HUMANITARIAN AID OFFICER

Baraka Healthnet wishes to expand its interventions in the humanitarian sector in East Africa, with an initial focus on Kenya, Somalia, and Uganda with a possibility of further expansion. Therefore, we are looking for a full-time humanitarian aid officer starting from 1st April 2024. The position is for an initial period of two years with the possibility of extension.

Responsibilities

• Setting up the new component of humanitarian aid projects under the organisation in close cooperation with Baraka Healthnet and German Doctors Bonn as main funder
• Partner mapping of existing humanitarian aid organisations working in East Africa (especially Kenya, Uganda, and Somalia)
• Creating and managing an active professional network with other humanitarian aid organisations in East Africa and positioning Baraka Healthnet within the network.
• Identifying humanitarian aid needs in East African countries and search for suitable partner organizations to implement humanitarian aid
• Identifying local funding resources for humanitarian aid projects and taking charge of application processes
• Conceptualization of new humanitarian aid projects
• Coordination and monitoring of ongoing humanitarian aid projects
• Reporting to funders on project developments
• Ensuring humanitarian principles and standards (SPHERE standards, Core Humanitarian Standard) are taken into account in Baraka Healthnet’s humanitarian aid projects

Requirements

• High mental and physical resilience in line with the requirements of various project locations
• Willingness to travel to disaster and crisis regions in East Africa
• Willingness to work on some weekends during project trips
• Relevant professional experience in humanitarian aid (ideally in project planning, implementation, and monitoring)
• Experiences in working with international organisations and international funding partners
• Knowledge of project countries (Kenya, Uganda, Somalia) is an asset
• Experience in M&E as an asset
• University degree or a Master’s degree in Political Science or Social Science, Public Administration, or Economics
• A minimum work experience of 3 years
• Strong communication skills
• Good facilitation/training skills
• Strong Team Player
• Proactive and solution-oriented

Apply to: recruitment@germandoctorsnairobi.co.ke

• Application Closing date: 8th March 2024