Adeso Kenya Consultant- French Facilitation Training Services

Closing date: 10 Sep 2012

Adeso

Organizational Context

Adeso, formerly known as Horn Relief, is an expanding and vibrant African based international development and humanitarian organization.

At Adeso, we work with African communities who are yet to realize their full potential; working inside these communities to create environments in which Africans can thrive.

Our belief that economic, social and environmental security is the bedrock of a healthy community drives the nature and intent of our programming.

We work to prevent and overcome situations that adversely affect community well-being by: reinvigorating the economy, developing skills for life and work, providing humanitarian aid, and influencing policy.

For the past 20 years we have strengthened rural livelihoods through environmental awareness, training, technology transfer and innovative humanitarian projects in pursuit of a peaceful, self-reliant, and greener future.

Currently, Adeso has programs in Somalia, Kenya and South Sudan. Our current donor portfolio includes the European Commission, USAID, SIDA, CIDA, UNICEF, and the Government of Netherlands, among others.

Adeso is an exciting and dynamic organization experiencing managed rapid growth. It offers sound employment conditions with opportunities for personal growth and development.

Project Summary

Adeso has been awarded a grant to conduct a series of cash transfer trainings in Africa including in Francophone Africa.

To this end Adeso seeks to recruit a French Consultant trainer to allow for facilitation of this training in Francophone countries.

This practical training is based on Adeso’s extensive experience of cash programming in Somalia, Somaliland and Kenya.

The growing importance of cash transfer responses to emergencies and transition to development has potentially far-reaching consequences for the ways in which aid is managed and delivered.

However, cash-based responses remain a relatively new field for aid actors, with small, but growing, institutional knowledge and no formal approaches to cash programming.

Position Purpose

The overall objective of the consultancy is to enhance the facilitation/training capacity of Adeso’s French trainers.

Specific Roles and Responsibilities

The specific objectives of this consultancy are:

• To support delivery of a 5 day Cash-based programming training in one or more of the proposed locations.
• To offer Adeso’s French trainers the skills, attitudes and knowledge necessary to deliver high quality facilitation for the duration of each training.
• Provide a brief report on the training outcomes, participant reviews and facilitation skills of each trainer.

Skills and Qualifications

• Extensive experience of development learning and development materials, particularly facilitating workshops and conferences of adult audiences, and particularly a mixed group of lay and technical experts.
• Preferably an academic background in development with experience working in French-speaking nations or with French speakers.
• Experience of working with international NGOs and/or international donors in humanitarian development contexts
• Experience and/or knowledge of cash-based response in emergencies.
• Fluency in English and French a MUST.
• Excellent report writing, editing and proofing skills.

Application Process

This is a challenging opportunity for a dedicated and highly motivated professional.

If you would like to join this dynamic training team on a short term basis and be part of building knowledge around cash based transfers in Africa, please submit your application to jobs@adesoafrica.org, quoting the position in the email subject matter, by 10th September 2012.

Each application should be addressed to the Human Resources Manager and include the following;

• An updated CV
• An application letter which should include remuneration requirements
• Contact information for three work-related referees
• Availability in the periods between October 15th 2012 and February 28th 2013

Applications not including all of the above information will not be reviewed.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Adeso is an equal opportunity employer