NGO Jobs in Kenya – IRC

International Rescue Committee (IRC)

Electronic Medical Record / ICT

Manager
 

Sector: Information

Technology 

Employee Type: Regular 

Employee Category: Full

Time 

Description: Her/his

primary responsibilities are aimed at providing technical input and oversight

to the integration and use of EMR within the health information systems and to

manage the tools to facilitate data entry, transmission, and use. 

Key to success will be building the

capacity among EMR / information systems users at the facility level and

administration level within the Kenya country program.

• Provide EMR project coordination in systems
  
  requirements, analysis, design, specifications, supervision of
  
  development, piloting/testing, implementation and evaluation in
  
  collaboration with Health Technical Unit staff.


• General management of hardware and software in
  
  consultation with vendor and technical unit


• Supervise field-based introduction of system
  
  and training to ensure high quality workplan implementation.


• Ensure a high level of communication and close
  
  working relationships with the project team, project implementers, and
  
  other key stakeholders


• Travel to the field to provide management
  
  oversight, capacity building and training, and technical assistance is
  
  expected regularly.


• Perform other duties as assigned.

• University degree in health informatics,
  
  computer science or public health or related field


• At least 3 years’ experience with health
  
  information systems, database management, and technology implementation.


• Demonstrated experience and understanding of
  
  health information systems design, development, roll-out, and/or use (e.g.
  
  HMIS, DHIS, EMR).


• Demonstrated experience in organizational
  
  capacity building and/or training.


• Strong oral and written communication skills
  
  in English required and Swahili desired.


• Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines with
  
  quality products.


• Strong organizational and interpersonal
  
  skills.

Kenyan nationals are encouraged to

apply. 

International allowances are not

available for this position. 

Salary and other benefits are

compliant to the Kenyan NGO Sector.

How to Apply

Employee Category: Full Time 

Job Purpose / Objective:

 The

International Rescue Committee (IRC), through the Stichting Vluchteling –

funded program proposes to implement a livelihoods project among both refugee

and host community youth in Nairobi County. 

The project targets especially the

urban poor youth, living in the informal settlements and other underserved

areas of Nairobi. 

The project seeks to improve the

economic wellbeing and livelihoods outcomes of urban refugees and vulnerable

host communities in Kenya. 

Combining job training and

self-employment support activities, the project will provide livelihood options

to select youth through training in basic business and financial literacy,

apprenticeships and small business plan development. 

To lead in the implementation of all

components of the project, the IRC is seeking to hire an experienced

Livelihoods Officer.

Under the guidance of the Program Manager, the Livelihoods Officer will oversee

all aspects of the livelihoods project especially with regards to

identification of beneficiaries, training, monitoring of project implementation

and reporting.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the implementation of SV project
  
  activities including:

1.   
Training of beneficiaries in basic

business and life skills

2.   
Identifying businesses, setting up

and monitoring of apprenticeships

3.   
Reviewing business plans, selecting

business grant recipients and supporting disbursement of grant funds

• Develop, manage and keep track of activity
  
  work plans and training implementation schedules to ensure timely delivery
  
  of services and achievement of objectives.


• Develop monitoring and data collection
  
  processes and carry out regular monitoring visits to beneficiaries and
  
  partners to track program progress


• Work with the Protection team and Governance
  
  & Rights Coordinator to ensure integrated implementation of program
  
  across all intended results areas.


• Working closely with IRC Technical Advisors,
  
  remain up to date on good practices and developments in entrepreneurship,
  
  business skills and financial services in order to ensure program quality
  
  and impact.


• Fully comply with IRC safety and security
  
  procedures and provide input to security monitoring and assessments to
  
  enable and promote a safe and secure environment for program
  
  implementation.


• Ensure confidentiality and ethical data collection
  
  throughout the monitoring and reporting phase.


• Other duties as assigned by the supervisor to
  
  enable and develop IRC programs.

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration,
  
  Humanities, International Development, Political Science, Management or
  
  other relevant field.


