Patakazi 2023|Community Development Officer (Nairobi) Job Vacancy.

"Community Development Officer (Nairobi) Job Vacancy." width="400" />

Community Development Officer (Nairobi)

Company: Brooke East Africa

Location: Nairobi, Kenya

Sector: Animal Welfare

You can follow us on

Twitter👉https://twitter.com/MezkidJeptoo?t=IkgpkOIPHZrXp9GiiiA9mQ&s=09

Join our Facebook group👉https://facebook.com/groups/726753948957604/

Our website👉www.kenyapatakazi.co.ke

LinkedIn 👉https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenyapatakazi-job-website-781b141a0

WhatsApp us on 👉+254729239972

Role Brief:

Brooke East Africa, an international animal welfare charity dedicated to improving the lives of working horses, donkeys, and mules, is seeking a passionate and transformational individual to join their team as a Community Development Officer.

 This position involves direct engagement with communities and implementing partners in Kenya and other Brooke East Africa operation countries. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in assessing community needs, implementing sustainable interventions, and promoting behavior change for the benefit of working equine animals and the communities that depend on them.

Company Overview:

Brooke East Africa operates in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East, providing relief to working equine animals and reaching over two million working horses. 

With a team of over 900 staff globally, including vets, animal welfare experts, and development specialists, Brooke works in collaboration with various stakeholders to alleviate the suffering of animals through treatment, education, research, and advocacy. 

The organization aims to create a world where working horses, donkeys, and mules can live free from suffering and enjoy a better quality of life.

Key Responsibilities:

- Assess and identify community capacity gaps, needs, and root causes related to equine husbandry, management practices, and socioeconomic factors.

- Develop and implement sustainable interventions to address identified gaps and needs, utilizing Brooke's Communities For Animals (C4A) tools.

- Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of interventions, making necessary adjustments based on gathered information.

- Explore and implement innovative capacity building methods and techniques that are suitable for different community groupings and contexts, promoting sustainable behavior change.

- Strengthen community-based structures in target equine-owning communities to ensure the longevity of project interventions.

- Participate in identifying resource and material requirements for community engagement and contribute to their development.

- Prepare and deliver content during planned trainings, develop session plans, and conduct monitoring visits to ensure effective use of C4A tools.

- Actively support and participate in community engagement meetings, workshops, and initiatives organized by Brooke East Africa and its partners.

- Collaborate with other officers and provide support and input where necessary.

- Supply reports, information, and data to other parts of the organization as required.

- Actively contribute to team and staff meetings, enhancing organizational goals in community engagement.

Requirements:

- Bachelor's degree in community development, social studies, or a related field of study.

- Minimum of 5 years of field-based experience in community development, implementing sustainable and transformative approaches and tools.

- Proactive and innovative approach to addressing complex community needs.

- Competency in applying participatory community approaches.

- Strong planning, implementation, monitoring, and reporting skills.

- Experience in adult learning facilitation, workshop planning, and execution.

- Excellent partnership-building, networking, collaboration, and representation skills.

Application Process:

Interested candidates should submit their applications on or before 24th May 2023, 00.00hrs. Applications can be sent by post to the following address or via email:

Recruiting Officer

Brooke East Africa

P.O. Box 43220 – 00100

Nairobi, Kenya

Email: [email protected]

Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Brooke East Africa is an equal opportunity employer committed to gender equality and diversity. 

The organization considers all applicants based on merit, without regard to race, ethnicity, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability.

To learn more about Brooke East Africa, please visit their website: [https://www.thebrooke.org/]