Internship Opportunities at Catholic Relief

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Deputy County Head of Office – Marsabit

Job Summary: 

The Deputy County Head of Office – Marsabit will facilitate the achievement of project objectives through coordinating and reporting on all project activities and providing technical guidance and advice to staff and implementing partner(s) advancing Catholic Relief Services’ (CRS) work serving the poor and vulnerable. The coordination and relationship management skills of the Deputy County Head of Office will ensure that Nawiri project applies best practices and constantly works towards improving the impact of its benefits to those we serve.

S/he will work closely with the County Head of Office, and in coordination with Technical Leads and Deputy Chief of Parties, to ensure strong and effective management systems are in place and program implementation is carried out with high quality and efficiency. 

Job Responsibilities:

Operation roles and responsibilities 

• Coordinate local project stakeholders and serve as the project liaison between Nawiri technical teams, county officials, local actors at sub county and ward level. Act as alternate PREG (Partnership for Resilience and Economic Growth) focal point for the project.
• Organize and lead the implementation of all assigned project activities at sub county and ward level as outlined in the detailed implementation plan in line with CRS program quality principles and standards, donor requirements, and good practices.
• Work with Head of office in coordination of logistics as per CRS policy and standards.
• Build Capacity and support Nawiri LIP-Caritas in proper tracking of resources used for project activities through periodic activities/budget reviews and effective follow up to track the spending’s against the plans and ensure they are implemented within the budget frame in compliance with financial program requirements.
• Analyze implementation challenges and report any inconsistencies and/or gaps to inform adjustments to plans and implementation schedules.
• Plan and coordinate with Head of office to establish a safe environment for sharing of ideas, solutions, and difficulties and the capacity to detect, analyze and respond quickly to deficiencies. 
• Serves as alternate security focal points to ensure implementation of project activities in safe environment. 
• Supervise and conduct on boarding  of new hires within the county and sub-county teams.
• Work with all Nawiri Consortium Member staff in ensuring timely procurement process for goods, and services to support various project activities. 
• Approval of project expenses in line with CRS policy and  as guided by  CRS country approval matrix.
• Effectively manage talent and supervise. Manage team dynamics and staff well-being. Provide coaching, strategically tailor individual development plans, contribute to the recruitment process of project staff, and complete performance management for direct reports.

Programmatic roles and responsibilities

• Ensure quality programmatic field level implementation through the county and subcounty teams  sequence, layer  and integrate ( SLI)  project activity implementations and coordinate periodic programmatic focused biweekly, monthly review, and planning session.
• Coordinate project reporting and documentation to ensure it is undertaken as per agency and donor requirements.
• Facilitate program team planning processes and quarterly reflection sessions to ensure learning and accountability accompanies project activities throughout the project cycle . 
• Undertake critical analysis of project outcomes and guide teams on key learnings to adopt for quality programming. 
• Proactively work hand in hand with Head of office in planning and executing field level visits by donors and/or other partners.
• Contribute to enhanced networking and represent Nawiri at the lower administrative units: sub counties, wards, and community levels.
• Provide program and operational support to project teams based on emerging needs.
• Represent the Head of Office at County level and other external meetings as needed.
  • Excellent strategic, analytical, systems thinking, and problem-solving skills, with capacity to see the big picture and ability to make sound judgment and decisions. 

Personal Skills 

• Strong relations management abilities. Ability to relate to people at all levels internally and externally. Strategic in how you approach each relationship. 
• Team leadership abilities 
• Proactive, resourceful, solutions-oriented, and results-oriented 
• Able to live in an environment where everyday comforts may not be readily available.   
• Demonstrated commitment to respect, equity, diversity, and inclusion including gender equality.

Required/Desired Foreign Language 

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English; ability to draft and edit reports. 
• Excellent verbal communication skills in Kiswahili. 
• Dialects local to Marsabit County a plus. 

Travel Required 50% of the time. 

Key Working Relationships: 

• Internal:  Chief of Party Nawiri, Head of Programs, Head of Operations, Head of County Office, DCOP Operations/Programs-Nawiri, System Strengthening Specialist Marsabit, County Research Coordinator, Nawiri Program team, and Nairobi based operations staff.
• External: Local government officials, Local/international NGO offices, and UN agencies operating in the project area.   

Typical Background, Experience & Requirements: 

Education and Experience 

• Bachelor’s degree in development studies or related field.
• Minimum of 5 years working experience in a non-profit, development, and/or humanitarian organization with progressive responsibilities.
• Staff management experience and abilities that are conducive to a learning environment. 
• Experience working with projects funded by multiple donors, including USAID. 
• Experience in stakeholder management and establishing and strengthening community partnerships. 
• Knowledge of procurement and general office administrative/management issues 
• Proficient in MS Office package (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio), Web Conferencing Applications, and information management systems. 
• Experience working and or  living in Marsabit County a plus. 

Intern – Integrated Water Resources Management – Marsabit

WHY?

• The general purpose of the CRS internship program is to provide learning opportunities to young Kenyan graduates while creating a pool of employable persons for both short- and long-term humanitarian aid and development-related careers.
• The internship programme applies to graduates who have completed studies in the relevant field of study within the last two years and willing to commit to the program for six months. 

OBJECTIVE 

The Intern – Integrated Water Resources Management will:

• Acquire practical training and experience and develop career and life skills needed for 21st century workplace,
• Participate in the creation of major impact on the Sustainable Development Goals and the National and County development goals,
• Develop leadership skills by ingraining them with sustainable development principles to effectively participate in the running of Water, Energy and Food Security infrastructure, systems and processes.

HOW?

