Jobs Kenya

Job Field: Sector in NGO/Non-Profit

  • OSF Economic Justice Advisor

    OSF Economic Justice Advisor

    About the role:
    As part of the Global Advocacy and Policy team in the  Policy in the Public Affairs and Campaigns Department, this role will drive the development of a  shared vision to create a diverse movement to reimagine the global financial architecture from a justice perspective and influence multilateral decision-making over the next two years, enabling  joint policy and advocacy. 
    This role will ensure the delivery of high-quality policy, advocacy, movement building and programming in accordance with Christian Aid’s Programme Quality Standards, as part our  Economic Justice programme and ongoing partnership with the Open Society Foundations.  The postholder will play a pivotal role to contribute to Christian Aid’s economic justice policy and advocacy strategy and ensuring integration between our national, global and regional advocacy around both economic justice and governance & rights. 
    About you:
    Christian Aid is looking for an experienced individual to shape and deliver our global advocacy in a pan-African context.  The successful candidate will be experienced in working with coalition and networks of Civil Society and other like-minded groups  on advocacy and policy and have detailed in-depth understanding of current thinking and debates on economic justice and global economic architecture reform.
    You will you use your  policy research and advocacy, on issues such as tax and debt, aid flows, inclusive budget cycles to support movement building, with the ability to develop a wide range of relevant contacts.  The post holder will use its experience in working in global justice movements with an ability to build strong and cohesive relationships within complex and nuanced civil society environments to facilitate movement building and delivering innovative programme.
    With a track record in delivering impact advocacy and using a range of approaches, you will need to be a great team player with proven experience of building constructive working relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders. Experience in working with Open Society Foundations and  grant and financial management  is an advantage.

    Apply via :

    jobs.christianaid.org.uk

  • Conservation Monitoring Coordinator

    Conservation Monitoring Coordinator

    Overview of Role
    The Conservation Monitoring Coordinator at Space for Giants will play a pivotal role in implementing and managing conservation monitoring tools to collect, analyze, and disseminate data across various conservation programs. This position requires strong experience in conservation technology systems and methodologies, a proven track record in capacity building among field-based teams (e.g., rangers, researchers), and the ability to oversee the integration of various types of data and information into a central point. The Coordinator will have a proven track record working with Earthranger, SMART, and ArcGIS along with  Monitoring and Evaluation skills.
    Responsibilities & Scope

    Manage and drive data collection, storage, visualization, and reporting (social, ecological, and spatial) and associated protocols necessary to ensure Space for Giants can track project implementation and impact and also disseminate data across the conservation programmes that will feed into Space for Giant’s M&E strategy.
    Lead the implementation of existing mobile phone monitoring across our portfolio of projects including the training of stakeholders, storage/management/analysis/reporting of data to relevant stakeholders (conservancies, wildlife authorities, donors, etc.), and ongoing oversight and mentorship for partners and Space for Giants staff.
    Drive innovation and conservation technology integration to establish a Space for Giants Data Hub that will incorporate varied streams of data from across our portfolio of projects in an efficient way – using Earthranger as a key integrator.
    Conduct Rapid Technology Needs Assessments across our portfolio of projects to guide management on appropriate technologies to adopt.
    Work closely with the Conservation Programmes Manager to develop and implement appropriate monitoring technology to document Space for Giants conservation impact.
    Design and establish robust M&E frameworks to track and evaluate the effectiveness and impact of conservation programs.
    Work with the Space for Giants Conservation, Fundraising, Communication & Finance teams to support grant proposals, reporting, presentations, and wider communication (including project reporting as necessary for donors and funders).
    Work closely with the Managing Director of Conservation to develop appropriate strategies and develop project concepts and budgetary components for Annual Planning purposes.
    Actively build relationships and partnerships with Conservation Technology providers (e.g. SMART Partnership, Vulcan, ESRI, Motorola, etc.) and Conservation Partners to achieve synergy, economies of scale and standardize data collection, management, and reporting.
    Develop and maintain strong relationships with government partners, including the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) and the Wildlife Research and Training Institute (WRTI), and ensure compliance with national policies and regulations related to wildlife conservation and data management.
    Provide regular updates to government partners on project progress, findings, and impacts through detailed reports and presentations.
    Heavy focus on training, capacity building, and mentorship of field teams and partners on the use of appropriate technology, protocols, and systems.
    Develop detailed project plans, including timelines, budgets, and resource allocation, and oversee the execution of projects, ensuring they stay on schedule and within budget.
    Line management of Monitoring and Evaluation officer and interns.
    Uphold and promote Space for Giants’ core values.
    Conduct research/assessments on special projects/assignments and report on findings as requested.

