Amref Health Africa Policy and Advocacy Lead Jobs in Kenya

Amref Health Africa Policy and Advocacy Lead Jobs in Kenya

Job Purpose

The Policy and Advocacy Lead position is an exciting regional role contributing to a flagship FCDO funded, consortium delivered programme: The Girl Generation: Support to the Africa-led movement (ALM) to end FGM/C the programme (TGG:ALM). The programme was established to contribute to a significant reduction in the practice of FGM/C in four focal countries in Africa, by accelerating positive changes in social attitudes towards ending FGM/C.

The role is based within Amref Health Africa (in Nairobi, Kenya), but is also part of a technical core team that is coordinated by Options Consultancy Services on behalf of the consortium. The role involves international and national level travel.

This critical role will coordinate advocacy, strategic communications and policy efforts among consortium partners at multiple levels across the four focal countries of the TGG:ALM programme—Senegal, Somalia (Somaliland), Kenya, and Ethiopia. The successful candidate will be crucial in offering guidance, coordination, and technical support to Amref Country Offices, consortium partners, TGG:ALM grantees, and frontline community champions.

Primary Responsibilities

Strategic, Planning and Direction

Provide thought leadership and strategic direction to the TGG:ALM consortium regarding its Advocacy, Communications, and Movement Building work aimed at promoting the adoption of a girl-centered approach to ending FGM/C within the movement and beyond.

Work with the consortium’s senior leadership team, technical leads, and Amref’s senior management to broaden understanding of strategic and operational Advocacy, Communications and Movement Building issues.

Support in the development, implementation and monitoring annual advocacy consortium work plans and budgets, mentor and coach advocacy team members, and ensure coherence across country based, regional and global advocacy activities.

Technical Support and Capacity Building

Build the capacity of TGG:ALM consortium, grantees and partners offering coaching, mentoring and on-demand technical assistance and training in the areas of advocacy, communications and movement building., social-norm change and girl-centered programming in relation to ending FGM/C

Provide technical oversight to the advocacy components of the programme, including undertaking field visits to consortium partners to oversee implementation, provide on-site feedback on required improvements and generate field visit reports with timely and appropriate follow up on action points

Partnership Management

Build strong partnerships with all consortium delivery partners and consortium Prime, getting to know their work and building positive ways of working

Identify and build strategic partnerships and engagement to advocate and negotiate with diverse, relevant external actors’ such as organisations, networks, political contacts, technical experts, civil society, and other key stakeholders to further the delivery of the FGM influencing agenda and build a stronger movement.

Coordinate collective action efforts across the participating countries, including supporting and building CO capacity, and connecting national level initiatives to regional/global opportunities and spaces such as Day of the Girl, regional bodies, African Union, Women Deliver, CSW etc.

Adaptive Learning and Management

Work with the MEL Lead to monitor and evaluate the progress and impact of advocacy, communications and movement building interventions, ensuring ‘Proof of Concept’ can be demonstrated

Facilitate the sharing of best practice, case studies and learning from other experiences, including the design and delivery of conferences, workshops and other events

Spearhead adaptive learning, programming and management across the consortium, ensuring true learnings inform the adaptation of the programme

Support the MEL Lead and in-country MEL staff to adapt methods for provision of quality and appropriate evidence from ongoing monitoring and evaluative initiatives (baselines, midlines, evaluations and reviews) in a rapidly changing, complex and high security contexts.

Support the compilation of Country Office progress reports, working closely with UK office counter-parts

Support the development of key research and evaluations

Support the development of innovate and

creative approaches to demonstrating impact and ‘proof of concept’

Education and Professional Qualifications

Master’s degree in Public Policy, Communication Studies, Gender Studies, Development Studies, Public Health, International Relations, Human Rights, Social Sciences and/or other related fields.

Required Experience Essential

At least eight (8) years of professional experience at the regional and/or international level, demonstrating a proven ability to coordinate advocacy interventions across multiple levels.

Experience supporting country offices, building capacity, and providing technical support is essential.

Extensive experience in facilitating alignment and collaboration among consortium members, diverse groups of stakeholders and other relevant partners in multiple geographies

Experience in developing and implementing high impact advocacy campaigns and strategies to influence governments and other audiences (including media)

Demonstrated experience in identifying and engaging with external power holders, for example ministers, UN departments, regional bodies, officials, parliamentarians, high level positions in various media outlets, public figures, human rights activists

Preferably experience in influencing on FGM/C or related issues such as gender equality, harmful practices, VAWG

Experience of working directly with girls, youth and feminist movements in participatory ways to develop girl-led influencing strategies and campaigns for change including experience of developing and delivering advocacy strategies and/or campaigns preferably with a gender equality or girl-led focus an advantage

Practical knowledge and competence in identifying risks and mitigation processes that are associated with girls, youth and feminist movements influencing - understanding of girl-centered approaches, safeguarding and child rights, current issues and best practice including protection issues associated with campaigning and advocacy including digital safety

Experience of policy processes affecting the realisation of gender equality and inclusion and engaging in key mechanisms to shape the agenda of governments, institutions, multi-laterals and donors.

Experience in developing and delivering robust policy and advocacy strategies in development and/or humanitarian contexts, and working with policy makers, technical staff and multi-lateral institutions

Experience of working with coalitions and networks, building effective relationships, demonstrating leadership and exerting influence with various stakeholders through acting in an advisory capacity

Understanding of movements and activism approaches and trends across Africa including intersectionality with youth/feminist movements and of strategies to support cross-movement and intergenerational learning, collaboration and influencing.

Experience preparing girls, youth and feminist movements for advocacy engagements, activities and opportunities

Experience in project cycle management, implementing community level social norms and FGM/HTP interventions and/ or acting as a technical advisor to such programmes an advantage

Ability to at times work autonomously combined with an ability to work as part of a consortium leadership team

Able to consult, gather and integrate feedback into internal and external influencing briefings and materials

Desirable

Deep familiarity with at least one country where FGM/C is practiced

Knowledge, Skills and Competencies

Proficiency in leveraging social media for impactful advocacy

Excellent communications, collaborating and influencing skills

Resourcefulness, highly organized, detail oriented

Analytical, strategic

High integrity/ethics, commitment and respect for diversity

Good interpersonal skills

Training and presentation skills

Project management skills

Problem solving skills

Proficiency in ICT and strong technical systems acumen

Languages

Fluency in English

Proficiency in French could be an asset, but not required.

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; Amref Health Africa Policy and Advocacy Lead Jobs in Kenya

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