HIAS Refugee Trust Localization & Partnership Coordinator Jobs in Kenya

HIAS Refugee Trust Localization & Partnership Coordinator Jobs in Kenya

Job Description

HIAS is the global Jewish nonprofit organization that protects refugees-including women and children, and ethnic, religious, and sexual minorities-whose lives are in danger for being who they are.

Position Summary

The Localization & Partnership Coordinator, Kenya -will be responsible for the identification, engagement and support of local stakeholders based on HIAS’ strategic roadmap to localization.

They will be HIAS’ Kenya focal person in identifying policy and practice priorities for engaging with local stakeholders, to help stakeholders identify priority areas and defining, designing and developing programs to address these priorities.

The position is believed to enhance a collaborative relationship between HIAS Kenya and local stakeholders in the effort to respond to protection and service needs of persons of concern by enabling local and national actors to take a greater leadership role in humanitarian action.

The candidate will be responsible for ensuring localization is mainstreamed in all aspects of HIAS’ program delivery, and they will be reporting to the Country Director with a dotted line of reporting to the Regional Localization Advisor- Africa & Eurasia.

The position is based in Nairobi, Kenya with possibility of travel to areas where HIAS has programmatic reach.

Essential Functions

Mainstream HIAS’ strategic vision for localization and partnership for the displacement context in Kenya

Identify and map out local partners that share common vision and values and are strategically positioned and engaged in HIAS’ programmatic focus areas and add value to the protection of those most vulnerable refugees and host community members.

Facilitate and contribute Assist HIAS in to the vetting procedures and the development of the various types of partnership agreements with local actors.

Collaborate with program teams in order to define, design and deliver programs through pilot initiatives.

Support local organizations identified for pilot initiatives through capacity monitoring and intra-HIAS partnerships with program teams

Assess capacities, strengths and gaps and develop constructive dialogues with partners on amplifying

their effectiveness with focus on core competencies like organizational development, project management, financial management, M&E, fundraising etc. which would specifically contribute to the partner’s empowerment.

Monitor and provide participatory leadership in Localization in line with local and international standards and guiding principles

Develop and identify relevant training and capacity building platforms for partners through local or regional consortiums.

Ensure a constructive and effective dialogue with partners and facilitate accountability.

Discuss, design and develop exit strategies for partnerships.

Document the lessons learned to facilitate HIAS’ learning in localization as well as to showcase challenges and success stories in advocacy platforms

Support the Regional Localization Advisor in aligning HIAS’ localization strategy with the countries in the Africa Eurasia Region

Develop a database for partnerships and foster a memorandum of understanding with the partners

Support and collaborate with the Business Development Officer at CO Kenya to identify and facilitate partnerships in line with the Country Strategy.

Qualifications & Requirements

Undergraduate degree and 4-6 years of experience in community-based protection, community development, social protection, civil society engagement with NGO and other CSOs

Microsoft office suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook).

Excellent facilitation, organizational and problem-solving skills.

Must be a team player and able to work with a range of diverse vulnerable populations;
understanding of community-based approach required.

Ability to uphold the highest level of integrity and confidentiality.

Passionate about HIAS’ mission and values

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; HIAS Refugee Trust Localization & Partnership Coordinator Jobs in Kenya

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