nairobi cityKE
full-time
bachelor
6 months ago11/11/202312/11/2023
- closed
The Position Summary
The Director of Policy and Advocacy will be responsible for leading policy influencing initiatives with the government of Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia. S/he will conduct a deep political and policy analysis for each country to understand the policy framework relevant to P/CVE, peace and stability, identify potential policy changes that could support a more holistic and comprehensive approach to achieving stability in the borderlands, and will support policy makers with resources and technical guidance to support the policy process. S/he will engage closely with policy-makers across the 3 target countries at different levels to support policy and legislative reforms, and will build the capacity of civil society actors within the target countries to undertake advocacy and policy engagement. S/he will drive the policy and advocacy strategy for the programme, working with the programmes, research and learning teams to ensure that research and evidence is used to inform policy initiatives.The Director of Policy and Advocacy will be a key member of the programme management team, and will work with other technical sector leads to ensure that community-level interventions, government policies, and research are delivered in a complementary and mutually-reinforcing way to achieve maximum impact.
Essential Job Responsibilities
STRATEGY AND VISION
POLICY AND REPRESENTATION WORK
TEAM MANAGEMENT
THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
TRAINING AND CAPACITY BUILDING
ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING
Accountability to Beneficiaries
Minimum Qualifications & Transferrable skills
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