Position title: Programme Assistant
Job ID: #650093
Country: Kenya
City: 100% nairobi
Organisation: Jesuit Refugee Service
Theme: Education
Job years of experience: 0-3 years
Job type: Job
Application Closing date: 12 Apr 2014
The Organizational Context:
Jesuit Refugee Service is an international Catholic organization, with a mission to accompany, serve and defend the rights of refugees and forcibly displaced people. JRS has a priority to work wherever the needs of displaced people are urgent and unattended by others, and offers a human service to refugees and the communities through a wide range of rehabilitation and relief activities, many of which center around formal and informal education needs.
Brief Description:
This is a position based in Nairobi. The holder will be actively involved in planning, monitoring, implementation and evaluation of the education program.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Under the direction and supervision of the Nairobi project director, take responsibility for the management of the education program.
The Key Responsibility Areas:
Analyzing student’s applications, short list candidates and conduct interviews
Ensuring students have all the required items (school fees, stationeries, text books and pocket money) at the beginning of every term/semester or as required by the institutions of learning and as the scholarship support guidelines.
Receive and analyze all students’ requirement list. Maintain an updated inventory list of all materials (boarding and academic) purchased and distributed to students.
Keeping updated list of JRS Nairobi Education beneficiaries-secondary level.
Carrying out meetings with individual students and more so with students who are not performing well in school and also those involved in any indiscipline cases.
Analyze students performance, termly, and offer guidance and counseling as appropriate
Organise and hold meetings with students and parents/guardian.
Conduct field visits/ make contact to institutions of learning to make follow –up for emerging issues.
Organizing for community services / workshops/ activities for the JRS Nairobi Education programme students during school holidays.
Attend to refugees with education related issues at the JRS reception.
Work in close Collaboration with the other staff in the education program.
Participate in any other programme activity as agreed with the project Director or the country director.
Skills and Qualifications:
Bachelor’s Degree in Education Arts and at least two years practical working experience preferably in project management, together with relevant professional experience.
Experience in managing people/teams
Ability to build effective partnership and collaborate with other team members.
Ability to work sensitively with refugee population of different ethnic background and/or demonstrated experience and commitment to working with marginalized communities.
Excellent communication skills in English (written and oral) and Good knowledge of MS word/Office.
Flexibility, resilience to stress and ability to adapt to changing working environments
Strong analytical, strategic thinking and planning skills and monitoring and evaluation skills/experience.
Patience, perseverance, proactive, self motivated and ability to work in stressful environment
Starting Salary: Gross Kshs. 45,150.00
(Applications that have not met these guidelines will not be considered only short listed candidates will be contacted)
How to apply:
Please send your Cover Letter that indicates what skills and experience one has that meets the criteria and when one is available to start. Please also include a CV that should include contacts for three referees to kenya.applications@jrs.net.
Job Title: Programme Assistant - Education
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Incorporation date: 1st May 2014
Application Closing date: 12 Apr 2014
Job ID: #650093
Country: Kenya
City: 100% nairobi
Organisation: Jesuit Refugee Service
Theme: Education
Job years of experience: 0-3 years
Job type: Job
Application Closing date: 12 Apr 2014
The Organizational Context:
Jesuit Refugee Service is an international Catholic organization, with a mission to accompany, serve and defend the rights of refugees and forcibly displaced people. JRS has a priority to work wherever the needs of displaced people are urgent and unattended by others, and offers a human service to refugees and the communities through a wide range of rehabilitation and relief activities, many of which center around formal and informal education needs.
Brief Description:
This is a position based in Nairobi. The holder will be actively involved in planning, monitoring, implementation and evaluation of the education program.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Under the direction and supervision of the Nairobi project director, take responsibility for the management of the education program.
The Key Responsibility Areas:
Analyzing student’s applications, short list candidates and conduct interviews
Ensuring students have all the required items (school fees, stationeries, text books and pocket money) at the beginning of every term/semester or as required by the institutions of learning and as the scholarship support guidelines.
Receive and analyze all students’ requirement list. Maintain an updated inventory list of all materials (boarding and academic) purchased and distributed to students.
Keeping updated list of JRS Nairobi Education beneficiaries-secondary level.
Carrying out meetings with individual students and more so with students who are not performing well in school and also those involved in any indiscipline cases.
Analyze students performance, termly, and offer guidance and counseling as appropriate
Organise and hold meetings with students and parents/guardian.
Conduct field visits/ make contact to institutions of learning to make follow –up for emerging issues.
Organizing for community services / workshops/ activities for the JRS Nairobi Education programme students during school holidays.
Attend to refugees with education related issues at the JRS reception.
Work in close Collaboration with the other staff in the education program.
Participate in any other programme activity as agreed with the project Director or the country director.
Skills and Qualifications:
Bachelor’s Degree in Education Arts and at least two years practical working experience preferably in project management, together with relevant professional experience.
Experience in managing people/teams
Ability to build effective partnership and collaborate with other team members.
Ability to work sensitively with refugee population of different ethnic background and/or demonstrated experience and commitment to working with marginalized communities.
Excellent communication skills in English (written and oral) and Good knowledge of MS word/Office.
Flexibility, resilience to stress and ability to adapt to changing working environments
Strong analytical, strategic thinking and planning skills and monitoring and evaluation skills/experience.
Patience, perseverance, proactive, self motivated and ability to work in stressful environment
Starting Salary: Gross Kshs. 45,150.00
(Applications that have not met these guidelines will not be considered only short listed candidates will be contacted)
How to apply:
Please send your Cover Letter that indicates what skills and experience one has that meets the criteria and when one is available to start. Please also include a CV that should include contacts for three referees to kenya.applications@jrs.net.
Job Title: Programme Assistant - Education
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Incorporation date: 1st May 2014
Application Closing date: 12 Apr 2014
