Career Opportunities at Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)

Reporting to the Administration Officer the Administration Assistant will be responsible for NRC’s reception area and for giving administrative support at the Nairobi office. This is a temporary post for a period of six months.

Roles for the ALP Teacher Job

• Deliver lessons and organize learning activity sessions in the subject of specialization.
• Together with the senior ALP teachers, prepare the learning scheme of work and required lesson plans
• Keep records of student’ attendance, progress and assessment.
• Prepare and administer continuous assessment tests and internal examinations to assess learners’ progress and knowledge assimilation
• Together the senior ALP teachers submit evaluations, attendance sheets and monthly reports to the Center leader.
• Ensure availability of all the necessary teaching aids and materials in liaison with the senior ALP teachers
• Remain up to date on pedagogical methods and ensure a child-friendly environment where each child’s need are identified and addressed.
• Monitor and support each learner and inform students of their progress.
• Maintain good communications with parents concerning the progress of their children.
• Any other duties that may be given by supervisor.

ALP Teacher Job Qualifications

• Have five years of teaching experience in Primary School
• Hold P1 Certificate/Education or recognized two-year Diploma in two of the following subjects: English, Kiswahili, Somali, Science, Mathematics, Social Studies or Islamic or Christian Religious Education. (Note the selected candidates will over all teaching subjects apart from language and religious studies).
• High level of personal integrity, cultural awareness & sensitivity.
• High standard of English methodology including oral skills and teaching English to speakers of other languages.

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Reporting to the Administration Officer the Administration Assistant will be responsible for NRC’s reception area and for giving administrative support at the Nairobi office. This is a temporary post for a period of six months.

Roles for the Education Specialist Job

• Develop Education strategy, technical SOPs, and Macro LFAs in line with NRC Programme Policy and national and international standards, and in coordination with other Core Competences
• Compliance with and adherence to NRC policies, guidance and procedures
• Contribute to fundraising, develop and revise funding proposal, budgets and donor reports
• Identify trends technical standards and donor priorities
• Follow up on compliance with contractual commitments within Education CC, ensure high technical quality and synergies in project implementation
• Provide technical direction and project implementation support
• Ensure that key learnings are extracted from Education CC implementation, and incorporate them in
• Education CC and staff development processes
• Provide systematic training and build capacity of technical staff
• Represent NRC in relevant forums/clusters, including with national authorities and donors
• Promote the rights of IDPs/returnees in line with the advocacy strategy
• Ensure harmonization and consistency across Education projects implemented in the field offices.
• Responsible for technical quality and innovation of the Education program, and for seeking synergies with other Core Competences/programs.

Education Specialist Job Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years’ experience in working as a senior Program Manager and/or Advisor of humanitarian/ recovery education programme, preferably in refugees / IDPs environments
• Proven expertise in Education (formal, non-formal and informal) with particular focus of complex programme with youth and out of schoolchildren.
• Proven experience of setting up and implementing monitoring, documentation and learning systems.
• University degree or higher education relevant to education and / or social science assignment.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, analytical and negotiation skills
• Proven skills and experience in report and proposal writing

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Reporting to the Administration Officer the Administration Assistant will be responsible for NRC’s reception area and for giving administrative support at the Nairobi office. This is a temporary post for a period of six months.

Roles for the Liaison Officer Job

• Ensure proper implementation of the safety and security policies, procedures, processes and guidelines including evacuation, security audit, drills etc.
• Identify safety and security needs for NRC Mandera compounds and premises and ensure the availability of adequate lighting, equipment and other resources.
• Train staff on safety and security, making sure that all staff members are familiar with organizational contingency plans regarding incident response.
• Provide all staff with regular safety and security briefings and updates, and ensure that all staff adheres to security policies and procedures.
• With the help of Safety & Security Coordinator conduct Security Risk Assessment for NRC Mandera operational areas.
• Organize and facilitate staff evacuation in emergency situations or staff in critical medical conditions.
• Liaise with UN agencies, NGOs and other external actors to gain security information.
• Ensure vehicle and staff movement are monitored through structured radio checks and contacts with the office and vehicles.
• Ensure that all communication, security and fleet assets are recorded and assets inventory list is updated, among other procedures.
• Ensure all the necessary safety and security equipments are available and in good condition.
• Supervise/training NRC guards and develop weekly/monthly duty roster
• Organize/facilitate meeting /appointment setting with security agencies when the need for arise
• Any other duties assigned by the Head of Office.

Liaison Officer Job Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience from working as a security Officer in a humanitarian/recovery context
• Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
• Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
• Knowledge about own leadership skills/profile
• Fluency in English and , both written and verbal( mandatory)
• Valid driver’s license
• Geographical knowledge and understanding of Mandera county political, cultural and clan dynamic