• Minimum of 3 years professional experience in
  
  livelihoods and enterprise development approaches.

Required Experience &

Competencies:

• Experience in youth outreach and private
  
  sector partnerships


• Strong program/technical and budget management
  
  skills, planning, reporting, monitoring and evaluation skills


• Strong written and oral communication skills,
  
  effective in representation and liaison with external parties.


• Strong leadership, analytical and
  
  organizational skills. Demonstrated ability to quickly assess priorities
  
  and effectively manage a variety of activities at a time while paying
  
  appropriate attention to detail.


• Personal qualities: Works well in and promotes
  
  teamwork, comfortable in a multi-cultural environment, flexible and able
  
  to handle pressure well.


• Experience of working with forced migrants
  
  desirable.


• Proven practical experience in
  
  partnership/stakeholder engagement and management


• Ability to work and adapt under pressure.


• Excellent oral and written communication
  
  skills.


• Strong organizational and interpersonal
  
  skills.


• Computer literate (word processors,
  
  spreadsheet, database, CAD and statistical packages, etc)


• Fluency in English and Kiswahili.

Kenyan nationals are encouraged to

apply.

International allowances are not

available for this position. 

Salary and other benefits are

compliant to the Kenyan NGO Sector.

How to Apply

Assistant Livelihoods Officer – Nairobi
 

Employee Type: Regular 

Employee Category: Full Time
 

Job Purpose / Objective: The International Rescue Committee (IRC), through

the Stichting Vluchteling – funded program proposes to implement a livelihoods

project among both refugee and host community youth in Nairobi County. 

The project targets especially the

urban poor youth, living in the informal settlements and other underserved

areas of Nairobi. 

The project seeks to improve the

economic wellbeing and livelihoods outcomes of urban refugees and vulnerable

host communities in Kenya

Combining job training and

self-employment support activities, the project will provide livelihood options

to select youth through training in basic business and financial literacy,

apprenticeships and small business plan development.

To support in the implementation of

all components of the project, the IRC is seeking to hire an experienced

Assistant Livelihoods Officer.

Under the guidance and supervision of

the Livelihoods Officer, the Assistant Livelihoods Officer will provide support

in all aspects of the livelihoods project.  

Key Responsibilities

• Support in managing the implementation of SV
  
  project activities including;

1.   
Training of beneficiaries in basic

business and life skills

2.   
Identifying businesses, setting up

and monitoring of apprenticeships

3.   
Reviewing business plans, selecting

business grant recipients and supporting disbursement of grant funds

• Support in Developing, managing and keeping
  
  track of activity work plans and training implementation schedules to
  
  ensure timely delivery of services and achievement of objectives.


• Support in developing, monitoring and data
  
  collection processes and carrying out regular monitoring visits to
  
  beneficiaries and partners to track program progress


• Fully comply with IRC safety and security
  
  procedures and provide input to security monitoring and assessments to
  
  enable and promote a safe and secure environment for program implementation.


• Ensure confidentiality and ethical data
  
  collection throughout the monitoring and reporting phase.


• Other duties as assigned by the supervisor to
  
  enable and develop IRC programs.

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Humanities,
  
  International Development, Political Science, Management or other relevant
  
  field.


• Minimum of 2 years professional experience in
  
  livelihoods and enterprise development approaches.

Required Experience &

Competencies:

• Experience in youth outreach and private
  
  sector partnerships


• Strong program/technical and budget management
  
  skills, planning, reporting, monitoring and evaluation skills



• Strong written and oral communication skills,
  
  effective in representation and liaison with external parties.


• Strong leadership, analytical and
  
  organizational skills. Demonstrated ability to quickly assess priorities
  
  and effectively manage a variety of activities at a time while paying
  
  appropriate attention to detail.


• Personal qualities: Works well in and promotes
  
  teamwork, comfortable in a multi-cultural environment, flexible and able
  
  to handle pressure well.


• Experience of working with forced migrants
  
  desirable.


• Proven practical experience in
  
  partnership/stakeholder engagement and management


• Ability to work and adapt under pressure.


