HI Field Specialist – Child Protection Jobs in Kenya
HI Field Specialist – Child Protection Jobs in Kenya
Under the responsibility of the Country Manager He /she contributes to the implementation of the mandate and the 10-year strategy of Humanity & Inclusion.
He/she ensures optimal quality and impact of the project implemented in the country, through a delegation system with appropriate control mechanisms.
He/she shares with the managers the responsibility of a sound management and successful functioning of the organization, through paradigm changes.
Responsibilities :-
Expertise
Contributes to the country strategy in line with the global strategies
Ensures technical support to the project in line with the global technical frameworks and standards in the child protection sectorial scope
Provides adequate technical guidance and support to Project Managers when relevant (adapt standards to PM’s tools, contribute to proposal writing and reporting) in line with strategies, standards and mandatory transversal approaches
Ensures adequate support to multi-sector responses within projects, in collaboration with the other specialists
Ensures technical learning from projects
Ensures the control & monitoring of the technical quality and the relevance of HI’s activities in the country
Ensures compliance of the technical proposition with nexus stakes
Contributes to the development of research and innovation projects in the country when relevant, in his/her sectorial scope
Influence
Contribute to the local external prestige and influence of HI’s expertise in his sectorial scope
Represent the technical expertise of HI throughout the local relevant networks
Business development
Ensure the development of major opportunities or new projects in the country under his/her sectorial scopE
Contributes to the design and writing of new projects in the country and when asked in other countries within the Geographic Division
Management and supervision of staff under his/her line management
Respect of HI identity, rules and policies
Professional Skills required:-
At least a University Degree in Social Sciences or management discipline or its equivalent
At least 5 years of experience of working in a similar position
Knowledge of the disability sector is an added advantage
Sound working knowledge in both, child protection and inclusion of persons/children with disabilities
Technical Competencies
International human rights frameworks
Frameworks
and mechanisms of international development cooperation and humanitarian assistance
Strategies for fighting exclusion and discrimination
The technical issues concerning his/her service sector, and the stakeholders and professionals in his/her service sector
Know-How (practices)
Producing written and oral institutional communication in English
Negotiating and managing problems and conflicts
Establishing clear frameworks, rules and limits
Adapting leadership to the group to lead it towards a shared objective;
Developing new resources or adapting existing
Using different pedagogical models
Some knowledge of training engineering
Interpersonal Skills (attitudes)
Audacious (shows initiative/entrepreneurial)
Good reaction capacity
Working as part of a team/network, cooperating
Respect for the opinion and enhancement of the skills of others with a view to shared action
Ability to give and receive constructive feedback
Empathy
Resilience to stress and uncertainty
How to Apply
The basic salary range for this position is from Kshs. 137,024 to Kshs 158,849 depending on the candidates qualifications and experience.
If you feel you are the right candidate for this position, kindly send your application along with an up-to-date CV(including 3 referees current and/or past line managers and their current official contacts) by email to :-
jobs.kenya@hi.org The email subject line should be marked: “Application for Field Specialist - Child Protection - Nairobi Position”.
Please do not send your academic and other testimonials they will be requested at a later stage. Only short listed candidates with the above qualifications and skills will be contacted.
HI staff must adhere to the values and principles outlined the Code of Conduct. In accordance with these values, HI operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti-fraud, bribery, and corruption.
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