Programme Manager - Women, Land And Property Thematic Area at Kenya Legal & Ethical Issues Network on HIV and AIDS (KELIN)

KELIN is looking to hire a Programme Manager for the sexual and reproductive health rights thematic area. The Programme Manager will be based at our office in Kisumu, Kenya. The Manager will be tasked with the overall supervision and coordination of various grants within the thematic area and ensuring linkages and synergies with other ongoing KELIN programmes. Additionally, the Manager will assist oversee implementation of KELIN’s Strategic Plan 2015 – 2019 in close consultation with the Executive and Deputy Directors.

This post requires an experienced, proactive and results driven person, networker and advocate to guide the implementation of the existing grants, capacity and systems strengthening and activities. The candidate must have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, strong writing skills, community organizational and mobilization prowess and the ability to facilitate high level consultative processes and mobilize joint actions with other likeminded civil society organizations.

Key responsibilities

• Analyze laws, bills, regulations, polices and operational frameworks at the international, regional national and county levels to identify gaps and ensure they integrate human rights principles and rights based approach;
• Prepare reports of recommendations, based on the analysed laws, bills, regulations, polices and operational frameworks on how to advocate for the integration of the relevant human rights principles and address the gaps identified;
• Work with multi sectoral service providers, partners, elders, widow champions, community based structures and organizations to advance alternative dispute resolution mechanisms as articulated in Article 159 of the Constitution;
• Work with county and national government structures to strengthen responsiveness to matters of women’s ownership to property and land rights;
• Facilitate international, national and county based dialogues, trainings, workshops and colloquiums that advance the rights of women to land property rights;
• Support the development of appropriate and relevant advocacy and IEC materials and publications; and
• Establish and ensure active and functional technical working groups and project steering committees that will guide the overall implementation of projects within the thematic area.
• Advocacy and Partnership development
• Identify and build strong alliances and partnerships with organisations working on Land rights, mediation, Succession matters, HIV stigma, health governance and human rights in order to strengthen action and service delivery;
• Identify and build strong alliances with communities and implement appropriate activities to highlight advocacy issues in the media.
• Policy development
• Promote the development, review and/or strengthening of, as well as implementation of relevant national legal and policy frameworks that facilitate women’s access and ownership to land and property
• Capacity building
• Support, build and strengthen the capacity of a variety of stakeholders including but not limited to the Office of the Public Trustee, Court Users Committees, county level governments, pro-bono lawyers, elders, widows, orphans and vulnerable children on women’s land rights, advocacy and policy dialogue.
• Programme Planning and management
• Develop operational and management accountability tools, including clear work plans, budgets, priority setting guidelines, in consultation with staff within the thematic area and the Deputy Director;
• Monitor the programme implementation environment;
• Ensure links and alignment with other areas of KELIN’s work;
• Represent KELIN in various forums and events as and when necessary;
• Undertake aggressive resource mobilization for sustainability of the thematic area;
• Manage relationships with key stakeholders, donors and KELIN’s implementing partners;
• Assist with the recruitment and supervision of Progamme Officers, Programme Assistants, interns, volunteers and pro bono lawyers and any other institutional responsibilities required in line with the thematic area.
• Perform any other duties as required by the Head of Programmes.
• Research and writing
• Undertake research as it relates to the WLPR thematic area and frequently publish peer-reviewed articles, blogs, newspaper articles etc. on issues of women’s land and property ownership, access and rights.

Key Competencies and Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree in public health, law, human rights related courses, and five to seven years’ relevant experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience is required;
• A Master’s degree in a social sciences, e.g. in law, human rights, gender studies, political science, public administration, public policy or public health, is strongly preferred;
• At least five years post graduate experience in designing, managing and implementation of programmes in women’s rights, land and succession matters, or alternative dispute resolution. HIV targeted programmes and human rights programmes will be an added advantage;
• Advanced knowledge and appreciation of the legislative frameworks on land and a well-informed understanding of the linkages between HIV, health and women’s land rights;
• Experience in conceptualization, design, and implementation of land related, governance, health and human rights programmes;
• Knowledge and appreciation of devolution processes is an advantage;
• Project management skills;
• Previous experience in implementing similar projects is also an advantage;
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Ability to think and operate strategically;
• Ability to provide leadership and work independently as well as part of a team;
• Strong analytical, organizational, planning and problem solving skills;
• Self motivated and dynamic;
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a rapidly changing environment;
• Keen sense of professionalism, ethics, integrity and commitment to KELIN’s vision