Danish Refugee Council Project Officer and Project Assistant Jobs vacancy in Kenya

The Horn of Africa is an important departure point for people in mixed migration flows.

Each year thousands of people leave or pass through Somalia and neighbouring countries including Yemen in the hope of finding a safer or brighter future elsewhere.

The Regional Mixed Migration Secretariat (RMMS) has been established to provide better coordination and support to agencies, institutions and forums in the Horn of Africa and Yemen sub-region to improve the management of protection and assistance response to people in mixed migration flows in the Horn of Africa and across the Gulf of Aden or Red Sea in Yemen.

The RMMS is hosted and managed by the Danish Refugee Council regional office in Nairobi, and is seeking qualified candidates for the following positions:

1. Project Officer

The Project Officer will assist the RMMS Coordinator in a wide range of activities as part of the overall strategy of the Regional Mixed Migration Secretariat:

• Information management and research comprising sourcing, synthesizing and processing information and data;
• Analysis of mixed migration data, strategies, policies and legislation, and production of quality reports;
• Set up and manage a web portal to make information and analysis available to various stakeholders.
• Contribute to advocacy, promotion of regional dialogue, networking and coordination through facilitation of workshops and conferences;
• Assist the RMMS support to capacity building in the region in relation to mixed migration.

Requirements:

• Must possess Bachelor’s degree and preferably Master’s degree in International Law or Political Sciences.
• Minimum of 3-5 years’ experience in a similar role in information management and research.
• Knowledge of human rights/protection, international refugee law, and an understanding of mixed migration dynamics in the Horn of Africa region.
• Good IT command and familiarity with management of template-style websites.
• Strong analytical and writing skills and knowledge of one of the following languages is an added advantage: French, Arabic, Somalia or Amharic.

2. Project Assistant

The Project Assistant will offer support in sourcing, synthesizing and processing information and data.

• Assist in gathering and dissemination of data and information related to mixed migration.
• Assist in establishment of a virtual resource centre and assist with the management of a web portal in order to make information and analysis available to various stakeholders.
• Assist with the backup and support of the coordination of research initiatives in areas of interest related to mixed migration.

Requirements:

• University degree and minimum of 2-3 year’ experience in similar role involving information management, research and communications.
• Some human rights/protection knowledge and track record in the humanitarian agenda.
• Good IT command and knowledge of maintaining template-style website.
• Strong analytical and writing skills and knowledge of one of the following languages is an added advantage: French, Arabic, Somalia or Amharic.

Qualified candidates are invited to submit their applications including a one-page cover letter together with their CV (not more than 4 pages) with contact details of three professional referees to drcjobs@drchoa.org.

Please indicate the position applied for as the subject heading.

The closing date for receiving applications is August 31, 2011.

For a complete job description with a full description of the position and requirements you may write to info@drchoa.org.

Do not send applications to info@drchoa.org.