Title:  Interim Community Navigator
Location:   Nairobi, Kenya
Reports to: Senior Officer, Community Outreach
Supervision Given:  None
 

RefugePoint was founded in 2005 to provide lasting solutions for the world’s most vulnerable refugees. We work to fill the critical and unmet needs of people affected by war and conflict that have fallen through the net of humanitarian assistance, in particular women, children and urban refugees.

The primary responsibility of the Interim Community Navigator is to assist the organization in providing information and timely support to refugees and asylum seekers towards their self reliance. This will be a short term contract for 3 months.
 

Duties and responsibilities:

• Conduct home visits as assigned and record vital household information on the online platform.
• Provide language translation when called upon.
• Provide accurate and timely information to refugees and migrants.
• Carry out livelihood monitoring for businesses supported by RefugePoint in the local area.
• Collect prescription medicine from RefugePoint and deliver to patients accordingly.
• Participate in community mobilization as requested by RefugePoint.
• Participate in community education as directed by RefugePoint.
• Accompany refugee patients to the hospital when called upon.

Attend to any other duties as assigned by the line supervisor(s).

Requirements:

• Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply.
• Be a resident of Eastleigh/Huruma/Kariobangi/Pangani.
• Be fluent in English, Oromo and Amharic.
• Must have a minimum of secondary school education.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Must hold a mandate, refugee certificate and/or recent verification documents
• Must have a minimum of secondary school education.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.

Desired:

• Post secondary school training e.g. in health, community development, counseling, business administration etc. will be an added advantage.
•  Experience in community mobilization will be an added advantage.