     Any other relevant tasks related to the role as directed by the Supervisor.
    Minimum Qualifications

    Multi-lingual (Swahili and/or English or French desirable) and multicultural experience appreciated.
    At least three years of work experience in conservation project management, with hands-on implementation of M&E strategies, and field-based capacity building.
    Educated to at least Master’s degree level or equivalent experience in a relevant field.
    Excellent written and oral communication skills.
    Ability to write both technical and non-technical reports.
    Ability to multitask and meet deadlines.
    Proven proficiency and working experience implementing impact measuring systems, data, and information management from multiple streams and associated analyses.
    Excellent analytical skills and excellent attention to detail.
    Highly Proficient in GIS and related software packages.
    Excellent proficiency in conservation monitoring technology and methodologies with specific reference to SMART, Earthranger, Cyber tracker, (please do not apply if you do not have advanced experience in these) camera traps, GPS collars, cloud-based systems, remote sensors, etc.
    Knowledge and experience of social science methodologies and analyses.
    Ability to write complex funding proposals including budgetary elements.
    Strong interpersonal skills and ability to interact with Government, private sector, research, and third-sector organizations.
    Demonstrated experience in conservation-related research.
    Knowledge of Kenya laws and strategies relevant to environmental restrictions, policies, etc.
    Ability to spend extended periods in the field away from the office to conduct training & capacity building;
    Willingness to go the extra mile to get the job done.
    Demonstrated ability to think critically about conservation problems.
    Valid driving license
    Requires willingness to travel regularly both domestically and internationally, and to work weekends and evenings occasionally.
    The successful candidate must demonstrate the ability to work in Kenya, must be able to move to Nanyuki and work from the office full-time.

    Desired Qualifications

     Experience with remote sensing and field-based analyses of habitat types and change over time.
    Familiar with statistical analysis programs, including “R”.
    Experience with undertaking socio-economic surveys and analysis of associated data.
    Strong team player who can build relationships and work collaboratively across the organization, including with Space for Giants’ senior leadership and partners.
    Self-starter with the ability to generate work products with limited support.
    Strong coordination and communication skills; with demonstrated public speaking experience.
    Proven ability to work effectively in partnerships with government agencies, NGOs, and private sector stakeholders in Kenya.
    Ability to lead and motivate a team toward the successful completion of projects.

    Apply via :

    spaceforgiants.bamboohr.com

  • Advocacy Advisor

    Advocacy Advisor

    Key Responsibilities

    Collaborating with the Geographic Lead, RISE and Opportunity teams in driving forward advocacy in relation to OSF Opportunities, key relationships, and critical priorities for a given geography.
    Represent OSF’s leadership in high-level policy events and processes. Develop and manage key relationships with intergovernmental institutions, governments, senior policymakers and economic, political, social and cultural leaders.
    Where appropriate, serve as OSF’s spokesperson on specific issues as designated by the geographic lead, MDs, or ELT
    Manage the coordination of advocacy strategies and partners across all Opportunities as well as aligning/linking up with and where appropriate leading global advocacy initiatives
    Develop and manage tools, tactics and partnerships for advocacy, and advise leadership accordingly
    Design advocacy strategies for Opportunities and lead on delivery as needed, including by being ‘embedded’ in an opportunity team or cross-opportunity flagship projects or big events/moments
    Create messaging and build narrative tools and approaches
    Design and implement appropriate MEL tools for measuring the impact of advocacy interventions

    Essential Qualifications

    Educated to a degree-level (or equivalent)

    Essential Experience

    Proven prior external advocacy experience in an international organization (public or private)
    Demonstrated experience of creating and measuring impact with designing advocacy strategies for a global organization on a wide range of issues.
    Knowledge and experience working across the range of issues related to the 19 OSF Opportunities and the OSF mission, in roles that have required the consideration, development and implementation of varied advocacy tactics to achieve moments of progress in public policy.
    Understanding of various tools, methods, approaches, and tactics for doing advocacy in challenging contexts within the global north and south
    Understanding of Campaign research, design, and implementation in the particular geographic context
    Experience in developing and implementing creative MEL for campaigns and advocacy across different movements, themes and contexts.

    Desirable Experience

    Depending on position, geographical regional experience in Africa, Asia-Pacific, Europe/Eurasia, Latin America, the Caribbean, Middle East/North Africa, United States within a geography or set of themes/opportunities based on set goals.
    Manage staff and consultants, and contribute to team culture and development

    Key internal relationships

    Director Programs; Leadership/EO; strategic capabilities
    Key external relationships
    External advocacy partners

    Functional Competencies:

    Review and evaluate recommendations and requirements and to develop appropriate plans for self and others or deliver actions required.
    Assimilate and understand data and information from various sources to draw appropriate conclusions and make relevant recommendations.
    Apply appropriate analytical processes and procedures to support work outputs.
    Interpret and apply knowledge of laws.
    Obtain consensus between two or more parties who may have different interests, for the benefit of the organization. Negotiation may be with internal or external parties.
    Developing and implementing a strategic, organized and/or sustained effort to influence decisionmakers and those who influence them to enact or shape specific laws, public policies, practices, norms and/or attitudes in support of open society.
    Developing and/or implementing the strategy for an intervention made up of multiple coordinated activities (e.g., advocacy meetings, coalition building, grassroots/community mobilization, engaging unlikely allies, driving narrative change, and public communications) that are intended to re-enforce each other and drive towards achieving a defined outcome.
    Applying a set of well-defined practices and methodologies to document, understand, assess, and improve programs, policies, projects and teams over time.
    Make the case for and shape policy action or reform.
    Catalyzing collaboration amongst cross-sector actors toward shared goals and actions

    Personal Competencies:

    The ability to communicate and deliver information verbally in a clear, concise and compelling manner.
    The ability and skill to express ideas, request actions and/or formulate plans or policies using writing skills.
    Establishes and nurtures relationships with external parties; exercises considerable discretion, often on sensitive topics; works independently of supervisor in carrying out most tasks, except matters concerning strategic direction.
    Commitment to continuous learning and growth in the areas of diversity, equality, inclusion, antiracism, and social justice
    Commitment to listening and working with humility and ways of working that are respectful to all people and that are respectful to all people and support space and voice for all diverse perspectives in our workplace.

