Brief details about UN jobs in Kenya – Head

of Programme:

• Organization: NRC – Norwegian Refugee Council
• Location: UN jobs in Kenya Nairobi
• Grade: Senior level – Senior
• Occupational Groups:
  • Project and Programme Management
  • Managerial positions
• Closing Date: 2023-07-11

About NRC:

Information about the organization that has offered the UN jobs in Kenya – Head of Programme job:

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an autonomous humanitarian organization helping people forced to flee. We work in emergencies across more than 31 countries, providing emergencies and long-term assistance to millions of people every year. We stand up for individuals forced to flee, advocating their rights. NORCAP, our global provider of expertise, helps improve the international and local capability to prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from crises. NRC also conducts the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre in Geneva, a global leader in reporting on and advocating for people displaced within their own country.

Tasks of UN jobs in Kenya – Head of Programme:

• Line administration for Core Competence Specialists
• Partner of the Country Management Group (CMG)
• Compliance with and commitment to NRC policies, guidance and procedures
• Provide programme input to Country Strategy and Plan of Action
• Evolution of Core Competency strategies that are aligned to regional and global priorities and strategies
• Quality control, M&E and administrative learning
• Capacity building of all technical team
• In-country representation
• Development of holistic and needs-based programmes, including cash-based interventions and marked based programmes

Specific duties 

• Assure strategic programme development in the country in line with the region and global programme initiatives.
• Managing specific advances in NRC’s Innovation, Protection, Markets and Digital programming, through an increasingly localised and networked approach
• Contribute to growing the use of Cash Based Programmes and increase use of technology as a way of increasing efficiency of the programmes
• Contribute to reinforcing accountability to beneficiaries through improving M&E systems, the establishment of beneficiary feedback and complaints mechanisms and improved needs assessments for evidence-based programming.
• Simplify initiatives for integrated programme analysis and response analysis, including the integration of relevant cross-cutting issues such as protection, safe programming and access

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Qualifications of UN jobs in Kenya – Head of Programme:

• Minimum 4 years background in a senior management position in a humanitarian/ recovery context
• Background from working in complex and volatile contexts
• Core competency expertise
• Understanding of cash-based interventions and market based programmes
• Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
• Understanding about own leadership skills/profile
• Fluency in English, both written and oral

Context/Specific skills, knowledge and background:

• Understanding of the context in Kenya and Tanzania-Advantageous
• Culturally sensitive, with the ability to work within different cultural contexts
• Background in resource mobilisation and in particular working with private foundations, social enterprise, Embassies, EU, US donors and UN agencies
• Proven background of working in partnership with local and national actors from civil society and private sector
• Authorizing and building trust and community mobilization

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