BACKGROUND
The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) has been providing relief and development services in the Horn of Africa since 1997. Using a protection of human rights framework, DRC has mainly focused on Somalis who are displaced by conflict. Programmes include protection, livelihoods, food distribution, water and sanitation, emergency relief and advocacy amongst others. There are 6 main country offices in the region: Kenya, Somalia, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Uganda and Yemen, and the regional office in Nairobi. Inter-Agency Working Group is a regional programmes, which are supported from the regional offices.
ROLE PURPOSE
As part of the IAWG Team you will be responsible to the Inter Agency Working Group (IAWG) Secretariat, mainly supporting the communication function of the upcoming Humanitarian Partnership Conference 2016. The position will also work closely with IAWG Coordinator as well as the HPC Steering committee in organising the conference.
KEYS AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY
Outreach and profile raising of the conference through;
- Development of the conference communication strategy
- Update the conference social media platforms on a regular basis with relevant materials, highlighting key events and achievements using blogs etc.
- Development of a HPC newsletter post conference
- Mobilization of participants and presenters – linking up with the various institutions/stakeholders including the UN, Academia, INGO, NGOs, CBOs, The Red Cross, Government, regional bodies, private sector among others
- Take notes of the steering Group meetings
- Support in design of the HPC programme and liaison with the printing firm
- Send out general as well as individual conference invites and keep in email contact with invitees.
- Liaison with the conference venue to ensure that all is ready for the conference start.
- Support the coordinator in managing all the administrative and logistic arrangements of the upcoming conferences
QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience in running conferences or events
- Excellent interpersonal written and oral communication skills;
- University degree in the field of communications, public relations, languages, journalism A MUST
- Experience in managing websites and in using social media tools in a professional context
- Competent IT skills and experience of using email and Internet
- Demonstrated experience in events coordination, administration and/or management, preferably within INGOs.
- Pro-active communicator, with experience working in multi-disciplinary teams
- Resourcefulness, flexibility, good organisational skills and the ability to prioritise and to meet deadlines.
- Experience and skills in the use of software programs such as MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Adobe suite 6 – A MUST
- Demonstrated effective organizational skills and ability to handle work in a timely manner
- Ability to work effectively with people from different nationalities, cultures, ethnic and religious groups across the region
- Good understanding of humanitarian issues in East and Central Africa, and the ability to relate IAWG work within this context.
General
Commitments:
DRC has a Humanitarian Accountability Framework, outlining its global accountability committments. All staff are required to contribute to the achievement of this framework into the work of DRC
HOW TO APPLY:
HOW TO APPLY: Interested candidates who meet the required qualifications are invited to submit updated CV and cover letter to drcjobs@drchoa.org by Friday 22nd July 2016
This position is open to Kenyan Nationals only
