH-I’s
vision, mission, and values.
Interested candidates should email application letters and CVs (with 3
referees) addressed to recruitke@actionafricahelp.org
Shortlisting and interviews will be
done on a rolling basis.
The email Subject Line must show the
job title of the position applied for.
AAH-I is an equal-opportunity
employer.
Only those selected for the
interviews will be contacted
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