IRC Hiring Community Facilitators

Nairobi, Nairobi Municipality, Kenya

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Requisition ID: req47106

Job Title: Community Facilitators

Sector: Research & Development

Employment Category: Consultant

Employment Type: Full-Time

Open to Expatriates: Yes

Location: Nairobi – Pangani, Kenya

Work Arrangement:

Job Description

The International Rescue Committee is seeking Community Facilitators (CFs) to work in Kampala/Nairobi on the second wave of the Re:BUiLD Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT).

The facilitators will support participant registration and intervention implementation that will commence in January 2024 and will target 4000+ eligible participants. Re:BUiLD, is a five-year, multi-stakeholder urban livelihoods program implemented in Kampala and Nairobi providing livelihood interventions to urban refugees and vulnerable host community members to enhance their economic self-reliance.

The CFs will be part of the Re:BUiLD project team under the IRC for a fixed period of time.

Qualified urban refugees from all nationalities possessing a refugee ID are strongly encouraged to apply.

Statement of Work:

The community facilitators will be expected to perform the following roles (not limited to):

• Client mobilization, recruitment, and registration.
• Conduct client information sessions, onboarding, and monitoring.
• Attending to RCT clients’ inquiries.
• Facilitating weekly client group sessions.
• Business monitoring, verification and sharing of reports.
• Translation and transcription as required by the research team.
• To perform other duties as assigned and agreed upon with the supervisor.

Qualifications

• Certificate or Diploma in Social Sciences or Humanities or any other related field.
• Experience in community mobilization and facilitation. Data collection experience is an added advantage.
• Experience working with vulnerable communities.
• Strong communication and report-writing skills.
• Flexible approach to the changing nature of work.
• Ability to work effectively both independently and within a multicultural team.
• Computer skills, especially Ms. Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Applicants able to communicate in Swahili, French, Oromo, Somali, Amharic, Arabic, Congolese, Rwandese are encouraged to apply.
• All applicants should have Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) PIN.
• Availability: Immediately- (January- June 2024)
• Willingness to work in any of the following neighborhoods:
  • Kenya [Kitengela, Umoja, Kayole, Mowlkem, Kasarani, Githurai, Dagoreti south, Kawangware, Kikuyu, Kangemi, Ongata Rongai, Eastleigh, Ruiru, Jamhuri, Jogoo road]

Policies

• Ensure compliance with organizational performance standards, code of conduct, and safeguarding policy.
• Adhere to confidentiality procedures and policies when collecting, storing, and sharing data.

Deliverables:

1. Clients registered.
2. Client attendance of group sessions and status activity reports.
3. Business monitoring reports.

Applications should include:

• Cover letter containing:
  1. Preferred 2 neighborhoods.
  2. Languages spoken.
• CV.
• Copy of identification document.

Standards of Professional Conduct: The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in the IRC Way – Code of Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Harassment-Free Workplace, Fiscal Integrity, Anti-Retaliation, Combating Trafficking in Persons and several others.

Gender Equality: IRC is committed to narrowing the gender gap in leadership positions. We offer benefits that provide an enabling environment for women to participate in our workforce including parental leave, gender-sensitive security protocols and other supportive benefits and allowance.

Kenyan nationals are encouraged to apply. International allowances are not available for this position. Salary and employee benefits are compliant to the Kenyan NGO Sector.

IRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability.

Disclaimer:

Please take note that International Rescue Committee (IRC) does not ask for any fees in connection with its recruitment processes.

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