Programme Associate at Kenya Human Rights Commission

Duties for the Programme Associate Job

• Support in organizing co-conveners meetings, National conferences, and stakeholders’ consultations for the Kura Yangu Sauti Yangu (KYSY) Coalition.
• Monitor and report upon such processes and activities in the lead-up to, during and after the 2017 general elections as are relevant to the KYSY and functions of the Elections Situation Room (ESR)/Electoral Processes Monitoring Center (EPMC)
• Coordinate the operations of contracted field monitors vis-à-vis monitoring and advocacy around key electoral processes
• Develop, in consultation with the program advisor, such monitoring and other reports as may be required by the advisor and as are relevant to the functions of the ESR/EMPC and the mandate of KYSY
• Conduct such field visits and operations as required and as are relevant to the KYSY mandate and the functions of ESR/EPMC
• Organize and attend such meetings as required and are relevant to the KYSY mandate and the functions of ESR/EPMC

Programme Associate Job Qualifications

• A degree in law, political science or international relations or any other related discipline.
• Strong understanding of human rights and governance issues and mechanisms.
• At least 6 months to 2 years’ experience working on electoral governance issues
• Proven track record in policy/legislative work and advocacy on electoral governance issues
• Demonstrable experience in human rights based approaches
• Demonstrable experience working with or coordinating partners with community and national levels organizations and networks.
• Capacity to organize all relevant logistics to effectively carry out the responsibilities above.