Duties and Responsibilities
- Team leader in the design and implementation holistic child rights project in Kakuma refugee camp.
- Act as a focal person in child protection and development for LWF/DWS Kakuma, UNHCR and other agencies operating in the camp.
- Ensure that Unaccompanied and Separated children arriving in the camps are identified upon arrival in school, their social history documented, foster families are identified and the children are successfully fostered.
- Ensure that weekly situation reports, monthly, quarterly, midyear and annual reports that reflect the impact of child development project and meet donor requirements and standards are written and submitted to the Senior Community Services and Development Officer within the specified time frame.
- Write concept papers, feature stories and document child rights project milestones in Kakuma refugee Camp.
- In collaboration with other agencies facilitate tracing and reunification of unaccompanied and separated children with their relatives.
- Write proposals based on the needs of children in Kakuma Refugee Camp
- Must possess a degree in social sciences from a recognized university or its equivalent.
- 3 years work experience in Child protection, care and development in a humanitarian setting.
- Knowledge of Child Protection and HIV/AIDS issues in the Kenyan context,
- Working knowledge and experience of humanitarian principles, laws and standards.
- Experience in production of accurate statutory reports.
- High level of integrity, commitment and professional responsibility.
- Ability to work independently with guidelines and clear expectations.
- Ability to tolerate cultural, education and religious diversity in the work place.
- Excellent communication & IT, organizational and presentation skills
LWF/DWS is an equal opportunity employer, irrespective of gender, race or religious affiliation.
Female candidates are encouraged to apply.
LWF/DWS is a signatory to the Code of Conduct for humanitarian agencies.
Our recruitment and selection procedures reflect the organization’s commitment to the prevention of abuse and exploitation of beneficiaries.
Applications and detailed CV must include email address and telephone contacts of 3 referees, one of whom must be your supervisor in your current/former employment.
They should reach the undersigned by close of business on 14th April, 2012
C/o HR Officer,
P.O. Box 48
Kakuma,
Or e-mailed to: hr-kak@lwfkenya.org
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
For more details, visit our website www.lwf-kenya.org
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