Africa's Voices Programme Manager - Governance & Accountability Jobs in Kenya

About Africa’s Voices Foundation

Africa’s Voices Foundation (AVF) is a non-profit start-up, spun out of ongoing cutting-edge research at the University of Cambridge.

We conduct innovative research and produce powerful, insightful evidence that helps to amplify the voices of Africans towards key policymakers and service deliverers.

We use media forums to spark inclusive, interactive discussions, and gather audience opinions through SMS, instant messaging, and social media.

We analyse these conversations - often in low-resource local languages - using our own tested methods.

We combine social science frameworks with data science techniques to provide powerful insights into the beliefs, ideas and priorities of hard-to reach populations and social groups, and how these change over time.

Our evidence helps organisations to better understand, engage with, and respond to target populations.

Our core business is organised two program areas: Governance & Accountability, and, Citizen Evidence & Social Change.

To date we have worked in five countries across health, education, humanitarian, governance, livelihoods, security and agriculture domains for a range of partners including UNICEF, Oxfam, Mastercard Foundation, World University Service Canada, Livity Africa, Well Told Story, REACH and BBC Media Action.

AVF combines rigorous academic research and a commitment to innovation with real-world impact.

We provide our researchers with a vibrant interface to world-leading university research. Team members often work with faculty, advisors, external researchers, and student interns to bring the latest ideas into our working practices.

Our work has been recognised internationally, including being awarded the Market Research Society’s ‘President’s Medal’ in 2016 for our work with UNICEF in Somalia.

We have offices in Nairobi, Kenya, and a small but highly qualified and motivated team that we are seeking to grow steadily in the coming period. More at www.africasvoices.org.

Job Summary

The Programme Manager - Governance & Accountability leads AVF’s programme on Governance and Accountability.

The Programme Manager will drive AVF’s agenda in this sector to see meaningful inclusion of citizen voice in decision-making across a diverse range of sectors, focusing on accountability in statebuilding, humanitarian aid, and other programming in fragile and conflict-affected states (especially Somalia).

Essential

Education and Work Experience

Programme development