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    osfglobal.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com

  • Private Sector Coordination Specialist Team Leader – Democratic Governance

    Private Sector Coordination Specialist Team Leader – Democratic Governance

    The Private Sector Coordination Specialist – Southern and Eastern Africa is expected to play a critical role in designing and implementing the new private sector strategy across sub-Saharan Africa and in particular in Southern and Eastern Africa. Under the overall supervision of the CBi Deputy Programme Coordinator, based in Istanbul, Turkey, the Private Sector Coordination Specialist – Southern and Eastern Africa will be responsible for:

    Development, planning, and implementation of national and regional projects to support private sector engagement in disaster management: 

    Lead the development and delivery of national and regional solutions, programmes and workplans for local CBi Member Networks on private sector engagement in disaster risk management and humanitarian response.
    Identify learning needs and solutions, and plan and implement capacity development activities for existing and prospective CBi Member Networks in the Southern and Eastern Africa region.
    Collect and consolidate relevant information on local private sector engagement in disaster risk reduction, crisis preparedness and response, and early recovery at country and regional levels.
    Facilitate landscape assessment and scoping activities to identify and/or partner with prospective Member Networks and other private sector partners in the Southern and Eastern Africa region. 
    Coordination of private sector initiatives during emergency situations: 
    As needed, deploy to countries in the Southern and Eastern Africa region experiencing ongoing disasters to support the coordination of private sector contributions before, during and after emergencies.

    Development of national and regional partnerships and external advocacy:

    Coordinate and work with UNDP and OCHA regional bureaux and country offices, government counterparts, international organizations, and other partners in the Southern and Eastern Africa region on private sector engagement.
    Promote advocacy for private sector engagement in disaster risk management and humanitarian programming. 
    Identify specific needs for private sector engagement in disaster risk reduction, crisis preparedness and response, and early recovery, and support partnerships at the national and regional levels to address those needs. 

    Strategy development and operational support: 

    Facilitate knowledge development and management efforts through the development of case studies and collection and sharing of information on good practices.
    Ensure documentation and timely monitoring, evaluation and reporting of all CBi-related activities implemented by existing and prospective CBi Member Networks in the Southern and Eastern Africa region. 
    Support the CBi Secretariat and contribute to the periodic progress reporting requirements and other UNDP and OCHA reporting requirements. 
    The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization.

    Institutional Arrangement

    The Private Sector Coordination Specialist will work full-time from the OCHA Regional Office for Southern and Eastern Africa (ROSEA) based in Nairobi, Kenya. The Private Sector Coordination Specialist will work under the direct supervision of the CBi Deputy Programme Coordinator with “dotted-line” secondary reporting to the OCHA Regional Office for Southern and Eastern Africa (ROSEA), based in Nairobi, Kenya. An annual workplan will be developed jointly by CBi and OCHA ROSEA to ensure coherence with regional priorities. The Private Sector Coordination Officer will also participate in all relevant ROSEA unit meetings to update on relevant activities and to link these to OCHA’s ongoing preparedness and response work in the region.
    Competencies

     Core Competencies

    Achieve Results: LEVEL 3: Set and align challenging, achievable objectives for multiple projects, have lasting impact 
    Think Innovatively: LEVEL 3: Proactively mitigate potential risks, develop new ideas to solve complex problems 
    Learn Continuously: LEVEL 3: Create and act on opportunities to expand horizons, diversify experiences
    Adapt with Agility: LEVEL 3: Proactively initiate and champion change, manage multiple competing demands 
    Act with Determination: LEVEL 3: Think beyond immediate task/barriers and take action to achieve greater results
    Engage and Partner: LEVEL 3: Political savvy, navigate complex landscape, champion inter-agency collaboration
    Enable Diversity and Inclusion: LEVEL 3: Appreciate benefits of diverse workforce and champion inclusivity

    Cross-Functional & Competencies
    Business Direction & Strategy – Strategic Thinking: 

    Ability to develop effective strategies and prioritized plans in line with UNDP’s objectives, based on the systemic analysis of challenges, potential risks and opportunities; linking the vision to reality on the ground, and creating tangible solutions
    Ability to leverage learning from a variety of sources to anticipate and respond to future trends; to demonstrate foresight in order to model what future developments and possible ways forward look like for UNDP

    Business Development – Knowledge Facilitation: 

    Ability to animate individuals and communities of contributors to participate and share, particularly externally

    Business Management- Project Management:

    Ability to plan, organize, prioritize and control resources, procedures and protocols to achieve specific goals

