Job Openings at Kenya Climate Innovation Center (KCIC)

The Communications Assistant will be responsible for supporting management of KCIC’s external and internal communications, ensuring consistent brand messaging, enhancing visibility, and supporting program objectives through strategic content creation, stakeholder engagement, and media relations.

Key Responsibilities

• Digital Communications & Social Media Management
• Manage KCIC’s social media channels (LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, etc.) to ensure consistent brand messaging and timely engagement.
• Develop comprehensive content calendars that align with strategic priorities and current trends.
• Actively engage with online communities, respond to inquiries, and foster dialogue to build trust and audience loyalty.
• Monitor social media metrics and digital analytics tools to evaluate content performance and adjust strategies accordingly.
• Content Creation & Multimedia Production
• Produce high-quality written content for various channels, including press releases, blog posts, newsletters, and program reports.
• Create engaging visual content (graphics, infographics, photos, videos) that communicates KCIC’s mission and impact, using tools such as Adobe Creative Suite and Canva.
• Tailor messaging for different audiences, including donors, beneficiaries, and partner organizations, ensuring each piece supports organizational goals.
• Program Communications & Stakeholder Engagement
• Work closely with program teams to identify and document success stories, impact narratives, and case studies that highlight KCIC’s contributions.
• Donor & Partner Reporting: Assist in the development of proposals, donor reports, and briefing documents that effectively communicate program outcomes and future needs.
• Event Coordination & Media Relations
• Support the organization and logistics of events, conferences, workshops, and public forums.
• Assist in drafting media kits, press releases, and coordinating interviews to enhance visibility for key events and campaigns.
• Provide timely support in crisis communication scenarios by drafting rapidresponse messages and updates in coordination with senior management.
• Internal Communications & Administrative Support
• Develop internal newsletters, updates, and bulletins to keep staff and stakeholders informed about organizational news and achievements.
• Maintain and update communication databases, media contacts, and digital archives for easy retrieval of past projects and materials.
• Monitoring, Evaluation & Reporting
• Track, analyse, and report on the effectiveness of communication campaigns using digital analytics tools.
• Feedback Integration: Use audience and stakeholder feedback to refine messaging, content quality, and engagement strategies on an ongoing basis.
• Market Research: Stay informed on industry trends, competitive activity, and emerging digital tools to continually optimize KCIC’s communication approach.
• Brand Management & Consistency
• Ensure proper use and accessibility of KCIC’s brand assets, including logos, templates, and visual guidelines, across internal and external communications.
• Monitor all communication materials, both digital and print, to ensure consistency with KCIC’s brand guidelines, tone, and visual identity.
• Guide internal teams, partners, and vendors on the correct application of branding elements to maintain coherence in external-facing content.

Professional Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, Journalism, Public Relations, Marketing, Multimedia Production, or a related field.
• Three to five (3-5) years of proven experience in communications, digital marketing, or public relations.
• Experience working in the development sector and/or with NGOs/INGOs is highly preferred.
• Proficiency in Canva, Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign) and familiarity with video editing tools.
• Knowledge of social media management tools and analytics.
• Experience in media relations, stakeholder engagement, and event coordination.

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• The Research Officer will conduct research to inform KCIC programs, manage projects, ensure ethical compliance, analyze data, and prepare reports. They will collaborate with the M&E team, engage stakeholders, and support research dissemination.
• Additionally, they will contribute to proposal writing, resource mobilization, and enhancing KCIC’s research capacity in climate entrepreneurship

Key Responsibilities

• Research Support
• Perform programme relevant research to inform the development, implementation and delivery of the programmes falling within the KCIC portfolio.
• Manage the routine activities of the research unit projects;
• Ensure ethical approvals and research permits are obtained;
• Lead the quantitative and/or qualitative data management and data analyses of the assigned projects;
• Work closely with the M&E team to identify, collate, track, assess quality, analyse, validate, and report on programme related data.
• Identify and build relationships with relevant stakeholders involved in relevant areas of research and research leadership, capacity development but not limited to universities and other research institutions.
• Prepare reports, articles and presentations during programme inception meetings, annual grantee meetings and site visits.
• Track and perform relevant analyses on various aspects of programme implementation to identify and address important challenges to ensure effective and efficient programme delivery.
• Prepare policy briefs and fact sheets from the programmes findings and participate in dissemination of research findings and policy dialogue with relevant audiences;
• Business Development and Resource Mobilization
• Support the preparation of research and funding proposals on themes connected to KCIC work; .
• Contribute to proposal development to strengthen scientific knowledge in environment, climate and climate entrepreneurship research work or related fields;
• Assist in utilising the outputs, networks and relationships created through the
• Programme to further the organisation’s strategic objectives.
• Contribute to the preparation of long-term fundraising analyses and strategies at the institutional, and programme level.
• Develop and expand long-term relationships with existing and new potential donors.

Professional Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience

• Master’s degree in any of the following areas: Research studies, Environment and climate change, Geography, or related disciplines;
• At least 3 years of professional experience following completion of the Master’s degree, preferably in a research setting;
• Experience in conducting field research/surveys for both qualitative and quantitative data and in managing research projects and teams;
• Knowledge of multiple statistical and/or qualitative software packages such as STATA,R, and NVivo. will be an added advantage;