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- Company: Shining Hope For Communities
- Location: Kenya
- State: Nairobi
- Job type: Full-Time
- Job category: Graduates Jobs in Kenya
Job Description
Shining Hope for Communities (SHOFCO) is a non-profit organization based in Nairobi, Kenya and New York, NY that combats urban poverty and gender inequity in the slums of Nairobi. Kennedy Odede, who grew up in the Kibera slum, founded SHOFCO in 2004 with a focus on youth and gender empowerment.
Gender and Inclusion Caseworker – Nairobi – 5 Posts
Job Overview
To be responsible for managing the GBV case management component and child protection work, including the database registrations and case follow-ups.
Key Roles and Responsibilities:
- Perform an assessment to gain background information and obtain psychosocial information to every new case reported.
- Perform administrative tasks such as compiling and maintaining case file.
- Carryout regular monitoring with follow-ups and review progress of cases in a timely manner.
- Support in provision of basic counselling and general case management services.
- Coordinate the care services given to the client – medical examination, reporting to the police or linking to legal authorities to ensure arrest is done especially on all SGBV cases.
- Identify children at risk and refer them to appropriate services and support.
- Conduct sessions and trainings in school – rights of children clubs (ROC) – life planning skills, SRH, Gender issues etc.
- Refer/link the client with medical, legal and social services to ensure full recovery and justice for the client.
- Take necessary steps to ensure that the client receives adequate care and protection.
- Organize awareness campaigns in the community by conducting door-to-door sensitizations, schools awareness campaigns and community outreach forums on sexual and Gender violence.
- Build and maintain partnerships and collaboration with other GBV partners and relevant stakeholders.
- Identify cases of concern (girls, boys and women) in the community liaising directly with other service providers present in the area (health and /or legal providers, etc.) and host community most vulnerable women, families and children.
- Assist in the developing of services mapping and functional referral pathways.
- Apply principles appropriately to age, gender needs with specialized counselling support for GBV survivors (young children, adolescents and women) respecting the principles of confidentiality, and do no harm.
- Conduct interviews, needs assessment and develops in collaboration with the Program Officer individual case management action plans and indicates cases for legal prosecution, ensures implementation, referrals, follow-up and case closures (if and when appropriate) in a timely manner.
- Ensure regular monitoring with follow-up and reviews progress of cases.
- In charge of SUN Gender desk in specific sites
Education Qualifications
Academic Qualification:
- Diploma in Social Sciences, Social Work, Gender Studies or related field of studies.
Professional Qualification:
- Additional training in child protection work.
- Trainer by profession in life planning skills, gender issues, SRH and young mentor will be added advantage.
Other required qualifications (unique/job specific):
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Interviewing and Note taking skills
- Respect confidentiality standards and the dignity of beneficiaries, demonstrating and safeguarding ethics and integrity.
- Familiarity with human rights and gender related protection issues especially focused on violence, exploitation and abuse of girls, boys and women.
- Excellent organizational skills, independent, disciplined, with initiative and an ability to work under pressure and to prioritize work
- About 4 years’ experience in case management/child protection.
Functional Skills:
- Adopting practical approaches
- Making decisions
- Checking things
- Taking action
Behavioral Competencies/Attributes:
- Establishing rapport
- Following procedure
- Upholding standards
- Understanding people
Gender and Inclusion Caseworker – Mombasa
Job Overview
To be responsible for managing the GBV case management component and child protection work, including the database registrations and case follow-ups.
Key Roles and Responsibilities:
- Perform an assessment to gain background information and obtain psychosocial information to every new case reported.
- Perform administrative tasks such as compiling and maintaining case file.
- Carryout regular monitoring with follow-ups and review progress of cases in a timely manner.
- Support in provision of basic counselling and general case management services.
- Coordinate the care services given to the client – medical examination, reporting to the police or linking to legal authorities to ensure arrest is done especially on all SGBV cases.
- Identify children at risk and refer them to appropriate services and support.
- Conduct sessions and trainings in school – rights of children clubs (ROC) – life planning skills, SRH, Gender issues etc.
- Refer/link the client with medical, legal and social services to ensure full recovery and justice for the client.
- Take necessary steps to ensure that the client receives adequate care and protection.
- Organize awareness campaigns in the community by conducting door-to-door sensitizations, schools awareness campaigns and community outreach forums on sexual and Gender violence.
- Build and maintain partnerships and collaboration with other GBV partners and relevant stakeholders.
- Identify cases of concern (girls, boys and women) in the community liaising directly with other service providers present in the area (health and /or legal providers, etc.) and host community most vulnerable women, families and children.
- Assist in the developing of services mapping and functional referral pathways.
- Apply principles appropriately to age, gender needs with specialized counselling support for GBV survivors (young children, adolescents and women) respecting the principles of confidentiality, and do no harm.
- Conduct interviews, needs assessment and develops in collaboration with the Program Officer individual case management action plans and indicates cases for legal prosecution, ensures implementation, referrals, follow-up and case closures (if and when appropriate) in a timely manner.
- Ensure regular monitoring with follow-up and reviews progress of cases.
- In charge of SUN Gender desk in specific sites
Education Qualifications
Academic Qualification:
- Diploma in Social Sciences, Social Work, Gender Studies or related field of studies.
Professional Qualification:
- Additional training in child protection work.
- Trainer by profession in life planning skills, gender issues, SRH and young mentor will be added advantage.
Other required qualifications (unique/job specific):
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Interviewing and Note taking skills
- Respect confidentiality standards and the dignity of beneficiaries, demonstrating and safeguarding ethics and integrity.
- Familiarity with human rights and gender related protection issues especially focused on violence, exploitation and abuse of girls, boys and women.
- Excellent organizational skills, independent, disciplined, with initiative and an ability to work under pressure and to prioritize work
- About 4 years’ experience in case management/child protection.
