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FilmAid International Program Officer Jobs in Kenya

Job Purpose:

To provide program implementation support to FilmAid outreach teams in the field programs in Kakuma.

Main duties and responsibilities include:

Under the overall supervision of the Programmes Director and under the guidance and direct supervision of the Field Manager Kakuma, the incumbent will carry out the following duties and responsibilities:-

Lead field implementation of all outreach activities using mobile cinema, theatre, bulk SMS broadcasts and radio and in a refugee camp.

Design, maintain and implement detailed work plans to ensure all outreach activities are completed in a timely manner.

Implement participatory approaches that ensure community consultation and feedback that will inform about community trends and validate program response.

Develop the capacity of outreach teams to deliver long-term Social Behaviour Change Communication (SBCC) strategies for social change.

Develop the capacity of outreach teams to run effective rapid emergency life saving communication campaigns.

Understand and promote the use of traditional forms of communication preferred by different communities in the refugee programmme to promote contractive dialogue on health, rights and protection.

Write internal progress reports, donor reports and participate in proposal development.

Participate in the design of SBCC materials (video, video facilitation guides and handbooks, posters, fliers, fact sheets).

Work closely with the camp team leaders and other relevant program outreach staff in discussing various issues of concern and also identifying approaches to addressing these problems within the communities.

Support the program and production staff to select actors, interviewees, and locations, and organize with the community stakeholders for films to be produced within the target locations.

Together with the Programme Manager/Outreach Team leader, organize for advisory meetings at the community level to ensure that final video products are pre-viewed, accepted and approved by both the messaging and advisory committees.

Assist in the development of relevant guides for films produced.

Supervise the camp based outreach staff and work closely with the monitoring and evaluation

assistants in keeping accurate statistics of Film based trainings, awareness campaigns, mobile screenings and other outreach activities as prescribed in work plans.

Qualifications and Requirements:

Be a Kenyan citizen or is permitted to work in Kenya

Degree in Media Arts, International Relations, Sociology, Project Management

Experience working in the humanitarian sector

Well conversant with C4D, CwC, SBCC strategies

Conversant with principles behind theories of social change organization be added advantage

Experience working for an media & arts related or community communications

Commitment to humanitarian principles and action.

Required Skills and Competencies

Excellent communication skills , written and oral an ability to relate sensitively to diverse groups

Good coordination and planning skills.

Good interpersonal skills & people management skills.

Ability to work independently and as a member of a team to implement programmes and effectively meet programme needs.

Team player and good report writing skills.

Excellent conflict management and supervision skills.

Self-organization and attention to detail

Self-driven and able to deliver results with minimum supervision.

How to Apply:

Interested and qualified persons with the required experience are invited to submit their applications with only Cover Letter, CV and 3 references to Email address: jobskenya@filmaid.org on or before 21st March, 2017. Please indicate on the subject line of you application as ‘Program Officer-Kakuma’.

Note that applicants who send letters of references, testimonials or any other documents apart from those requested will be automatically disqualified.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. FilmAid is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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