The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC is one of the world’s largest international humanitarian non-governmental organizations (INGO), at work in more than 50 countries and more than 25 U.S. cities helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future and strengthen their communities. A force for humanity, IRC employees deliver lasting impact by restoring safety, dignity and hope to millions. If you’re a solutions-driven, passionate change-maker, come join us in positively impacting the lives of millions of people world-wide for a better future.
The International Rescue Committee has been working in Kenya since 1992, providing essential services including comprehensive health care, gender-based violence prevention and response programming, peace-building promotion, livelihoods support, protection strengthening initiatives, and access to water, sanitation, and hygiene. IRC Kenya works with both refugees and local vulnerable populations, with approximately 300 national staff and 1,500 incentive staff in the country program. Within the Nairobi headquarter office, approximately 40 program and operations staff members work to support the field teams directly implementing projects.
Scope Of Work
With technical support from the Protection Officer, the protection Assistant will assist implementation of IRC’s protection mainstreaming interventions in Kakuma refugee camp.
The position reports to Client Feedback and Protection Officer.
Responsibilities
- Participate in the design, planning, execution and monitoring of Protection sector activities
- With the assistance of the protection officer, organize and deliver sensitization and awareness sessions on protection focusing on human, patient rights, entitlements, available services and channels for reporting complaints and feedback.
- Monitor the concerns of clients accessing IRC services and highlight the specific needs of men, boys, women and girls.
- Help in developing assessment tools in collaboration with Monitoring and Evaluation team
- Participate/conduct assessments protection assessments, accessibility audits (baseline, endline), data analysis and reporting.
- Screening and identification of vulnerable clients to benefit with individual targeted assistance like material support, cash and voucher assistance.
- Promote reasonable accommodation for clients requiring assistance to access services.
- Contribute to writing reports emanating from protection monitoring and assessments.
- Support management of protection community workers, help desk assistants’ staff, providing leadership, mentorship, training and guidance to ensure effective delivery of assistance and services.
- Contribute to development of regular activity/internal and donor reports on grant activities, indicators and achievements.
- Help in design and development of Information education and communication materials for protection and client feedback mechanisms.
- Update records of all protection interventions.
Partnerships and Coordination
- Participate in IRC protection related meetings protection working group, sub county, county and other government stake holders.
- Foster linkages and support referrals with service providers for the referral of clients.
- Liaise directly with communities, refugee led organizations, CBOs, local institutions and partners on protection issues to ensure coordination and effective access to services and assistance.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Diploma with at least 3 years’ of experience or University degree in law, international relations, political/social sciences, development studies, community development or related field.
- Knowledge of protection principles, norms and practices
- Work experience with a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) on refugee rights, human rights, peace building and/or governance.
- Experience working with forced migrants (refugees, IDPs), vulnerable communities, conducting outreaches/awareness, referrals, assessments.
- Basic computer skills (Ms Office – word, excel, power point), report writing, training, community engagement, program monitoring.
- Ability to communicate well in spoken and written English and Kiswahili.
