Title: Senior Associate, Field Building - RLOs
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Grade:     5
Step:        0
Monthly Gross: KES. 152,647
Supervisor: Manager, Field Building
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 Senior Associate, Field Building will support RefugePoint’s engagement with refugee-serving community-based organizations (CBOs) and refugee-led organizations (RLOs).

Key Responsibilities:

Support RefugePoint’s efforts to strengthen the capacity and resources of refugee-serving community-based organizations and refugee-led organizations.

This will include the following:

• Conduct a mapping exercise of refugee-serving CBOs, RLOs & other partners working with these groups and generate reports;
• Carry out needs assessments for refugee-serving CBOs & RLOs;
• Conduct monitoring exercises for CBO & RLO partner organizations through field visits and close collaboration with RefugePoint’s community outreach team;
• Support the mobilization, planning, and implementation of capacity-strengthening programming for cohorts of CBOs and RLOs in response to needs identified through assessments and program priorities;
• Occasionally attend meetings/forums as requested by the CBO leads/partners or by RefugePoint;
• Work closely (Including attending partner meetings) with the other partners working in line with refugee leadership;
• Work closely with the Monitoring and Evaluation team and the Field Building Manager to capture the information needed for reporting on peer-to-peer sessions and the CBO granting process;
• Work closely with the Field Building Manager in grantee identification and monitoring, including the identification of training needs and capacity sharing in areas identified;

Qualifications:

• Degree in Community Development, a Bachelor of Education, or other relevant degree with at least one year of experience or at least three years of demonstrated work experience in refugee community-based engagement in lieu of a degree.
• Knowledge of capacity building, training, and development.
• Experience in grantee monitoring, with basic financial reporting skills/background.
• Strong facilitation, communication, and organizational skills.
• Experience using computer and office software packages (MS Word, MS Excel, etc.).
• Knowledge of the refugee/asylum seeker situation in an urban environment will be an added advantage.
• Strong interest in community empowerment and development.
• Refugees are strongly encouraged to apply.