Humanitarian Operations Officer – Garissa County

Job Summary

Closing date: 29 APR 2021 – 23:59 EAT

The role holder will provide support and guidance to response teams on humanitarian programming, by ensuring effective information flows and assistance in adherence to SCI operations procedures/standards and priorities.

• Minimum Qualification: Bachelor
• Experience Level: Mid level
• Experience Length: 3 years

Job Description/Requirements

The Opportunity

Save the Children International Kenya Country office has an exciting opportunity for you to join our team as Humanitarian Officer. The role holder will provide support and guidance to response teams on humanitarian programming, by ensuring effective information flows and assistance in adherence to SCI operations procedures/standards and priorities. In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly. This position is contingent upon donor approval and funding.

Contract Duration: 12 months

No of Vacancies: One (1) Position

Reporting to: Humanitarian Manager

Location: Garissa

Nationality: Kenya Nationals only

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree in Disaster Management, Social Sciences and any other relevant qualifications.

• Recommended minimum of 3 years’ experience in humanitarian programme management, preparedness and response in Kenya,
• Experience of planning, implementing and tracking project activities and working with other staff to meet deadlines.
• Experience reporting against project milestones.
• Strong organisation and time management skills. Ability to plan and prioritise competing tasks.
• Strong communication skills, ability to engage with a variety of stakeholders and develop clear and compelling communication tools.
• Experience managing stakeholders with varying priorities to achieve a common goal, and meet tight deadlines.
• Strong problem solving skills; Ability to adopt a pro-active approach to problem solving, working with and coordinating input from multiple departments.
• Strong interpersonal, written and oral communication skills; fluent in English. Ability to communicate complicated messaging simply and gain buy in from key stakeholders through compelling communications.
• A flexible and collaborative approach; ability to liaise with a broad range of people at all levels, across different cultures and to act with credibility, discretion, tact and diplomacy.
• Commitment to the mission, vision and values of Save the Children.
• Good knowledge of the nutrition and health field.
• Good presentation and persuasion skills.

The Organisation

Save the children international employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.

We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

• No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
• All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
• Violence against children is no longer tolerated

We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive environment where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

Application Information:

Please attach a copy of your CV and cover letter with your application, and include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations. A copy of the full role profile can be found at https://kenya.savethechildren.net/careers.

We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse. All employees are expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our global anti-harassment policy.

Save the Children is an equal opportunity employer and seeks to employ and assign the best-qualified talent.

Female candidate are strongly encouraged to apply.

Disclaimer: Save the Children International does not charge any kind of fee at whichever stage of the recruitment process, nor request for medical examination or records and does not act through recruitment agents whatsoever.

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