Functional Skills:
- Adopting practical approaches
- Making decisions
- Checking things
- Taking action
Behavioral Competencies/Attributes:
- Establishing rapport
- Following procedure
- Upholding standards
- Understanding people
Gender and Inclusion Caseworker – Kilifi – 2 Posts
Job Overview
To be responsible for managing the GBV case management component and child protection work, including the database registrations and case follow-ups.
Key Roles and Responsibilities:
- Perform an assessment to gain background information and obtain psychosocial information to every new case reported.
- Perform administrative tasks such as compiling and maintaining case file.
- Carryout regular monitoring with follow-ups and review progress of cases in a timely manner.
- Support in provision of basic counselling and general case management services.
- Coordinate the care services given to the client – medical examination, reporting to the police or linking to legal authorities to ensure arrest is done especially on all SGBV cases.
- Identify children at risk and refer them to appropriate services and support.
- Conduct sessions and trainings in school – rights of children clubs (ROC) – life planning skills, SRH, Gender issues etc.
- Refer/link the client with medical, legal and social services to ensure full recovery and justice for the client.
- Take necessary steps to ensure that the client receives adequate care and protection.
- Organize awareness campaigns in the community by conducting door-to-door sensitizations, schools awareness campaigns and community outreach forums on sexual and Gender violence.
- Build and maintain partnerships and collaboration with other GBV partners and relevant stakeholders.
- Identify cases of concern (girls, boys and women) in the community liaising directly with other service providers present in the area (health and /or legal providers, etc.) and host community most vulnerable women, families and children.
- Assist in the developing of services mapping and functional referral pathways.
- Apply principles appropriately to age, gender needs with specialized counselling support for GBV survivors (young children, adolescents and women) respecting the principles of confidentiality, and do no harm.
- Conduct interviews, needs assessment and develops in collaboration with the Program Officer individual case management action plans and indicates cases for legal prosecution, ensures implementation, referrals, follow-up and case closures (if and when appropriate) in a timely manner.
- Ensure regular monitoring with follow-up and reviews progress of cases.
- In charge of SUN Gender desk in specific sites
Education Qualifications
Academic Qualification:
- Diploma in Social Sciences, Social Work, Gender Studies or related field of studies.
Professional Qualification:
- Additional training in child protection work.
- Trainer by profession in life planning skills, gender issues, SRH and young mentor will be added advantage.
Other required qualifications (unique/job specific):
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Interviewing and Note taking skills
- Respect confidentiality standards and the dignity of beneficiaries, demonstrating and safeguarding ethics and integrity.
- Familiarity with human rights and gender related protection issues especially focused on violence, exploitation and abuse of girls, boys and women.
- Excellent organizational skills, independent, disciplined, with initiative and an ability to work under pressure and to prioritize work
- About 4 years’ experience in case management/child protection.
Functional Skills:
- Adopting practical approaches
- Making decisions
- Checking things
- Taking action
Behavioral Competencies/Attributes:
- Establishing rapport
- Following procedure
- Upholding standards
- Understanding people
Gender and Inclusion Caseworker – Kwale – 3 Posts
Job Overview
To be responsible for managing the GBV case management component and child protection work, including the database registrations and case follow-ups.
Key Roles and Responsibilities:
- Perform an assessment to gain background information and obtain psychosocial information to every new case reported.
- Perform administrative tasks such as compiling and maintaining case file.
- Carryout regular monitoring with follow-ups and review progress of cases in a timely manner.
- Support in provision of basic counselling and general case management services.
- Coordinate the care services given to the client – medical examination, reporting to the police or linking to legal authorities to ensure arrest is done especially on all SGBV cases.
- Identify children at risk and refer them to appropriate services and support.
- Conduct sessions and trainings in school – rights of children clubs (ROC) – life planning skills, SRH, Gender issues etc.
- Refer/link the client with medical, legal and social services to ensure full recovery and justice for the client.
- Take necessary steps to ensure that the client receives adequate care and protection.
- Organize awareness campaigns in the community by conducting door-to-door sensitizations, schools awareness campaigns and community outreach forums on sexual and Gender violence.
- Build and maintain partnerships and collaboration with other GBV partners and relevant stakeholders.
- Identify cases of concern (girls, boys and women) in the community liaising directly with other service providers present in the area (health and /or legal providers, etc.) and host community most vulnerable women, families and children.
- Assist in the developing of services mapping and functional referral pathways.
- Apply principles appropriately to age, gender needs with specialized counselling support for GBV survivors (young children, adolescents and women) respecting the principles of confidentiality, and do no harm.
- Conduct interviews, needs assessment and develops in collaboration with the Program Officer individual case management action plans and indicates cases for legal prosecution, ensures implementation, referrals, follow-up and case closures (if and when appropriate) in a timely manner.
- Ensure regular monitoring with follow-up and reviews progress of cases.
- In charge of SUN Gender desk in specific sites
Education Qualifications
Academic Qualification:
- Diploma in Social Sciences, Social Work, Gender Studies or related field of studies.
Professional Qualification:
- Additional training in child protection work.
- Trainer by profession in life planning skills, gender issues, SRH and young mentor will be added advantage.
Other required qualifications (unique/job specific):
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Interviewing and Note taking skills
- Respect confidentiality standards and the dignity of beneficiaries, demonstrating and safeguarding ethics and integrity.
- Familiarity with human rights and gender related protection issues especially focused on violence, exploitation and abuse of girls, boys and women.
- Excellent organizational skills, independent, disciplined, with initiative and an ability to work under pressure and to prioritize work
- About 4 years’ experience in case management/child protection.