• The intern will be part of the Nawiri Water, Sanitation, Hygiene and Environment team. Their main role is to support the County Departments of Water and Sanitation and Preventive Health (Public Health) in the provision of WASH services. The intern will support the implementation of Nawiri program activities with close supervision and guidance from the County Departments of Water and Sanitation and Preventive Health (Public Health) and the Nawiri program staff to foster learning and development by the end of the internship period.
• Clear internship objectives will be developed at the beginning of the internship period, assessed, and monitored on a regular basis, and final appraisal conducted at the end of the internship period to ensure that the intern achieves their learning and development objectives. 

ROLE

In close consultation with the Nawiri County WASH Lead, County Departments of Water and Sanitation and Preventive Health (Public Health), the Nawiri Sub-County/Ward Coordinator and the Nawiri consortium partners, the Intern – Integrated Water Resources Management will learn while providing support to the implementation of planned WASHE activities. These will include:

• Participation in Nawiri weekly activity planning.
• Under the guidance of the Nawiri WASH lead, he/she will support in the designing, planning, monitoring and control and operations and maintenance of water supply, water treatment, flood defence structures and other water-related projects.
• In collaboration with Caritas and County Departments of Water and Sanitation and Preventive Health (Public Health), facilitate the participatory designs and planning, joint monitoring, developing of the infrastructure operations and maintenance plans, water safety plans, 
• Participate and provide support during community level activities including household visits, community dialogues and public consultations among other activities as guided by the WASH officers.
• Compile activity reports and field visit reports at end the of each activity using standard tools including putting together weekly progress reports.
• Participate in team meetings including the WASHE CoP meetings as part of learnings.
• Liaising with clients, contractors, government agencies, local authorities and suppliers to ensure effective and effective implementation of WASHE activities to comply with quality standards including SLI, CLA, EHS etc.
• Maintaining professional relationships with project participants.
• Any other activities assigned by the line manager.

Required/Desired Foreign Language: English and Swahili.

Travel Required: 90% of the time to targeted sub-counties of Marsabit. 

Key Working Relationships: 

• Supervision: Reports to Senior Project Officer – WASH
• Internal: Nawiri WASH Lead, Nawiri Environmental Compliance Lead and the Marsabit County WASH Lead, Sub County Coordinators and Sub County WASH Project Officers.
• External: Donor,Private sector actors including financial institutions, government agencies/officials, Local/international NGOs, and UN agencies operating in the project area.  

QUALIFICATIONS

WHO?

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Water Resources Management (Hydrology/Water Resources Management/Geology/Geography/Natural Resources Management, Environmental Planning and Management/Water and Environmental Management) from Kenyan Universities/Reputable Colleges.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to write good reports.
• Proficiency in the use of computer aided drawing/design, modelling and monitoring, GIS and remote sensing applications.
• Willingness to learn new things in a rapidly changing context.
• Willingness to stay long days in remote field locations.
• Graduates with demonstrated good character, creativity, honesty and integrity, positive attitude, and ability to learn.
• Demonstrated Commitment to respect, equity, diversity, and inclusion including gender equality.

Intern – WASH Engineer – Laisamis

WHY?

• The general purpose of the CRS internship program is to provide learning opportunities to young Kenyan graduates while creating a pool of employable persons for both short- and long-term humanitarian aid and development-related careers.
• The internship programme applies to graduates who have completed studies in the relevant field of study within the last two years and willing to commit to the program for six months. 

OBJECTIVE 

The Intern – WASH Engineer will:

• Acquire practical training and experience and develop career and life skills needed for 21st century workplace,
• Participate in the creation of major impact on the Sustainable Development Goals and the National and County development goals,
• Development of leadership skills in graduate engineers by ingraining them with engineering principles to effectively participate in the running of WASH and Resilience Engineering infrastructure, systems and processes.

HOW?

• The intern will be part of the Nawiri Water, Sanitation, Hygiene and Environment team. Their main role is to support the County Departments of Water and Sanitation and Preventive Health (Public Health) in the provision of WASH services. The intern will support the implementation of Nawiri program activities with close supervision and guidance from the County Departments of Water and Sanitation and Preventive Health (Public Health) and the Nawiri program staff to foster learning and development by the end of the internship period.
• Clear internship objectives will be developed at the beginning of the internship period, assessed, and monitored on a regular basis, and final appraisal conducted at the end of the internship period to ensure that the intern achieves their learning and development objectives. 

ROLE

In close consultation with the Nawiri County WASH Lead, County Departments of Water and Sanitation and Preventive Health (Public Health), the Nawiri SC/Ward Coordinator and the Nawiri consortium partners, the Intern – WASH Engineer will learn while providing support to the implementation of planned WASHE activities. These will include:

• Participation in Nawiri weekly activity planning.
• Under the guidance of the Nawiri WASH lead, he/she will support in sketching and designing, planning (initial outlines and full plans), monitoring and control and operations and maintenance of water supply, water treatment, flood defence structures and other water-related projects.
• In collaboration with Caritas and County Departments of Water and Sanitation and Preventive Health (Public Health), facilitate the participatory designs and planning, joint monitoring, developing of the infrastructure operations and maintenance plans, water safety plans, 
• Participate and provide support during community level activities including household visits, community dialogues and public consultations among other activities as guided by the WASH officers.
• Compile activity reports and field visit reports at end the of each activity using standard tools including putting together weekly progress reports.
• Participate in team meetings including the WASHE CoP meetings as part of learnings.
• Liaising with clients, contractors, government agencies, local authorities and suppliers to ensure effective and effective implementation of WASHE activities to comply with quality standards including SLI, CLA, EHS etc.
• Maintaining professional relationships with project participants.
• Any other activities assigned by the line manager.

Required/Desired Foreign Language: English and Swahili

Travel Required: 90% of the time to targeted wards of Marsabit.

