The European Commission’s Directorate General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO) funds relief operations for victims of natural disasters and conflicts outside the European Union. DG ECHO works with about 200 operational partners, including United Nations agencies, the Red Cross/Crescent movement, and non-governmental organisations (NGOs). Aid is channelled impartially, straight to victims, regardless of their race, ethnic group, religion, gender, age, nationality, or political affiliation.

1.     Job Summary:

The jobholder carries out activities to contribute to the delivery of an effective humanitarian response. The jobholder contributes to assessments, monitoring and evaluations of projects, as well as to the analysis of the humanitarian context in the area of coverage.  Within delegated authority, the Temporary Programme Assistant will be responsible for the following duties, among others:

Programme Work:

• Contributes to the appraisal, monitoring and evaluation of projects, including financial assessment of proposals.
• Critically studies and comments upon partners’ reports and field operations and reports to line manager.
• Assists the HoO/TA (Technical Assistant) in the preparation of fiche-ops (e-documents completed by DG ECHO staff for assessing and monitoring projects), as appropriate.
• Assists with, participates in, and reports on meetings, as appropriate.
• Advises on the operational capacity of implementing partners.
• Drafts reports on the humanitarian situation, including any political, economic and security events relevant to the analysis of the humanitarian situation in the country/region.
• Produces and circulates information of common interest (humanitarian situation reports, background information, etc.).
• Accompanies the TA on field visits, as requested and may act as an interpreter if necessary.

Click on the link for a detailed Terms of Reference (including competencies required and more detailed information on the tasks).

2.          Competences Required:

• Drive for Results: High Level
• Conduct in Service: High Level
• Working with Others: High Level
• Decision-making: Medium Level
• Managing and Organising Information: Medium Level
• Strategic Thinking and Planning: Medium Level
• Communication: Medium Level
• Organisational Awareness: Medium Level
• Adaptability and Flexibility: Medium Level
• Leadership: Medium Level

3.          Required Qualifications:

Education: A relevant second level university degree or equivalent professional experience.

Knowledge and experience:

• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience at national or international level in supporting programme/project operations., including at least 2 years of experience with an NGO, donor or national/international organisation.
• Good knowledge of the EU humanitarian aid system.
• Good knowledge of International NGOs, UN Aid Agencies and Red Cross Movement.
• Good understanding of Humanitarian Aid principles, policies and standards.
• Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.).

Languages:

• An excellent command of English (verbal and written) is required.
• An excellent knowledge of Somali language is an advantage.

4.         How to apply:

Applications (a cover letter, and a detailed CV), should be send to echo-vacancy.eastafrica@echofield.eu by Monday, 03/06/2024. The vacancy reference REF: “ECHO/TEMP-PA/NRO” must be clearly indicated in the subject line. This position is open to nationals of Kenya and other residents with valid Kenyan residence permit.

DG ECHO applies a policy of equal opportunities. Our recruitment policy is based on respect for diversity, maintaining the gender balance, as well as the balance between professional and private life, and support for training and development opportunities.

For information, the employment conditions that could be proposed include a fixed-contract not exceeding six months subject to a 2-months probationary period. As an indication, the monthly basic salary range is KES 291,975.00. No additional allowances are provided for a temporary position.

Only the short-listed candidates will be contacted. Any form of canvassing, soliciting, or influencing will be treated as grounds for disqualification.

“Any processing of your personal data will be done in accordance with the applicable EU legislation (Regulation (EU)2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data by the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies and on the free movement of such data.” The privacy statement can be found on DG ECHO’s website.

  https://ec.europa.eu/echo/system/files/2020-01/privacy_statement_recruitment_ns_final_version.pdf