Functional Skills:
- Adopting practical approaches
- Making decisions
- Checking things
- Taking action
Behavioral Competencies/Attributes:
- Establishing rapport
- Following procedure
- Upholding standards
- Understanding people
Gender and Inclusion Caseworker – Kisumu – 2 Posts
Job Overview
To be responsible for managing the GBV case management component and child protection work, including the database registrations and case follow-ups.
Key Roles and Responsibilities:
- Perform an assessment to gain background information and obtain psychosocial information to every new case reported.
- Perform administrative tasks such as compiling and maintaining case file.
- Carryout regular monitoring with follow-ups and review progress of cases in a timely manner.
- Support in provision of basic counselling and general case management services.
- Coordinate the care services given to the client – medical examination, reporting to the police or linking to legal authorities to ensure arrest is done especially on all SGBV cases.
- Identify children at risk and refer them to appropriate services and support.
- Conduct sessions and trainings in school – rights of children clubs (ROC) – life planning skills, SRH, Gender issues etc.
- Refer/link the client with medical, legal and social services to ensure full recovery and justice for the client.
- Take necessary steps to ensure that the client receives adequate care and protection.
- Organize awareness campaigns in the community by conducting door-to-door sensitizations, schools awareness campaigns and community outreach forums on sexual and Gender violence.
- Build and maintain partnerships and collaboration with other GBV partners and relevant stakeholders.
- Identify cases of concern (girls, boys and women) in the community liaising directly with other service providers present in the area (health and /or legal providers, etc.) and host community most vulnerable women, families and children.
- Assist in the developing of services mapping and functional referral pathways.
- Apply principles appropriately to age, gender needs with specialized counselling support for GBV survivors (young children, adolescents and women) respecting the principles of confidentiality, and do no harm.
- Conduct interviews, needs assessment and develops in collaboration with the Program Officer individual case management action plans and indicates cases for legal prosecution, ensures implementation, referrals, follow-up and case closures (if and when appropriate) in a timely manner.
- Ensure regular monitoring with follow-up and reviews progress of cases.
- In charge of SUN Gender desk in specific sites
Education Qualifications
Academic Qualification:
- Diploma in Social Sciences, Social Work, Gender Studies or related field of studies.
Professional Qualification:
- Additional training in child protection work.
- Trainer by profession in life planning skills, gender issues, SRH and young mentor will be added advantage.
Other required qualifications (unique/job specific):
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Interviewing and Note taking skills
- Respect confidentiality standards and the dignity of beneficiaries, demonstrating and safeguarding ethics and integrity.
- Familiarity with human rights and gender related protection issues especially focused on violence, exploitation and abuse of girls, boys and women.
- Excellent organizational skills, independent, disciplined, with initiative and an ability to work under pressure and to prioritize work
- About 4 years’ experience in case management/child protection.
Functional Skills:
- Adopting practical approaches
- Making decisions
- Checking things
- Taking action
Behavioral Competencies/Attributes:
- Establishing rapport
- Following procedure
- Upholding standards
- Understanding people
Gender and Inclusion Caseworker – Siaya – 2 Posts
Job Overview
To be responsible for managing the GBV case management component and child protection work, including the database registrations and case follow-ups.
Key Roles and Responsibilities:
- Perform an assessment to gain background information and obtain psychosocial information to every new case reported.
- Perform administrative tasks such as compiling and maintaining case file.
- Carryout regular monitoring with follow-ups and review progress of cases in a timely manner.
- Support in provision of basic counselling and general case management services.
- Coordinate the care services given to the client – medical examination, reporting to the police or linking to legal authorities to ensure arrest is done especially on all SGBV cases.
- Identify children at risk and refer them to appropriate services and support.
- Conduct sessions and trainings in school – rights of children clubs (ROC) – life planning skills, SRH, Gender issues etc.
- Refer/link the client with medical, legal and social services to ensure full recovery and justice for the client.
- Take necessary steps to ensure that the client receives adequate care and protection.
- Organize awareness campaigns in the community by conducting door-to-door sensitizations, schools awareness campaigns and community outreach forums on sexual and Gender violence.
- Build and maintain partnerships and collaboration with other GBV partners and relevant stakeholders.
- Identify cases of concern (girls, boys and women) in the community liaising directly with other service providers present in the area (health and /or legal providers, etc.) and host community most vulnerable women, families and children.
- Assist in the developing of services mapping and functional referral pathways.
- Apply principles appropriately to age, gender needs with specialized counselling support for GBV survivors (young children, adolescents and women) respecting the principles of confidentiality, and do no harm.
- Conduct interviews, needs assessment and develops in collaboration with the Program Officer individual case management action plans and indicates cases for legal prosecution, ensures implementation, referrals, follow-up and case closures (if and when appropriate) in a timely manner.
- Ensure regular monitoring with follow-up and reviews progress of cases.
- In charge of SUN Gender desk in specific sites
Education Qualifications
Academic Qualification:
- Diploma in Social Sciences, Social Work, Gender Studies or related field of studies.
Professional Qualification:
- Additional training in child protection work.
- Trainer by profession in life planning skills, gender issues, SRH and young mentor will be added advantage.
Other required qualifications (unique/job specific):
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Interviewing and Note taking skills
- Respect confidentiality standards and the dignity of beneficiaries, demonstrating and safeguarding ethics and integrity.
- Familiarity with human rights and gender related protection issues especially focused on violence, exploitation and abuse of girls, boys and women.
- Excellent organizational skills, independent, disciplined, with initiative and an ability to work under pressure and to prioritize work
- About 4 years’ experience in case management/child protection.
Functional Skills:
- Adopting practical approaches
- Making decisions
- Checking things
- Taking action
Behavioral Competencies/Attributes:
- Establishing rapport
- Following procedure
- Upholding standards
- Understanding people
Gender and Inclusion Caseworker – Homabay
Job Overview
To be responsible for managing the GBV case management component and child protection work, including the database registrations and case follow-ups.
