Program Officer at Refugee-Led Organization Network of Kenya (RELON-Kenya)

Key Responsibilities:

• Program Management
• Manage and oversee the planning, implementation, and monitoring of the Refugees with Disability Inclusion Program.
• Ensure access to legal pathways to safety for forcibly displaced persons with disabilities in Kenya.
• Identify and remove barriers to obtaining refugee status determination and disability certificates.
• Advance the meaningful participation of forcibly displaced persons with disabilities in decisions and policies that affect them at national, regional, and international levels
• Promote the inclusion and participation of displaced persons with disabilities in organizational membership, strategy, and mission, priorities, existing/upcoming projects.
• Prepare and submit reports on program activities related to refugee disability inclusion.
• Compile monthly and quarterly reports on meetings attended, organized including the referred cases, and provide the best solutions for intervention.
• Advocacy and Training:
• Develop and execute advocacy strategies and participate in campaigns to raise awareness of the challenges faced by refugees with disabilities, in conjunction with IRAP and UDPK.
• Facilitate the participation of refugees with disabilities in policy dialogues and community engagement activities.
• Design and deliver training workshops on disability inclusion for staff, partners, and refugee communities, and coordination with IRAP and UDPK on joint implemented activities.
• Support for Refugees with Disabilities
• Identify the refugees with disabilities in the community in need of legal protection and psychosocial support.
• Assess clients and gather relevant information.
• Support refugee-led initiatives that promote leadership, advocacy, and self-empowerment among refugees with disabilities.
• Assisting in the referral of vulnerable cases of refugees with disabilities in the community to partner agencies for appropriate intervention, including RELON-KENYA on pathways.
• Build empathic relationships and work with refugees in an ethical, respectful, clientcentered manner.
• Participate in the training, supervision, and advocacy meetings with stakeholders to advance the inclusion of refugees with disabilities.
• Monitoring and Evaluation
• Develop and implement monitoring and evaluation plans to track program progress,outcomes, and impact.
• Prepare monthly/quarterly and donor-related reports within schedule.
• Collaboration and Team Support
• Provide mentorship and guidance to the Assistant Program Officer to ensure effective program delivery including other staff members who support the implementation of the same program.
• Collaborate with team members on fundraising efforts to ensure program sustainability.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences, Development Studies, Disability Studies, Human Rights, or a related field.

Experience:

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in project management, preferably in refugee rights, disability inclusion, or social inclusion.
• Experience working with refugee-led organizations or marginalized communities is an advantage.