Key Working Relationships: 

• Supervision: Reports to Senior Project Officer – WASH
• Internal: Nawiri WASH Lead, Nawiri Environmental Compliance Lead and the Marsabit County WASH Lead, Sub County Coordinators and Sub County WASH Project Officers.
• External: Donor,Private sector actors including financial institutions, government agencies/officials, Local/international NGOs, and UN agencies operating in the project area.  

QUALIFICATIONS

WHO?

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Water and Environmental Engineering (Agricultural/Civil/Mechanical/Chemical Engineering) from Kenyan Universities/Reputable Colleges. 
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to write good reports.
• Proficiency in the use of computer aided drawing/design, modelling and monitoring applications.
• Willingness to learn new things in a rapidly changing context.
• Willingness to stay long days in remote field locations.
• Graduates with demonstrated good character, creativity, honesty and integrity, positive attitude, and ability to learn.
• Demonstrated Commitment to respect, equity, diversity, and inclusion including gender equality.

Intern – Animal Health – Illeret

WHY?

Nawiri is building capacity of vulnerable households in Illeret ward on improved livestock production and management practices to increase milk production and consumption and thereby reduce persistent acute malnutrition among Under 5 (U5) children, Pregnant and Lactating Women (PLW). These practices include improved livestock disease identification, reporting and management, livestock feeding and linkages to markets.

Illeret ward is about 520 kilometres from Marsabit town and consequently has had limited support on livestock production and veterinary service provision from county government private actors and development partners. In collaboration with the county departments of veterinary and livestock production, Nawiri plans to engage an animal health intern to support animal health service delivery and other livelihood activities in Illeret ward, North horr subcounty. The engagement of the animal health intern will add value to livestock diseases reporting system and livestock production services to improve animal health and hence increased livestock production. S/He will closely work with community disease reporters on disease surveillance and reporting and will sensitize herders on zoonotic diseases as well as emphasizing on the need of seeking professional veterinary advice regarding their livestock disease management.

HOW

The Intern – Animal Health will support the project in the implementation of livestock health interventions in Illeret ward with close supervision and guidance from the Nawiri production (livestock & agriculture) officer and County Department of veterinary services. S/he will support a variety of livestock health and production -related activities, including training pastoralists on improved animal health practices, strengthening CDRs on participatory disease surveillance and reporting and facilitating private sector partnership and engagements. The engagement will provide learning and development opportunities to the intern by providing a platform for on- job-training and mentorship by project staff, partners, communities, and the relevant county government departments and equip young professionals with relevant skills and experience to enhance their employability and capacity to deliver quality services to communities, county department, private sector, and other development agencies. 

ROLE

In close collaboration, and reporting to the Project Officer – Production (Livestock and Agriculture), the intern will support in: 

• Building and maintaining close coordination and co-operation with county departments of livestock and veterinary services, to ensure synergy and improved coordination of interventions in Illeret ward.
•  Coordinating with public and private service animal health providers to reach Nawiri participants with livestock services and products. 
• fFollow-up, CDR in collaboration with Government counterparts, LIPs, and partners.
• Facilitating livestock producers to have improved knowledge and skills and to adopt practices that are nutrition sensitive and support resilience.
• Monitoring and measuring of outputs related to production interventions and in liaison with the accountability and learning team, ensure community feedback is monitored and acted upon and that learning around production interventions is documented and shared at all levels.
• Compilation of activity reports and field visit reports at end the of each activity using standard tools including weekly progress reports.
• Participate in team meetings as part of learning. 
• Any other activities assigned by the production (livestock & agriculture) officer.  

Personal Skills 

• Strong relationship management abilities. 
• Ability to relate to people at all levels internally and externally.
• Strategic in how you approach each relationship.
• Excellent negotiation skills.
• Strong communications and presentation skills.
• Proactive, resourceful, solutions-oriented and results-oriented.
• Capable of working in a dynamic, results oriented environment; ability to multi-task across various work streams/priorities.
• Team player with a positive attitude who can work independently while also being highly collaborative and open. Capable of building relationships and influencing the opinions of others.
• Demonstrated Commitment to respect, equity, diversity, and inclusion including gender equality.

Required/Desired Foreign Language: English, Swahili and Dassanach language is an added advantage.

Travel Required: 90% of the time to targeted sub-counties of Marsabit as per the role. 

Key Working Relationships: 

• Supervision: Reports to Project Officer Production
• Internal: Nawiri production officer (agriculture & livestock), SPO livelihood, Nawiri Markets Systems and Value chain officer, Caritas Production officers and Caritas Markets Systems and Value chain officer.
• External: Local implementing partners, government departments at different levels and local communities.

QUALIFICATIONS

WHO?

Basic Qualifications

• At least a diploma in animal health from a Kenyan recognized institution
• Be registered by Kenya Veterinary Board (K.V.B.) or be a member of a relevant professional association.
• Completed studies in the relevant field within the last two years.
• Demonstrated ability to be collaborative, creative, and innovative. 
• Willingness to work in the field with, veterinary officers, CDRs, SILC and AN-GM Business Saving Groups 
• Should be computer literate from a recognized institution. 
• Willingness to learn new things in a rapidly changing context.

Intern – Production (Livestock & Agriculture) – Isiolo

WHY?

To support local community to sustainably reduce acute malnutrition, Nawiri has continued to to rollout livelihood interventions geared toward promoting vulnerable households to have sustainable livelihoods. The interventions will enable targeted Households (HHs) to be able to source and consume diverse food year-round through production or purchase. This contributes to increased consumption of nutritious and safe diets. Nawiri has thus adopted multisectoral approaches that promote continuous capacity building, linkage and support to targeted HHs that require regular contact and mentorship to enhance adoption of nutrition sensitive context specific livestock and crop related interventions. 

