Development Worker (m/f/d) for Strengthening Refugee Women Entrepreneurship in Kakuma [Kenya, Refugee Camp Kakuma]
POSTED BY: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
REF:GIZ 510
Date Published:Thursday, October 27, 2022
Date of Expiration:Tuesday, April 25, 2023 EXPIRED
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Job-ID: V000052164
Location: Kakuma
Assignment period: 02/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
Field: Governance
Type of employment: full-time
Application deadline: 11/20/2022
ABOUT US
The basis for service as a development worker is the Development Workers Act (EhfG) and a comprehensive package of benefits based on it. This includes, among other things, targeted professional and personal preparation. We offer the opportunity to work in an innovative, globally active development institution. Your competencies are in demand in an interdisciplinary team on site.
GIZ is a signatory of the Diversity Charter. Recognition, appreciation and inclusion of diversity in the company are important to us. All employees shall be valued - regardless of gender and gender identity, nationality, ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, social background, age or sexual orientation.
GIZ would like to increase the proportion of employees with disability, both in Germany and abroad. Applications from persons with disabilities are most welcome.
Our model for success is a better life for everyone and purposeful tasks for our employees. For more than 50 years, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), as a company of the German Federal Government, has been supporting the implementation of development policy goals worldwide. Together with partner organisations in 120 countries, we are involved in a diverse range of projects. If you want to make a difference in the world and develop yourself in the process, you've come to the right place.
CONTACT
HR-Service Center
+49 6196/79-3200
kundenportal-rueckfragen@giz.de
JOB DESCRIPTION
The project aims to improve the socio-economic self-reliance of refugees and host communities in the Turkana West Sub-county in Kenya. Access to information relevant to the labor market, job-promoting qualification measures, business-related services and support offers in Turkana West are to be expanded and improved.
YOUR TASKS
Building the technical as well as institutional capacity of local, state and other stakeholders on design, planning and implementation of women economic empowerment activities
1. Advise and support Partner Organisations as well as the ProSEET project in developing tools, projects, programmes and strategies on women economic empowerment
2. Coordination of various stakeholders involved in women economic empowerment
3. Establishing networks and linkages with relevant women economic empowerment actors (civil society, private sector and others) for improved coordination and harmonisation
4. Planning, preparing and organising workshops, sector working groups meeting relevant to women economic empowerment including facilitating a regular exchange of lessons learned between local actors involved in the women economic empowerment
5. Monitoring and reporting of activities and milestones achieved regarding women economic empowerment
6. Development of data collection and management tools, including updating of tools and capacity development of partner organisations staff on data collection structures
7. Developing new activities and innovations aimed at strengthening women economic empowerment
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YOUR PROFILE
1. University degree or professional qualification in social sciences, economics, social work, or similar
2. Experience in high challenging, remote environment
3. Good knowledge in women economic empowerment combined with initial practical professional experience and initial experience in the field of development/international cooperation
4. Proven knowledge, as well as experience and understanding of development projects in humanitarian contexts
5. Experience abroad (East Africa as advantage) and experience in working in intercultural contexts
6. Strong communication, presentation and facilitation skills
7. Very good command of MS Office programmes
8. Fluent in English; German would be an asset
LOCATION INFORMATION
We are pleased to offer you a first impression on topics such as climate, shopping and services, the school situation and health care in Kenya.
The security situation requires heightened vigilance. Tailored security risk mitigation measures are in place for GIZ staff in country. GIZ staff must adhere to security measures at all times. Please also check the county-specific information provided by the German Federal Foreign Office. GIZ runs a professional security risk management system in the field of deployment. The working environment is subject to special restrictions on the freedom of movement. GIZ does not impose any restrictions on life partners and family members to move with you to the country of deployment. We kindly ask you to inform yourself which forms of relationships are legally and socially accepted in the country of deployment.
Further information on country-specific advice from the Federal Foreign Office at https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/en.
NOTES
GIZ's Development Service is looking forward to applications of candidates with a professional qualification and / or university degree and at least two years of professional experience. In addition you hold the German nationality or the nationality of a member state of the European Union.
Willingness to travel on a regular basis is required.
For general questions from dependent partners about local employment - please contact us at: map@giz.de
Please observe the provisions of the country-specific vaccination regulations for entry and work in the country of assignment - in particular also regarding COVID-19.
Please understand that we can accept and process in principle only applications via our E-recruiting system. Following the confirmation of your succesful application, kindly check your spam / junk mail folder on a regular basis, since some provider classify emails form our recruiting system as spam.
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