Senior Case Management Coordinator and Technical Quality Lead

Dira HR SolutionsNairobiroam-kepublished 09/29/2026
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KEY RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES

  1. MHPSS Coordination for Law Enforcement & First Responders:
  • Coordinate and oversee the provision of specialized MHPSS services, stress management support, and vicarious trauma debriefings for law enforcement officers in close collaboration with the MHPSS consultant
  • Design, contextualize, and deliver specialized trauma-informed care training modules for frontline first responders.
  • Establish confidential psychological referral pathways and peer-support frameworks for officers routinely exposed to trauma and human trafficking cases in close collaboration with the MHPSS consultant
  1. Overall Program Safeguarding & Compliance:
  • Serve as the Program Safeguarding Focal Point, enforcing strict adherence to Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA), Child Protection, and Survivor Safeguarding policies across all operational sites.
  • Establish confidential feedback, complaint, and whistleblowing mechanisms across all facilities, leading internal investigations or case reviews for any policy breaches.
  • Audit shelter physical spaces and operational workflows to ensure zero-tolerance compliance with survivor safety and dignity standards.
  1. Shelter Management & Operational Oversight:
  • Provide direct administrative and operational supervision to Shelter Managers across all sites.
  • Conduct regular field supervision visits to all three duty stations to ensure standard operating procedures (SOPs), security protocols, and safety standards are maintained.
  • Step in as Acting Shelter Manager at any facility during a Shelter Manager's extended leave, vacancy, or emergency operational gap.
  1. Staff Wellbeing, Self-Care & Organizational Resilience:
  • Design and institutionalize staff wellness, psychological safety, and stress-management frameworks across all facilities to mitigate vicarious trauma, compassion fatigue, and staff turnover.
  • Facilitate structured, peer-led clinical debriefing sessions and mandate individual check-ins for frontline teams following high-intensity cases or severe crisis events.
  1. MHPSS Technical Leadership & Direct Clinical Care:
  • Deliver targeted, specialized mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) services for high-complexity trauma cases, complex psychiatric presentations, or escalated survivor crises.
  • Develop standardized MHPSS clinical toolkits, screening protocols, and survivor recovery manuals tailored to Horn of Africa migration contexts.
  • Provide expert clinical supervision to shelter Clinical Psychologists and Social Workers to ensure survivor-centered care.

6 Program Management & Strategic Support:

  • Support the Program lead in strategic planning, budget tracking, donor reporting, and regional counter-trafficking program execution.
  • Represent the organization in high-level interagency working groups, regional MHPSS Working Groups, Child Protection/GBV Sub-Clusters, and ministry-level counter-trafficking forums (e.g., CTIP Secretariat, UNHCR/IOM coordination meetings).
  • Lead technical proposal development for MHPSS expansions and design regional protection strategies along major transit corridors.
  1. SOPs, Policy Governance & MEAL Frameworks:
  • Draft, update, and standardize technical protocols and clinical guidelines governing survivor protection, emergency intake, interpreter integration, and cross-border MHPSS services in line with IASC guidelines.
  • Establish qualitative and quantitative MHPSS indicators, outcome measurement frameworks, and feedback loops to track survivor recovery trajectories over time.
  • Lead technical research and document emerging trends in trafficking routes along the Moyale–Nairobi and Uganda border corridors.
  1. CMS Analytics, Auditing & Reporting:
  • Run advanced data analytics, trend reports, and performance dashboards directly within the organization's Case Management System (CMS).
  • Audit digital case files across all three sites to ensure strict data hygiene, timely updates, and 100% compliance with Kenya’s Data Protection Act (2019).
  • Utilize CMS metrics to extract evidence-based insights for program refinement, technical proposals, donor deliverables, and policy advocacy.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS & QUALIFICATIONS

  • Education: Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology from an accredited university (Mandatory requirement). PhD is an added advantage.
  • Professional Licensing: Active registration and valid practicing license from the Counsellors and Psychologists Board (CPB), with membership of the Kenya Counselling and Psychological Association (KCPA) or an equivalent professional body.
  • Vetting & Clearances: Valid Certificate of Good Conduct (Police Clearance) from the DCI and a clean safeguarding/child protection background check.
  • Experience:
  • Minimum 6–8 years of post-qualification professional experience, with at least 3 years in a senior leadership, supervisory, or technical advisor capacity within humanitarian, migration, or counter-trafficking MHPSS programs.
  • Proven track record in multi-site management, coordinating MHPSS for law enforcement/first responders, safeguarding management, and direct supervision of multidisciplinary clinical teams.
  • System & Technical Skills:
  • Advanced proficiency in data management platforms (a case management system or similar protection/GBV database software).
  • Expertise in running advanced data queries, quality control audits, and reporting dashboards.
  • Languages: Professional fluency in English and Swahili. Working knowledge of Horn of Africa languages (Amharic, Oromo, Tigrinya, or Somali) is an added advantage.

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