OBJECTIVE?

• To enhance monitoring, linkages and capacity building of pastoralist and agro-pastoral groups to accelerate adoption of climate smart, nutrition sensitives livestock and agricultural technologies. 
• To equip young professionals with relevant crop and livestock related skills and experience to enhance their employability and capacity to deliver quality services to communities, county department, private sector, and other development agencies. 

HOW

The Intern – Production (Livestock and crop) will support the project in the implementation of Nawiri program activities with close supervision and guidance from the Nawiri production team and County Department of agriculture, livestock production and veterinary services. S/he will work in close supervision with Nawiri production officers to support all Nawiri livestock and agriculture activities at the sub-County level. S/he will support a variety of agriculture and livestock-related activities, including research activities, capacity strengthening of local partners, and facilitating private sector partnership and engagements. In addition, the engagement will provide learning and development opportunities to the interns by providing platform for on- job-training and mentorship by project staff, partners, communities, and county government departments.  

ROLE

The intern will:

• Build and maintain close coordination and co-operation with county departments of agriculture, livestock and veterinary services, research institutions, sector working groups and development agencies to ensure synergy and improved coordination of interventions with liaison with Production officers. 
• Coordinate with Production officer (agriculture & livestock), Markets Systems and Value chain officer and county teams to facilitate private sector partners engagement that improve farmer access to input and output markets.
• Collaborate with production officer (agriculture & livestock) to integrate messaging in the rollout of crop and livestock production interventions.
• Coordinate with public and private service providers (animal health, crop husbandry, etc) to reach Nawiri participants with livestock and crop services and products. 
• Mentor, supervise and follow-up, TOT in collaboration with Government counterparts, LIPs, and partners.
• Facilitate livestock and agriculture producers to have improved knowledge and skills and to adopt practices that are nutrition sensitive and support resilience.
• Monitor and measure outputs related to production interventions and in liaison with the accountability and learning team, ensure community feedback is monitored and acted upon and that learning around production interventions is documented and shared at all levels.
• Compile activity reports and field visit reports at end the of each activity using standard tools including weekly progress reports.
• Participate in team meetings as part of learning. 
• Any other activities assigned by the line manager. 

Personal Skills 

• Strong relationship management abilities. Ability to relate to people at all levels internally and externally. Strategic in how you approach each relationship.
• Excellent negotiation skills.
• Strong communications and presentation skills.
• Proactive, resourceful, solutions-oriented and results-oriented.
• Capable of working in a dynamic, results oriented environment; ability to multi-task across various work streams/priorities.
• Team player with a positive attitude who can work independently while also being highly collaborative and open. Capable of building relationships and influencing the opinions of others.

Required/Desired Foreign Language: English and Swahili

Travel Required; 75 % of the time within sub counties in Isiolo.

Key Working Relationships: 

Supervisory: None 

• Supervision: Reports to Project Officer Production
• Internal: Nawiri production officer (agriculture & livestock), SPO livelihood, Nawiri Markets Systems and Value chain officer, Caritas Production officer and Caritas Markets Systems and Value chain officer.
• External: Local implementing partners, government departments at different levels and local communities.

QUALIFICATIONS

WHO?

Education and Experience

• Diploma in International Development, Agriculture/Livestock and/or related field. A bachelor’s degree will be an added advantage. 
• Completed studies in the relevant field within the last two years.
• Demonstrated ability to be collaborative, creative, and innovative. 
• Demonstrated ability to work successfully in diverse geographic and cultural settings.
• Proficiency in the use of computer applications
• Willingness to learn new things in a rapidly changing context.
• Ability to speak at least one local language in Isiolo in addition to English and Kiswahili
• Willingness to stay long days in remote field locations.
• Demonstrated commitment to respect, equity, diversity, and inclusion including gender equality.

Intern – Production (Livestock & Agriculture) – Oldonyiro

WHY?

To support local community to sustainably reduce acute malnutrition, Nawiri has continued to to rollout livelihood interventions geared toward promoting vulnerable households to have sustainable livelihoods. The interventions will enable targeted Households (HHs) to be able to source and consume diverse food year-round through production or purchase. This contributes to increased consumption of nutritious and safe diets. Nawiri has thus adopted multisectoral approaches that promote continuous capacity building, linkage and support to targeted HHs that require regular contact and mentorship to enhance adoption of nutrition sensitive context specific livestock and crop related interventions. 

OBJECTIVE?

• To enhance monitoring, linkages and capacity building of pastoralist and agro-pastoral groups to accelerate adoption of climate smart, nutrition sensitives livestock and agricultural technologies. 
• To equip young professionals with relevant crop and livestock related skills and experience to enhance their employability and capacity to deliver quality services to communities, county department, private sector, and other development agencies. 

HOW

The Intern – Production (Livestock and crop) will support the project in the implementation of Nawiri program activities with close supervision and guidance from the Nawiri production team and County Department of agriculture, livestock production and veterinary services. S/he will work in close supervision with Nawiri production officers to support all Nawiri livestock and agriculture activities at the sub-County level. S/he will support a variety of agriculture and livestock-related activities, including research activities, capacity strengthening of local partners, and facilitating private sector partnership and engagements. In addition, the engagement will provide learning and development opportunities to the interns by providing platform for on- job-training and mentorship by project staff, partners, communities, and county government departments.  

