Alliance of Civil society organizations for Clean Energy Access Programme Officer Jobs in Kenya

Your Role

The Programme Officer (PO) reports to the International Coordinator. You undertake administrative and logistical support for the delivery of all ACCESS Secretariat activities. You will also take lead on membership engagement, support and fundraising. Finally, you will provide support for advocacy activities as required.

Your Profile

You have proven experience of managing projects/programmes, including financial management and reporting.

Ideally, you understand the field of international development or have worked in a comparable sector.

You have experience working with membership organisations and civil society organisations and you know how to respond to the needs of networks and coalitions.

You will also have successfully carried out fundraising and be familiar with grant management.

You enjoy working as part of a small team and are also used to taking initiative. .

Duties and Responsibilities

Institutional support and fundraising - 35%

• In line with KCCWG guidelines and procedures, support the International Coordinator and the Communications and Advocacy Manager to deliver ACCESS Secretariat activities, providing administrative and logistical support as required.

• Ensure sound financial management of ACCESS funds, working with the KCCWG Finance and Administration support team and the International Coordinator.

• Support the International Coordinator to ensure timely narrative and financial reporting to donors, as well as reporting to the ACCESS Board.

• Support in developing and implementing a fundraising strategy, working with International Coordinator and the Coordination Group.

• Lead in development of fundraising proposals for the East Africa regional node, including writing and engagement with potential donors.

Membership Support: 35%

• Develop and implement an internal Member Engagement Strategy for ACCESS, working with Advocacy & Communication Manager, International coordinator and the Coordination group.

• Manage the membership process for new members to ensure they are easily integrated into the mailing lists, and receive all updates from ACCESS.

• Manage database of members, partners and stakeholders and ensure up-to-date profiles of ACCESS members on the website and internal records of key stakeholders.

• Prepare summary reports on ACCESS activities to be shared with members on a quarterly and annual basis to members, working with the Communications and Advocacy Manager.

Support for advocacy activities - 30%

• Support implementation of ACCESS regional advocacy strategy for the East Africa

region, working with the Communications and Advocacy Manager, ensuring strategic alignment with the strategies developed and implemented by the Regional Coordinating Organizations.

• Support international and regional advocacy activities as required, including delivery of workshops and other activities, working with International Coordinator and the Communications & Advocacy Manager.

• Support the preparation of external reports including research reports and other briefings and develop communication strategies for these outputs.

Qualifications and Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in energy, development, climate change, or a similar field from a recognized university.

• At least 5 years’ experience in project or programme management, international development and a relevant sector, including financial management and budgeting

• Proven experience in successful fundraising, including strategy, proposal development, and donor engagement.

• Experience carrying out advocacy and stakeholder engagement in energy, development, climate change or a related field.

• Experience in managing databases & online communication tools such as mail chimp, twitter among other new media platforms.

• Experience in website management, including word press and/or similar platforms.

• Experience working for a membership organisation and/or of working with civil society coalitions

• Fluent in English with excellent communication (written and oral), reporting and presentation skills.

How to Apply

Interested and qualified persons are requested to submit their applications attaching all the required documents. These should include a brief supporting statement (max. of 400 words) outlining why this role interests you and why you are the best candidate, CV including telephone and email contacts, plus three (3) professional referees. The Brief Statement and CV should be sent as one document.
All applications should be sent to:

Email: recruitments@kccwg.org not later than 19th August 2020, 11.59pm EAT. KCCWG is an equal opportunity employer.

For more information on ACCESS and our work, visit our website at: www.access-coalition.org. Further information about KCCWG and its work, visit the website at: www.kccwg.org

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