NGO Job in Nairobi

Position: Child Centred Risk Reduction and Adaptation Advisor 

Contract Period: 12 months
 

Duty station: Nairobi, Kenya with frequent travel to the field
 

Grade: 4
 

Reporting to: Livelihood and Food Security Technical Manager
 

General: Save the Children International fights for children’s rights. We influence public opinion and support and work with children at risk.

Our vision is a world in which all children’s rights are fulfilled – a world that respects and values each child, a world where all children participate and have influence, a world where all children have hope and opportunity.
 

Background:  

The world is faced with increasing number of emergencies in which children are often the most affected and most vulnerable. They constitute the highest number, as much as 1/3rd in an affected population. 

Save the Children has learned from its experience that children need to be at the forefront of our emergencies planning while integrating them in to long-term development strategies. 

Child-Centred Disaster Risk Reduction (CCDRR) as a strategic approach has emerged out of Save the Children’s work with children in a number of recent emergencies across the world. Child-Centred Disaster Risk Reduction (CCDRR) has been recently established by Save the Children primarily in response to the severe drought conditions that prevail across Somalia/Somaliland. 

There is an opportunity in developing relevant and appropriate involvement of children in integrated DRR programmes and include activities which also consider Climate Change Adaptation (CCA). 

The integrated programme will focus on child resilience and education.
 

This position will be currently based in the Save the Children Somalia/Somaliland Country Office in Nairobi.
 

Key Responsibilities: 

S/he will have the responsibility for developing and advising Save the Children Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation work in line with the global Save the Children DRR/CCA strategy and in particular the Horn of Africa Emergency Response Strategy. The role will be supported by the Regional Risk Reduction and Adaptation Programme Manager:

Child Safeguarding Policy
 

Any employee, consultant, contractor or the supplier undertaking an activity on behalf of SC UK must sign the Child Safeguarding - Declaration of Acceptance Form] and comply with the SC UK’s Child Safeguarding Policy which is a statement of SC UK’s commitment to preventing abuse and protecting children with whom it comes into contact.
 

This extends not only to children with whom SC and its partners work directly, but also includes children whom staff are responsible for. SC UK believes that the situation of children must be improved through the promotion of their rights supported and demonstrated by all members of staff. Save the Children’s Code of Conduct sets out the standards which all staff members must adhere to.

For additional information on the job description, working context, person’s specifications, please visit: www.somaliangoconsortium.org
 

Applications should be forwarded to: vacancies@scsom.org. 

Application Closing Date: Friday 18th May 2012.