Assistant Counselling Programme Coordinator

Location: Kakuma, Kenya

Closing Date: 7th June 2012

Incorporation date: 1st July 2012

This is an unaccompanied post with regular Rest and Recuperation (every 10 weeks)

Organizational Context:

Jesuit Refugee Service is an international Catholic organization, with a mission to accompany, serve and defend the rights of refugees and forcibly displaced people.

JRS has a priority to work wherever the needs of displaced people are urgent and unattended by others, and offers a human service to refugees and the communities through a wide range of rehabilitation and relief activities, many of which center around formal and informal education needs.

Description

This is a position based in Kakuma Refugee Camp.

The holder will be actively involved in planning, monitoring, implementation and evaluation of the Counselling Programme including Community Counselling, Alternative Healing Therapy.

Key Responsibilities

• In close collaboration with Counselling Coordinator, be actively involved in planning, monitoring, implementation and evaluation of the Counselling Programme including Community Counselling, Alternative Healing Therapy.
• Organize and monitor individual and group counselling among refugees in the refugee community.
• Work in conjunction with the Counselling Coordinator to develop and implement training programmes in counselling and alternative healing therapy for refugees in Kakuma.
• Offer counselling services as required and make referrals or home visits and follow-ups as necessary.
• Carry out weekly and monthly monitoring and evaluation of the programme and produce monthly statistics and reports and submit them to the Counselling Coordinator.
• Upon consultation with Counselling Coordinator, recruit, train and monitor incentive staff to assist in the implementation of program services.
• Recruit and actively engage in training participants in Basic Skills in Counselling and Alternative Healing Therapy trainings as well as any other training offered within the department.
• Represent JRS in interagency meetings and relevant public functions when requested.
• In collaboration with Counselling Coordinator, develop/update training modules.
• Contribute to project proposals, reports, needs assessments, newsletter articles and other project documents as needed.
• Ensure services are offered in a professional and ethical manner.
• Ensure that proper client’s records are updated regularly and exercise discretion, tact and accuracy in handling confidential information.
• Be actively involved in advocacy on behalf of refugees.
• Participate in any other programme activity as agreed with the Counselling Coordinator or the Project Director.

Qualifications:

• Higher diploma qualification in a related field e.g. psychology, counselling, or related field and at least two years practical working experience preferably in project management, together with relevant professional experience.
• Ability to build effective partnership and collaborate with other team members.
• Experience in working in the field of mental health.
• Experience in managing people/teams
• Ability to work sensitively with refugee population of different ethnic background and/or demonstrated experience and commitment to working with marginalized communities.
• Excellent communication skills in English (written and oral) and Good knowledge of MS word/Office.
• Flexibility, resilience to stress and ability to adapt to working in remote area with adverse climatic and environmental conditions.
• Strong analytical, strategic thinking and planning skills and monitoring and evaluation skills/experience.
• Patience, perseverance, proactive, self motivated and ability to work in stressful environment

How to apply:

Please send your Cover Letter and CV that should include contacts for three referees to kenya.director@jrs.net