Assistant Project Officer – Peace Building DREAM UP Project (Open to local residents of Turkana County)
With over 70 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.
Come join our 34,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!
Key Responsibilities:
Peace Building Management:
- Fully responsible for the smooth, cost effective, efficient and timely implementation of Peace Building project activities in Kakuma and Kalobeyei as per the implementation plan and allocated budget.
- Collaborate with Project Manager and the Project Officer Livelihoods to ensure operational and administrative support to project activities.
- Ensure community participation and involvement in peace building activities for success of their development process for sustainability.
- Facilitate DREAM UP initiatives geared towards reducing both intra and inter-community conflicts between the refugee and host in Kakuma and Kalobeyei in line with the Refugee Act, Peace Education Policy and the National Peace Building Policy.
- Sensitize and engage peace committees, communities, government departments, school Children, youth and women groups on peace building initiatives and ensuring the smooth implementation of the DREAM UP interventions for the benefit the community.
Project design, implementation, monitoring and reporting:
- Provide support to the design, implementation and monitoring of the project peace Building activities specifically in assessments and generating community priority needs in peace building to ensure effective Implementation of the DREAM UP interventions
- Timely execute activities as per project Detailed Implementation Plan in consultation with the Project Manager
- Under the supervisory of the Manager generate regular monthly, quarterly and annual site Peace Building reports detailing the DREAM UP peace building activities
Networking and collaboration:
- Represent DREAM UP in Peace Building Forums at the field level and establish strategic partnerships with other organizations
- Establish and liaise closely with other partners, agencies and local leaders regarding project activities to ensure and promote a coordinated approach to project implementation, including participation in relevant workshops, meetings and to keep the Project Manager informed on the same
Required education, skills and experience:
1. Degree in Peace-Building, Sociology, International Relations, Conflict studies
2. 2 years field experience working with Communities in Peace-Building programming focusing on children
3. Computer literate especially (Ms Office applications)
4. Experience in working with communities in fragile context
5. Knowledge of humanitarian industry including sphere standards (Core Humanitarian Standards), NGO code of conduct and humanitarian charter, LCP and DNH
6. The holder of this position must be in possession of a valid motorcycle riding license and able to ride
If you meet the above requirement submit your application, CV, certificates, Copy of ID and local chief’s reference letter in one PDF Document
