Project Advocacy And Policy Coordinator at Save the Children

Job Description

Save the Children International Kenya Country office has an exciting opportunity for you to join our team as Advocacy & Policy Coordinator .The role holder will lead and provide strategic leadership in policy, advocacy and programme related learnings at the county level. The role will include; development and implementation of county advocacy initiatives focussing on education and other thematic areas of focus for the organisation that ultimately results to political will and commitment towards children’s holistic skills development within national education systems being enhanced. The Coordinator will map out key child participation forums at the county level to ensure children voices contribute to the realisation of the project’s objectives besides packaging information/research findings and developing appropriate communication channels for dissemination of information/research findings; project documentation and dissemination; capacity building, learning and knowledge management. The role holder will be expected to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Essential

1. At least 5 years of experience in advocacy work, as well as contributing to the development and implementation of advocacy strategies. Experience working within the education sector is an added advantage.
2. Highly knowledgeable on Child Rights Governance including; Public Investment in Children
3. Excellent understanding of Kenya’s budget cycle (both at county and national level) and moments.
4. An understanding of policy and legislative development processes at both national and county levels.
5. Superior written communication skills, including the ability to translate complex arguments into accessible English for a non-specialist audience, and the ability to write articles that would be published in the mainstream press.
6. Knowledge of the devolution processes, and its impact on the health sector.
7. Excellent verbal communication skills, appropriate for high-level external representation (for example lobbying county governors, ministers, MCAs)
8. Experience of developing advocacy strategies, knowledge and understanding of a range of advocacy techniques
9. Experience of effective team work and outstanding inter-personal communication skills
10. Experience of coalition building and working with civil society actors to deliver change
11. Excellent understanding of Sustainable Development Goals, Vision 2030, policy and legal provisions in support of child survival.
12. Fluency in spoken and written English and Kiswahili
13. Commitment to Save the Children’s mission and values

Desirable:

1. An academic qualification directly related to Social Sciences, Political Science, and Governance, International development or Community development.
2. Experience and training on policy and advocacy.
3. Good knowledge of the nutrition and health field, including the work of academic/research contacts, NGOs, UN agencies
4. Good presentation and persuasion skills.
5. Experience of policy research, having written and published policy reports and briefings and evaluating evidence of their impact.