National Advocacy Coordinator at Amref Kenya

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

Policy Advocacy, MEL and Technical support   

• Provide facilitation support and mentorship to youth-led organizations at the country level in developing effective Tobacco control  advocacy strategies and pursuing common advocacy goals and priorities
• Lead in the establishment of National youth-led coalitions, developing selection criteria and TORs and supporting the youth-led organizations to implement common advocacy priorities on tobacco control
• Support youth-led organizations in drafting policy briefs and policy submissions related to their advocacy strategies
• Support youth-led organizations and coalitions to develop a policy advocacy capacity strengthening plan
• Organize and facilitate trainings on advocacy and MEL to youth-led organizations and coalitions
• Support youth-led organizations in the development of the advocacy MEL framework for outcome harvesting of advocacy wins

Country and Community Partnerships

• Serve as the primary liaison with youth advocacy and policymaker partners at the national level in Kenya
• Ensure communication with and among partners on project activities at country level
• Manage and ensure timely delivery of contracted activities by    partners (youth-led organizations)

Partners' Engagement and Project Coordination

• Serve as a connector and facilitator of partner engagement with policymakers at the country level
• Seek ways to inform and engage policymakers in youth-led advocacy engagement efforts
• Organize and facilitate the coalition's monthly progress meeting
• Support in the coordination of baseline, midline and end line assessments and analyze and share the results with the partners and other stakeholders

Administration and Reporting

• Offer finance and administration oversight to project work at country level and with country youth-led organizations
• Develop timely and accurate reports of field , country activities and donor reports
• Support the youth-led organizations to prepare and submit high-quality financial and programmatic reports on time

Qualifications

Education and Experience

• A Degree in Community Development, Public Policy or related Social Sciences.
• At least 3 years of experience working with and building the capacity of grassroots organizations in advocacy strategy development and implementation in Kenya
• At least 3 years of experience in youth engagement in the health sector.
• Experience working with youth initiatives/programmes in tobacco control advocacy