• Excellent oral and written communication
  
  skills.


• Strong organizational and interpersonal
  
  skills.


• Computer literate (word processors,
  
  spreadsheet, database, CAD and statistical packages, etc)


• Fluency in English and Kiswahili.

Kenyan nationals are encouraged to

apply.

International allowances are not

available for this position.

Salary and other benefits are

compliant to the Kenyan NGO Sector.

How to Apply

Sector: Administrative

Support

Employee Category: Full

Time
 

Job Purpose / Objective: The

Office Assistant is responsible for maintaining the interior of the IRC Urban

office in the condition required by the lease agreement. 

As well, he/she provides support in

procurement and warehousing.

Key Responsibilities

Procurement and warehousing:

• Assist with procurement requests emanating
  
  from the urban office through tracking and follow up;


• Receives and records all invoices and delivery
  
  report received from the warehouse;


• Leads in store releasing of the necessary
  
  items for the urban office;


• In liaison with the driver, collects items
  
  from the warehouse for the office.

Office Assistance duties:

• Sits at the reception desk and receives
  
  visitors;


• Forwards information by receiving and
  
  distributing communications; collecting and mailing correspondence;
  
  copying information;


• Maintains supplies by checking stock to
  
  determine inventory levels; anticipating requirements; placing and
  
  expediting orders; verifying receipt; stocking items; delivering supplies
  
  to work stations;


• Maintains equipment by completing preventive
  
  maintenance; troubleshooting failures; calling for repairs; monitoring
  
  equipment operation;


• Ensures proper filing of all documentation
  
  that needs to be filed;


• Ensuring the office is cleaned daily as
  
  assigned;


• Making tea and coffee for staff and guests
  
  upon request;


• Cleaning of computers regularly;


• Cleaning of the inside of the windows twice a
  
  month;


• Washing dirty utensils, wiping and placing
  
  them in their respective places;


• Prepares monthly payment requests for office
  
  drinking water and office milk and any other payment requests for administration
  
  department;

• Attend to any other duties or tasked delegated
  
  by the supervisor or designate.

• Maintain the office clean and tidy.


• Coordinate the movement of documents between
  
  urban office and Supply Chain


• Ensure warehouse items are collected on time.

• O level certification


• Two years work experience in office management

Required Experience &

Competencies:

• Competent in spoken and written English


• Competent use of PC especially MS word


• Organization and planning skills


• Work management and prioritizing skills


• Verbal and written communication skills.

Kenyan nationals are encouraged to

apply.

International allowances are not

available for this position. 

Salary and employee benefits are

compliant to the Kenyan NGO Sector. 

How to Apply

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Senior Nutrition Officer – Dadaab
 

Employee Category: Full

Time

Job Purpose / Objective: Working

under the guidance and supervision of the Nutrition Manager, the Senior

Nutrition Officer will be directly responsible for implementation of the

Integrated Management of Acute Malnutrition (IMAM) program with focus on MIYCN

component in all the five camps coordinating with partners in IFO, IFO2

Daghahaley, Kambioos and Hagadera together with nutrition surveillance,

hospital feeding, nutrition education & counseling and promotion of

maternal infant and young child nutrition in the camp.  

• Coordinate with other partners the
  
  implementation in all the five camps of the MIYCN component of the UNICEF
  
  funding


• Develop timely reports on a monthly basis on progress.


• Train and capacity build IRC and partner staff
  
  on MIYCN and monitor implementation of the grant.


• Implement and supervise the inpatient and
  
  outpatient therapeutic feeding of severely malnourished under-fives while
  
  following the stipulated protocol.


• Implement and supervise the supplementary
  
  feeding of the moderately malnourished under-fives, pregnant/lactating
  
  mothers, individuals with medical conditions (HIV/AIDS and TB).


• Implement comprehensive maternal infant and
  
  young child nutrition program (MIYCN) with strong Baby Friendly Hospital
  
  Initiative (BFHI) and Baby Friendly Community initiative (BFCI)
  
  approaches.


