Research & Advocacy Officer at GROOTS Kenya

Overall Responsibility: Lead and support grassroots champions to generate evidence, develop advocacy materials and carry out different advocacy activities on different thematic issues including clean energy, climate change, agriculture, extractives, land rights e. t. c

Specifically;

• Support grassroots women to conduct context analysis for different themes started for advocacy
• Capacity building of grassroots women to generate and analyze data for advocacy
• Organizing grassroots women groups for community-led, evidence based advocacy; including supporting them to develop & disseminate relevant advocacy materials
• Mapping and sustained engagement with multi-stakeholders and policy makers (Executive and elected leaders) on policy development & implementation (policy dialogue)
• Supporting other program staff to develop advocacy content for their different programs.
• Participatory M & E & Report writing as necessary
• Any other role assigned by the executive director.

Reporting to: Executive Director

Start date: March 2018

Qualification:

• Experience in group organizing, research and policy advocacy
• Bachelors’ degree in political or other social sciences
• Familiarity on such issues like clean energy, mining & extractives, climate change & DRR, agriculture, environmental conservation is required
• At least over 3 years working experience in the NGO sector
• Experience working with local communities
• An advocate of gender equality & grassroots women empowerment

Female Candidates are encouraged to apply. Position is based in Nairobi with frequent travel to the project sites

VERY IMPORTANT: ONLY CANDIDATES WITH MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS WILL BE SHORTLISTED