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Position Summary

This position will serve each of INEE’s Strategic Priorities, with a primary focus on Strategic Priority 1 and 3. Psychosocial Support and Social and Emotional Learning (PSS-SEL) is a key priority area for the network. This position will coordinate the work within INEE’s network spaces on mental health and wellbeing, including coordinating and facilitating all activities within the PSS-SEL Working Group, ensuring delivery of the work plan, budget management, reporting, and communication. As well, the person in this position will be responsible for engaging with others within the education in emergencies and child protection sectors for the purposes of identifying and enhancing synergies, convening, advocating, facilitating learning, community building, and sharing tools and resources (per INEE’s core functions).

Responsibilities

In alignment with INEE’s core functions, and the Strategic Priorities outlined in INEE’s Strategic Framework this role is responsible for the following:

INEE Strategic Priority I: Thought leadership and advocacy

• Promote and sustain the values of INEE.
• In collaboration with the Team Lead for Thematic Areas, represent INEE in various events and partnerships, and build relationships with key stakeholders. Liaise with INEE Working Groups, INEE Secretariat, and INEE Steering Group to ensure collaboration and shared goals are reached.

INEE Strategic Priority II: Strengthen capacities

• Coordinate activities and events prioritized by the PSS-SEL Working Group members to promote resources (e.g., webinars and meet-ups)
• Support the INEE Secretariat in the roll-out of capacity building initiatives as they relate to PSS-SEL.

INEE Strategic Priority III: Provide, curate and organize knowledge and resources

• Ensure quality communications and consistent follow-up internally within the PSS-SEL Working Group and INEE Secretariat, and externally with relevant INEE constituents related to PSS-SEL thematic areas of work
• Identify and enhance synergies and partnerships across relevant humanitarian and development sectors working in the MHPSS, PSS, and SEL thematic areas of work. This involves acquiring, filtering, organizing, synthesizing, and disseminating relevant PSS-SEL information for the network.
• Maintain regular communication with INEE members to provide information on PSS-SEL learning and opportunities through INEE communication channels; develop, manage, and share a calendar of INEE training events.
• Create, update and maintain relevant information and pages on the INEE website.
• Provide technical inputs to and review PSS-SEL Working Group products and deliverables. Assist with compilation of edits and feedback on related INEE tools and resources, editing and reviewing documents as needed. Where applicable, the position may be required to oversee consultants or advise on other work being carried out by consultants, interns, reference groups and working groups.

INEE Strategic Priority IV: Strengthen and diversity membership

• Encourage substantive participation from diverse stakeholders, especially under-represented members and organizations, for collaboration and communication related to PSS-SEL on behalf of the network.
• Foster collective action to support members to develop capacities on PSS-SEL that support their work implementing education in emergencies programming (prevention, preparedness, response and/or recovery) more efficiently and effectively.
• Facilitate multilingual global sharing and promotion of best practices related to PSS-SEL by collaborating with INEE’s language communities and supporting INEE’s multilingual web platforms.

Requirements

Essential

• Minimum university degree in a related field. Advanced degree in a related field preferred.
• Minimum 3 years of directly relevant professional experience
• Strong theoretical and practical background in the field of education, including and understanding of education in humanitarian and development contexts
• Strong technical knowledge and field experience related to PSS-SEL (mental health, child protection, psychosocial wellbeing, social and emotional learning) and education in emergencies
• In-depth understanding of INEE’s role in the EiE sector
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written in English
• Flexible work attitude, with the ability to follow direction, and work independently across a virtual work environment
• Willingness to travel up to 4 weeks/year as needed
• Strong organizational skills, with the ability to track and follow-up on various tasks
• Strong analytical and writing skills, with the ability to draft briefs, reports, proposals and syntheses
• Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to successfully interact with a variety of people

As a Member Of The INEE Secretariat, The Person In This Position Will Also Support And Contribute To Core Secretariat Functions And Will Uphold The Below Core Values And Competencies

• Commitment
• Diversity and inclusion
• Integrity
• Communication skills (spoken, written)
• Working with others and teamwork
• Results-orientation
• Formulating strategies/concepts and analyzing
• Risk analysis and coordination skills (participatory)
• Cooperation
• Collaborative approach

Desired

• Knowledge of INEE languages in addition to English highly valued (Arabic, French, Spanish and Portuguese)
• Understanding of networks and network theory highly valued
• Familiarity and experience utilizing INEE resources and tools; experience facilitating INEE related workshops highly valued

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The Compliance Section of IRC is responsible for supporting and promoting an ethical and compliant work environment within the Kenya Country Program, through proactive prevention initiatives to raise awareness and promote behaviors consistent with IRC’s Code of Conduct; and to provide timely review of alleged wrongdoing inconsistent with IRC values and policies under the supervision of the ECU Investigation team. The compliance section also promotes a culture of integrity, ethics and compliance in the behavior of staff, incentive workers and volunteers and coordinates consistent and effective follow up as needed when there are allegations of misconduct. It also provides guidance, facilitates, and supports compliance of the International Rescue Committee (IRC) Kenya country program and the implementing partners to local laws, IRC policies and procedures and donor guidelines, regulations, and contractual commitments.   

Duties and Responsibilities

The officer will provide support to the Compliance Section in the conduct of investigations into allegations and support prevention initiatives.

In carrying out this overall function, the officer will:

• Assist in reviewing cases reported.
• Assist in drafting documents and communications with respect to cases under investigation, including investigation plans, witness statements and other documents.
• Assist in conducting interviews with subjects, complainants, or witnesses.
• Assist in identifying, collating, and analyzing potential evidence.
• Assist in undertaking compliance reviews and preparing reports.
• Assist in following up with relevant departments in ensuring timely response to compliance audit requirements and recommendations.
• Assist in monitoring mitigation measures to be implemented by the Country Program.
• Assist in the implementation of prevention strategies to promote a culture of ethical and compliant behaviors across all field bases, offices and areas of operation.
• Assist in promoting a culture of reporting on ethics and compliance concerns and client responsiveness.
• Undertakes other related tasks as required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant social science e.g. Criminal Justice/Criminology, sociology, finance or a comparable field
• Interest and/or experience in conducting research and investigations,
• Proven ability to analyze data to report critical information.
• Strong planning, organizational and interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate information accurately, clearly and swiftly;
• Excellent communication skills, verbally and in writing, in English and Kiswahili a plus.
• Excellent analytical, presentation, and reporting skills.
• Ability to respond to changing priorities.
• Ability to work independently on own initiative
• Excellent IT skills in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel.
• High level of integrity, professionalism, self-motivation and sense of urgency
• Strong commitment to IRC’s mission, purpose and values.