• Supervise and monitor the hospital inpatients
  
  diet including the special diets for medical cases like diabetes, TB,
  
  HIV/AIDS, Hypertensive among others.


• Train and mentor the nutrition program staff
  
  and the integrated community health promoters through identification of
  
  capacity gaps and carrying out refresher trainings and on the job
  
  trainings.


• Plan and conduct trainings on Growth
  
  Monitoring Promotion (GMP), IMAM and MIYCN to other mainstream health
  
  professionals.


• Develop key messages in nutrition to the
  
  targeted beneficiaries, and ensure it is delivered appropriately.


• Offer nutrition support through counseling to
  
  individuals with medical conditions including Comprehensive Care Clinic
  
  clients.


• Plan and conduct the annual health and
  
  nutrition surveys together with other stakeholders in the camp.


• Plan and conduct mass MUAC screening of the
  
  under fives on a quarterly basis in collaboration with the Community
  
  Health Promoters.


• Work closely with other nutrition related
  
  programs such as HIV/AIDS, Environmental Health, Clinical Services and
  
  Community Health Program in order to improve the nutrition situation in
  
  the camp.


• Compile and submit donor and IRC Nutrition
  
  Program weekly, biweekly and monthly reports of all the activities
  
  implemented, as well prepare food requisitions.


• Coordinate Nutrition meetings with IRC and
  
  participate in Project monitoring, Review and Evaluation.


• Represent IRC in Nutrition Coordination
  
  meetings with Implementing partners and other Nutrition /Health related
  
  forums.


• Lease with Supply Chain Department in
  
  logistical Program Supplies procurement and Monitoring Supply control


• Stock monitoring of various commodities


• Any other duties as assigned by the
  
  supervisor.

• Bachelor degree in Food, Nutrition and
  
  Dietetics from a recognized University.


• Must be a registered nutrition or dietitian
  
  KNDI

Required Experience &

Competencies:

• Minimum 2 years work experience in community
  
  nutrition and implementation.


• Experience in maternal infant and young
  
  nutrition with strong BFHI & BFCI approaches.


• Experience in nutrition survey and
  
  assessments.


• Good communication and interpersonal skills.


• Strong report writing and team working skills.


• Knowledge in computer packages and basic
  
  analysis skills.


• Experience in Nutrition and HIV/AIDS
  
  programming added advantage.


• Ability to work in hardship areas (previous
  
  experience in a camp setting will be an added advantage).

Kenyan nationals are encouraged to

apply

International allowances are not

available for this position. 

Salary and other benefits are

compliant to the Kenyan NGO Sector.

How to Apply
 

 
Sector: Information Technology

Employee Category: Full

Time

Background: The Information Technology department supports the

organization’s work by providing reliable and scalable application development

and infrastructure for the IRC’s offices in the US and around the world,

including many technologically challenging locations.
 

Job Purpose / Objective: The Helpdesk Technician will be primarily

responsible with providing support for our internal users on the use of their

desktops and laptops.

Through our ticketing system and the

telephone they will provide users with solutions to questions and issues with

their computer hardware and software.

Responsibilities:

• Level I Help Desk Support – Including but not
  
  limited to password resets, account creations, account terminations,
  
  desktop and laptop builds and printer support


• Level II Help Desk Support – Including but not
  
  limited to anti-virus assistance, Windows XP support, Microsoft Office
  
  2007 support, Active Directory Maintenance, Microsoft Exchange/Email
  
  support, general laptop, desktop and printer repair, and light network
  
  troubleshooting


• Enterprise Ticket Management – Work inside our
  
  enterprise ticketing system, Service-Now, to provide timely and
  
  transparent customer support of all requests


• Vendor Management – Work directly with IT
  
  vendors to obtain support, repair and warranty information


• Hardware Inventory – This position will work
  
  our Global Supply Chain department in imaging, distributing and tracking
  
  all hardware; also tracking and installing all purchased software


• Preventative Maintenance – Technician will
  
  also be responsible for checking on critical systems to ensure there are
  
  no interruptions in business continuity and take part in the monthly
  
  maintenance “blackout windows”


