Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH Development worker Jobs in Kenya

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH Development worker Jobs in Kenya

As a federal enterprise, GIZ supports the German Government in achieving its objectives in the field of international cooperation for sustainable development.

By arranging development worker assignments for qualified experts, GIZ helps to improve the living conditions of people in its partner countries on a permanent basis.

For our operations in Kakuma/Kenya, we are looking for an Development worker (m/f/d) to advise on strengthening mechanisms for peaceful conflict transformation

Job description

The Support to Refugees, Especially Voluntary Returnees, and Host Communities in Kenya project operates in and around the Kakuma refugee camp in Turkana County, which is home to some 185,000 refugees, mostly from South Sudan.

The objective of the project is to improve the living conditions of the refugees and of the local population.

The project’s fields of activity include improving income opportunities for refugees and the local population in a gender-equitable way, improving the quality of food, fostering peaceful conflict transformation, strengthening medical care and improving water supply and sanitation.

The third of these fields of activity focuses on strengthening mechanisms for peaceful conflict transformation and for dealing with sexual and gender-based violence.

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