NGO Project Interns Jobs in Kenya - IIRR

Background

Information: The

International Institute of Rural Reconstruction Kenya Country Office with

financial support from UN Trust Fund – Ending Violence against Women and Girls

(EVAW) has started to implement a 3 year project in January 2016 in the

northern Kenya counties of Samburu, Marsabit and Isiolo.

It is

for this reason that IIRR is seeking to engage interns for the “Stop Violence

Against Women and Girls in Samburu, Marsabit and Isiolo counties of Northern

Kenya” project. 

The overall goal of the project, is to ensure that women and girls in Samburu,

Marsabit and Isiolo counties of northern Kenya are better protected from sexual

and gender-based violence (SGBV) and harmful cultural practices e.g. early

forced marriages and female genital mutilation/cut (FGM/C) and survivors have

access to support services (medical, psychosocial and legal) by December 2018.

IIRR’s

mandate of reducing poverty through innovations and community empowerment is

guided by the IIRR credo, which provides the principles and the philosophy.

We are seeking to strengthen our Kenya program activities by recruiting

Interns. 

Gender Based Violence Project Interns
 

Internship

Scope: To

provide technical support to the project assistant and local partners and thus

ensure project activities by IIRR and partners are implemented according to

plans and approved budget and desired results achieved.
 

Main

roles and responsibilities will include:

• Support
  
  supervision of implementation of interventions to address Gender Based
  
  Violence (GBV) with targeted population through a strong community-based
  
  approach at the county level.


• Support
  
  the Project Manager and project assistant in capacity-building of relevant
  
  protection actors (among them are health care providers (HCPs), ToTs,
  
  community conversation facilitators (CCFs), psychosocial counselors, law
  
  enforcement agencies, female activists, local government authorities and
  
  community leaders).


• Support
  
  in strengthening of GBV referral system or links and case management.


• To
  
  facilitate the identification of human rights violations and protection
  
  risks, including poor access by persons with specific needs related to GBV
  
  to basic services.



• Support
  
  the establishment and running of Community-based Protection Networks
  
  within the community.


• Support
  
  the establishment/strengthening and running of Women Friendly Spaces (Save
  
  havens or rescue centres).


• Ensure
  
  regular coordination with protection clusters in the counties and relevant
  
  government authorities.


• Supervise
  
  the activities of the CCFs and prepare routine reports; monthly updates,
  
  quarterly, biannual and annual reports.


• Assist
  
  in project monitoring and evaluation in coordination with the project
  
  assistant.


• Support
  
  in the development of culturally sensitive and appropriate behaviour
  
  change communication and Information, Education and Communication BCC/IEC
  
  material on SGBV and dissemination/distribution at strategic points


• Support
  
  in the preparation of appropriate content for dissemination through local
  
  FM radio on SGBV issues


• To
  
  contribute, within the strategic framework of the SGBV Working Groups
  
  activated in the respective counties, for implementation and strengthening
  
  of the SGBV response mechanisms in the three target counties.

Required profile / experience:

• First
  
  level degree (Nursing, Clinical Medicine or Public Health) or Diploma
  
  graduate from a recognized health training institution in Kenya.


• Good
  
  communication skills in English and the local language


• Computer 
  
  skills


• Strong
  
  representation and negotiation skills


• Demonstrated
  
  leadership and interpersonal skills


• Good
  
  report writing skills


• Desire
  
  to build a career in humanitarian and development fields in hard-to-reach
  
  and marginalized areas.

Required Qualifications: Degree

or diploma from a recognized university  in the areas of public health,

nursing and community development programming with exposure to capacity

building at both clinical and community levels.

Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Interested

candidates are to apply to below email with a current CV and cover letter

To: 

Email:

recruitment@iirr.org 

Closing date for applications is 30th March, 2016.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.