Vacancy for ICVA Regional Engagement Coordinator – East and Southern Africa

Location:                      Nairobi, Kenya

Contract:                     2 years at 100% with possibility of extension

Starting date:              15th October 2025

Deadline for application:      24th August 2025

I.               ICVA

Founded in 1962, ICVA (International Council of Voluntary Agencies) is a global network of 180 non-governmental organisations (NGOs) active in 160 countries, operating at global, regional, national, and local levels, whose mission is to make humanitarian action more principled and effective by working collectively and independently to influence policy and practice. 

Based on our 2030 Strategy, the ICVA Secretariat promotes and facilitates NGO engagement in the development of the humanitarian sector, focusing on Forced Displacement, Humanitarian Coordination, Humanitarian Financing, and cross-cutting issues.

• While historically based in Geneva, beginning in 2013, we expanded our presence to Asia, Latin America, MENA, and Africa, aiming at:
• Ensuring closer proximity to our members in the regions.
• Expanding representation to regional or global humanitarian and political actor based in these regions.
• Developing stronger links between field realities and global policies.
• Strengthen the role of NGO Fora in regional and national-level humanitarian coordination and advocacy.

In May 2025, ICVA signed a Global Hosting MoU with the Lutheran World Federation (LWF), a member of the ICVA Network. The ICVA Regional Engagement Coordinator (REC) will be offered an LWF Employment Contract and be seconded to ICVA.

Please click the link below to access the JD and application instructions for the role.

 https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/yzgqd5b22tben5aol1hmd/JD-ICVA-REC_ESA.pdf?rlkey=e68yae50au61eekicifru14l9&st=b2v13gfw&dl=0. 

ICVA’s selection process includes rigorous background checks and reflects our organisational integrity and commitment to making humanitarian action more principled and effective.

Our recruitment and selection procedures reflect the organization’s commitment to the prevention of abuse and exploitation of beneficiaries.

Disclosure: LWF participates in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme developed by the Steering Committee for Humanitarian Response Misconduct Disclosure Scheme — SCHR, which requires LWF to conduct reference checks with prior employers, including questions about employee misconduct. By proceeding with this job application, you consent to LWF requesting a Statement of Conduct from your previous employers. This Statement of Conduct is requested from previous employers for all candidates for employment and provided to all employers that request it from LWF.

Only short-listed applicants will be contacted.

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