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The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is a humanitarian, non-governmental, non-profit organisation founded in 1956 that works in more than 30 countries throughout the world.

Android Training and Apps monetization  

Purpose 

The purpose of this consultancy is to train 50 youth in android programing and development of android applications that will be uploaded to Play Store. The apps will help the participants to generate income through IN–App Purchases or IN-App Advertising or both. The main objective of the training is to demonstrate and leverage the endless income generating opportunities available in developing for android so as to improve the livelihoods of the youth.

 

Expected Outputs/Deliverables

  • 50 youth trained on programing with android in IFO1, IFO2, Dagahaley and Hagadera camps respectively.
  • Certification of the trainees by a recognized body
  • At least four android applications developed, uploaded and published in the Play Store for the four camps.
  • Proof of income generated from the android apps in the Play Store either through IN-App purchases, IN-App Advertising or premiums.

Required Profile/Qualification 

  • Academic:  Degree in Computer Science or equivalent
  • Demonstrate Experience in android training.
  • Proof of experience in monetization of android apps.
  • Familiarity with community-based and participatory approaches to project development;
  • Prior experience in developing, deploying and publishing android apps using open source technologies.
  • Minimum of 3 years of experience in android training.
  • Excellent team worker.
  • Good analytical and trouble shooting skills.
  • Good oral and written skills in English.

Conditions 

The Consultants must be available to commence the training by 17th May, 2017. The total duration for this assignment is 3 months with effect from 17th May to 10th September, 2017, (including travelling days to Dadaab).

The training will be done simultaneously across all the four camps, IFO1, IFO2, Hagadera and Dagahaley respectively. Each camp will have six weeks of training.

Therefore, two trainers will do the training each with two camps i.e. Dagahaley and IFO2 one trainer and IFO1 and Hagadera the other trainer.

DRC will avail transport to and fro the camps.

DRC will not cater for accommodation costs to the consultants. However, the consultants can pay for full board accommodation to DRC’s premises at the rate of Ksh 2,400 per day as opposed to living outside the Dadaab complex.

The Consultant should adhere to the UNHCR coordinated security guidelines. On the same breadth, DRC does not guarantee security of the consultants and it will therefore not be liable for any eventuality. Nevertheless, any relevant security updates will be shared with the consultant when necessary.

  • The Consultant must complete work within the stipulated time frame
  • The Consultant must operate within the budget allocated.
  • The Consultant must adhere to and sign DRC’s Code of Conduct
  • The Consultant’s financial offer should be inclusive of all associated costs.
  • For general information about the Danish Refugee Council, please visit www.drc.dk.

Reporting lines

The Consultants will work under the overall guidance of the ICT Technical Instructor in Dadaab and liaise closely with the Livelihoods Team leader.

For the duration of the contract, the consultants will provide progress report every end of the week to the ICT Technical Instructor

Progress reports will consist of:

  • Progress with achievement of each deliverable.
  • Delays experienced and reasons for the delays.
  • Any questions or challenges and solutions to these challenges.
  • Specific actions or involvement required from DRC

Qualified candidates are invited to submit their applications which should include a 1-page cover letter clearly stating their motivation and qualifications and a CV. Applications should include contact details of three professional referees who have supervised the candidate in the last five years. One referee must be the applicant’s most recent manager. Only applications that address the stipulated duties and meet the required qualifications will be considered. Applications should be sent no later than: 9th May, 2017

If you have questions or are facing problems with the online application process, please contact [email protected]

Danish Refugee Council does not charge any kind of fee at any stage of the recruitment process nor does it use recruitment agents.

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The Danish Refugee Council is currently implementing a broad range of activities relevant to conflict affected communities and persons. The activities are categorized in ten sectors:

Shelter and Non-food Items, Food Security, Protection, Income Generation, Coordination & Operational Services, Community Infrastructure & Services, Humanitarian Mine Action, Armed Violence Reduction (AVR), Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH), and Education.

Here you can read some short exemplifications of what types of activities the respective sectors include:

Shelter and Non-food Items: Provision of emergency shelter, emergency cash grants, rehabilitation of housing, distribution of non-food items (NFIs) and provision of return and repatriation kits.

Food Security: Emergency food provision or food voucher programmes. Training and capacity development in agriculture, agricultural inputs (e.g. tools and seeds), agricultural grants.

Protection: Advocacy for the rights of displaced people in their context of displacement, child protection initiatives, individual protection assistance based on vulnerability, legal aid, land & property rights, sexual and gender-based violence prevention, registration services for the internally displaced and refugees, monitoring of rights and rights awareness-raising, facilitation of return and repatriation processes.

Income Generation: Business training and SME development, business grants, life-skills training, literacy and numeracy training, vocational training, micro-credit loans, savings groups, group enterprise development and facilitation.