    2030 Agenda: Partnerships – SDG Finance:

    Inclusive Markets/businesses and Value Chain Development

    2030 Agenda: Engagement & Effectiveness – Crisis and Fragility Policy and Engagement:

    Humanitarian-Development-Peace (HDP) Nexus and crisis coordination

    Business Direction and Strategy – System Thinking:

    Ability to use objective problem analysis and judgement to understand how interrelated elements coexist within an overall process or system, and to consider how altering one element can impact on other parts of the system

    Desired additional skills and competencies:

    Previous experience supporting engagement and collaboration between the United Nations and the private sector is highly desirable.  
    Previous experience working for a private sector entity is highly desirable. 
    Previous experience working for an entity within the United Nations system is desirable, especially in emergency settings.

    Required Skills and Experience
     Education:

    Advanced university degree (Masters degree or equivalent)  in business, political or social sciences, disaster risk management, development studies or other related field of studies is required. Or
    A first-level university degree (bachelor’s degree) in the above mentioned field of study, in combination with an additional two years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of the advanced university degree

    Experience:

    Minimum of five (5) years (with Master degree) or seven (7) years (with Bachelo..rs degree) of professional work experience in disaster risk reduction / disaster management, humanitarian affairs, or international development, preferably in Southern and Eastern Africa.

    Required skills:

    Experience and technical knowledge of disaster risk reduction / disaster management.
    Experience writing briefings, reports, policies, and guidance notes. 

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  • Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, Nurturing Futures

    Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, Nurturing Futures

    ABOUT THE ROLE
     The Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Officer will be charged with the responsibility of coordinating and managing the monitoring and evaluation activities of Nurturing Futures project related for Plan Kenya in Turkana. The role has an assignment to drive project Data Quality Assurance and specific data requirements for projects/programmes as well as tracking and reporting on project outputs, outcomes and impact of the Nurturing Futures project interventions. The M&E Officer will enable documentation of project best practices, lessons learnt and project learning. He/She will work towards profiling Nurturing Futures work and impact stories. The M&E Officer is also responsible for overall coordination of consortium MERL activities.
    ACCOUNTABILITIES AND MAIN WORK ACTIVITIES
    Monitoring Implementation and M&E coordination at strategic level (40%)

    Lead the participatory design and implementation of the monitoring and evaluation framework of the Nurturing Futures project, ensuring comprehensive oversight, coordination with consortium partners, and strategic use of data by the project.
    Ensure the timely delivery of the project M&E framework focused on tracking of project outputs, outcomes and impacts, including regularly following up with consortium partners on the project indicators they are responsible for.
    Collaborate closely with consortium partners and Plan colleagues to identify, develop and contextualise data collection tools to measure project indicators. 
    Ensure consistent and quality data collection methods are used during data collection, as well as conducting data quality checks
    Use digital platforms and digitalised versions of data collection tools (e.g. Kobo Toolbox) for efficient data collection, aggregation and analysis.
    Ensure the project indicators are tracked and the information system is up to date for regular reporting and data utilization.
    Take steps to ensure quality of data collected and data cleaning before analysis.
    Lead the analysis of collected data, including calculation of indicators, assessment of progress, qualitative insights and identification of areas for improvement.
    Oversee project evaluations and studies. Take a lead role on establishment of Terms of reference, recruitment of researcher and quality assurance throughout the process (e.g. measurement tools, report drafts), including coordinating input from other consortium partners.
    Ensure results are entered into the Plan international PMERL system regularly, make the analysis and generate reports from the system.

    Learning, project quality and standards (25%)

    Prepare data, and input into project reports in collaboration with the consortium’s MERL focal points and program managers.
    Present data in clear and visually compelling way to team and consortium, e.g. use of appropriate graphs and visualisation tools (e.g. using Excel and PowerBI dashboards) and sharing of qualitative insights.
    Coordinate learning events and activities, as informed by the project learning agenda, including inviting consortium partners to present.
    Contribute to learning products.
    Support Plan and consortium partners to use on-going project data and analysis to make data-backed decisions to improve the quality of implementation and adapt project design.
    Ensure adherence to Plan International’s M&E standards, Research and evaluation standards and Plan’s ethical guidance around MERL and MER Safeguarding
    Ensure all data is disaggregated by sex, age and disability and that all the M&E framework and project studies are gender responsive.

    Documentation, Data management, Knowledge management (15%)

    Ensure safe data management practices including secure and confidential data collection and storage, and secure sharing in-line with partner data sharing agreements.
    Contribute to a consortium online sharing platform for sharing of projects documents, technical guidance notes and consortium joint working documents
    Disseminate project learning materials and reports to internal and external audiences
    Facilitate and support the documentation of best practices and lessons learned from project outputs for audiences within and outside Plan International
    Support the project team in developing case studies and change stories periodically.

    Capability building through knowledge sharing and networking (10%)

    Support coaching and training needs of partner staff for improved quality M&E practices in response to needs, including facilitating access to existing Plan International MERL training and resources/guidance.
    Conduct trainings of the project partners in relevant M&E areas such as digital data collection, quality checking, analysis, and reporting, as needed and as requested by the consortium partner and Senior Program Manager and partner management.