• Various Projects – Position will need to
  
  assist on various IT projects as needed


• This position reports to Global Service Desk
  
  Manager


• This position manages no staff

• College degree or equivalent certification


• Proficient in Microsoft family of products
  
  (Windows, Office and Server)

Required Experience &

Competencies:

• Up to 2 years of experience in help
  
  desk/desktop support position

Employee Type: Regular 

Employee Category: Full

Time
 

Background: The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is one of

the world’s leading agencies working in post-conflict and development contexts,

supporting communities in over 40 fragile, failed and developing states. 

In this capacity, we work to restore

safety, dignity and hope to millions who are uprooted, struggling to endure and

wishing to advance on a path of development. 

The IRC works to aid in the

development of societies in which people have the opportunity to realize their

full potential and are supported by institutions and practices that are just,

transparent, accountable, inclusive, and which promote and protect rights.

The IRC in Kenya serves vulnerable populations in the Turkana region and

refugees in the Kakuma, Dadaab (Hagadera) camps and Nairobi. 

The IRC implements programs in the

areas of integrated primary health care (including nutrition and HIV/AIDS);

Community Health Programs; Livelihoods; protection of rights; and, Women’s

Protection and Empowerment. 

The Health Coordinator will be

responsible for the vision, strategy, design, implementation and management of

IRC’s health program in Kenya. 

The HC will provide technical support

to the health program for project design, proposal development and reporting,

ensuring that IRC programs are of high quality and that programs are driven by

data and learning. 

The HC will be responsible for

maintaining regular contact with all partners, including the MoH, County

Government officials in project areas, UN agencies and other NGOs, and will

also be responsible for fulfilling IRC strategic objectives for the health

sector.

The position is based in Nairobi with 60% frequent visits to the field program

sites. S/he reports to the Deputy Director – Programs (DDP).

Key Responsibilities:

Program management:

• Provide technical supervision and guidance of
  
  all IRC health Projects and extend technical support and supervision to
  
  the IRC’s implementing partners as the need arises.


• Ensure that the health projects in Kenya
  
  utilize standardized protocols, policies and guidelines, as outlined by
  
  the Ministry of Health, UNHCR, SPHERE, and WHO health standards in
  
  emergencies. Ensure that all activities are consistent with established
  
  best practices.


• Participate in the development of annual program
  
  budgets; ensure implementation of Health related activities in line with
  
  approved budgets and spending plans.


• Where necessary, in collaboration with program
  
  managers, revise plans and budgets to maintain program quality and
  
  progress; work with the Grants Coordinator to ensure all program
  
  activities are implemented in compliance with donor requirements.


• Promote the quality of the IRC’s health
  
  programs by setting up quality assurance mechanisms

Technical Monitoring and Program

Quality:

• Provide technical supervision of, and
  
  technical support to IRC Kenya programming activities;


• Oversee the collection and timely reporting of
  
  data and statistics for all health programs in line with IRC’s REL
  
  (Research, Evaluation & Learning) guidelines and according to internal
  
  and donor requirements;


• Ensure that the stated goals and objectives of
  
  all health projects are met with strong monitoring and evaluation
  
  (M&E) follow up, including any required operational research, with
  
  technical support from the Health Information Management team in New York
  
  Health Unit and the Country Technical Advisors for health and nutrition as
  
  needed.


• Participate in the design of robust M&E
  
  plans and design/adapt health information systems including surveillance
  
  systems for the IRC health programs in Kenya.


• Ensure sound data collection and information
  
  management systems are in place for ongoing performance analysis and
  
  programmatic action based on data and identified needs.


• Lead technical assessments as a basis for
  
  primary health care program development.


• Monitor evolving needs of the target
  
  communities and adjust the programmatic priorities as necessary;

Health Systems Strengthening

• Ensure that IRC programs are working with MoH
  
  structures at county level to support health system reforms and strengthening.


