Thursday, October 11, 2012

Caritas National Humanitarian Programme Coordinator Job in Kenya

National Humanitarian Programme Coordinator 

 

Overall Job Purpose

The National Humanitarian Programme Coordinator is responsible for the coordination and management of all Caritas Kenya emergency programmes in Kenya, ensuring best practice in all programme areas and a commitment of Caritas Internationalis’ principles and values and an understanding of the role of the Catholic Church in emergency and development activities.


Reporting to: Caritas Kenya Director


Specific objectives:


Programme management

  • Manage the planning, monitoring and evaluation of the relief and rehabilitation programmes
  • Responsible for financial administration and budget control of the Caritas field office ;
  • Responsible for financial and narrative reports of programmes under implementation;
  • Advise Caritas programme officers on the policy of the programme under his/her responsibility;
  • Ensure that the programme is implemented in a gender sensitive and participative way
  • Ensure that the protection needs of the beneficiaries are taken into account in all programme interventions
  • Responsible for identification and formulation of new projects.
  • Responsible for acquisition of external funding;
  • Ensure the programme is implemented in accordance with Caritas’ Guiding Values and Principles
  • Perform any other tasks related to programme management, planning and implementation;

Representation

  • Establish and maintain contacts with donors, local and international NGO’s and relevant UN agencies
  • Liaise and co-ordinate with Caritas partner organisations 

Human resources management:

  • Manage expatriate and local personnel in the project
  • Responsible for evaluation of the expatriate and local staff
  • Responsible for formulation, implementation and adaptation of a local security plan and local evacuation plan
  • Act as Caritas security coordinator in the area.

Profile

  1. Academic degree in  disaster management, social science, livelihoods, business/public administration, or other subject related to international cooperation
  2. Excellent in English,
  3. Proven experience in project cycle management in an NGO setting
  4. Proven experience in complex emergency/rehabilitation settings.
  5. Proven experience with financial analysis and management
  6. Proven experience with management of expatriates and local staff
  7. Proven experience in implementing security policy in insecure, unstable areas
  8. Proven experience in representation with (national) authorities, UN and (I)NGO’s
  9. Excellent communication skills
  10. Analytical ability
  11. Creative and pro-active personality
  12. Commitment to the Red Cross/NGO Code of Conduct; Sphere Minimum Standards, People in Aid Code and other humanitarian codes and principles
  13. Commitment of Caritas Internationalis Guiding Principles and values

Applications must be received at the KEC-CS by close of business on 19th Oct, 2012


Kenya Episcopal Conference
Catholic Secretariat
P.O. Box 13475 - 00800, Nairobi