Key Roles and Responsibilities:
- Perform an assessment to gain background information and obtain psychosocial information to every new case reported.
- Perform administrative tasks such as compiling and maintaining case file.
- Carryout regular monitoring with follow-ups and review progress of cases in a timely manner.
- Support in provision of basic counselling and general case management services.
- Coordinate the care services given to the client – medical examination, reporting to the police or linking to legal authorities to ensure arrest is done especially on all SGBV cases.
- Identify children at risk and refer them to appropriate services and support.
- Conduct sessions and trainings in school – rights of children clubs (ROC) – life planning skills, SRH, Gender issues etc.
- Refer/link the client with medical, legal and social services to ensure full recovery and justice for the client.
- Take necessary steps to ensure that the client receives adequate care and protection.
- Organize awareness campaigns in the community by conducting door-to-door sensitizations, schools awareness campaigns and community outreach forums on sexual and Gender violence.
- Build and maintain partnerships and collaboration with other GBV partners and relevant stakeholders.
- Identify cases of concern (girls, boys and women) in the community liaising directly with other service providers present in the area (health and /or legal providers, etc.) and host community most vulnerable women, families and children.
- Assist in the developing of services mapping and functional referral pathways.
- Apply principles appropriately to age, gender needs with specialized counselling support for GBV survivors (young children, adolescents and women) respecting the principles of confidentiality, and do no harm.
- Conduct interviews, needs assessment and develops in collaboration with the Program Officer individual case management action plans and indicates cases for legal prosecution, ensures implementation, referrals, follow-up and case closures (if and when appropriate) in a timely manner.
- Ensure regular monitoring with follow-up and reviews progress of cases.
- In charge of SUN Gender desk in specific sites
Education Qualifications
Academic Qualification:
- Diploma in Social Sciences, Social Work, Gender Studies or related field of studies.
Professional Qualification:
- Additional training in child protection work.
- Trainer by profession in life planning skills, gender issues, SRH and young mentor will be added advantage.
Other required qualifications (unique/job specific):
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Interviewing and Note taking skills
- Respect confidentiality standards and the dignity of beneficiaries, demonstrating and safeguarding ethics and integrity.
- Familiarity with human rights and gender related protection issues especially focused on violence, exploitation and abuse of girls, boys and women.
- Excellent organizational skills, independent, disciplined, with initiative and an ability to work under pressure and to prioritize work
- About 4 years’ experience in case management/child protection.
Functional Skills:
- Adopting practical approaches
- Making decisions
- Checking things
- Taking action
Behavioral Competencies/Attributes:
- Establishing rapport
- Following procedure
- Upholding standards
- Understanding people
Gender and Inclusion Caseworker – Migori – 2 Posts
Job Overview
To be responsible for managing the GBV case management component and child protection work, including the database registrations and case follow-ups.
Key Roles and Responsibilities:
- Perform an assessment to gain background information and obtain psychosocial information to every new case reported.
- Perform administrative tasks such as compiling and maintaining case file.
- Carryout regular monitoring with follow-ups and review progress of cases in a timely manner.
- Support in provision of basic counselling and general case management services.
- Coordinate the care services given to the client – medical examination, reporting to the police or linking to legal authorities to ensure arrest is done especially on all SGBV cases.
- Identify children at risk and refer them to appropriate services and support.
- Conduct sessions and trainings in school – rights of children clubs (ROC) – life planning skills, SRH, Gender issues etc.
- Refer/link the client with medical, legal and social services to ensure full recovery and justice for the client.
- Take necessary steps to ensure that the client receives adequate care and protection.
- Organize awareness campaigns in the community by conducting door-to-door sensitizations, schools awareness campaigns and community outreach forums on sexual and Gender violence.
- Build and maintain partnerships and collaboration with other GBV partners and relevant stakeholders.
- Identify cases of concern (girls, boys and women) in the community liaising directly with other service providers present in the area (health and /or legal providers, etc.) and host community most vulnerable women, families and children.
- Assist in the developing of services mapping and functional referral pathways.
- Apply principles appropriately to age, gender needs with specialized counselling support for GBV survivors (young children, adolescents and women) respecting the principles of confidentiality, and do no harm.
- Conduct interviews, needs assessment and develops in collaboration with the Program Officer individual case management action plans and indicates cases for legal prosecution, ensures implementation, referrals, follow-up and case closures (if and when appropriate) in a timely manner.
- Ensure regular monitoring with follow-up and reviews progress of cases.
- In charge of SUN Gender desk in specific sites
Education Qualifications
Academic Qualification:
- Diploma in Social Sciences, Social Work, Gender Studies or related field of studies.
Professional Qualification:
- Additional training in child protection work.
- Trainer by profession in life planning skills, gender issues, SRH and young mentor will be added advantage.
Other required qualifications (unique/job specific):
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Interviewing and Note taking skills
- Respect confidentiality standards and the dignity of beneficiaries, demonstrating and safeguarding ethics and integrity.
- Familiarity with human rights and gender related protection issues especially focused on violence, exploitation and abuse of girls, boys and women.
- Excellent organizational skills, independent, disciplined, with initiative and an ability to work under pressure and to prioritize work
- About 4 years’ experience in case management/child protection.
Functional Skills:
- Adopting practical approaches
- Making decisions
- Checking things
- Taking action
Behavioral Competencies/Attributes:
- Establishing rapport
- Following procedure
- Upholding standards
- Understanding people
Gender and Inclusion Caseworker – Kakamega
Job Overview
To be responsible for managing the GBV case management component and child protection work, including the database registrations and case follow-ups.
Key Roles and Responsibilities:
- Perform an assessment to gain background information and obtain psychosocial information to every new case reported.
- Perform administrative tasks such as compiling and maintaining case file.
