Plan NGO Jobs In Kenya
Plan is an international humanitarian child centered community development organization, without religious, political or government affiliation.
Plan is committed to protecting and promoting child rights, and to improving the lives and futures of poor children, their families and communities through a child-centered community development approach.
Plan Kenya has a 5 year (2010-2015) Country Program on Right to Inclusion and Protection whose overall goal is to increase effectiveness of child protection at family, community and institutional level.
This Country Program is to contribute to the Country Strategic Plan Goal which is transformed institutions and societies that respect and fulfill rights of all children in Kenya.
In this regard Plan Kenya is seeking to recruit for the position of Child Rights Advisor based at the Country Office which is located in Nairobi.
The successful candidate will provide advice to Plan Kenya and partner agencies towards realization of the program and country goals. The program will have a strong focus on capacity strengthening of children, families, communities and CSOs to be proactive and participate in child rights advocacy.
The successful candidate will be required to ensure mainstreaming of child rights programming, child protection and gender within Plan Kenya programs by providing strategic advice to Plan Kenya and partners.
The position will involve travel time up to 30% (local and international).
The incumbent will report to the Strategic Program Support Manager.
Key responsibilities
* Develop and design strategies for engagement with GOK and relevant departments at different levels (national, county, regional and international) on child protection and gender.