Path Regional Policy & Advocacy Officer Jobs in Kenya

Path Regional Policy & Advocacy Officer Jobs in Kenya

PATH is a global organization that works to accelerate health equity by bringing together public institutions, businesses, social enterprises, and investors to solve the world’s most pressing health challenges.

With expertise in science, health, economics, technology, advocacy, and dozens of other specialties, PATH develops and scales solutions—including vaccines, drugs, devices, diagnostics, and innovative approaches to strengthening health systems worldwide.

PATH's Advocacy and Public Policy (APP) department works to improve the health of women and children by strengthening policies and financing impacting their well-being, including support for research and development.

We work with policymakers, coalitions, and other influential stakeholders to drive change at the global, national and sub-national levels.

APP is a department of more than 50 staff, across multiple locations worldwide.

PATH is recruiting a Regional Policy and Advocacy Officer to provide advocacy capacity strengthening, tool development, and other technical support to policy and advocacy initiatives in Kenya, Uganda, DRC and South Africa as well as with regional bodies within the EAC and SADC.

She/he will develop and support others to implement advocacy strategies, create and produce versatile communication products for global health or development, or that target policymakers or decision-makers globally, in the East or Southern Africa context.

The position will support country-specific and regional projects focusing on topics including maternal, newborn, child health (MNCH), immunization, research and development, and other areas led by PATH programs.

The Regional Policy and Advocacy officer will report to the Regional Advocacy Director based in Nairobi, Kenya and work closely with the Deputy Director based in Washington, DC, USA.

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