ROLE

The intern will:

• Build and maintain close coordination and co-operation with county departments of agriculture, livestock and veterinary services, research institutions, sector working groups and development agencies to ensure synergy and improved coordination of interventions with liaison with Production officers. 
• Coordinate with Production officer (agriculture & livestock), Markets Systems and Value chain officer and county teams to facilitate private sector partners engagement that improve farmer access to input and output markets.
• Collaborate with production officer (agriculture & livestock) to integrate messaging in the rollout of crop and livestock production interventions.
• Coordinate with public and private service providers (animal health, crop husbandry, etc) to reach Nawiri participants with livestock and crop services and products. 
• Mentor, supervise and follow-up, TOT in collaboration with Government counterparts, LIPs, and partners.
• Facilitate livestock and agriculture producers to have improved knowledge and skills and to adopt practices that are nutrition sensitive and support resilience.
• Monitor and measure outputs related to production interventions and in liaison with the accountability and learning team, ensure community feedback is monitored and acted upon and that learning around production interventions is documented and shared at all levels.
• Compile activity reports and field visit reports at end the of each activity using standard tools including weekly progress reports.
• Participate in team meetings as part of learning. 
• Any other activities assigned by the line manager. 

Personal Skills 

• Strong relationship management abilities. Ability to relate to people at all levels internally and externally. Strategic in how you approach each relationship.
• Excellent negotiation skills.
• Strong communications and presentation skills.
• Proactive, resourceful, solutions-oriented and results-oriented.
• Capable of working in a dynamic, results oriented environment; ability to multi-task across various work streams/priorities.
• Team player with a positive attitude who can work independently while also being highly collaborative and open. Capable of building relationships and influencing the opinions of others.

Required/Desired Foreign Language: English and Swahili

Travel Required; 75 % of the time within sub counties in Isiolo.

Key Working Relationships: 

• Supervisory: None 
• Supervision: Reports to Project Officer Production
• Internal: Nawiri production officer (agriculture & livestock), SPO livelihood, Nawiri Markets Systems and Value chain officer, Caritas Production officer and Caritas Markets Systems and Value chain officer.
• External: Local implementing partners, government departments at different levels and local communities.

WHO?

Education and Experience

• Diploma in International Development, Agriculture/Livestock and/or related field. A bachelor’s degree will be an added advantage. 
• Completed studies in the relevant field within the last two years.
• Demonstrated ability to be collaborative, creative, and innovative. 
• Demonstrated ability to work successfully in diverse geographic and cultural settings.
• Proficiency in the use of computer applications
• Willingness to learn new things in a rapidly changing context.
• Ability to speak at least one local language in Isiolo in addition to English and Kiswahili
• Willingness to stay long days in remote field locations.
• Demonstrated commitment to respect, equity, diversity, and inclusion including gender equality.

Intern – Production (Livestock & Agriculture) – Garbatulla

WHY?

To support local community to sustainably reduce acute malnutrition, Nawiri has continued to to rollout livelihood interventions geared toward promoting vulnerable households to have sustainable livelihoods. The interventions will enable targeted Households (HHs) to be able to source and consume diverse food year-round through production or purchase. This contributes to increased consumption of nutritious and safe diets. Nawiri has thus adopted multisectoral approaches that promote continuous capacity building, linkage and support to targeted HHs that require regular contact and mentorship to enhance adoption of nutrition sensitive context specific livestock and crop related interventions. 

OBJECTIVE?

• To enhance monitoring, linkages and capacity building of pastoralist and agro-pastoral groups to accelerate adoption of climate smart, nutrition sensitives livestock and agricultural technologies. 
• To equip young professionals with relevant crop and livestock related skills and experience to enhance their employability and capacity to deliver quality services to communities, county department, private sector, and other development agencies. 

HOW

The Intern – Production (Livestock and crop) will support the project in the implementation of Nawiri program activities with close supervision and guidance from the Nawiri production team and County Department of agriculture, livestock production and veterinary services. S/he will work in close supervision with Nawiri production officers to support all Nawiri livestock and agriculture activities at the sub-County level. S/he will support a variety of agriculture and livestock-related activities, including research activities, capacity strengthening of local partners, and facilitating private sector partnership and engagements. In addition, the engagement will provide learning and development opportunities to the interns by providing platform for on- job-training and mentorship by project staff, partners, communities, and county government departments.  

ROLE

The intern will:

• Build and maintain close coordination and co-operation with county departments of agriculture, livestock and veterinary services, research institutions, sector working groups and development agencies to ensure synergy and improved coordination of interventions with liaison with Production officers. 
• Coordinate with Production officer (agriculture & livestock), Markets Systems and Value chain officer and county teams to facilitate private sector partners engagement that improve farmer access to input and output markets.
• Collaborate with production officer (agriculture & livestock) to integrate messaging in the rollout of crop and livestock production interventions.
• Coordinate with public and private service providers (animal health, crop husbandry, etc) to reach Nawiri participants with livestock and crop services and products. 
• Mentor, supervise and follow-up, TOT in collaboration with Government counterparts, LIPs, and partners.
• Facilitate livestock and agriculture producers to have improved knowledge and skills and to adopt practices that are nutrition sensitive and support resilience.
• Monitor and measure outputs related to production interventions and in liaison with the accountability and learning team, ensure community feedback is monitored and acted upon and that learning around production interventions is documented and shared at all levels.
• Compile activity reports and field visit reports at end the of each activity using standard tools including weekly progress reports.
• Participate in team meetings as part of learning. 
• Any other activities assigned by the line manager. 

Personal Skills 

• Strong relationship management abilities. Ability to relate to people at all levels internally and externally. Strategic in how you approach each relationship.
• Excellent negotiation skills.
• Strong communications and presentation skills.
• Proactive, resourceful, solutions-oriented and results-oriented.
• Capable of working in a dynamic, results oriented environment; ability to multi-task across various work streams/priorities.
• Team player with a positive attitude who can work independently while also being highly collaborative and open. Capable of building relationships and influencing the opinions of others.

