Jobs Kenya

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  • Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist Senior Technical Advisor, Positive Youth Development

    Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist Senior Technical Advisor, Positive Youth Development

    REF: Amref/RMNCAH/2018/02-04
    MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
    KEY AREAS

    Documentation and ResearchCo-manage with the project research partner the implementation of a baseline community appraisal, and assist with subsequent data analysis.
    Produce project-related technical deliverables, including research briefs, power point presentations, white papers, and M&E guidelines, training modules, indicators and frameworks;
    Collaborate with the Senior Technical Advisor for Child, Early and Forced Marriage (CEFM) and Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) and project manager to develop technical documentation based on project achievements such as briefs, abstracts, concept notes…
    Capacity buildingProvide mentoring/training/refresher trainings to project staff (especially those responsible for completing monitoring forms) on the M&E tools and systems, including the MIS
    Provide oversight to project staff’s data collection and data entry activities, ensuring data quality through regular data quality checks;
    Coordinate regularly with project staff to identify and troubleshoot any issues with the M&E system;
    Lead and participate in quality assurance and improvement exercises, including standards settings, regular measurement of performance according to those standards, and collaborative reviews to assess quality
    Provide technical assistance on the utilization of data and evidence;
    Work with relevant stakeholders to enhance data use in advocacy and in decision-making related to optimal strategies and interventions
    Monitoring and evaluation
    Work closely with project staff and partners in the design of the project’s M&E tools and systems (including the MIS) and MEL Plan;
    Ensuring that the MIS provides relevant information without overburdening implementation staff and work closely with staff to identify areas where specific components of the MIS are not delivering required information or are proving overly burdensome to implement so the MIS is adapted to program and evaluation needs.
    Analyse the project’s monitoring data for inclusion in quarterly reports to USAID; draft sharp and comprehensive syntheses based on data analysis, to be included in quarterly report-writing for USAID;
    Collaborate with project staff to regularly review the monitoring data and recommend shifts in project implementation, if needed;
    Write high quality reports, papers, training materials, and more informal products such as blogs and success stories, based on project data;
    Maintain and update the projects’ MEL Plan, indicators, and M&E tools and systems, as needed;
    Manage M&E activities related to the performance of programs, including M&E design; selection and measurement of appropriate indicators; development of appropriate M&E recording and reporting forms and mechanisms; data quality assurance processes and systems; database maintenance; appropriate data analysis; and appropriate dissemination or results
    Contribute to the design of methodologies and data collection methods and protocols for performance and impact evaluations;
    Participate to quarterly project review meetings with Amref USA

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  • Director, Human Resources

    Director, Human Resources

    Job Description
    Key Responsibilities:

    Strategic Leadership: Provide strategic leadership on Amref’s people agenda across the organization including advising and guiding line managers on HR decisions and providing sustainable HR initiatives to create a world-class organization where employees are enabled to do their best work.
    Change Management: Provide leadership in on going culture transformation process to enhance employee engagement and deeper ownership of their work to position Amref as leading player in providing lasting healthcare solutions in Africa.
    HR Strategy: Develop and implement suitable HR strategies to guide the organization in fulfilling its people needs, motivating and retaining them to deliver 2018-2022 strategic plan. This will involve working directly with the Global Leadership teams to translate Amref’s people Strategy into tactical and operational human resources programs.
    HR Policies: Review existing HR policies to align them to changing HR landscape to provide innovative solutions to employee needs especially in areas of productivity, retention and performance based rewards.
    Performance Management: Lead performance management initiatives, sharing best practices and ensuring the same is appreciated and positively aligned to organizational culture.
    Governance: This role interacts with members of the International Board, provides input to the Human Resources Committee’s agenda and calls for experience and knowledge in preparing and representing people agenda at board level.

  • Advocacy Communications Manager, Youth Advocacy Project Deputy Director for Outreach, Youth Advocacy Project

    Advocacy Communications Manager, Youth Advocacy Project Deputy Director for Outreach, Youth Advocacy Project

