Community Liason at RefugePoint

Duties and responsibilities:

•  Assist help-seekers by engaging in lay-counselling where necessary (helping people make informed decisions and making referral to other services or support);
•  Co-design and implement culturally grounded, trauma-informed prevention and healing strategies;
•  Identify and build the strengths of community members through an active process of collaboration;
•  Establish relationships with members of their community, as well as between other organizations and RefugePoint;
•  Community-based needs and asset mapping, and Peer Support Training);MHPSSCo-Lead, design, support developing initiatives (i.e. MHPSS Community-based needs and asset mapping, and Peer Support Training);
•  Involvement in planning and implementation of bi-directional sensitising efforts;
•  Provide language support (interpretation and translation) and cultural support;
•  â€‹â€‹â€‹â€‹Development and implementation of community MHPSS initiatives involving bridging the capacity of community leaders through community consultation, and creating a dialogue with relevant staff;
•  Extend reach of outcomes to diversity of refugee communities;
•  Engage in expectation management of community members.

Attend to any other duties as assigned by the line supervisor(s).

Requirements:

•  Be a resident of Nairobi;
•  Must be fluent in English and languages spoken by refugees/ migrants;
•  Must hold a UNHCR mandate refugee certificate, Government alien card and/or recent Government verification documents;
•  Must have a minimum of secondary school education;
•  Ability to maintain confidentiality;
•  Must be able to secure a work-permit prior to a contract being issued.