Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition Social Protection Associate Jobs in Kenya

Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition Social Protection Associate Jobs in Kenya

The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) is seeking an Associate, Social Protection who will support the programme and policy team to deliver social protection activities. This role will be based in Nairobi, Kenya and is offered on a three-year fixed-term contract basis.

About GAIN

GAIN is a Swiss-based foundation that was launched in 2002 to tackle the human suffering caused by malnutrition. Working with both governments and businesses, we aim to transform food systems so that they deliver more nutritious food for all people.

In particular, we aim to make healthier food choices more desirable, more available, and more affordable. GAIN’s mission is to advance nutrition outcomes by improving consumption of nutritious and safe food for all people, especially those most vulnerable to malnutrition.

About the role

GAIN and CARE Kenya are currently implementing a project known as CASCADE whose goal is to improve food security and contribute to the reduction of malnutrition amongst women of reproductive age and children under 5 in Kenya.

The programme has two strategic objectives: it aims to increase access to and consumption of healthy diets, as well as increasing the resilience of households to economic and climate change-related shocks across in three counties in Kenya, with a focus on women of reproductive age and children.

Reporting to the Influencing and Advocacy Manager, the Social Protection Associate will contribute to the implementation of GAIN’s social protection programs, including policy and advocacy support. The successful candidate will support on social protection to ensure our programmes have a social protection lens.

Key Responsibilities include.

In consultation with the programme team provide support on social protection to ensure our programmes have social protection lens.

Support with the updating of the repository of policy documents that are relevant to social protection.

Support with the development of PowerPoint presentations and relevant briefing documents to support stakeholder engagement and influencing.

Support the development of social protection materials for target audiences as needed.

Contribute to drafting reports, policy papers and briefs, factsheets and other documents which synthesize. GAIN learnings, values, and priorities on social protection .

Support with stakeholder analysis and social protection needs mapping in Kenya.

Provide an inventory of partners and stakeholders who are involved in social protection.

Support the content development for social protection policy and advocacy components of reports to donors and other key stakeholders, including media.

About you

The ideal candidate should have demonstrated experience in social protection demonstrating ability to map social protection needs within Kenya while collaborating with programme teams

to ensure a social protection lens is applied during programming.

Experience supporting development of social protection materials for targeted audiences is preferred.

The post holder should demonstrate ability to work with a wide range of stakeholders while championing the social protection agenda within all programmatic areas.

Contribute to drafting reports, policy papers and briefs, factsheets and other documents which synthesize GAIN learnings, values, and priorities on social protection.

You should have an understanding of social protection landscape in Kenya with ability to deliver high quality outputs in addition to excellent written/verbal communications, research, writing, and analytical ability.

Candidate should have an education background in a relevant field such Gender and social protection or other relevant fields.

About our offer

The starting salary on offer for this role is from KES 2,083,128 – KES 2,377, 296 per annum, depending on experience.

GAIN has a fair and competitive salary structure that allows for annual progression subject to good performance.

In addition, GAIN offers a total of 37 days holiday per year (including annual leave, public holidays and additional office closure days), an attractive pension scheme and competitive insurance cover including health, travel and life assurance.

We are committed to the health of our staff, especially in these challenging times, and have developed a programme of wellbeing that includes flexible and hybrid working, additional leave allowances, wellbeing days, mindfulness coaching and access to independent and confidential counselling.

GAIN also has a strong commitment to professional development. We will support you to grow in your career through both formal and informal training, and are committed to providing opportunities through internal recruitment, secondments and promotion. All of this is delivered in a supportive and collaborative environment.

Our working culture and environment

We provide a flexible working environment that includes a combination of home and office working opportunities through our global hybrid working policy.

This encourages our staff to have a healthy work-life balance and increases staff motivation, enriches employee wellbeing, and improves performance and productivity.

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition Social Protection Associate Jobs in Kenya

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