JRS Nairobi Project Assistant – Livelihood Support

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)

How to apply:

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.