- Carryout regular monitoring with follow-ups and review progress of cases in a timely manner.
- Support in provision of basic counselling and general case management services.
- Coordinate the care services given to the client – medical examination, reporting to the police or linking to legal authorities to ensure arrest is done especially on all SGBV cases.
- Identify children at risk and refer them to appropriate services and support.
- Conduct sessions and trainings in school – rights of children clubs (ROC) – life planning skills, SRH, Gender issues etc.
- Refer/link the client with medical, legal and social services to ensure full recovery and justice for the client.
- Take necessary steps to ensure that the client receives adequate care and protection.
- Organize awareness campaigns in the community by conducting door-to-door sensitizations, schools awareness campaigns and community outreach forums on sexual and Gender violence.
- Build and maintain partnerships and collaboration with other GBV partners and relevant stakeholders.
- Identify cases of concern (girls, boys and women) in the community liaising directly with other service providers present in the area (health and /or legal providers, etc.) and host community most vulnerable women, families and children.
- Assist in the developing of services mapping and functional referral pathways.
- Apply principles appropriately to age, gender needs with specialized counselling support for GBV survivors (young children, adolescents and women) respecting the principles of confidentiality, and do no harm.
- Conduct interviews, needs assessment and develops in collaboration with the Program Officer individual case management action plans and indicates cases for legal prosecution, ensures implementation, referrals, follow-up and case closures (if and when appropriate) in a timely manner.
- Ensure regular monitoring with follow-up and reviews progress of cases.
- In charge of SUN Gender desk in specific sites
Education Qualifications
Academic Qualification:
- Diploma in Social Sciences, Social Work, Gender Studies or related field of studies.
Professional Qualification:
- Additional training in child protection work.
- Trainer by profession in life planning skills, gender issues, SRH and young mentor will be added advantage.
Other required qualifications (unique/job specific):
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Interviewing and Note taking skills
- Respect confidentiality standards and the dignity of beneficiaries, demonstrating and safeguarding ethics and integrity.
- Familiarity with human rights and gender related protection issues especially focused on violence, exploitation and abuse of girls, boys and women.
- Excellent organizational skills, independent, disciplined, with initiative and an ability to work under pressure and to prioritize work
- About 4 years’ experience in case management/child protection.
Functional Skills:
- Adopting practical approaches
- Making decisions
- Checking things
- Taking action
Behavioral Competencies/Attributes:
- Establishing rapport
- Following procedure
- Upholding standards
- Understanding people
Gender and Inclusion Caseworker – Vihiga
Job Overview
To be responsible for managing the GBV case management component and child protection work, including the database registrations and case follow-ups.
Key Roles and Responsibilities:
- Perform an assessment to gain background information and obtain psychosocial information to every new case reported.
- Perform administrative tasks such as compiling and maintaining case file.
- Carryout regular monitoring with follow-ups and review progress of cases in a timely manner.
- Support in provision of basic counselling and general case management services.
- Coordinate the care services given to the client – medical examination, reporting to the police or linking to legal authorities to ensure arrest is done especially on all SGBV cases.
- Identify children at risk and refer them to appropriate services and support.
- Conduct sessions and trainings in school – rights of children clubs (ROC) – life planning skills, SRH, Gender issues etc.
- Refer/link the client with medical, legal and social services to ensure full recovery and justice for the client.
- Take necessary steps to ensure that the client receives adequate care and protection.
- Organize awareness campaigns in the community by conducting door-to-door sensitizations, schools awareness campaigns and community outreach forums on sexual and Gender violence.
- Build and maintain partnerships and collaboration with other GBV partners and relevant stakeholders.
- Identify cases of concern (girls, boys and women) in the community liaising directly with other service providers present in the area (health and /or legal providers, etc.) and host community most vulnerable women, families and children.
- Assist in the developing of services mapping and functional referral pathways.
- Apply principles appropriately to age, gender needs with specialized counselling support for GBV survivors (young children, adolescents and women) respecting the principles of confidentiality, and do no harm.
- Conduct interviews, needs assessment and develops in collaboration with the Program Officer individual case management action plans and indicates cases for legal prosecution, ensures implementation, referrals, follow-up and case closures (if and when appropriate) in a timely manner.
- Ensure regular monitoring with follow-up and reviews progress of cases.
- In charge of SUN Gender desk in specific sites
Education Qualifications
Academic Qualification:
- Diploma in Social Sciences, Social Work, Gender Studies or related field of studies.
Professional Qualification:
- Additional training in child protection work.
- Trainer by profession in life planning skills, gender issues, SRH and young mentor will be added advantage.
Other required qualifications (unique/job specific):
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Interviewing and Note taking skills
- Respect confidentiality standards and the dignity of beneficiaries, demonstrating and safeguarding ethics and integrity.
- Familiarity with human rights and gender related protection issues especially focused on violence, exploitation and abuse of girls, boys and women.
- Excellent organizational skills, independent, disciplined, with initiative and an ability to work under pressure and to prioritize work
- About 4 years’ experience in case management/child protection.
Functional Skills:
- Adopting practical approaches
- Making decisions
- Checking things
- Taking action
Behavioral Competencies/Attributes:
- Establishing rapport
- Following procedure
- Upholding standards
- Understanding people
Gender and Inclusion Caseworker – Bungoma – 2 Posts
Job Overview
To be responsible for managing the GBV case management component and child protection work, including the database registrations and case follow-ups.
Key Roles and Responsibilities:
- Perform an assessment to gain background information and obtain psychosocial information to every new case reported.
- Perform administrative tasks such as compiling and maintaining case file.
- Carryout regular monitoring with follow-ups and review progress of cases in a timely manner.
- Support in provision of basic counselling and general case management services.
- Coordinate the care services given to the client – medical examination, reporting to the police or linking to legal authorities to ensure arrest is done especially on all SGBV cases.