• Apply knowledge and expertise in health policy
  
  and programs to design and develop activities that promote health policy
  
  reforms/development


• Support camp based health programs to
  
  transition their approach to ensure that health system strengthening is a
  
  key component of their approach.


• Work at the policy level with key decision
  
  makers from various county governments and donors, participating in
  
  strategy development and technical discussions relating to future
  
  direction of the health program.

Emergency Preparedness and Response

• Ensure that the IRC Emergency Preparedness and
  
  Response Plans are prepared in consultation with UNHCR/CDC/WHO and other
  
  partners. Where these exist, ensure that they are revised annually to
  
  conform to the needs of the refugee camps and the surrounding population.


• Together with the Senior Management Team
  
  (SMT), oversee the establishment and operationalization of the Emergency
  
  Response Team (ERT) and train the team


• Monitor data from the camps on disease trends
  
  (IDSR, HIS and DHIS) and take the necessary steps to prevent disease
  
  outbreaks in the refugee camps


• In the event of an outbreak, work with the SMT
  
  to ensure that the ERT is deployed, medical supplies and drugs are
  
  available to manage the outbreaks.

• Participate in the development of staff
  
  development plans based on performance reviews in collaboration with the
  
  human resources department and contribute to the training of health staff
  
  (mentoring, as well as formal trainings).


• Develop/organize training opportunities to
  
  build the capacity of the health staff and local partners in order to
  
  transfer skills.  This includes staff training in program management
  
  areas such as reporting, budgeting, monitoring, evaluation, and
  
  supervision.


• Provide technical support and participate in
  
  reviewing health program staff performance reviews

Business development and Fundraising:

• Proactively look for funding opportunities for
  
  Health and Nutrition programming in Kenya.


• Write timely and quality proposals and review
  
  donor reports in collaboration with Program Managers, other Technical
  
  Coordinators and the Health and Nutrition Technical Advisors.


• Develop strategic partnerships with local and
  
  international organizations, where possible.

Coordination, representation and

advocacy:

• Represent IRC Kenya in external Health and
  
  Nutrition related forums; actively develop and maintain effective working
  
  relationships with key stakeholders in Kenya including donors, government
  
  actors, UN agencies (especially UNHCR), international and local NGOs, and
  
  other relevant actors; identify health and nutrition related advocacy
  
  issues in consultation with the country management.


• Others – Provide leadership and direction on
  
  integration of health activities with other sectors including, but not
  
  limited to, Nutrition, HIV/AIDS, livelihoods and women protection; work
  
  with relevant stakeholders to conduct operational research and document
  
  and disseminate lessons learnt.

Required Qualifications, Experience

& Competencies:

• Degree in Health e.g. MBChB, MD


• Advanced degree in Public health is highly
  
  recommended.


• Minimum 5 years experience in primary health
  
  programs in resource poor settings with at least 3 years in project
  
  management position.


• Demonstrated skills in quantitative and
  
  qualitative research methodologies.


• Experience and competency in proposal
  
  development, report writing and grant management.


• Competent in Windows, MS office programs,
  
  email and database (HMIS, PEPFAR database, EPI-Info) experience.


• Strong communication, people management,
  
  organizational and analytical skills.


• Fluency in English and Swahili, spoken and
  
  written- a must


• Ability to work in complex emergency
  
  environment, multitask, manage pressure and flexibility


• Training and competency in LQAS, SPSS, SQUEAC
  
  and SMART methodology for conducting surveys is an added advantage.

Kenyan nationals are encouraged to

apply.

International allowances are not

available for this position. 

Salary and employee benefits are

compliant to the Kenyan NGO Sector. 

How to Apply

IRC leading the way from harm to

home. 

IRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
 

IRC considers all applicants on the

basis of merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion,

sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability.

Disclaimer: Please take note that International Rescue

Committee (IRC) does not ask for any fees in connection with its recruitment

processes. In the event that you receive any request  for payment of any

sort, please get in touch with us on Tel: +(254-020) 2727730, Email:

IRCKenya@rescue.org or report to the nearest police.