JRS Nairobi Project Assistant – Livelihood Support Vacancy at Jesuit Refugee Service in Nairobi,kenya

Post:JRS Nairobi Project Assistant – Livelihood Support
Organization: Jesuit Refugee Service
Location:Nairobi,Kenya
 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 Nairobi. The holder will be actively involved in planning, monitoring, implementation and evaluation of the vocational skills training program.

Key Responsibilities:

    Analyzing vocational skills training student’s and enterprise development applications, short list candidates and interviews candidates to benefit from the education programme.

Vocational & Enterprise development:

•     Identification and assessment for beneficiaries of enterprise development.
•     Carry out home visits for all the possible vocational skills training beneficiaries and prepare the home visits reports and recommendations.
•     Maintain a proper filling system for all vocational skills training student’s documents and records.
•     Coordinating the student’s placement in institutions of learning.
•     Maintaining and updating student’s enrollment and performance databases.
•     Hold monitoring meetings with students
•     Analyze student’s performance and offer guidance and counseling appropriately.
•     In liaison with the institutions of learning, carry out students monitoring in schools, identifying and advocating for the emerging needs.
•     Receive and analyze students’ requirements list at the end of every term
•     Keep an updated inventory list of all students materials purchased and distributed.
•     Attend to livelihood support clients at the JRS reception area
•     On – going participation in preparation of student’s fees/subsistence allowance payment and follow up payment receipt.
•     Represent JRS in livelihood related meetings.
•     Participate in any other programme activity as agreed with the Project Director or the Country Director.

Qualifications:

•     Degree in economics / sociology / Education Economics and at least two years practical working experience preferably in project management in INGO, together with relevant professional experience.
•     Experience in managing people/teams
•     Ability to build effective partnership and collaborate with other team members.
•     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 and Kiswahili (written and oral) and Good knowledge of MS word/Office.
•     Flexibility, resilience to stress and ability to adapt to changing working environments
•     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

Starting Salary: Gross Kshs. 43,000.00 (Applications that have not met these guidelines will not be considered only short listed candidates will be contacted)

Please send your Cover Letter that indicates what skills and experience one has that meets the criteria and when one is available to start. Please also include a CV that should include contacts for three referees to the address on the JRS Eastern Africa website www.jrsea.org.
Closing date: 14 Aug 2013
How to Apply
http://reliefweb.int/job/593613/jrs-nairobi-project-assistant-%E2%80%93-livelihood-support