    Safeguarding Children and Young People (Safeguarding) and Gender Equality and Inclusion (GEI) 5%

    Ensure that Plan International’s global policies for Safeguarding Children and Young People and Gender Equality and Inclusion are fully embedded in MERL work. This includes but is not limited to conducting a Safeguarding Risk Assessment before any data collection activity.
    Follow PII’s Safeguarding of Children and Young People policy and Plan International’s Code of Conduct, ensuring that any suspected or actual Safeguarding breach or concern is reported on in accordance with appropriate procedures.
    Ensures that Plan Kenya contributes to Plan International’s global efforts to ensure safeguarding and GEI, including making sure that relevant reporting and data are submitted. 

    Other duties (5%)

    Any other assignment within the scope of work.

    LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES

    Courageous in taking a lead, focussed on Plan International’s purpose and making the most effective contribution within my own work context.
    Behaves in line with our values and safeguarding practices, inside and outside work.
    Challenges own attitudes, unconscious bias and behaviour and speaks up when they see wrong doing, especially by those who use their power over others to create fear or abuse.
    Understand and adhere to the policies, processes, practices and standards relevant to own work and keeps their knowledge and skills up to date.
    Honest and efficient in use of resources, including own time.
    Takes responsibility for own performance and development: reflecting; seeking and listening to feedback; learning from mistakes; finding people or resources to help them learn.
    Constructive and optimistic in facing setbacks, challenges and change, using own initiative to analyse issues and improve things.
    Good team player, communicating effectively and being open and supportive towards those around them.

    BUSINESS MANAGEMENT COMPETENCIES

    Understands relevant sectoral context including how the sector operates in terms of funding and governance and awareness of Plan’s purpose, values, and global strategy
    Manages legal and reputational risk including risk assessment, communication, risk management and reporting in full compliance with risk-related standards, including in areas such as Child and Youth Safeguarding and Protection, Gender equality and inclusion, Counter Fraud, Safety and Security.
    Managing resources and delivery: -Knows the resources required for their role. Manages their own workload, avoiding under or overcommitting to delivery activities; -Works according to a budget and uses the relevant financial systems.; -Works according to principles of data protection; -Understands how information is used for reporting and decisions making; – Seeks to continually improve personal working practices
    Digital working: Identifies ways to use digital to improve the effectiveness of work activities. Understands how digital enablers can contribute to achieving Plan International’s purpose.  Utilises the digital tools available in line with privacy and safeguarding guidelines 
    Evidence-based management: Understands the importance of high-quality data and the implications of poor data.  Understands what data Plan International needs to inform decision-making. Interprets a range of sources to inform evidence-based decisions relevant to their role.

    TECHNICAL EXPERTISE, SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
    Qualifications/ skills / experience essential:

    Minimum of a University Degree Statistics, Monitoring and Evaluation; Project Management, Social Science, Economics, Development studies or any other related MERL field from a recognized university.
    At least 3 years of demonstrated successful coordination of M&E functions and experience
    Experience in the application of MERL systems and frameworks including theory of change and logical frameworks
    Experience coordinating and delivering on M&E frameworks and M&E Plans and/or project, evaluation or research management.
    Experience with database design and management including advanced use of Excel for data analysis and digital collection and management software including Kobo Toolbox or equivalent (e.g. ODK, Taroworks, Poimapper).
    Experience in building capacity / coaching of individuals, teams, or organisations in M&E system design, tool development digital data collection, quality checking, analysis, reporting
    Demonstrated experience on presenting and sharing complex data in clear ways (e.g. data visuals) and reporting on project data
    Experience working in multi-partner projects/consortiums

     Qualifications/ skills / experience desirable: 

    Experience working with refugee populations including conducting data collection or research with refugee populations.
    Experience in climate change adaptation practice related to Nutrition, Food security, developing community-based adaptation, or integrating climate change issues into the design, monitoring, and evaluation of programs.
    Demonstratable knowledge of and experience with gender sensitive M&E and/or research design, performance monitoring, impact evaluation, and / or social and environmental research methodologies
    Use of analysis software such as SPSS, Stata, R, Epiinfo, Atlas-Ti, CSpro is an asset

    Languages required

    Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English. Strong knowledge of Kiswahili.
    Ability to communicate in the local languages for Northern Kenya will be an added advantage

