Job Title: Project Assistant – Livelihood Support Location:
Nairobi, Kenya Incorporation date: As soon as possible
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.
- Identification and assessment of 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: Kshs. 45,150.00 (Applications that have not met these guidelines will not be considered only short listed candidates will be contacted)
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