Telephone Hotline Operators Jobs in Kenya - Zana Africa

Duties and Responsibilities

  • Respond promptly and professionally to calls during assigned 8-hour shifts.
  • Provide calm, respectful, and non-judgmental support to callers, maintaining confidentiality at all times.
  • Deliver accurate, factual, and rights-based information using approved scripts and resources.
  • Assess callers’ needs and make safe and appropriate linkages or referrals to vetted service providers.
  • Record each interaction accurately, including caller questions and any follow-up required.
  • Document unanticipated or complex queries and escalate them to ZanaAfrica staff for guidance.
  • Submit weekly call summaries and reports using ZanaAfrica’s reporting templates.
  • Participate in training, refresher training and regular debrief sessions with the hotline team.

Key Requirement Skills And Qualification


  • Must have attained the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE).
  • Must have a public/community health or social work background with demonstrated experience.
  • Must be able to provide a certificate of good conduct at the time of hiring, if selected, provide references and complete a child protection documentation to demonstrate a clean record.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills, including the ability to have safe, rights-based conversations about stigmatized topics.
  • Strong note taking and reporting skills with excellent attention to detail.
  • Fluency in spoken English, Swahili and local vernacular languages spoken in the County one is applying for, as stated above.
  • Familiarity with adolescent health and safety issues affecting the regions listed and in Kenya
  • Must live in an area with a strong mobile network.
  • Must live in the listed counties.
  • Must have access to electricity to charge phone and/or laptop battery at all times during shifts

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