Prevention Co-ordintaor

Awareness Against Human Trafficking (HAART), is a non-governmental organization based in Nairobi and dedicated to fighting human trafficking in Eastern Africa. HAART works through a multi-disciplinary approach applying the UN Four P’s Strategy to combat trafficking in persons: Prevention, Protection, Prosecution, Policy and Partnership. HAART is one of the key counter-trafficking organizations in Kenya addressing the issue of human trafficking by supporting the people most affected by it and also developing best practices in the movement.

HAART Kenya is currently recruiting for the position of a Prevention Coordinator. The Co-ordinator is responsible for implementing prevention outreach activities .

Job Information

Location: Nairobi .

Contract Duration: 12 months

Position: Full time

Starting time: Immediately

Working Hours: – 45 hours in a week

Closing Date for Applications: 06th January 2023 EAT

Salary: 35,000 KES gross per month

He / she will be reporting to the HOD Prevention of HAART Kenya.

KeyResponsibilities and Duties:

• Plan and implement awareness workshops at the grassroot level across the country.
• Maintain and coordinate the planning of workshops with community mobilizers and external facilitators.
• Ensure proper documentation of community outreach activities including photography and reporting based on donor guidelines.
• Collection of Pre and Post test evaluation in required awareness workshops.
• Planning and coordinating Child Safeguarding Club activities .
• Planning and coordinating Youth group Activities (Young@HAART ).
• Development of impact stories from beneficiaries.
• Collecting potential victims cases of human trafficking during outreach activities and referring them to the Protection team.
• Contribute to budget planning and ensure all expenses of the activities sessions are in line with the departmental/donor budget and comply with the financial guidelines..
• Enable and contribute to cross departmental collaboration, information sharing, interaction and support
• Managing all interactions that come through the helpline in line with HAART policies and ensure accurate and timely data collection and referral to the Protection team.
• Representation of HAART Kenya at external conferences, meetings and focus group discussions related to the human trafficking sector.

Essential criteria & qualification:

• Education: Diploma in Humanities and Social Science Social Work, or a related field.
• At least 1 year working experience in social work
• Proven experience in community engagements. Facilitation of workshops is an added advantage.
• Display good coordination skills.
• Must be a team player.
• Must have a recent certificate of good conduct
• Good communication skills with fluency in written and spoken English and Kiswahili
• Ability to adapt to different cultures .
• Good IT skills including the use of Word and database software Knowledge on human rights and community-based child protection approaches
• Passion to work with vulnerable groups and ability to be empathic
• Demonstrable ability to adapt to changing program priorities and emerging priorities that may arise

All our associates are expected to strive for excellence, collaborate and communicate while ensuring full commitment to integrity.

This job description summarizes the main duties of the job. It neither prescribes nor restricts the exact tasks that may be assigned to carry out these duties. This document should not be construed in any way to represent a contract of employment. Management reserves the right to review and revise this document at any time.