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Malteser International, the worldwide relief agency of the Order of Malta for humanitarian aid, works in more than 20 countries in Africa, Asia and the Americas for people in need, regardless of their religion, origin or political affiliation.

Its mission is to provide emergency relief as well as to implement rehabilitation measures and to facilitate the link between emergency relief and sustainable development.

Christian values and the humanitarian principles of impartiality and independence form the basis of its work in the following areas: Relief, Reconstruction & Rehabilitation; Health & Nutrition; Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH); Livelihood & Social Programmes and Disaster Risk Reduction.

Programme Coordinator

As a Programme Coordinator you will be responsible for implementing and developing Malteser International interventions in Illeret with administrative and logistic support by the Country Office in Nairobi.

In this position you will be supported by short term (technical) experts according to requirements and supervised by the Regional Coordinator for Africa and the regional desk in headquarters.

Responsibilities:

Overall coordination and supervision of all programme activities in the project area according to proposals and implementation plans

Develop and initiate multi sector activities (livelihood/ income generation, small infrastructure facilities, education) and conduct regular needs assessments

Support mobilization of communities for involvement in programme activities

Management of location office incl. overall responsibility for resource management (personnel, budget, material)

Ensure the implementation of Malteser standards in administration, finances and logistics

Ensure regular and timely project documentation and reporting according to Malteser and donor standards

Represent the Malteser programme and coordinate with all relevant stakeholders on local, district and county level

Keep safety standards for all staff updated according to local context and ensure their implementation at all times

Qualifications/Requirements:

Strong programme development, management, organizational skills

Advanced project design and project cycle management skills

Basic technical skills

Proven skills in community development

At least five years working experience in development countries out of which at least two years in Africa

Working experience with pastoralist communities is an asset

Ability to work under pressure, independently and with limited supervision

Improvisation and multi-tasking skills

Physical and mental strength and experience in and willingness to live and work in a remote project location and under basic conditions

Fluency in English, knowledge of German is an asset

Conditions:

Starting date: 15 May 2013

Duty station: Illeret/ Northern Kenya

Duration of contract: minimum 12 months (extendable)

Salary according to qualification and experience, insurance package, accommodation in team house, return flight

If you are interested in this position, please apply online: http://goo.gl/OXe74

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