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    al.org

  • Partnerships Specialist Programme Associate, GS6, Temporary Appointment

    Partnerships Specialist Programme Associate, GS6, Temporary Appointment

    Reporting to the Senior Advisor, the Partnership Specialist position’s purpose is to deepen collaboration with key public sector stakeholders and provide an interface for environmental scanning, knowledge exchange, resource mobilization, and policy influence within the scope of assignment. This position also contributes to strengthening the Region’s capacity on and compliance with quality reporting on public and private sector grants, as well as through the coordination and stewardship of select multi-country regional partnerships. These functions contribute to continued and growing critical resources to support UNICEF programming in ESAR.
    In collaboration with the Senior Advisor, implement the work plan for assigned area, in order to ensure timely and cost-effective delivery of results, in accordance with UNICEF’s partnership strategy.
    Seeks and promotes new partnerships and resource mobilization in public sector, working with UNICEF colleagues to identify partnership and resource mobilization needs in ESAR and broker resource mobilization agreements to meet those needs.
    Acts as a focal point for identification and pursuit of opportunities for outreach, engagement, policy influence and collaboration, including on how to anticipate and respond to partners’ concerns and priorities, ensure that UNICEF’s interests, perspectives, and knowledge are taken into account in relevant policy and institutional processes at regional and global level.
    Provides strategic, logistical and programmatic support to senior management and other UNICEF staff in corporate engagement and interaction with assigned partners.
    Develops and maintains deep knowledge and familiarity with current and prospective partners and relevant stakeholders, contributing to a database of key contacts and to UNICEF’s base of knowledge on partnership and resource mobilization.
    Develops and implements annual partnership engagement and resource mobilization plans for specific public partnerships portfolios.
    Contributes to the development of new partnership and resource mobilization practices and approaches by formulating recommendations for action based on on-going monitoring, analyzing current trends within designated partners and formulating recommendations for strategy approaches and message development.
    In collaboration with colleagues in PPP and in other Sections, coordinates, plans, develops, and ensures timeliness and quality oversight of proposals and reports development (narrative and financial) and information (including donor progress and final reports, monthly situation reports, annual reports) on programmes managed by ESARO.
    In collaboration with other Sections within ESARO, ensures effective vertical and horizontal coordination as well as oversight of specific regional programmes, while collecting relevant lessons learned to feed into engagement strategies for public sector partners.
    Contributes to strategies for engagement and the development of communications products to enhance UNICEF’s visibility and influence with existing and prospective partners by providing analysis of the current environment and trends and formulating recommendations for message development. Works closely with UNICEF’s colleagues to ensure that policy advocacy and outreach is strongly grounded in the experience and insights of the programmes that UNICEF’s supports.
    Performs other related duties as assigned by the supervisor to ensure the success of the team, including guiding, training, and coaching short-term staff, including interns and consultants, as needed.

    Minimum requirements:

    Education: An advanced university degree is required in one of the following fields: international relations, political science, communications, international development, or another relevant technical field.
    Work Experience: A minimum of five years of professional experience in one or more of the following areas is required: public affairs, programme management, resource mobilization, external relations, or other relevant area.

    Skills: 

    Diplomatic communication and negotiation skills to establish and maintain trusted partnerships for achievement of objectives and to develop close and effective working relationships with diverse stakeholders.
    Current knowledge of development issues, strategies, as well as programming policies and procedures in international development cooperation. 
    In-depth knowledge of partnership development and resource mobilization.
    Demonstrated ability to formulate new approaches in respect of resources management and outreach- related activities.
    Skill in the identification of new opportunities or requirements to meet challenges in the field and propose changes.
    Excellent communications skills, verbal and written.
    In-depth familiarity with political and governmental processes
    Ability to conduct sound policy analysis.
    Language Requirements: Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.

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  • Partnerships Manager

    Partnerships Manager

    The Partnerships Manager reports to the Country Lead and is part of the organization’s development team. They will work closely and collaboratively with the partnerships, create, programs and impact teams, the country teams, the marketing and communications team, and other external stakeholders.

    What you will do

    New business development – identify new opportunities for funding through existing and new donors to leverage Girl Effect’s ability to create change for girls; working with country and global teams, manage the design and proposal process for short term and multi year donor funded programmes 
    Partnership management – serve as relationship manager on potential and live funding opportunities; work cross-organisationally to ensure successful handover of opportunities to the implementation teams 
    External communication and representation – position Girl Effect within key sectors of interest through external representation, communication, positioning the organization as a thought leader and go-to partner for new business opportunities in girl-programming

    Key responsibilities include:

    Identify new opportunities for Girl Effect to apply for funding from trusts, foundations and institutional donors
    Analyzing complex donor EOIs, RFPs and TORs, identifying donor requirements and where Girl Effect can add value 
    Develop/maintain relationships with funders across the sector working in gender equality, sexual and reproductive health rights, economic empowerment, etc 
    Support the development of, and write, strategic concept notes and proposals for funding opportunities
    Undertaking desk research into donor and sector trends in order to position Girl Effect for future funding opportunities
    Develop pitch decks, reports and other promotional materials for donors
    Maintain strong working relationships with relevant partners in the sector, ensuring Girl Effect is well placed for future opportunities
    Develop effective strategic proposal and partnering strategies for live and anticipated funding opportunities 
    Manage the development and implementation of prospect plans, keeping abreast of development sector trends to maximize opportunities for the organization
    Engage in strategic networking to expand the organization’s positioning and enhance the organization’s image and visibility
    Contributes to internal capacity building of colleagues related to fundraising, proposal development and strategic pre-positioning 
    Develop and implement external communication plan for Kenya 
    Maintain the CRM for recording and tracking opportunities

