Senior Resettlement Officer Job in Nairobi, Kenya (130K) - NGO

Title: Senior Officer,

Resettlement
 

ID: 2043
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
 

Monthly

Gross:Kshs.130,000
 

Supervisor: Program Coordinator, Resettlement
 

Supervision

Given: None

RefugePoint was founded in 2005 to provide lasting solutions for the world’s

most vulnerable refugees. 

 

We

work to fill the critical and unmet needs of people affected by war and

conflict that have fallen through the net of humanitarian assistance, in

particular women, children and urban refugees.

The Senior Officer, Resettlement position requires the highest degree of

professionalism and ethical commitment to assess and prioritize clients for

resettlement, interview clients, analyze case histories, prepare referrals and

provide follow up support throughout the resettlement process.

Core Responsibilities:

Process Clients for Resettlement

• Assess
  
  clients’ cases, identify resettlement needs and conduct interviews of
  
  vulnerable clients who have been identified for resettlement in accordance
  
  with RefugePoint’s guidelines and standard operating procedures;


• Complete
  
  Resettlement Registration Forms (RRFs) in accordance with the RRF
  
  guidelines for submission to resettlement countries;


• In
  
  coordination with colleagues and as required, participate actively and
  
  support in the development of the case identification framework with
  
  particular attention to integrity and compliance issues;


• Follow
  
  up on deferrals, enquiries and requests for clarifications from resettlement
  
  countries and interlocutors and initiate necessary action in a timely
  
  manner;



• Conduct
  
  resettlement counseling to clients; provide regular updates on their cases
  
  with a view to managing expectations in the resettlement process;

Documentation

and Reporting

• Systematically
  
  update the clients’ database on resettlement activities, case status
  
  information from resettlement partners and maintain and generate
  
  statistics when required;


• Ensure
  
  clients’ files are updated and documents filed accordingly;


• Prepare
  
  monthly reports on resettlement activities;


• Document
  
  best practices;

• Assist
  
  in the orientation and training of newly-hired Resettlement Experts and in
  
  the training of staff from other units on the thresholds for case
  
  identification in the urban context.

Attend

to any other duties as assigned.  

Required Qualifications

• University
  
  Degree in Law or related field;


• Prior
  
  experience in refugee work particularly in resettlement, status
  
  determination or protection;


• Excellent
  
  communication  skills;


• Ability
  
  to network and engage with various partners;


• A
  
  high degree of cultural sensitivity and ability to adjust to change;


• Self-motivated
  
  and able to work with a high degree of autonomy.

• Social
  
  competence skills, diplomacy and integrity;


• Ability
  
  to deal with conflict situations;


• Flexibility
  
  and good understanding of the situation of refugees in Kenya.

How to

Apply