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Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Incentive Worker

by Unknown  |  at  8:52 AM

Position Overview:
Heshima Kenya is a nonprofit organization based in Nairobi Kenya dedicated to identifying, protecting refugee children and empowering unaccompanied and separated refugee children, especially adolescent girls, through our specialized shelter, education and advocacy programs. The incentive worker will carry out program goals and objectives associated with all child protection programs and be responsible for the implementing of Heshima Kenya’s Child Protection program in the urban areas with support from the social workers and counselors. The incentive worker will ensure the best interests of the children as priority. The incentive worker will report to the Child Protection Manager.
Primary responsibilities
  • Support all outreach activities, mobilizing of refugees, distributing of brochures and in identifying of vulnerable children and Unaccompanied and Separated refugee children.
  • Provide knowledge and support to the children in the community to empower them with information and create awareness about the different organizational mandates and services.
  • Responsible for providing information and updates of events taking place in the community and sharing of key information with the child protection staff.
  • Ensure smooth running of program activities and timely reporting.
  • Support the Social workers and counselors to identify foster care families for vulnerable children.
  • Conduct home visits on a weekly basis. During home visits, interact with children and accurately assess questionable situations to identify suspected child protection incidents while also building rapport and trust with parents in the community, and using it as a basis for inquiring as to the well-being of children living in the community.
  • Provide case summaries of identified children on a weekly basis, and provide detailed written monthly reports outlining issues identified and referrals made during visits.
  • Ability to establish trusting and positive relationships with children of all ages.
  • Coordinate closely with other partners and the District Children’s Officer and other legal and institutional frameworks and promote the sustainability of initiatives undertaken.
  • Represent Heshima Kenya at external meetings as may be requested by the Child Protection Manager.
  • Be a strong advocate for children’s best interest in all care arrangements and wider discussions affecting children’s rights and welfare.
  • Support compliance to the Child Protection Policy.
  • Perform other duties as required.
Qualifications and Experience
Education
  • Secondary certificate or preferable a certificate in community development and social work. Trained in Community Mobilization, SGBV, FGM, Refugee Rights and Community Services etc.
Skills and Competencies
  • Computer literacy a must: excellent working knowledge with WORD and EXCEL.
  • Good knowledge of human rights framework and working experience in counseling.
  • Experience in capacity building including facilitation of community-based training and awareness rising.
  • Good knowledge of child rights and prevention and response to SGBV issues.
  • Good knowledge of Nairobi and its environs.
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Proficiency in English and Swahili. and preferable a Somali, Congolese speaking.

HOW TO APPLY:
Send your application letter and a detailed CV with daytime telephone contact by email to:
The Country Director, Heshima Kenya. P.O Box 63192-00619. Nairobi/ Email: info@heshimakenya.org
Deadline for applications is 18th January 2015

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