K-SEED Advocacy Project Officer at World Vision Kenya

Key Responsibilities:

Policy and Legislative Engagement in Kajiado and Narok Counties (50%)

• Annual Review and Analysis relevant policy and legal frameworks in Kajiado and Narok Counties with a focus on Environment, Natural Resource Management and Climate Change
• Coordinate evidence-based engagement with the County Executive and in Kajiado and Narok Counties on policy and legislative issues, including public planning and budgeting, with a focus on Environment, Natural Resource Management and Climate Change. This includes coordination of engagement with Government Officials within the relevant Departments at the County, Sub-County and Ward levels
• Coordinate evidence-based engagement with the County Assemblies in Kajiado and Narok Counties on policy and legislative issues, including public planning and budgeting, with a focus on Environment, Natural Resource Management and Climate Change
• Coordinate relevant engagement and networking actions with religious organizations, civil society organizations and the private sector in championing public policy actions on Environment, Natural Resource Management and Climate Change
• Develop appropriate implementation strategies for the engagement as per approved PDD and budgets through quarterly, monthly and weekly activity work plans (4D Matrices) and budgets
• Plan, prioritize and sequence the implementation of activities related to advocacy and public awareness campaigns in close collaboration with Advocacy Team No

Social Accountability (with a focus on World Visions’ Citizen Voice and Action Approach) in Kajiado and Narok Counties (45%)

• Conduct public education (sensitization exercise) on various policies, laws, regulations, guidelines, plans and budgets that focus on Environment, Natural Resource Management and Climate Change in Kajiado and Narok Counties.
• Ensure Quality utilization of the Citizen Voice and Action (CVA) approach across all the Sub-locations and Wards where the K-SEED project is being implemented in Kajiado and Narok Counties
• Assist the community groups in each of the Sub-locations to use the CVA approach in putting together citizens generated data on Environment, Natural Resource Management and Climate Change for use in advocacy
• Link the utilization of evidence form the communities to public decisions making processes at the Ward, Sub-County and County levels in Kajiado and Narok Counties
• Ensure that feedback is provided to community level actors on how the evidence from their communities is being utilized to inform decision making on Environment, Natural Resource Management and Climate Change affairs/Matters
• Ensure that credible and quality CVA data from the K-SEED project is uploaded in World Visions Global database for CVA for reference and use

Others (5%)

• Based on emerging needs and as assigned by the Supervisor from time to time

Knowledge/Qualifications for the role

• At least 3 years of coordination of Policy and Advocacy programmes and projects that focus on Environment, Natural Resource Management and Climate Change
• At least 3 years of engagement with the Executive and Legislature on policy and legislative processes that focus on Environment, Natural Resource Management and Climate Change
• At least 3 years of engagement in Government Budget Process and Public Expenditure Reviews and Tracking
• Bachelors Degree in any of the fields that advance Environment, Natural Resource Management and Climate Change agenda
• Public Policy Reviews and Analysis
• Public Finance, with a focus on Government Process, Government Budget Reviews and Analysis
• Social Accountability
• Establishing and Strengthening networks and coalitions for joint advocacy