Gender and Disability Inclusion Project Officer – National Position Full Time NEW

Responsible to: – Area Manager – Dadaab

Place: Dadaab Refugee Camp (Non-family duty station)

Starting date: 1st February 2025

Closing date for applications: 25th January, 2025

THE ORGANIZATION

“Outraged by the injustice faced by people with disabilities and vulnerable populations, we aspire to a world of solidarity and inclusion, enriched by our differences, where everyone can live in dignity”

Handicap International Federation operating name Humanity & Inclusion (HI). HI, Humanity & Inclusion is an independent and impartial aid and development organization with no religious or political affiliations operating in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflict and disaster. We work alongside people with disabilities and vulnerable people to help meet their essential needs, improve their living conditions and promote respect for their dignity and fundamental rights. HI is celebrating its 40th year of serving with people with disabilities. Currently the organization is in 60 countries, 22 are in the African continent with over 200 projects globally.

For further information about the association: www.hi.org.

JOB CONTEXT:

HI has a niche mandate on the inclusion and participation of people with disabilities in social, political and economic sectors, both in the development and humanitarian spheres. Within the development sector, HI has implemented programs in inclusive education, child protection, inclusive elections, inclusive livelihoods, inclusive health, armed violence reduction and gender projects in Nairobi, Trans Nzoia, West Pokot and Garissa counties in Kenya. It has been implementing rehabilitation and MHPSS projects in humanitarian and protracted crises following the Inclusive rehabilitation (IR) approach, disability inclusion mainstreaming, inclusive education, child protection, and inclusive livelihoods in Dadaab since 2006 and Kakuma in 2014.

HI has been the partner of choice in the two refugee camps on matters of disability inclusion mainstreaming, working with partners to implement inclusive projects while also offering technical support to partners to ensure their programs are progressively inclusive. Various donors and partners have funded and supported all projects, including ECHO, UNHCR, PRM, FCDO, MAE Lux, and private foundations.

Based in Dadaab, the Community Based Protection (CBP) Project aims to empower communities through direct/targeted service providing case management through personalized social support and mainstreaming of inclusion services by the community care model which includes; case management through Personalized Social Support (PSS) and Community care model

Reporting to the Area Manager, the position is responsible for the assessment Persons with Specific Needs (PSN) including older persons, persons with disabilities, women at risk among other at the social field offices in the camps to establish individual needs and inform on appropriate support. He/she facilitate interagency referrals for vulnerable older persons as well as carry out follow ups and provide prompt feedbacks on referred cases to responsible agencies. S/he supervisee and participate in the issuance of basic Core Relief Items to vulnerable persons and keeping records on all distributed CRI’s and list of bon fide beneficiaries in hard and soft copies.

S/he will supervise community outreach workers and provide capacity support to project teams to ensure quality project delivery to Persons with Specific Needs (PSN). The staff will work and coordinate closely with protection partners across all the Dadaab camps to ensure good synergies are created as well as a smooth implementation. S/he will be responsible for ensuring proper documentation, developing action plans, and submitting reports on project activities monthly. S/he will have to create and maintain an environment that prevents sexual exploitation and abuse and promotes the implementation of the code of conduct.

YOUR MISSION:

1. Mission 1: Operational implementation

Responsibility 1: Contribute to project planning and implementation in line with the existing frameworks

• Contributing to planning and preparing activities, tools and the associated resources, and implement the action plan in conjunction with the support services and the technical unit.
• Ensuring that activities are implemented and that resources are correctly allocated as authorized by the Area Manager.
• Ensuring regular reporting of activities, and contribute to the internal and external reporting as requested by the Area Manager.
• Contributing to identifying areas of the project in which adjustments are required and put forward adaptations to the Area Manager.

Responsibility 2: Contribute to project monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning

• Contributing to project monitoring, specifically activity progress indicators and the expected outcomes.
• Contributing to project evaluations at the request of the Area Manager, and ensure that project evaluation recommendations are followed.
• Contributing to the setup and smooth running of accountability mechanisms.
• Contribute to project learning

Responsibility 3: Ensure project data management

• Ensuring that the appropriate data collection and management tools are in place and are used correctly on the project, in line with global standards.
• Collecting and compiling project-related data in the relevant database.

Responsibility 4: Contribute to the coordination of project teams

• As authorized by the Area Manager, facilitate coordination meetings between the project teams and the support services located in the area when necessary.
• Ensure that the project teams and the support teams (shared and technical services, in particular) work well together in order to facilitate the implementation of the project in the country.

Responsibility 5: Contribute to external project communication

• Contribute to HI’s external influence by taking part in networks, when required.
• Communicate about the project to partners, authorities and stakeholders when relevant.

2. Mission 2: Emergency Preparedness and Response

• Contribute to the program’s emergency preparedness initiatives, and in an emergency situation, adapt his/her working arrangements in order to contribute to an effective humanitarian response from HI.

YOUR PROFILE :

Educational background and experience

• Bachelor Degree in Social Sciences, Community Development, Psychology and other related courses.
• At least 4 years’ experience in a humanitarian context.
• Experience in working in a refugee camp is an added advantage.
• Experience working with Persons with Specific Needs including minority groups
• Knowledge of physical and functional rehabilitation.
• Knowledge of case management and disability inclusion.
• Knowledge of Inclusive Humanitarian Action.
• Knowledge of MHPSS is an added advantage.

Other skills

1. Project management

   • Assessment

   • Intervention strategy

   • Planning, monitoring and coordination

   • Operational Partnership

2. Emergency Preparedness and Response skills

   (a)Other professional skills

   MEAL /IM

   • Results and indicators monitoring

   • Project evaluation

   • Responsible data management

   • Statistical analysis and data visualization

   Security

   • Risk analysis

   • Context analysis

   Global programme management

   • Safeguarding

   • Fraud and corruption

   • Security and major financial risks

   Cross sector skills

   • Frameworks and references

   • Office and collaborative tools

   • Stress management

   • Collaborating in a global organization

   Computer Skills

   • Very good knowledge of MS Office suite.

   (vii) Language skills

   • English and Kiswahili

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