- Identify children at risk and refer them to appropriate services and support.
- Conduct sessions and trainings in school – rights of children clubs (ROC) – life planning skills, SRH, Gender issues etc.
- Refer/link the client with medical, legal and social services to ensure full recovery and justice for the client.
- Take necessary steps to ensure that the client receives adequate care and protection.
- Organize awareness campaigns in the community by conducting door-to-door sensitizations, schools awareness campaigns and community outreach forums on sexual and Gender violence.
- Build and maintain partnerships and collaboration with other GBV partners and relevant stakeholders.
- Identify cases of concern (girls, boys and women) in the community liaising directly with other service providers present in the area (health and /or legal providers, etc.) and host community most vulnerable women, families and children.
- Assist in the developing of services mapping and functional referral pathways.
- Apply principles appropriately to age, gender needs with specialized counselling support for GBV survivors (young children, adolescents and women) respecting the principles of confidentiality, and do no harm.
- Conduct interviews, needs assessment and develops in collaboration with the Program Officer individual case management action plans and indicates cases for legal prosecution, ensures implementation, referrals, follow-up and case closures (if and when appropriate) in a timely manner.
- Ensure regular monitoring with follow-up and reviews progress of cases.
- In charge of SUN Gender desk in specific sites
Education Qualifications
Academic Qualification:
- Diploma in Social Sciences, Social Work, Gender Studies or related field of studies.
Professional Qualification:
- Additional training in child protection work.
- Trainer by profession in life planning skills, gender issues, SRH and young mentor will be added advantage.
Other required qualifications (unique/job specific):
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Interviewing and Note taking skills
- Respect confidentiality standards and the dignity of beneficiaries, demonstrating and safeguarding ethics and integrity.
- Familiarity with human rights and gender related protection issues especially focused on violence, exploitation and abuse of girls, boys and women.
- Excellent organizational skills, independent, disciplined, with initiative and an ability to work under pressure and to prioritize work
- About 4 years’ experience in case management/child protection.
Functional Skills:
- Adopting practical approaches
- Making decisions
- Checking things
- Taking action
Behavioral Competencies/Attributes:
- Establishing rapport
- Following procedure
- Upholding standards
- Understanding people
Gender and Inclusion Caseworker – TransNzoia – 2 Posts
Job Overview
To be responsible for managing the GBV case management component and child protection work, including the database registrations and case follow-ups.
Key Roles and Responsibilities:
- Perform an assessment to gain background information and obtain psychosocial information to every new case reported.
- Perform administrative tasks such as compiling and maintaining case file.
- Carryout regular monitoring with follow-ups and review progress of cases in a timely manner.
- Support in provision of basic counselling and general case management services.
- Coordinate the care services given to the client – medical examination, reporting to the police or linking to legal authorities to ensure arrest is done especially on all SGBV cases.
- Identify children at risk and refer them to appropriate services and support.
- Conduct sessions and trainings in school – rights of children clubs (ROC) – life planning skills, SRH, Gender issues etc.
- Refer/link the client with medical, legal and social services to ensure full recovery and justice for the client.
- Take necessary steps to ensure that the client receives adequate care and protection.
- Organize awareness campaigns in the community by conducting door-to-door sensitizations, schools awareness campaigns and community outreach forums on sexual and Gender violence.
- Build and maintain partnerships and collaboration with other GBV partners and relevant stakeholders.
- Identify cases of concern (girls, boys and women) in the community liaising directly with other service providers present in the area (health and /or legal providers, etc.) and host community most vulnerable women, families and children.
- Assist in the developing of services mapping and functional referral pathways.
- Apply principles appropriately to age, gender needs with specialized counselling support for GBV survivors (young children, adolescents and women) respecting the principles of confidentiality, and do no harm.
- Conduct interviews, needs assessment and develops in collaboration with the Program Officer individual case management action plans and indicates cases for legal prosecution, ensures implementation, referrals, follow-up and case closures (if and when appropriate) in a timely manner.
- Ensure regular monitoring with follow-up and reviews progress of cases.
- In charge of SUN Gender desk in specific sites
Education Qualifications
Academic Qualification:
- Diploma in Social Sciences, Social Work, Gender Studies or related field of studies.
Professional Qualification:
- Additional training in child protection work.
- Trainer by profession in life planning skills, gender issues, SRH and young mentor will be added advantage.
Other required qualifications (unique/job specific):
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Interviewing and Note taking skills
- Respect confidentiality standards and the dignity of beneficiaries, demonstrating and safeguarding ethics and integrity.
- Familiarity with human rights and gender related protection issues especially focused on violence, exploitation and abuse of girls, boys and women.
- Excellent organizational skills, independent, disciplined, with initiative and an ability to work under pressure and to prioritize work
- About 4 years’ experience in case management/child protection.
Functional Skills:
- Adopting practical approaches
- Making decisions
- Checking things
- Taking action
Behavioral Competencies/Attributes:
- Establishing rapport
- Following procedure
- Upholding standards
- Understanding people
Gender and Inclusion Caseworker – Machakos – 2 Posts
Job Overview
To be responsible for managing the GBV case management component and child protection work, including the database registrations and case follow-ups.
Key Roles and Responsibilities:
- Perform an assessment to gain background information and obtain psychosocial information to every new case reported.
- Perform administrative tasks such as compiling and maintaining case file.
- Carryout regular monitoring with follow-ups and review progress of cases in a timely manner.
- Support in provision of basic counselling and general case management services.
- Coordinate the care services given to the client – medical examination, reporting to the police or linking to legal authorities to ensure arrest is done especially on all SGBV cases.
- Identify children at risk and refer them to appropriate services and support.
- Conduct sessions and trainings in school – rights of children clubs (ROC) – life planning skills, SRH, Gender issues etc.
