Kenya: Assistant Project Officer

Summary

*Project Title: Improving school access to secondary school education in Kakuma Refugee Camp

*Project Location: Kakuma, Republic of Kenya

*Project/Contract Duration: 3.5 months (possible for extension)

*Project Objective:

1. To give TOT (Training of Trainers) session of Life Skills Education to school teachers

2. To give basic technical trainings of building maintenance to school PTA and student group

3. To build class rooms of the secondary school

4. To supply classroom furniture and learning materials such as textbooks

*Scope of work for Assistant Project Officer

The Assistant Project Officer staff shall,

1. Be familiarized with the Life Skills Education

2. Be familiarized with the facilitation skill

3. Supervise and provide guidance to external experts to conduct TOT session of Life Skills Education

4. Supervise and provide guidance to external experts to conduct basic technical trainings of building maintenance

5. Supervise delivery and installation of the school furniture and learning materials in school in Kakuma in coordination with suppliers and the school management

6. Coordinate and supervise locally-hired contractors and people for project

7. Assist in administrative works such as arranging for flight and accommodation for visitors and controlling petty cash for project

8. Perform other duties if requested by supervisors

Personnel specification and selection criteria

Experience required:

1. Bachelor’s degree holder or higher education

2. More than 5 years of experience relevant to the scope of work

3. Experience in conducting projects related to Life Skills Education

4. Experience in facilitation for workshops and/or seminars

5. Experience in working with aid organization (preferred)

6. Interest in Peace Education activity

Qualifications required:

1. Kenyan citizen, residing in Kenya and able to station in Kakuma

2. Strong motivation to be part of an aid organization

3. Solid drafting/reporting skills

4. Native speaker in Swahili

5. Fluency in speaking and writing English

6. PC literacy at least including word processing (MS Word) and spreadsheets (MS Excel)

7. Ability to work both independently, and as part of a team.

8. Strong co-ordination and negotiation skills with stakeholders and problem solving skills

9. Culturally sensitive and high level of diplomacy and tact

Application

Interested individuals should send following information at recruit@aarjapan.co.ke. Title of the email shall be “Application for Assistant Project Officer”.

1. Individual resume

2. Three references including the most recent employer

Deadline for applications: 10^th February 2016

The final selection for this position shall be based on:

Whether the candidate matches selection criteria by the employer. Only Short listed candidate shall be notified individually around 20^th February for further selection stage.