Vacancy title:
Programme Officer

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Nonprofit, and NGO, Category: Social Services & Nonprofit,Management,Business Operations]

Jobs at:
Johanniter International

Deadline of this Job:
Saturday, March 14 2026

Duty Station:
Turkana | Nairobi

Summary
Date Posted: Monday, March 2 2026, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

Johanniter International (JOIN) is a partnership of 16 national charity organisations founded by the Order of St John in Europe and the Middle East, and the 4 Orders of St John in Europe. Member organisations carry out a broad range of activities. However, they have a common purpose in that they work to prevent and respond to emergencies aiming at helping...

Responsibilities or duties

The Programme Officer will work as part of the Johanniter Kenya national team reporting to the Kenya Programme Manager. Based in Kakuma (with initial induction in Nairobi) the incumbent will primarily support the partner organizations implementing the “Transitioning Vulnerable Refugee and Host Communities into Self-Reliance and Resilience in Turkana West Sub-County (TRUST) Project” and may support other projects as required The TRUST project covers Nutrition, WASH and Livelihoods/Food Security sectors. In this role, the Programme Officer will work closely with the Johanniter Programme Manager, the Johanniter PMEAL Officer and Johanniter Partners’ teams to provide technical support on project implementation, monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning. S/He will be responsible for partnership relationship building and support partnership processes including partner mapping, assessments, vetting, capacity sharing and strengthening.

Qualifications or requirements (e.g., education, skills)

Bachelor’s degree in Development Studies, Social Studies, Community Development, Public Health, Agriculture or other relevant qualification(s) from an accredited academic institution

Experience needed

• 3+ years of relevant work experience in humanitarian assistance or development organizations
• Extensive practical experience in working with partner organizations.
• Experience in nutrition, WASH, food security and livelihoods.
• Demonstrated knowledge on the application of MEAL concepts in project planning and management.
• Demonstrated experience and skills in project management cycle.
• Knowledge of national and international guidelines including SPHERE and CHS is an advantage.
• Strong writing skills in English.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education: bachelor degree

Job application procedure
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Applications for this position MUST include the following:

• A concise and up tdate CV.
• A cover letter explaining how you meet the criteria for this position as stated above (more than 1 page).
• Reference contacts (phone numbers and addresses) of three referees. Please state their working relationship you, the position you held at the time and the dates you worked together.
• Certificates of service

Applications which don't include all of the above will not be considered.

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