Position Overview:
The Project Field Assistant, will be a member of a
team that engages with communities to:
- Coordinate activities with beneficiaries and stakeholders in
both host communities of Kakuma Town and Kalobeyei Town, Kakuma Refugee
Camp, and the Kalobeyei Integrated Settlement to reduce solid waste
generation and improve environmental hygiene through the current project,
‘Project for Establishment of Decentralized Solid Waste Management System
for Recyclable Society in Kakuma and Kalobeyei Wards, Turkana County’.
- Support the establishment of community-based decentralized
solid waste management systems by assisting with program strategies, data
collection and consolidation from multiple sources, and coordination of
program implementation with stakeholders.
- Ensuring that the planned solid waste management activities
are implemented according to the assigned budget, timeline, as well as
Peace Winds internal policies and procedures. The team works closely with
Peace Winds staff, partners, and government departments during the
delivery of interventions.
- Maintain project documentation, conduct field level follow
ups, and discharge any other duties, roles, and responsibilities as
assigned from time to time by the supervisor.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
Project management and development:
- Promote solid waste management actions to achieve segregated
waste disposal and 3R(reduce, reuse, and recycle) activities by households
and business owners.
- Understand the solid waste management system in Kenya, aim for
appropriate adoption of system in host and refugee communities in Kakuma
and Kalobeyei, and promote the establishment of sustainable solid waste
management systems tailored to each community’s characteristics through
communication with local residents and stakeholders.
- Support training sessions for community groups engaged in
solid waste collection and recycling, collaborate with local solid waste
management promoters to promote proper waste management behaviors at the
household level, and ensure the utilization of the training outcomes
sustainably.
- Collaborate with trained solid waste management promoters and
members of community-based organizations(CBOs) to promote awareness of 3R
actions, particularly waste reduction, segregation, and composting of
organic waste, to encourage appropriate solid waste management behaviors
at the household level.
Monitoring and reporting
- Continuously monitor the community to ensure the establishment
of decentralized solid waste management systems, gain understanding and
support from local residents and stakeholders, and collaborate with the
team to engage stakeholders effectively.
- Support data collection on the composition, quantity, and
disposal locations of solid waste generated from households, market
business owners, and other economic activity centers and public facilities
in project areas.
- Regularly share the latest information on decentralized waste
management systems, respond to the progress of waste management plans of
market committees with supervisors, and address challenges for the
implementation of sustainable decentralized solid waste management systems
in the community.
- Review and document lessons learned and best practices, share
reports with supervisors, and support team leaders in donor reporting as
needed.
Planning and budgeting
- Assist in the preparation of activity budgets and support
supervisors to ensure project activities are carried out within deadlines.
- Support the development of monthly and quarterly
implementation and procurement plans and aim for timely submission to
supervisors.
- Execute other tasks instructed by supervisors.
General tasks
- Participation in the identification, selection, on-boarding,
and capacity building of trainees
- Administer knowledge tests, surveys, and reviews to Project
trainees
- Conduct monitoring follow ups, coaching, and support
supervision of trainees
- Facilitate requests, issuance, delivery, utilization, and
accountability for Project resources
- Organize and equitably distribute stationery, learning
materials, tools, and equipment
- Organize training venues, ensure the attendance of trainees,
and invite facilitators
- Document the Project through record keeping and reporting of
training sessions, participants progress, and related activities. Maintain
training attendance registers, rosters, records, and facilitator/attendee
training materials
- Manage all the logistics for the training sessions and support
facilitators in the delivery of training sessions through organization of
necessary materials, facilities, equipment and meals, and refreshments
Qualifications& Professional Experience
Essential:
- Advanced facilitation skills in the local language of the host
community.
- Residency in Kakuma or Kalobeyei.
Desirable:
- Holds a degree in public health / community health/health
promotion/environmental science from a recognized institution.
- Over one year of work experience in humanitarian
organizations.
- Familiarity with local humanitarian conditions.
- Ability to communicate effectively with host and refugee
communities and prepare reports.
General Employees Obligations and Responsibilities
- The Employer stipulates the right to assign the Employee any
other kind of work derived from his/her specialization. In case of urgent
work and such like the Employee may be asked to work overtime as well as
during public and other holidays.
- Adhering to all PWJ’s policies and procedures at all times.
- Deliver project objectives within time, resource and budget
constraints.
- Correctness and completeness of given tasks.
- The Employee takes over the responsibility for all entrusted
material or cash. The Employee is obligated to cover all damages or losses
caused by his carelessness.
- Prompt providing of all relevant information to his/her
supervisor.
- Maintain confidentiality of all information gained from
employment within not publicly available.
- Representing and upholding the values of PWJ at all times.
- Behave in appropriate manners at all times and in all places.
Language Skills
- English: professional fluency.
- Kiswahili: native/advanced.
How To Apply
We are looking to recruit national candidates only.
Interested and qualified candidates are cordially invited to send a cover
letter (1 page) and resume (2 pages) as one pdf document no later than 21st
June, 2024 to: recruit@peace-winds.or.ke. Indicate your
gross monthly salary expectation in the cover letter. Due to the urgency to
fill this position, short listing and interviews will be conducted on rolling
basis.