    Who you are
    Relevant Degree

    4-6 years of proven experience working in the development sector with a strong understanding of the key thematics Girl Effect focuses on, such as, adolescent girls and young women, sexual and reproductive health and rights, gender, education, livelihoods, social behavior change communications, etc 
    You have experience winning funding from a range of trusts, foundations and/or institutional donors such as USAID, FCDO, SIDA, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Hewlett Foundation, UN agencies etc 
    Experience horizon scanning and identifying new opportunities for funding in the international development sector
    You have experience working in a diverse team; ideally across different time zones
    You care about creating shared impact and have experience working in partnership to develop proposals and design effective and impactful programmes for adolescent girls – and bring with you a network of relationships relevant to our work
    You are brilliant at external communication and engagement and have experience in coalition and consortium building
    You are a positive and solution-oriented strategic thinker
    You are a collaborative problem-solver, able to work flexibly as part of a global team in a fast-paced and changing environment
    You have excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
    You have demonstrable influencing skills at a senior leadership level You have strong interpersonal and influencing skills, able to manage conflict and handle sensitive issues, particularly in cross-cultural and cross-departmental contexts
    You have a strong commitment to realizing the potential of girls and to the vision and values of Girl Effect

    Apply via :

    boards.greenhouse.io

  • Manager, Policy and Advocacy

    Manager, Policy and Advocacy

    Summary

    The Manager, Policy and Advocacy will work with the Director, on developing VillageReach’s policy and advocacy agenda, mainly focusing on responsive primary health care, immunization and tech-enabled primary health care. The Manager, Policy and Advocacy, will provide policy analysis and keep abreast of innovative analysis across the suite of issues to support VillageReach’s policy and advocacy agenda. Specifically, they will undertake research and policy analysis, identify policy and advocacy opportunities, and prepare documents on critical policy issues. The position reports to the Director, Policy and Advocacy. This position can be located in Kenya, South Africa, Cote d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi, and Mozambique, Nigeria, Zambia, Uganda.   

    Description
    Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties, responsibilities, and activities may change or be assigned at any time.

    Policy Research and Analysis (40%): Undertake policy thinking and research on responsive primary health care, immunization and tech-enabled primary health care, including identifying policy objectives and critical advocacy and campaign opportunities.
    Develop high-quality policy and research outputs, sometimes at short notice, that are focused on winning arguments to effect change and that can be used by senior leadership and colleagues across the organization, using VillageReach generated data and third-party data.
    Influence Policy-Makers(25%): Engage and build relationships with policy-makers at all levels to advance policy priorities that improve health outcomes, ensuring the policy priorities align with country and global priorities such as SDGs and UHC.

    Produce documents on key policy issues and identify forward-looking trends for – position papers, blogs, talking points, and briefings for senior leadership, senior policymakers and principals.
    Engage with VillageReach’s communications team to develop, plan and deliver organization-wide policy campaigns.

    Country and Program Support (15%): Provide support to country offices and the global team to identify key policy and advocacy opportunities and coordinate policy guidance on driving VillageReach’s core policy and advocacy priorities.
    Build Partnerships (10%): Forge partnerships with a range of like-minded organizations, standard- setting bodies, research and policy experts, and other stakeholders to leverage knowledge-generation activities and advocacy opportunities to influence policy-makers.

    Represent VillageReach in external policy and advocacy meetings and engagements related to their portfolio, including high-profile meetings as appropriate.

    Business Development (10%): Working with the Director, identify opportunities to engage funders for build a healthy pipeline of funding opportunities for the policy and advocacy team. This includes working with programs and countries in identifying policy and advocacy opportunities in different business development opportunities.

    Build and maintain positive and productive relationships with key stakeholders.
    Other duties, responsibilities, and activities as assigned by the supervisor or the designee.

    Competencies:
    The following competencies reflect what is expected of all VillageReach employees; including examples of how one might demonstrate each of these competencies in one’s role.

    Personal Motivation and Drive: Is self-directed in one’s approach to work, but asks for help when needed; holds oneself accountable; undertakes self-development activities; seeks to build and master new skills; looks for and takes advantage of opportunities within the organization
    Collaboration & Effective Communication: Establishes and maintains effective relations with coworkers, partners & stakeholders and external parties; works collaboratively with others to accomplish organizational and team goals and objectives; works actively to resolve conflicts; expresses ideas and thoughts effectively; selects and uses appropriate communication methods and maintains meaningful communication with virtual coworkers and other parties to keep them informed
    Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: Takes personal responsibility for and supports others across the organization in creating and sustaining a diverse work environment where individuals are welcomed, valued, respected and supported; personally committed to attaining cultural competency including self-awareness of one’s own attitudes about culture and cross-cultural interactions; exhibits the willingness and ability to engage openly and respectfully around issues of race, colonialism, identity and culture; upholds equity in access to sharing of information, ideas, and opportunities throughout VillageReach
    Commitment to Excellence: Produces a high output of work, both in terms of quality and quantity; looks for ways to improve and promote quality; monitors work to ensure quality; has a personal commitment to the mission of VillageReach
    Solution Orientation & Innovation: Focuses on results and desired outcomes and how to best achieve them; gets the job done; sees opportunities for creative problem-solving while staying within the parameters of good practice; sees old problems in new ways and has novel approaches to solving those problems; contributes original and/or resourceful ideas to their area of responsibility; is able to consider and articulate risks and consequences of proposed innovations and factor these into decision-making

    Requirements
    REQUIREMENTS

    To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

    Supervisory Responsibilities:

    This position has no supervisory responsibilities, but this might change in the future and may include supervision of interns from time to time. Supervisory responsibilities will be carried out in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws.  Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; monitoring performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; and addressing complaints and resolving problems.

