About FilmAid Kenya:
FilmAid Kenya is a development and humanitarian organization that harnesses the power and influence of film, media, and the arts to respond to displaced communities in need as well as promote social change. Using a participatory community-based approach, FilmAid Kenya provides displaced people with actionable information about their rights, their safety, their health, and their future. Using compelling video, radio, print, SMS, and digital media campaigns, FilmAid Kenya reaches over 400,000 people every year.
About the Role:
As a Protection Assistant at FilmAid Kenya (FAK), s/he will play a critical role in supporting the efficient planning, implementation and coordination of social protection and livelihood project activities. These activities aim to enhance access to information on social protection, labor market opportunities (including rights to work and rights at work), employment, business, and entrepreneurship for both the host community and refugees in Dadaab Refugee Camp, Garissa County and Kakuma Refugee Camp and Kalobeyei Settlement in Turkana County.
Key Performance Indicators:
- Project activities are planned, implemented and monitored in accordance with grants’ contractual obligations, FilmAid’s approach and methodologies.
- There is effective communication and coordination with internal programs staff, senior management team, private sector partner, donor and other stakeholders to ensure achievement of the project objective.
- Project progress is properly documented, highlighting lessons and success to inform quality improvement. This includes and is not limited to working closely with the MERL department to develop quality, timely internal and external narrative and statistical reports in accordance with reporting requirements.
- Ensuring robust accountability to affected people mechanism throughout the entire project cycle.
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
Project Planning and Implementation:
Access to Labor Market Information:
- Ensure that all interventions are implemented in an inclusive manner promoting gender equality and the empowerment and protection of all persons of concern.
- Work with key stakeholders to promote a common understanding of labor rights and legal situations for refugees in Kenya.
- Facilitate dialogue on refugees’ rights to work and rights at work, addressing barriers to accessing labor markets.
- Organize Community Engagement activities (Film-based workshops, Public Dialogues), and production of films to educate refugees on business registration and work permits application procedures in Kenya.
- Implement interactive radio programming to engage stakeholders and stimulate dialogue on relevant topics.
- Support in organizing Public Dialogues about the community’s rights through the FilmAid Annual Film Festival
Social Protection:
- Support planning processes based on sound understanding of the operational and contextual realities in project implementation sites.
- Develop and deliver reliable and engaging information through one-way and two-way communication channels to promote social protection awareness among refugees.
- Collaborate with social protection actors, including NHIF, NSSF, UNHCR, and county offices, to ensure accurate information is integrated into media production.
- Engage refugees on social protection opportunities, particularly NHIF and NSSF, using innovative communication approaches.
- Coordinate Production of one and two-way information campaigns through SMS, radio, and the Mobile Information Caravan Service to educate refugees on the right to register, where and how to register, and the benefits of social protection services.
Skills Development:
- Collaborate closely with the Media Trainer to ensure that alumni receive essential information regarding employment opportunities and the labor market.
Reporting, monitoring, and documentation:
- In collaboration with the MERL department, ensure collection data, continuous tracking of indicators and reporting.
- Monitor and report on the number of information broadcasts and people reached through multi- media channels used, collecting feedback and ensuring robust accountability to affected people mechanisms.
- Ensure timely submission of monthly work plan and good quality project reports (Bi-weekly, Monthly, Quarterly and End of Project), including any other reports requiring programme inputs. The reports should enlighten, inspire and record compliance for internal and external use, and capture age, gender and disability disaggregate data.
- Support programmatic learning structures that capture lessons, good practices and challenges for learning
- In coordination with the Senior Program Officer, develop and maintain positive relationships between FilmAid Kenya, partners and stakeholders.
- Ensure an elaborate project information and knowledge management system through proper archiving of project documents and documentation of project activities including action plans and success narratives.
- Representation for FilmAid Kenya in meetings with stakeholders and partners as required or assigned.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Knowledge sharing and management:
- In coordination with the Senior Program Officer, develop and maintain positive relationships between FilmAid Kenya, partners and stakeholders.
- Ensure an elaborate project information and knowledge management system through proper archiving of project documents and documentation of project activities including action plans and success narratives.
- Representation for FilmAid Kenya in meetings with stakeholders and partners as required or assigned.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications and Requirements:
Education: Bachelor’s degree or Diploma in a relevant field, such as Social Sciences, Project Management, Community Development, International Development, or a related discipline, from an accredited institution
Prior Work Experience:
For diploma holders: A minimum of 4 years of relevant experience in project management, livelihoods, social protection, or related fields, ideally within the context of refugee populations or ASAL (Arid and Semi-Arid Lands) regions.
For degree holders: A minimum of 2 years of relevant experience in project management, livelihoods, social protection, or related fields, preferably within the context of refugee populations or ASAL regions.
Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with various stakeholders.
Job Knowledge:
- Knowledge of social protection systems, labor rights, and refugee issues in Kenya is a plus.
- Knowledge of livelihoods initiatives especially in the digital space and media sector.
- High-level project coordination experience, with requisite skills in project management, developing and managing budgets, internal communications, supervising and working with partners.
- Experience working with the media and managing magnification events.
Key Skills and Competencies:
- Proficiency in English, both written and spoken.
- Familiarity with media production and communication tools is desirable.
- Diverse and have the ability to conceptualize various projects.
- Ability to supervise project teams.
- Good facilitation and training skills.
- Respect cultural diversity.
- Good interpersonal skills.
- Hands-on and detail-oriented.
- Ability to work under minimum supervision.
- Additional training in PSEA.
How to apply
Interested and qualified persons with the required experience are invited to submit their applications with only Cover Letter, CV, and 3 references to Email address: jobskenya@filmaid.org on or before 18th September at 5.00 pm EAT and clearly indicate on the subject line as ‘Protection Assistant – Dadaab, or Protection Assistant – Kakuma.
Note that applicants who send letters of references, testimonials, or any other documents apart from those requested will be automatically disqualified.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
FilmAid Kenya is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
