Community Facilitator

Requisition ID:  req51320

Job Title:  Community Facilitator

Sector:  Economic Recovery & Livelihood

Employment Category:  Consultant

Employment Type:  Full-Time

Open to Expatriates:  Not Applicable

Location:  Nairobi - Pangani, Kenya

Work Arrangement:

Job Description

The International Rescue Committeeis seeking Community Facilitators (CFs) to work in Nairobi on the second waveof the Re:BUiLD Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT). The facilitators willsupport participant registration and intervention implementation that willcommence in June 2024 and will target 4000+ eligible participants. Re:BUiLD, isa five-year, multi-stakeholder urban livelihoods program implemented in Kampalaand Nairobi providing livelihood interventions to urban refugees and vulnerablehost community members to improve their economic self-reliance. The CFs will bepart of the Re:BUiLD project team under the IRC for a fixed period of time.

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

Statement Of Work :

The Community Facilitators will beencouraged to perform the following roles (not limited to):

Client mobilization, recruitment,and registration. Conduct client informationsessions, onboarding, and monitoring. Attending to RCT clients’inquiries. Facilitating weekly client groupsessions. Business monitoring, verificationand sharing of reports. Translation and transcription asrequired by the Research team. To perform other duties asassigned and agreed upon with the supervisor.

Qualifications
Certificate or Diploma in SocialSciences or Humanities or any other related field. Experience in communitymobilization and facilitation. Data collection experience is an addedadvantage. Experience working with vulnerablecommunities. Strong communication andreport-writing skills. Flexible approach to the changingnature of work. Ability to work effectively bothindependently and within a team with varied strengths. Computer skills, especially Ms.Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Applicants able to communicate in Swahili,French, Oromo, Somali, Amharic, Arabic, Congolese, Rwandese are encouragedto apply. All applicants should have KenyaRevenue Authority (KRA) PIN . Availability: (June- October2024) Willingness to work in any of thefollowing neighborhoods: Kenya [Kitengela, Umoja, Kayole, Mowlkem,Kasarani, Githurai, Dagoreti south, Kawangware, Kikuyu, Kangemi, Ongata Rongai,Eastleigh, Ruiru, Jamhuri, Jogoo road]

Applications Should Include :

Cover letter containing: Preferred2 neighborhoods.Languages spoken. CV. Copy of Identification Document. Copy of KRA pin.

Policies

They will ensure compliance withorganizational performance standards, code of conduct, and safeguarding policy. They will adhere toconfidentiality procedures and policies when collecting, storing, and sharingdata.

Key Results Areas :

Clients registered. Client attendance of groupsessions and status activity reports. Business monitoring reports.

Standards of ProfessionalConduct: The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principlesoutlined in IRC Way - Standards for Professional Conduct. These are Integrity,Service, Accountability and Equity. In accordance with these values, the IRCoperates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation andAbuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti Workplace Harassment, Fiscal IntegrityAnti-Retaliation and Combating Trafficking in Persons.

Gender Equality : IRC iscommitted to narrowing the gender gap in leadership positions. We offerbenefits that provide an enabling environment for women to participate in ourworkforce including parental leave, gender-sensitive security protocols andother encouraging benefits and allowances.

Equal Opportunity Employer : IRCconsiders all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex,color, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, ordisability. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are providedreasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interviewprocess, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits andprivileges of employment.

Kenyan nationals are encouragedto apply. International allowances are not available for this position. Salaryand employee benefits are compliant to the Kenyan NGO Sector.

Disclaimer:

Please take note thatInternational Rescue Committee (IRC) does not ask for any fees in connectionwith its recruitment processes.