    Education & Experience:

    Master’s degree or equivalent experience in public policy, public health or any development-related field with 5-7 years of direct work experience.
    Significant research, policy analysis and policy advisory work in public health particularly in Africa
    Significant experience of working on development policy in an NGO, think tank or government agency.
    Experience of developing and overseeing the implementation of strategy
    A demonstrable understanding of the links between advocacy, campaigns, policy-making, legislation, and implementation of programs.
    Excellent research, writing, and analytical skills with the ability to synthesize complex policy documents and translate these for a wider audience.
    Superb professionalism and diplomacy; ability to interact with high-level individuals internally and externally.
    Entrepreneurial spirit; does not mind unstructured and sometimes unpredictable environments.
    Quick turnaround research skills-must have the ability to seek out key facts and statistics that help explain complicated policy topics to broad audience.
    Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, with shifting priorities and occasional heavy workloads.
    Ability to work as part of a global team.

    Other Qualifications:

    Comply with VillageReach’s COVID-19 vaccination policy which requires full vaccination for in-person work or travel.
    Established cultural competency in partnering with racial, cultural and linguistically diverse groups.
    Demonstrated understanding of challenges with working in rural, underserved and low-income context; experience living in and/or working in a low-income country a plus.
    Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Excel) and comfortable in a fast-paced technical environment.
    Oral and written English fluency is essential.

    Apply via :

    apply.workable.com

  • Associate Human Rights Officer (2 Posts) – TJO

    Associate Human Rights Officer (2 Posts) – TJO

    Responsibilities
    Within delegated authority, the Associate Human Rights Officer will be responsible for the following duties:  

    Monitors and collects information pertaining to human rights matters, including their gender dimensions from a variety of data sources (e.g. communications, publications, the press) to keep abreast of issues/events and provide up-to-date information; assists in the analysis of information, to include the impact on the countries and thematic mandates on the human rights situation in assigned area.
    Drafts a variety of reports and correspondence relating to human rights matters. Participates in meetings and consultations; prepares summaries of results.
    Maintains awareness of current human rights issues, to include relevant political and legal developments in the country concerned.
    Participates in human rights training programmes for Government, national law enforcement officials, representatives of civil society and human rights non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in order to build capacity for the promotion and protection of human rights.
    Reviews human rights issues, including their gender dimensions, and participates in discussions on the integration of these issues into national, sub-national and UN programmes.
    Assists in supporting community mobilisation for the promotion and protection of human rights.
    Participates in discussions with relevant authorities and other influential actors with the aim of addressing human rights violations or seeks other remedial action by the authorities to prevent violations occurring in the future.
    Liaises with government, NGOs, civil society, UN agencies and other partners to create baseline data on the human rights situation, with special attention to gender and vulnerable groups. Contributes to the collection and analysis of data as well as identification of trends or patterns to inform responses, programmes and projects. Performs other related duties as required.

    Competencies

    PROFESSIONALISM: Knowledge of human rights issues and ability to identify related problems in their political, ethnic, racial, gender equality and socio-economic dimensions. Knowledge of institutional mandates of human rights organizations, prevailing policies and procedures. Research and analytical skills, including ability to identify and participate in the resolution of human rights issues. Ability to identify sources for data collection, analyze information and draft human rights reports. Shows pride in work and in achievements; demonstrates professional competence and mastery of subject matter; is conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results; is motivated by professional rather than personal concerns; shows persistence when faced with difficult problems or challenges; remains calm in stressful situations. Takes responsibility for incorporating gender perspectives and ensuring the equal participation of women and men in all areas of work. Able to analyze and interpret data in support of decision-making and convey resulting information to management.  
    TEAMWORK:  Works collaboratively with colleagues to achieve organizational goals; solicits input by genuinely valuing others’ ideas and expertise; is willing to learn from others; places team agenda before personal agenda; supports and acts in accordance with final group decision, even when such decisions may not entirely reflect own position; shares credit for team accomplishments and accepts joint responsibility for team shortcomings.  
    PLANNING & ORGANIZING:  Develops clear goals that are consistent with agreed strategies; identifies priority activities and assignments; adjusts priorities as required; allocates appropriate amount of time and resources for completing work; foresees risks and allows for contingencies when planning; monitors and adjusts plans and actions as necessary; uses time efficiently.

    Education

    Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent)in law, political science, international relations, social sciences or related field.
    A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying work experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

    Work Experience

    A minimum of two years of progressively responsible experience in human rights, political affairs, international relations, law or related area is required.    
    Experience in the development and implementation of human rights-related projects and programmes addressing Civic engagement and participation or rule of law and accountability is required.    
    Experience working with duty-bearers, civil society and community-based organisations on human rights issues is required.    
    Experience in project management is desirable.

    Apply via :

    careers.un.org