    Job Summary
    Applications are invited from qualified persons for the above vacant position.
    Job Description
    Amref Health Africa is the continent’s Leading health development organisation, founded and headquartered in Kenya. Our vision is lasting health change in Africa. As we celebrate 60 years of progress with the Launch of our new five-year growth strategy, we are seeking an experienced and ambitious Advocacy Communications Manager, Youth Advocacy Project. Amref Health Africa began 60 years ago as the Flying Doctors of East Africa to provide critical medical assistance to remote communities in East Africa. Today, Amref Health Africa works with the most vulnerable African communities through its country programmes in Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda, and its Southern and West Africa regional hubs. With its Laboratory, clinical outreach and training programmes, Amref Health Africa reaches more than 35 countries across the continent. The organisation’s work is supported by 11 offices in North America and Europe.
    Project Department: Amref Institute of Capacity Development Location: Nairobi, Kenya
    Main Purpose of the Job:
    The Youth Advocacy Project is a two-year initiative of Amref Health Africa and the Advocacy Accelerator to support increased capacity and action by youth across Kenya to advocate for their gender and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) priorities to be reflected in government policies and actions. The project is seeking a hands-on Advocacy Communications Manager to deliver the advocacy communications capacity-strengthening and communications functions of the Youth Advocacy Project. The Advocacy Communications Manager will report to the Project Director and will partner closely with the Advocacy Accelerator and other internal partners to carry out his or her responsibilities.
    Principal Responsibilities

    Advocacy communications capacity strengthening

    Identify cutting-edge training content, tools and publications on advocacy communications
    Develop youth-friendly advocacy communications curriculum and training suite for the youth
    Lead the dissemination and uptake of training modules by youth advocates on the Youth sub-site hosted by Advocacy Accelerator, and hold related webinars
    Provide direct support to youth advocates in developing and implementing their advocacy and communication campaigns in line with project priorities (Gender & SRHR)
    Lead the development and review of supporting policy advocacy and communication materials including blogs, key messages, issue briefs, etc.

    Project Communications

    Develop guidelines to manage communication with internal and external partners such as the youth networks, media
    Serve as a connector and facilitator of partner engagement with media at the county and national levels
    Manage and coordinate consultancy services relating to communication activities.
    Develop and oversee the implementation of the project’s communications strategy.
    Ensure relevant project content is captured and shared on appropriate internal / external platforms and channels to enhance the visibility of the project and youth organizations.
    Co-ordinate the communications working group consisting of various technical leads/units within Amref (Amref Communications, LEAP,
    Enterprise, developers, and the public relations agency)

    Digital and Social Media Management

    Support the development of the Advocacy Accelerator youth sub-site
    Implement an online outreach strategy that will ensure the participation of the youth in the Youth sub-site hosted by the Advocacy Accelerator
    Use Advocacy Accelerator and Amref Health Africa online and social media outlets to reach youth advocates with resources and remote trainings
    Assist in the management of youth grantee profiles on the youth sub-site Manage (edit) and coordinate posting of relevant data of youth on the youth sub-site Event management
    Develop strategy and guidelines of events for the project
    Provide technical support in planning, participation and visibility of the project in key events.
    Organize country-wide national youth mobilization day in Nairobi Documentation
    Develop and implement documentation plan for the project

    Knowledge Management

    Manage the distribution and dissemination of relevant knowledge products during events including launch campaigns.
    Produce/update briefing notes, concept notes, issue notes, fast facts, toolkits and other advocacy products to strengthen the community of learning and practice on gender and SRHR issues.
    Develop and maintain mailing lists and/or database of contacts related to the project.
    Facilitate creative strategies that will encourage sharing and learning amongst youth advocates on best practices and experiences.

    Required Qualifications Education and Knowledge

    Strong understanding of Kenyan context, with a focus on advocacy communications with and for youth.
    Understanding of advocacy communications skill and resources for engaging with policymakers to bring about policy change.
    Experience working on advocacy communications capacity building.
    Fluency in Kiswahili

    Desirable Qualifications:

    Master’s degree or post graduate degree in communications, public relations, or other field relevant to advocacy communications.
    Experience in advocacy communications to support policy change on topics including gender and/or SRHR.
    Experience training youth in communications for advocacy.
    Priority will be given to youth applicants
    Experience At least 5 years of experience in advocacy communications in Kenya.
    At least 4 years of experience working with youth.

    Skills

    Proven written and verbal communications skills
    Be hands-on on both managerial and operational tasks
    Training and capacity strengthening skills
    Ability to work with a range of different partners and stakeholders
    Ability to prioritise and multi-task
    Ability to exercise confidentiality, tact and discretion when dealing with diverse groups of people
    Public relations skills
    Problem solving
    Competences

    Passionate about youth in all their diversity.
    Strong and passionate commitment to advocacy communications in the Africa region with a specific focus on youth.
    Ability to work and report to multiple partners.
    Understanding of political contexts internally and externally.
    Tactical and strategic abilities.

    Environmental Conditions

    Corporate Policies, Systems,

    Procedures and Methods
    Knowledge of organisation policy

    Work Environment

    An office space in Nairobi within Amref Health Africa headquarters
    Ability to travel at least 30% time.

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