Economic Inclusion Program Manager at HIAS Refugee Trust of Kenya

Representation and Coordination

•  Develop, coordinate and strengthen relationships with local partners, stakeholders and communities to maintain trust in HIAS’s professional standard and quality of work among all stakeholders.
•  Represent HIAS externally at the site level in relation to Economic Inclusion project activities, and other livelihoods coordination fora with other agencies.
•  Ensure coordination with other INGOs, government bodies and other HIAS technical departments (Protection, GBV, Psychosocial Support).
•  Advocate with private sector companies on the economic inclusion of HIAS clients.

Operations and Budget Management

•  Contribute to the effective implementation of operations support activities related to Livelihoods Programme, including related to administration, finances and logistics, to ensure smooth project implementation.
•  Provide inputs to ensure effective and efficient utilization of livelihoods program resources through monitoring and tracking of expenditures against budgets.

Staff management, training & Capacity development

•  Train livelihoods program staff in various technical areas through internal or external facilitation, including formal and informal interactions.
•  Contribute to the timely performance & development management measures for the livelihoods program staff, including appraisals and remedial actions.
•  Conduct other tasks as may be required.
•  Coordinate with the HQ technical team on programs implementation, training, best practices and any other aspect related to the program implementation.

QUALIFICATIONS & REQUIREMENTS

•  Bachelor’s Degree in economics, Social Sciences, International development, or other relevant fields
•  Master’s degree in economics, social sciences, international development, economics or any other relevant field is an added advantage.
•  Minimum of 5 years of work experience within the field of livelihoods in humanitarian work.
•  Experience working with vulnerable populations including refugees and asylum seekers on economic inclusion work.
•  Experience implementing the livelihood approaches used in humanitarian programming including the graduation model approach, Entrepreneurship school with a gender lens, poverty alleviation programs mentoring refugees on livelihood interventions; will be an added advantage.
•  Experience of preparing successful funding proposals for donors.
•  Ability to write clear and well-argued assessment and project reports.
•  Politically and culturally sensitive with qualities of patience, tact and diplomacy
•  Knowledge of Accountability to affected populations and Prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse (PSEA)
•  A high level of written and spoken English