- Refer/link the client with medical, legal and social services to ensure full recovery and justice for the client.
- Take necessary steps to ensure that the client receives adequate care and protection.
- Organize awareness campaigns in the community by conducting door-to-door sensitizations, schools awareness campaigns and community outreach forums on sexual and Gender violence.
- Build and maintain partnerships and collaboration with other GBV partners and relevant stakeholders.
- Identify cases of concern (girls, boys and women) in the community liaising directly with other service providers present in the area (health and /or legal providers, etc.) and host community most vulnerable women, families and children.
- Assist in the developing of services mapping and functional referral pathways.
- Apply principles appropriately to age, gender needs with specialized counselling support for GBV survivors (young children, adolescents and women) respecting the principles of confidentiality, and do no harm.
- Conduct interviews, needs assessment and develops in collaboration with the Program Officer individual case management action plans and indicates cases for legal prosecution, ensures implementation, referrals, follow-up and case closures (if and when appropriate) in a timely manner.
- Ensure regular monitoring with follow-up and reviews progress of cases.
- In charge of SUN Gender desk in specific sites
Education Qualifications
Academic Qualification:
- Diploma in Social Sciences, Social Work, Gender Studies or related field of studies.
Professional Qualification:
- Additional training in child protection work.
- Trainer by profession in life planning skills, gender issues, SRH and young mentor will be added advantage.
Other required qualifications (unique/job specific):
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Interviewing and Note taking skills
- Respect confidentiality standards and the dignity of beneficiaries, demonstrating and safeguarding ethics and integrity.
- Familiarity with human rights and gender related protection issues especially focused on violence, exploitation and abuse of girls, boys and women.
- Excellent organizational skills, independent, disciplined, with initiative and an ability to work under pressure and to prioritize work
- About 4 years’ experience in case management/child protection.
Functional Skills:
- Adopting practical approaches
- Making decisions
- Checking things
- Taking action
Behavioral Competencies/Attributes:
- Establishing rapport
- Following procedure
- Upholding standards
- Understanding people
Gender and Inclusion Caseworker – Meru – 2 Posts
Job Overview
To be responsible for managing the GBV case management component and child protection work, including the database registrations and case follow-ups.
Key Roles and Responsibilities:
- Perform an assessment to gain background information and obtain psychosocial information to every new case reported.
- Perform administrative tasks such as compiling and maintaining case file.
- Carryout regular monitoring with follow-ups and review progress of cases in a timely manner.
- Support in provision of basic counselling and general case management services.
- Coordinate the care services given to the client – medical examination, reporting to the police or linking to legal authorities to ensure arrest is done especially on all SGBV cases.
- Identify children at risk and refer them to appropriate services and support.
- Conduct sessions and trainings in school – rights of children clubs (ROC) – life planning skills, SRH, Gender issues etc.
- Refer/link the client with medical, legal and social services to ensure full recovery and justice for the client.
- Take necessary steps to ensure that the client receives adequate care and protection.
- Organize awareness campaigns in the community by conducting door-to-door sensitizations, schools awareness campaigns and community outreach forums on sexual and Gender violence.
- Build and maintain partnerships and collaboration with other GBV partners and relevant stakeholders.
- Identify cases of concern (girls, boys and women) in the community liaising directly with other service providers present in the area (health and /or legal providers, etc.) and host community most vulnerable women, families and children.
- Assist in the developing of services mapping and functional referral pathways.
- Apply principles appropriately to age, gender needs with specialized counselling support for GBV survivors (young children, adolescents and women) respecting the principles of confidentiality, and do no harm.
- Conduct interviews, needs assessment and develops in collaboration with the Program Officer individual case management action plans and indicates cases for legal prosecution, ensures implementation, referrals, follow-up and case closures (if and when appropriate) in a timely manner.
- Ensure regular monitoring with follow-up and reviews progress of cases.
- In charge of SUN Gender desk in specific sites
Education Qualifications
Academic Qualification:
- Diploma in Social Sciences, Social Work, Gender Studies or related field of studies.
Professional Qualification:
- Additional training in child protection work.
- Trainer by profession in life planning skills, gender issues, SRH and young mentor will be added advantage.
Other required qualifications (unique/job specific):
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Interviewing and Note taking skills
- Respect confidentiality standards and the dignity of beneficiaries, demonstrating and safeguarding ethics and integrity.
- Familiarity with human rights and gender related protection issues especially focused on violence, exploitation and abuse of girls, boys and women.
- Excellent organizational skills, independent, disciplined, with initiative and an ability to work under pressure and to prioritize work
- About 4 years’ experience in case management/child protection.
Functional Skills:
- Adopting practical approaches
- Making decisions
- Checking things
- Taking action
Behavioral Competencies/Attributes:
- Establishing rapport
- Following procedure
- Upholding standards
- Understanding people
Gender and Inclusion Caseworker – Nakuru – 2 Posts
Job Overview
To be responsible for managing the GBV case management component and child protection work, including the database registrations and case follow-ups.
Key Roles and Responsibilities:
- Perform an assessment to gain background information and obtain psychosocial information to every new case reported.
- Perform administrative tasks such as compiling and maintaining case file.
- Carryout regular monitoring with follow-ups and review progress of cases in a timely manner.
- Support in provision of basic counselling and general case management services.
- Coordinate the care services given to the client – medical examination, reporting to the police or linking to legal authorities to ensure arrest is done especially on all SGBV cases.
- Identify children at risk and refer them to appropriate services and support.
- Conduct sessions and trainings in school – rights of children clubs (ROC) – life planning skills, SRH, Gender issues etc.
- Refer/link the client with medical, legal and social services to ensure full recovery and justice for the client.
- Take necessary steps to ensure that the client receives adequate care and protection.
