Programme Officer at The Girl Generation

Responsibilities for the Programme Officer Job

This role will support four key outputs of the Girl Generation which include:

• Supporting the development of a social movement to end FGM in Kenya
• Social Change Communications (SCC) enabled by training Traner if Trainers who can scale up SCC across Kenya
• Kenya positive stories of change amplified at the national, regional and global levels
• Partnerships and resources leveraged to support work to end FGM in Kenya

Guided by the above outputs the objectives of the role will be:

• To provide overall coordination and oversight of The Girl Generation’s end FGM activities in Senegal including those related to the End FGM Small Grants Programme.
• To coordinate implementation of The Girl Generation’s activities in Kenya by working in coordination with an in country event management agency to organise events, meetings, trainings and convenings.
• To develop and maintain a vibrant membership base for The Girl Generation in Kenya to contribute to the development for a social movement to end FGM in Kenya .
• To ensure that members are engaged with The Girl Generation and appropriately supported to effectively use social change communications in Kenya .
• To support the development of an ambassador program for The Girl Generation in Kenya by identifying appropriate members and leaders across the different ambassador categories identified by The Girl Generation.
• To be the public face and technical representative of The Girl Generation in Kenya .
• To identify evidence and stories of social change towards ending FGM, particularly from the grassroots level and from member organisations, to share with the core team for amplification at different levels.
• To support the establishment and development of partnerships across different stakeholders including media, local funders, INGOs to leverage resources for ending FGM in Kenya .
• To support the collection, interpretation and reporting of programme monitoring and evaluation data from Kenya, and the promotion of learning from across
• The Girl Generation and its partners.

Programme Officer Job Qualifications

• Knowledge of Female Genital Mutilation including in the context of Kenya
• Understanding of behaviour change or social change communications
• High attention to detail and strong organisational skills
• Experience of meeting and events planning and management
• Good verbal and written communication, and interpersonal skills
• Strong networks among campaigners, organisations and government bodies working to end FGM.
• Networks with media contacts/partners in Kenya
• Understanding of monitoring and evaluation, data collection and reporting
• Fluency in English language skills, other local language desirable
• Ability to work with remote teams and with high sensitivity to cultural and social diversity
• A commitment to The Girl Generation’s founding principles, including the Do No Harm guidelines.
• Understanding of, and personal commitment to international human rights, particularly women’s and children’s rights.
• Willing and able to travel internationally