Project Manager - Somalia/Somaliland, Nairobi

Project Manager - Somalia/Somaliland, Nairobi

Saferworld is an independent non-government organisation that works to prevent and reduce violent conflict and promote cooperative approaches to security

Location: Somalia - based in Nairobi with frequent travel to the region

BACKGROUND
Saferworld is an independent non-governmental organisation that works to prevent and reduce violent conflict and promote cooperative approaches to security. We work with civil society, governments and international organisations to encourage and support effective policies and practices through advocacy, research and policy development, and through supporting the development of local capacities and structures.

Saferworld has been working in Africa since 1997, with a primary focus upon East Africa and the Horn region. We have well-established programmes in Kenya, Uganda, Somalia and Sudan. In addition, Saferworld supports regional and international conflict prevention and security processes. Saferworld headquarters are in London, with a regional office in Nairobi, and country offices in Kampala and Juba. The Somalia programme is managed from Saferworld's Nairobi office with plans to establish an office in Somaliland in the near future.
Saferworld's programme of work in Somalia/Somaliland has two components. The first aims to strengthen the participation of Somali Non-State Actors in decision-making on peace, security and development. Key themes in this project are participatory decision-making, inclusiveness and capacity building of 'platform' structures so that they more effectively channel NSA voices in policy dialogues. The second component is focussed on conflict and security issues and includes carrying out conflict analyses to help international agencies become more responsive to conflict issues; supporting the development of an 'Observatory' on peace and security issues based initially in the University of Hargeisa; and providing technical advice to members of a consortium of organisations working to create a 'Somali Community Safety Framework' in which new 'bottom-up' approaches to addressing localised safety and security problems are being developed and shared. The main focus of this role is upon the implementation of Saferworld's Somali Non-State Actors projects.

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Habitat for Humanity Kenya Job Vacancies

Habitat for Humanity Kenya Job Vacancies

Habitat for Humanity Kenya, a Christian NGO whose mission is to enable low income earners own and live in durable, decent shelter, wishes to recruit suitably qualified persons for the following open positions.

Program Manager

This is a leadership position and is responsible for the initiation, development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of projects and programs that enable the organization meet its mandate of providing housing finance solutions to low income earners.

Interested applicants must have 7 to 10 years experience in a busy microfinance/lending organization and the experience must have been gained in developing, designing and implementing strategies for lending to high risk, low income earners.

Five of those years must be at senior leadership level in a microfinance program.

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