Required/Desired Foreign Language: English and Swahili

Travel Required; 75 % of the time within sub counties in Isiolo.

Key Working Relationships: 

Supervisory: None 

• Supervision: Reports to Project Officer Production
• Internal: Nawiri production officer (agriculture & livestock), SPO livelihood, Nawiri Markets Systems and Value chain officer, Caritas Production officer and Caritas Markets Systems and Value chain officer.
• External: Local implementing partners, government departments at different levels and local communities.

QUALIFICATIONS

WHO?

Education and Experience

• Diploma in International Development, Agriculture/Livestock and/or related field. A bachelor’s degree will be an added advantage. 
• Completed studies in the relevant field within the last two years.
• Demonstrated ability to be collaborative, creative, and innovative. 
• Demonstrated ability to work successfully in diverse geographic and cultural settings.
• Proficiency in the use of computer applications
• Willingness to learn new things in a rapidly changing context.
• Ability to speak at least one local language in Isiolo in addition to English and Kiswahili
• Willingness to stay long days in remote field locations.
• Demonstrated commitment to respect, equity, diversity, and inclusion including gender equality.

Intern – Production (Livestock & Agriculture) – Merti

WHY?

To support local community to sustainably reduce acute malnutrition, Nawiri has continued to to rollout livelihood interventions geared toward promoting vulnerable households to have sustainable livelihoods. The interventions will enable targeted Households (HHs) to be able to source and consume diverse food year-round through production or purchase. This contributes to increased consumption of nutritious and safe diets. Nawiri has thus adopted multisectoral approaches that promote continuous capacity building, linkage and support to targeted HHs that require regular contact and mentorship to enhance adoption of nutrition sensitive context specific livestock and crop related interventions. 

OBJECTIVE?

• To enhance monitoring, linkages and capacity building of pastoralist and agro-pastoral groups to accelerate adoption of climate smart, nutrition sensitives livestock and agricultural technologies. 
• To equip young professionals with relevant crop and livestock related skills and experience to enhance their employability and capacity to deliver quality services to communities, county department, private sector, and other development agencies. 

HOW

The Intern – Production (Livestock and crop) will support the project in the implementation of Nawiri program activities with close supervision and guidance from the Nawiri production team and County Department of agriculture, livestock production and veterinary services. S/he will work in close supervision with Nawiri production officers to support all Nawiri livestock and agriculture activities at the sub-County level. S/he will support a variety of agriculture and livestock-related activities, including research activities, capacity strengthening of local partners, and facilitating private sector partnership and engagements. In addition, the engagement will provide learning and development opportunities to the interns by providing platform for on- job-training and mentorship by project staff, partners, communities, and county government departments.  

ROLE

The intern will:

• Build and maintain close coordination and co-operation with county departments of agriculture, livestock and veterinary services, research institutions, sector working groups and development agencies to ensure synergy and improved coordination of interventions with liaison with Production officers. 
• Coordinate with Production officer (agriculture & livestock), Markets Systems and Value chain officer and county teams to facilitate private sector partners engagement that improve farmer access to input and output markets.
• Collaborate with production officer (agriculture & livestock) to integrate messaging in the rollout of crop and livestock production interventions.
• Coordinate with public and private service providers (animal health, crop husbandry, etc) to reach Nawiri participants with livestock and crop services and products. 
• Mentor, supervise and follow-up, TOT in collaboration with Government counterparts, LIPs, and partners.
• Facilitate livestock and agriculture producers to have improved knowledge and skills and to adopt practices that are nutrition sensitive and support resilience.
• Monitor and measure outputs related to production interventions and in liaison with the accountability and learning team, ensure community feedback is monitored and acted upon and that learning around production interventions is documented and shared at all levels.
• Compile activity reports and field visit reports at end the of each activity using standard tools including weekly progress reports.
• Participate in team meetings as part of learning. 
• Any other activities assigned by the line manager. 

Personal Skills 

• Strong relationship management abilities. Ability to relate to people at all levels internally and externally. Strategic in how you approach each relationship.
• Excellent negotiation skills.
• Strong communications and presentation skills.
• Proactive, resourceful, solutions-oriented and results-oriented.
• Capable of working in a dynamic, results oriented environment; ability to multi-task across various work streams/priorities.
• Team player with a positive attitude who can work independently while also being highly collaborative and open. Capable of building relationships and influencing the opinions of others.

Required/Desired Foreign Language: English and Swahili

Travel Required; 75 % of the time within sub counties in Isiolo.

Key Working Relationships: 

Supervisory: None 

• Supervision: Reports to Project Officer Production
• Internal: Nawiri production officer (agriculture & livestock), SPO livelihood, Nawiri Markets Systems and Value chain officer, Caritas Production officer and Caritas Markets Systems and Value chain officer.
• External: Local implementing partners, government departments at different levels and local communities.

QUALIFICATIONS

WHO?

Education and Experience

• Diploma in International Development, Agriculture/Livestock and/or related field. A bachelor’s degree will be an added advantage. 
• Completed studies in the relevant field within the last two years.
• Demonstrated ability to be collaborative, creative, and innovative. 
• Demonstrated ability to work successfully in diverse geographic and cultural settings.
• Proficiency in the use of computer applications
• Willingness to learn new things in a rapidly changing context.
• Ability to speak at least one local language in Isiolo in addition to English and Kiswahili
• Willingness to stay long days in remote field locations.
• Demonstrated commitment to respect, equity, diversity, and inclusion including gender equality.

Intern – Environment, Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion – Illeret

WHY?

• The general purpose of the CRS internship program is to provide learning opportunities to young Kenyan graduates while creating a pool of employable persons for both short- and long-term humanitarian aid and development-related careers.
• The internship programme applies to graduates who have completed studies in the relevant field of study within the last two years and willing to commit to the program for six months.

