Policy Specialist – Kenya Small Business Development Centers (KSBDC) at Strathmore Business School

JOB PURPOSE: 

The primary role of the Policy Specialist will be to provide dedicated support to Kenya SBDC in adhering to USAID policy, stakeholders policies, partnerships, programs, and communications through a variety of tasks. The Policy Specialist will be expected to monitor, review, analyze, interpret, propose, and draft public policies. The person will also take the lead in policy dialogues with relevant stakeholders such as colleagues from foreign governments, multilateral development banks, donors, regional organizations, and private sector organizations.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Draft talking points, briefing memos, and other documents that clearly convey Kenya SBDC policy priorities for a variety of audiences.
• Able to communicate and influence at all levels, whether guiding strategy and policy design, negotiating complex contracts, or designing and facilitating technical workshops.
• Track and analyze relevant legislation hearings and mark-up sessions.
• Coordinate closely with USAID representatives in other offices, including USAID’s Bureau for Legislative and Public Affairs, to message policy priorities.
• Ensure adherence to specific monitoring and reporting requirements for USAID-funded projects.
• Analyze data for accuracy, flag validation or quality issues, and contribute to system fixes.
• Supervise the collection of accurate legislation.
• Ensure a unified approach to partnerships.
• Work across all our centers in the 6 counties to ensure a standardized policy system framework within the model.
• Support Kenya SBDC engagement with the government accountability office.
• Deliver reports and presentations of legislation findings to the program manager and assistant program manager.
• Make Policy recommendations based on research findings.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

The post holder will be required to have and to demonstrate evidence of the following qualifications, attributes, and skills:

• Masters degree in law or a related field such as public policy
• More than 6 years of experience in implementing public policy.
• Familiarity with Kenya legislative processes and USAID legislative processes is an added advantage