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Concern
Worldwide
is an Irish-based non-governmental, international, humanitarian organisation
dedicated to the reduction of suffering and working towards the ultimate
elimination of extreme poverty in the world’s poorest countries.
Area Coordinator
Job Location: Marsabit
Contract Details: One year with possibility of extension
Job Summary:
The
Area Coordinator will be the focal person in coordinating and overseeing
Concern’s operations in Marsabit County.
More
specifically, S/he will be responsible for representing Concern in the County,
coordination and networking, liaison with Nairobi on programme support, safety
and security issues as well as systems management both within Concern and in
building systems’ capacity of partner organisations.
Person specification:
Qualifications:
- A
post graduate degree in Administration, business management or any other
relevant field. Qualification in communications will be an added advantage
- A
minimum of 5 years’ experience in a senior administrative position with an
international NGO, 2 of them in a hardship area
- Demonstrated
organisational skills
- Strong
skills in networking and advocacy
- Excellent
written and oral communication in English
A
detailed job description for this position may be obtained by sending an
emailto the following address: concern.kenyavacancies@concern.net
Interested candidates, who meet the above requirements, should send their
applications to:
The
Human Resource Manager,
Concern
Worldwide, and
P.O.
Box 13850-00800,
email
nairobi.hr@concern.net
Each
application should include three referees, at least two of which can validate
field and technical expertise.
Telephone
contacts must be submitted with the application
The closing date for application is Wednesday, 18 July, 2012.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for interview
Concern has a Code of Conduct and a Programme Participant Protection Policy to ensure
the maximum protection of programme participants from abuse and exploitation.