- Organize awareness campaigns in the community by conducting door-to-door sensitizations, schools awareness campaigns and community outreach forums on sexual and Gender violence.
- Build and maintain partnerships and collaboration with other GBV partners and relevant stakeholders.
- Identify cases of concern (girls, boys and women) in the community liaising directly with other service providers present in the area (health and /or legal providers, etc.) and host community most vulnerable women, families and children.
- Assist in the developing of services mapping and functional referral pathways.
- Apply principles appropriately to age, gender needs with specialized counselling support for GBV survivors (young children, adolescents and women) respecting the principles of confidentiality, and do no harm.
- Conduct interviews, needs assessment and develops in collaboration with the Program Officer individual case management action plans and indicates cases for legal prosecution, ensures implementation, referrals, follow-up and case closures (if and when appropriate) in a timely manner.
- Ensure regular monitoring with follow-up and reviews progress of cases.
- In charge of SUN Gender desk in specific sites
Education Qualifications
Academic Qualification:
- Diploma in Social Sciences, Social Work, Gender Studies or related field of studies.
Professional Qualification:
- Additional training in child protection work.
- Trainer by profession in life planning skills, gender issues, SRH and young mentor will be added advantage.
Other required qualifications (unique/job specific):
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Interviewing and Note taking skills
- Respect confidentiality standards and the dignity of beneficiaries, demonstrating and safeguarding ethics and integrity.
- Familiarity with human rights and gender related protection issues especially focused on violence, exploitation and abuse of girls, boys and women.
- Excellent organizational skills, independent, disciplined, with initiative and an ability to work under pressure and to prioritize work
- About 4 years’ experience in case management/child protection.
Functional Skills:
- Adopting practical approaches
- Making decisions
- Checking things
- Taking action
Behavioral Competencies/Attributes:
- Establishing rapport
- Following procedure
- Upholding standards
- Understanding people
Regional Gender and Inclusion Lead
Key Roles and Responsibilities:
Project Management
- Lead on case management activities and supervise program officers and team case workers) including coordinating and sharing county specific data MEL-using Commcare system.
- Develop annual work plans and Budgets for the regions for effective project implementation.
- Write timely and high-quality analytical reports
- Train teams on Gender and Inclusion Case management protocol/SOP and ensure adherence of the same in all stages of the interventions.
- Prepare weekly/monthly activity plans with line staff as necessary and ensure smooth implementation of these plans.
- Set up/strengthen child protection activities in the designated counties-,ROC/Safe spaces sessions in and out of school.
- Track project targets, monitoring and evaluation and ensuring measurement of achievements towards project goals for their counties and linkages to the big project targets.
- Disseminate project information by preparing timely and regular programme reports.
- Supervise the record keeping of the organization and making sure that appropriate and accurate documentation is provided to MEL and department.
- Responsible for field financial tracking in collaboration with the IIVC project accountant and ensuring financial and procurement compliance with donor and SHOFCO regulations
- Assess local level risks associated with programme implementation, propose and implement mitigation strategies.
Coordination Responsibility and Team management
- Provide supportive supervision to project team and in collaboration with the Senior Child protection manager.
- Coordinate and facilitate project learning agenda in collaboration with MEL.
- Ensuring effective problem solving, leadership and team work of the field project staff.
- Work with the teams to capacity gender champions work, including training, holding sub county S/GBV community conversations, conduct awareness on Sexual Gender based violence and linking survivors/ children to available services.
- Set up/support and monitor Child Protection Help Desks to identify, support and refer children with protection concerns.
Partnership Engagement and Representation
- Representation of SHOFCO as necessary at County level i.e. County coordination meetings, relevant TWGs etc and negotiate with local authorities when necessary.
- Perform other functions relative to IIVC project and initiatives that may be assigned by Line Manager.
- Ensure strong partnership with the county and sub county authorities
- Ensure coordination and integration of activities and tasks among various stakeholder present on the ground for better utilization of resources and avoidance of duplication of effects.
- Coordinating with other partners and departments at county level to harness synergies.
- Reporting and maintaining working relationships with local government and partner agencies and NGOs (as applicable).
- Representing the project to relevant local authorities and organisations Support Programme operations at Regional level
- Responsibility over data or information: Has access to important information as regards to programme, its budget and the general trend and performance, and shares with SHOFCO.
- Responsibility over assets for the Regional Gender department: Proper management of financial resources, equipment and programme utilities, office equipment, and computers.
- Responsibility over staff: Management responsibility over field staff.
- Assist in the identification and procurement of materials field activities including support to partners.
- Coordinate with Logistics to ensure timely and safe delivery of supplies allocated to field activities
- Adhere to safeguarding policy and report where necessary
Education Qualifications
Academic Qualification:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences, Social Work, Gender Studies or related field of studies.
Professional Qualification:
- Additional training in child protection work.
- Trainer by profession in life planning skills, gender issues, SRH and young mentor will be added advantage.
Other required qualifications (unique/job specific):
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Interviewing and Note taking skills
- Respect confidentiality standards and the dignity of beneficiaries, demonstrating and safeguarding ethics and integrity.
- Familiarity with human rights and gender related protection issues especially focused on violence, exploitation and abuse of girls, boys and women.
- Excellent organizational skills, independent, disciplined, with initiative and an ability to work under pressure and to prioritize work
- About 4 years’ experience in case management/child protection.
Functional Skills:
- Adopting practical approaches
- Making decisions
- Checking things
- Taking action
Behavioral Competencies/Attributes:
- Establishing rapport
- Following procedure
- Upholding standards
- Understanding people
Method of Application
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity in our organization, all interested applicants should send their applications together with a detailed Cover letter and CV to[email protected]
with a clear subject line “Regional Gender and Inclusion Lead – (Region Applying for)”. Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Applications should reach us no later than 25th February 2024.