ECHO Somalia Country Office Programme Assistant Job in Nairobi Kenya

The European Commission’s Directorate General for Humanitarian Aid and Civil
Protection (ECHO) seeks to recruit a Programme Assistant to join its Somalia
Country Office based in Nairobi

The European Commission’s Directorate General ECHO, is the European Commission
Department responsible for financing humanitarian assistance and civil protection.

ECHO finances a range of partners, which include NGOs, UN agencies and the Red
Cross Movement, to provide assistance to people affected by both natural and
man-made disaster.

Duties & Responsibilities

The Programme Assistant (PA) will be based in Nairobi and will assist the ECHO
Technical Assistant in-charge of the Somalia country office to provide quality
technical advice and support to DG ECHO’s funded actions in this country.

The PA will be required to participate in the contextual analysis aimed at
determining the strategy for humanitarian interventions in Somalia; examining
partner’s grant proposals and reports; and closely monitoring the implementation
of DG ECHO funded operations.

The PA shall be required to take a pro-active role in relevant coordination
meetings with implementing partners and other international and local
organisations ensuring DG ECHO is appropriately represented.

The PA may be required to travel throughout Somalia and visit Somali refugee
programmes in Kenya.

Required Qualifications

•     A relevant university degree and minimum of five years work experience in the

              humanitarian sector; if university degree is not provided, ten years working
              experience in humanitarian sector must have been accomplished;

•     Good knowledge of international and Somali NGOs and UN aid agencies is an advantage;
•     Work experience outside Kenya/Somalia in an international setting is an advantage;
•     Good understanding of humanitarian issues in Somalia;
•     Thorough knowledge of Logical Framework Approach and Project Cycle Management.

Required Skills

•     Fluent written and spoken English is required. Spoken Somali is an advantage.
•     Personal initiative; ability to work both independently and in a team, with ability
•     to set priorities, and to work to tight deadlines;
•     Commitment, determination, reliability and a high degree of personal integrity &  discretion;
•     Ability to analyze and process information;
•     Ability to clearly and concisely convey information to others.

Applications which do not meet minimum requirements will be automatically rejected.

If you meet the above requirements a prerequisite is to fill the standard CV
template available on the following
link http://eeas.europa.eu/delegations/kenya/documents/about_us/cv_en.pdf

Also apply in writing with CV, copies of the work certificates of previous
employments, a recent passport photograph and daytime telephone contact to

The Regional Administrative Coordinator,
Directorate-General for Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection (ECHO),
P.O. Box 49991- 00100,
Nairobi

Latest by noon 09/04/2012 in a sealed envelope indicating the position applied
for on the envelope: PA Somalia.

Candidates who have not been contacted by 30/04/2012 should consider that they
have not been selected.