The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) Kenya Program is seeking a qualified candidate for the following position:
Social Worker Based in Dadaab Refugee Camp
The Social Worker shall be responsible for social work including community mobilization, case assessments and management for refugees in the Dadaab Refugee Camp.
Key responsibilities include:
• Work with and support community-based institutions on social and rights issues.
• Carry out social assessment to establish needs and form relevant supporting groups in accordance with the rights based approach.
• Work with refugee leaders and committees to ensure that mechanisms are established to address human rights, promote gender equity and inclusion of minority and vulnerable persons.
• Facilitate inter-agency referral process as well as carry out follow up and feedback on referred cases.
• Organize and coordinate meetings/forums to enable active participation of project beneficiaries.
• Documentation of project activities including compilation of weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual reports.
• Develop tools to be used for monitoring and reporting on groups’ progress.
Requirements:
Must possess a minimum of Diploma in Community Development or Social Work and at least two years experience in field work with broad knowledge on beneficiary targeting.
Excellent communication skills with high level of integrity and confidentiality.
Experience working in Dadaab or similar challenging environment and knowledge of the local Somali language will be an advantage.
To Apply:
Qualified candidates are invited to submit applications to drcjobskenya@gmail.com, clearly indicating “Social Worker” as the subject heading.
Application must include CV and a cover letter explaining your motivation and why we should consider you for the post.
For a complete job description with a full description of the position and requirements, you may write to info.drc.hoa@gmail.com.
Do not send applications to info.drc.hoa@gmail.com. The deadline for receiving applications is Friday July 2nd , 2010.
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