Successful social workers

JOB PURPOSE:We have an exciting opportunity for someone to contribute to research at the KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme (KWTRP), a leading research centre in Africa dedicated to investigating the primary causes of ill health and the development of health care systems on the continent. At KWTRP, we are not only committed to advancing scientific knowledge but also to fostering local resear...

About the Job:You will work within the support function of the Global Service Delivery teams in East Africa as part of our Operations department.As the Senior Manager of Operations, you will lead and support formulating overall company strategy, managing people and establishing policies. To be successful in this role, you should be a thoughtful leader and a confident decision-maker, helping our p...

Under article 4.2, paragraph (e) of the Staff Regulations, the filling of vacancies in technical cooperation projects does not fall under Annex I of the Staff Regulations and is made by direct selection by the Director-General. In order to support the best informed process in the filling of the present vacancy by direct selection, the ILO invites interested candidates to submit their candidature ...

ABOUT OXFAM Oxfam is an international confederation of 21 organizations working in over 60 countries worldwide seeking to find lasting solutions to and around the world. Oxfam is determined to change that world by mobilizing the power of people against poverty. Around the world, Oxfam works to find practical, innovative ways for people to lift themselves out of poverty and thrive. We save lives a...

The Time to Care project intends to design effective strategies to reduce the prevalence of gender-based violence, discrimination, and work-related abuse for domestic workers in public and private spaces. To this end the objective of this consultancy is to:-Understand the prevalence of gender-based violence for domestic workers in their world of work.Identify the different forms of GBV they exper...

In Kenya, Oxfam works with others to alleviate poverty and inequality. We work with the most vulnerable communities in the dry and remote northern regions, and in the impoverished slums of the capital, Nairobi. In Kenya, the highest poverty levels are in the northern pastoralist districts in some areas 95% of people fall below the poverty line. SUMMARY The Time to Care project intends to design e...

About the Job: Sama is looking for a mission-driven, tech-oriented Program Lead to join our Impact team. This team is responsible for designing and implementing monitoring, evaluation, and learning processes, conducting research to understand and assess Sama's impact, sharing our impact story with stakeholders within and outside the company, and creating and implementing initiatives to deepen and...

Rescue Dada Centre s legal holder is the Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi. The Centre was established in 1992, as an organization doing street work to get to understand the circumstances of the girls living on the streets while operating a walk-in Centre where street connected children could come to share about their life experiences with the social workers. Within a short time, the organization r...

Tushinde Children Trust was founded in March 2010. It was set up after Megan Wright, a British woman living in Kenya, visited a project working in the Mathare Slums of Nairobi. The conditions people living in are bad; Shanty towns of thousands of one roomed shacks squashed between poorly built high-rise flats. As many as ten people would live in these huts made of wood, mud and roofed with corrug...

The Lutheran World Federation (LWF; German: Lutherischer Weltbund) is a global communion .The Department for World Service is the LWF s humanitarian arm. It has programmes in 32 countries. The LWF is a member of ACT Alliance. Overall Purpose/Broad Function Reporting to the Reception Assistant, Reception Centre Social Worker functions shall be responsible for conducting and overseeing vulnerabilit...

Founded in 1991, Secours Islamique France (SIF) is a NGO devoted to social and humanitarian assistance and development aid in France and the world. SIF is a 23 year-old NGO guided by the Islamic values of solidarity and respect for human dignity and by the humanitarian principles of neutrality, independence and impartiality. JOB SUMMARY: Under the supervision of the Child Protection Officer, the ...

Social Worker at RefugePoint

Mà decins sans frontià res (MSF) or Doctors Without Borders, is an international humanitarian-aid non-governmental organization (NGO) and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, best known for its projects in war-torn regions and developing countries facing endemic diseases. Objective of the Position: Carry out all social-related activities, in order to ease the patient s situation, to maximize his/her adher...

Founded in 1991, Secours Islamique France (SIF) is a NGO devoted to social and humanitarian assistance and development aid in France and the world. SIF is a 23 year-old NGO guided by the Islamic values of solidarity and respect for human dignity and by the humanitarian principles of neutrality, independence and impartiality. About Job The Social Worker will be a key team member in the implementat...

NGO Jobs In Kenya. AMURT seeks to recruit an Assistant Social Worker for USAID Tujitegemee program which is a five-year program (currently in year 4) under Kenya Health Partnerships for Quality Services (KHPQS) funded by USAID PEPFAR to implement DREAMS Program in Mombasa County.Responsibilities Program implementation and training.Assist the social worker in rolling out and implementing Evidence ...

REF: TNH/HRD/SW/02/2024Reporting to the Charge Nurse, the successful candidate will address the social, psychological and emotional needs of patients and their families in order to promote optimal state of health in line with the Hospital's patient care objectivesROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIESProvide counselling services to special needs patients and their families as requested by doctors, nurses and...

The Nairobi Hospital has excelled in medical expertise and services provision and has deservedly earned recognition throughout East Africa and beyond as an advanced diagnostic, treatment and referral centre. REF: TNH/HRD/SW/02/2024 SUMMARY Reporting to the Charge Nurse, the successful candidate will address the social, psychological and emotional needs of patients and their families in order to p...

Scope of work and Deliverables The scope of work under this consultancy will specifically consist of: Map out relevant CSOs (including WROs), Care Work Organizations, and workers unions to be targeted with organizational strengthening activities on implementation of gender transformative policies. To understand the dynamic and evolving mapping of civil society organizations (CSOs), Care worker un...

In Kenya, Oxfam works with others to alleviate poverty and inequality. We work with the most vulnerable communities in the dry and remote northern regions, and in the impoverished slums of the capital, Nairobi. In Kenya, the highest poverty levels are in the northern pastoralist districts in some areas 95% of people fall below the poverty line. Scope of work and Deliverables The scope of work und...

Friends of Ngong Road was founded in 2006 by Paula Meyer after a family trip to Kenya. During that trip, she met Pastor Peter Ndungu, who had recently returned to Kenya after completing a Master's Degree at Luther Seminary in St. Paul, MN. Peter was serving a congregation in the area known as the Dagoretti slums of Nairobi and was disturbed by the number of children who could not attend school be...

Friends of Ngong Road was founded in 2006 by Paula Meyer after a family trip to Kenya. During that trip, she met Pastor Peter Ndungu, who had recently returned to Kenya after completing a Master s Degree at Luther Seminary in St. Paul, MN. Peter was serving a congregation in the area known as the Dagoretti slums of Nairobi and was disturbed by the number of children who could not attend school be...

About Mukuru Promotion Centre Mukuru Promotion Centre (MPC) is a faith-based charitable organization supporting communities in the informal settlements of Mukuru, South B, Nairobi. MPC was founded by the Sisters of Mercy in 1985 in response to the community challenges in the Mukuru Informal Settlements. It is situated at the heart of the Industrial Area, along the New Likoni Road just 1 km off Mo...

Duties and Responsibilities An officer at this level will be responsible for handling psychosocial problems of patients in a hospital or psychiatric unit; and This will include extracting psychosocial information from the patient and observation of causal factors which might be useful to the treatment plan and the implementation of patient's treatment programme and follow-up on discharge. Require...

The promulgation of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010, introduced the devolved system of Government which resulted to the formation of the 47 Counties across the Country, Kakamega County being among them. Kakamega County is located in the western region of the country with an area of 3,051.3 square kilometers and an estimated population of 2,079,669 and density of 682. Administratively, it is divid...