OBJECTIVE 

The Intern – Environment, Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion will:

• Acquire practical training and experience and develop career and life skills needed for 21st century workplace,
• Participate in the creation of major impact on the Sustainable Development Goals and the National and County development goals,
• Develop leadership skills by ingraining them with environmental sustainability principles to effectively participate in the running of WASH and Resilience Engineering infrastructure, systems and processes.

HOW

The intern will be part of the Nawiri Water, Sanitation, Hygiene and Environment team. Their main role is to support the County Departments of Water and Sanitation and Preventive Health (Public Health) in the provision of WASH services. The intern will support the implementation of Nawiri program activities with close supervision and guidance from the County Departments of Water and Sanitation and Preventive Health (Public Health) and the Nawiri program staff to foster learning and development by the end of the internship period.

Clear internship objectives will be developed at the beginning of the internship period, assessed, and monitored on a regular basis, and final appraisal conducted at the end of the internship period to ensure that the intern achieves their learning and development objectives. 

ROLE

In close consultation with the Nawiri County WASH Lead, County Departments of Water and Sanitation and Preventive Health (Public Health), the Nawiri SC/Ward Coordinator and the Nawiri consortium partners, the Intern – Environment, Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion will learn while providing support to the implementation of planned WASHE activities. These will include:

• Participation in Nawiri weekly activity planning.
• Participate in team meetings including the WASHE CoP meetings as part of learnings.
• Under the guidance of the Nawiri WASH lead, he/she will support in designing & planning, monitoring and control and operations and maintenance of water supply, water treatment, flood defense/control structures, systems and processes and other water-related projects.
• In collaboration with Caritas and County Departments of Water and Sanitation and Preventive Health (Public Health), facilitate the participatory designs and planning, joint monitoring, developing of the infrastructure operations and maintenance plans, water safety plans, 
• Participate and provide support during community level activities including household visits, community dialogues and public consultations among other activities as guided by the WASH officers.
• Compile activity reports and field visit reports at end the of each activity using standard tools including putting together weekly progress reports.
• Liaising with clients, contractors, government agencies, local authorities and suppliers to ensure effective and effective implementation of WASHE activities to comply with quality standards including SLI, CLA, EHS etc.
• Maintaining professional relationships with project participants.
• Any other activities assigned by the line manager.

Required/Desired Foreign Language: English and Swahili

Travel Required: 90% of the time to targeted sub-counties Northern Kenya Counties of Isiolo and Marsabit. 

Key Working Relationships: 

• Supervisory: None
• Supervision: Reports to Senior Project Officer – WASH  
• Internal: Nawiri WASH Lead, Nawiri Environmental Compliance Lead and the Marsabit County WASH Lead, Sub County Coordinators and Sub County WASH Project Officers.
• External: Donor,Private sector actors including financial institutions, government agencies/officials, Local/international NGOs, and UN agencies operating in the project area.  

QUALIFICATIONS

WHO

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Environmental Engineering/Environmental Health/Public Health from Kenyan Universities/Reputable Colleges.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to write good reports.
• Proficiency in the use of computer modelling and monitoring applications.
• Willingness to learn new things in a rapidly changing context.
• Willingness to stay long days in remote field locations.
• Graduates with demonstrated good character, creativity, honesty and integrity, positive attitude, and ability to learn.
• Demonstrated Commitment to respect, equity, diversity, and inclusion including gender equa

Intern – ICT4D – Marsabit

WHY?

The general purpose of the CRS internship program is to provide learning opportunities to young Kenyan graduates while creating a pool of employable persons for both short- and long-term humanitarian aid and development-related careers. The aim is to equip young professionals with relevant skills and experience to enhance their employability and capacity to deliver quality services to communities.

Nawiri project is streamlining the digital MEAL systems and tools currently in use. The MEAL system comprises of Commcare the data collection tool, Azure staging database and PowerBi reporting/Visualization platform. The Intern – ICT4D, with support from ICT4D Manager, will support Nawiri staff in streamlining digital MEAL systems.

HOW?

The Intern – ICT4D will provide technical support to the Nawiri project teams implementing ICT4D solutions as well as building capacity to utilize these solutions. sS/he will play a role in strengthening the capacity of CRS project staff as well as Nawiri partners to effectively use new and existing information systems to better manage delivery of quality services. 

ROLE

The intern will:

• Provide direct implementation support for CommCare and PowerBi technologies at field level offices.
• Provide tier one support for field staff using data collection tools.
• Build project-based staff capacity on data collection suite of tools which include Commcare and PowerBi.
• Ensure Nawiri staff adhere to agency wide data protection protocols when collecting and disseminating information.
• Provide technical and troubleshooting support to project-based staff utilizing ICT4D technologies.

Required Languages

• Fluency in oral and written English.  Ability to write technical reports is an advantage. 

Travel 

•  Extensive travels within Marsabit and Isiolo Counties; 60-70% within Nawiri implementation areas

Key Working Relationships:

• Supervision: Reports to the ICT4D Specialist
• Internal: Learning Technical Manager, MEAL Interns, DFSA project staff and IT/GKIM staff. 
• External: Partner staff

QUALIFICATIONS

WHO?

Basic Qualifications:

Education 

• Bachelor of Science in ICT or related field

Working Knowledge 

• Project Management knowledge/ Certification
• 3-24 months’ work experience (internships, volunteering, or paid work) in ICT-based knowledge and information management systems.
• Willing to be based in field offices.
• Excels in collaborative, multicultural environment.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and research skills
• Agile, proactive, results-oriented
• Demonstrated commitment to respect, equity, diversity and inclusion including gender equality.