Coordination & Operational Services: Coordination and management of refugee and IDP camps, active participation in UN cluster coordination, humanitarian surveys and studies, facilitation of NGO Networks focused on displacement solutions, capacity development, training and support to local NGOs, secondment of experts to UN emergency operations worldwide

Community Infrastructure & Services: Provision of physical infrastructure like roads, bridges, community centres, irrigation systems or other community structures, facilitation and training of infrastructure management groups at community level, facilitation and funding of community development plans, initiatives for disaster risk reduction at community level.

Humanitarian Mine Action: Manual or mechanical mine clearance, clearance of former battle areas, education for affected communities – with special focus on children on how to avoid harm from mines and UXO, surveys of expected and confirmed mined or UXO areas, explosive ordnance disposal and stockpile destruction, capacity building of national demining institutions.

Armed Violence Reduction (AVR): Education in procedures for safe storage and safe handling of small arms and light weapons (SALW), capacity building of institutions for safety, local and community level conflict management and mitigation.

Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH): Emergency water supply, hygiene item distribution, hygiene information and education, construction of latrines, installation water points, wells and water storage. Water purification.

Education: Education grants and fee support, school feeding programmes, teacher training and support, school materials provision and construction or rehabilitation of school structures.

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0 USD Nairobi CF 3201 Abc road Full Time , 40 hours per week Danish Refugee Council (DRC)

The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is a humanitarian, non-governmental, non-profit organisation founded in 1956 that works in more than 30 countries throughout the world.

Android Training and Apps monetization  

Purpose 

The purpose of this consultancy is to train 50 youth in android programing and development of android applications that will be uploaded to Play Store. The apps will help the participants to generate income through IN–App Purchases or IN-App Advertising or both. The main objective of the training is to demonstrate and leverage the endless income generating opportunities available in developing for android so as to improve the livelihoods of the youth.

 

Expected Outputs/Deliverables

  • 50 youth trained on programing with android in IFO1, IFO2, Dagahaley and Hagadera camps respectively.
  • Certification of the trainees by a recognized body
  • At least four android applications developed, uploaded and published in the Play Store for the four camps.
  • Proof of income generated from the android apps in the Play Store either through IN-App purchases, IN-App Advertising or premiums.

Required Profile/Qualification 

  • Academic:  Degree in Computer Science or equivalent
  • Demonstrate Experience in android training.
  • Proof of experience in monetization of android apps.
  • Familiarity with community-based and participatory approaches to project development;
  • Prior experience in developing, deploying and publishing android apps using open source technologies.
  • Minimum of 3 years of experience in android training.
  • Excellent team worker.
  • Good analytical and trouble shooting skills.
  • Good oral and written skills in English.

Conditions 

The Consultants must be available to commence the training by 17th May, 2017. The total duration for this assignment is 3 months with effect from 17th May to 10th September, 2017, (including travelling days to Dadaab).

The training will be done simultaneously across all the four camps, IFO1, IFO2, Hagadera and Dagahaley respectively. Each camp will have six weeks of training.

Therefore, two trainers will do the training each with two camps i.e. Dagahaley and IFO2 one trainer and IFO1 and Hagadera the other trainer.

DRC will avail transport to and fro the camps.

DRC will not cater for accommodation costs to the consultants. However, the consultants can pay for full board accommodation to DRC’s premises at the rate of Ksh 2,400 per day as opposed to living outside the Dadaab complex.

The Consultant should adhere to the UNHCR coordinated security guidelines. On the same breadth, DRC does not guarantee security of the consultants and it will therefore not be liable for any eventuality. Nevertheless, any relevant security updates will be shared with the consultant when necessary.

  • The Consultant must complete work within the stipulated time frame
  • The Consultant must operate within the budget allocated.
  • The Consultant must adhere to and sign DRC’s Code of Conduct
  • The Consultant’s financial offer should be inclusive of all associated costs.
  • For general information about the Danish Refugee Council, please visit www.drc.dk.

Reporting lines

The Consultants will work under the overall guidance of the ICT Technical Instructor in Dadaab and liaise closely with the Livelihoods Team leader.

For the duration of the contract, the consultants will provide progress report every end of the week to the ICT Technical Instructor

Progress reports will consist of:

  • Progress with achievement of each deliverable.
  • Delays experienced and reasons for the delays.
  • Any questions or challenges and solutions to these challenges.
  • Specific actions or involvement required from DRC

Qualified candidates are invited to submit their applications which should include a 1-page cover letter clearly stating their motivation and qualifications and a CV. Applications should include contact details of three professional referees who have supervised the candidate in the last five years. One referee must be the applicant’s most recent manager. Only applications that address the stipulated duties and meet the required qualifications will be considered. Applications should be sent no later than: 9th May, 2017

If you have questions or are facing problems with the online application process, please contact [email protected]

Danish Refugee Council does not charge any kind of fee at any stage of the recruitment process nor does it use recruitment agents.

2017-05-02

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