UNHCR Associate Connectivity Officer Jobs in Kenya

The UN Refugee Agency’s Innovation Service was established in 2012 to better capture, facilitate, and promote innovation further across the organization.


The Innovation Service creates safe spaces for experimentation to take place in UNHCR’s operations, as well as at Headquarters, whilst instilling a future-oriented approach into how we solve problems and create impact for refugee communities.

Job Responsibilities

  • Ensure adequate documentation is produced regarding all Connectivity fund projects including a mapping of projects across UNHCR Field operations
  • Creating a framework for assessing impact of projects
  • Create communications materials regarding Connectivity for Refugees projects and activities
  • Support UNHCR offices to develop fund applications, and subsequent plans for implementation
  • Create training and capacity building materials around Connectivity for Refugees
  • Provide direct technical support and training to country operations in the region
  • Ensure that activities undertaken in the region are carried out with due consideration of data protection policies and frameworks
  • Support with advocacy and communications for the Connectivity for Refugees initiative at the global level as required

    Qualifications and Experience Required

  • Innovation and Creativity – Generates innovative and creative solutions to problems that contribute to Organizational and inter-agency effectiveness. Tries different and novel ways of approaching work to create added value in the services provided.
  • Knowledge sharing – Actively develops and shares knowledge, leverages expertise to improve organizational and inter-agency effectiveness and add value within sphere of influence
  • Collaboration and Influence – Encourages teamwork and cooperates with others to achieve mutually beneficial results. Gains the support of others for own ideas and initiatives, regardless of formal authority and organizational boundaries
  • Critical Thinking and Judgment – Uses data, experience, and good judgment to make sound decisions and devise effective solutions to problems. Assesses and manages risk in own work

    Qualifications for the Associate Connectivity Officer Job

  • Undergraduate degree (essential) or Graduate degree (desired) in a related discipline (Politics, Human Rights, Anthropology, Innovation, Technology, Computer Science etc.)
  • Minimum of 3 years of previous job experience in the working in a humanitarian aid or development context with prior experience or interest in issues relating to technology, telecommunications and digital services
  • A versatile and skilled writer with demonstrated experience in quickly articulating complex and / or technical concepts in simple terms
  • Prior experience in assessing impact of projects (particularly pilot / proof of concept projects designed for scaling)
  • Previous field experience in refugee contexts a definite advantage
  • Experience in a role as a supporting / service function to other parts of an organisation or clients/customers beneficial

    How To Apply:

    Diversity and inclusion are important values at the core of the UNHCR Innovation Service. Therefore, we encourage candidates from all backgrounds and contexts to apply for this role.

    Understanding that people come from different types of backgrounds, we’re open-minded to different types of professional experience that differ from what may be traditionally considered. As such, we’d ask you to focus on your skills, enthusiasm and creativity in your cover letter.

    Interested applicants should submit their letter of motivation and CV to innovation@unhcr.org indicating Associate Connectivity Officer in the subject of the email no later 27 June 2018 23.00 CET.

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