Emerging technology

• Knowledge of Data collection tools: i.e.  Iformbuilder or Commcare, 
• Knowledge of data visualization tools such as Excel, ArcGIS, PowerBi, Zoho, 
• Understanding of artificial intelligence, application of IOT and machine learning technologies to solve problems.

Database

• Understanding of SQL and general relational database management technologies, Certification preferred. 
• Good understanding of data modeling.  

Software Methodologies/Certifications 

• ITIL Foundation Certification desired.
• Understanding of software development concept and methodologies.

Intern – ICT4D – Isiolo

WHY?

The general purpose of the CRS internship program is to provide learning opportunities to young Kenyan graduates while creating a pool of employable persons for both short- and long-term humanitarian aid and development-related careers. The aim is to equip young professionals with relevant skills and experience to enhance their employability and capacity to deliver quality services to communities.

Nawiri project is streamlining the digital MEAL systems and tools currently in use. The MEAL system comprises of Commcare the data collection tool, Azure staging database and PowerBi reporting/Visualization platform. The Intern – ICT4D, with support from ICT4D Manager, will support Nawiri staff in streamlining digital MEAL systems.

HOW?

The Intern – ICT4D will provide technical support to the Nawiri project teams implementing ICT4D solutions as well as building capacity to utilize these solutions. sS/he will play a role in strengthening the capacity of CRS project staff as well as Nawiri partners to effectively use new and existing information systems to better manage delivery of quality services. 

ROLE

The intern will:

• Provide direct implementation support for CommCare and PowerBi technologies at field level offices.
• Provide tier one support for field staff using data collection tools.
• Build project-based staff capacity on data collection suite of tools which include Commcare and PowerBi.
• Ensure Nawiri staff adhere to agency wide data protection protocols when collecting and disseminating information.
• Provide technical and troubleshooting support to project-based staff utilizing ICT4D technologies.

Required Languages

Fluency in oral and written English.  Ability to write technical reports is an advantage. 

Travel 

 Extensive travels within Marsabit and Isiolo Counties; 60-70% within Nawiri implementation areas

Key Working Relationships:

• Supervision: Reports to the ICT4D Specialist
• Internal: Learning Technical Manager, MEAL Interns, DFSA project staff and IT/GKIM staff. 
• External: Partner staff

QUALIFICATIONS

WHO?

Basic Qualifications:

Education 

• Bachelor of Science in ICT or related field

Working Knowledge 

• Project Management knowledge/ Certification
• 3-24 months’ work experience (internships, volunteering, or paid work) in ICT-based knowledge and information management systems.
• Willing to be based in field offices.
• Excels in collaborative, multicultural environment.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and research skills
• Agile, proactive, results-oriented
• Demonstrated commitment to respect, equity, diversity and inclusion including gender equality.

Emerging technology

• Knowledge of Data collection tools: i.e.  Iformbuilder or Commcare, 
• Knowledge of data visualization tools such as Excel, ArcGIS, PowerBi, Zoho, 
• Understanding of artificial intelligence, application of IOT and machine learning technologies to solve problems.

Database

• Understanding of SQL and general relational database management technologies, Certification preferred. 
• Good understanding of data modeling.  

Software Methodologies/Certifications 

• ITIL Foundation Certification desired.
• Understanding of software development concept and methodologies.

Intern – Health and Nutrition – Merti

Job Purpose:

• The general purpose of the CRS internship program is to provide learning opportunities to young Kenyan graduates while creating a pool of employable persons for both short- and long-term humanitarian aid and development-related careers.
• The internship programme applies to graduates who have completed studies in the relevant field of study within the last two years and willing to commit to the program for six months.
• The intern will be part of the Nawiri health and nutrition team. Their main role is to support the County Department of Health in the provision health and nutrition services. The intern will support the implementation of Nawiri program activities with close supervision and guidance from the County Department of Health Officers and the Nawiri program staff to foster learning and development by the end of the internship period.
• Clear internship objectives will be developed at the beginning of the internship period, assessed, and monitored on a regular basis, and final appraisal conducted at the end of the internship period to ensure that the intern achieves their learning and development objectives. 

Specific Responsibilities:

In close consultation with the County Department of Health, the Nawiri SC/Ward Coordinator and the Nawiri consortium partners, the health and nutrition intern will learn while providing support to the implementation of planned health and nutrition activities. These will include:

• Participating in Nawiri weekly activity planning
• Under the guidance of the health worker, he/she will support in nutrition screening, registration, commodity distribution and updating tally sheets and registers during IMAM activities both at the facility and at community level.
• In collaboration with Caritas and the health workers, facilitate smooth delivery of integrated health and nutrition outreaches
• Participate and provide support during community level activities including household visits, Family MUAC monitoring, community dialogues among other activities as guided by the health and nutrition officers.
• Compile activity reports and field visit reports at end the of each activity using standard tools including putting together weekly progress reports
• Participate in team meetings as part of learning
• Any other activities assigned by the line manager

Liaises with:

• NAWIRI Health and Nutrition Manager – Concern/Caritas
• Health and Nutrition officers – Concern/Caritas
• Health facility in charge – MOH

Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science in Foods Nutrition and Dietetics from Kenyan Universities/Reputable Colleges.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to write good reports
• Proficiency in the use of computer applications
• Willingness to learn new things in a rapidly changing context
• Ability to speak at least one local language in Isiolo and Marsabit in addition to English and Kiswahili
• Should be a resident in Isiolo or Marsabit
• Willingness to stay long days in remote field locations
• Graduates with demonstrated good character, creativity, honesty and integrity, positive attitude, and ability to learn.
• Demonstrated Commitment to respect, equity, diversity, and inclusion including gender equality.

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