Technical Advisor - Policy & Advocacy (JR31166)

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Key Responsibilities:

World Vision Kenya is part of the Inter-Agency Scheme for the Disclosure of Safeguarding-related Misconduct in Recruitment Process within the Humanitarian and Development Sector and all candidates will thus be screened as appropriate for any safeguarding related misconduct.

Job Title           : Technical Advisor – Policy and Advocacy

Reporting to     : Director – Policy and Advocacy

Grade Level      : 16

Work Location : Nairobi

Purpose of Position

The purpose of this position is to provide technical support to Area Programmes and Grant Projects on the Design, Implementation, Monitoring and Reporting on all advocacy projects and interventions geared towards empowering leaders, children, youth, and communities to hold their governments accountable for policy change and improved service delivery in order to achieve enhanced child well-being outcomes. The position also provides technical support to Cluster Managers and Project Officers in their engagements with County Governments and other partners, networks and coalitions across various Counties where World Vision operates in Kenya.

Major Responsibilities

Planning and Implementation (30%)

• Undertake high level political/policy context, root cause, and stakeholder analysis and ensure that external and internal landscapes for advocacy are reviewed annually (or more frequently if required) and that appropriate action is taken to address key trends.
• Examine, explore and analyze the power relations between decision makers and those who influence them and design strategies for engaging these stakeholders to achieve World Vision advocacy objectives at the field level.
• Plan, prepare for and attend meetings with government service providers, government Ministers and bureaucrats, the media, academia – or any stakeholder who could have an influence on a decision – and represent World Visions positions and support Cluster Managers and Project Managers and other World Vision staff to do the same.
• Work closely with the cluster managers and Project Managers to plan for, coordinate and support community engagement, including child and youth engagement, in external relations
• Closely and continuously monitor the political and policy context around an issue, and the key stakeholders involved, to identify opportunities for engagement and to adjust strategy to changing circumstances. 
• Support the implementation of effective advocacy design, monitoring, and evaluation (DME) and reporting of advocacy impact on CWB.
• Provide technical support in the utilization of advocacy guiding documents to field staff
• Provide technical support in the design of advocacy projects
• Provide technical support in the annual planning process for advocacy projects and interventions
• Ensure Quality utilization of the Citizen Voice and Action (CVA) approach across all Area Programmes and relevant grant projects
• Ensure Quality utilization of Child Protection Advocacy approach across all Area Programmes and relevant grant projects
• Ensure regular and need based technical assistance to the field staff in the implementation of advocacy projects and interventions
• Plan for and build advocacy capacity for field staff to competently handle Policy and Advocacy related project implementation

Technical Support to County level engagements and Local Level Advocacy (30%)

• Support Cluster managers and Project managers to analyze local government (political and bureaucratic) policies, processes and services, and work with communities to identify and make the case for solutions to challenges.
• Work with cluster managers, Project Manager and field staff to empower, mobilize, and support citizens, including children and youth, to hold their leaders accountable.
• Provide technical support to Cluster Managers to develop, maintain and utilize County level external engagement register 
• Provide technical support to Cluster Managers to develop and utilize annual County level engagement plans
• Provide technical support to Cluster Managers and Project Officers in engagements in the County policy and law making processes
• Provide technical support to Cluster Managers and Project Officers in engagements in the County planning and budgeting processes 
• Provide technical support to Cluster Managers and Project Officers in undertaking Child Rights Government Budget Analysis

Evidence generation for Advocacy (20%)

• Regular review and analysis data and information from communities where World Vision Operates in Kenya and generate evidence for advocacy
• Package evidence for advocacy in the form of engagement briefs, policy briefs, position papers, media briefs targeted at different stakeholders
• Link the utilization of evidence form the communities to County level advocacy and national level advocacy
• Ensure that feedback is provided to community level actors on how the evidence from their communities is being utilized to inform decision making at various levels of governance

Monitoring and Reporting (15%)

• Develop and support implementation of effective advocacy DME and reporting of local advocacy impact on CWB. 
• Ensure that an advocacy implementation and monitoring plan is in place to ensure delivery of the advocacy components. 
• Develop and utilized Advocacy monitoring plan and tools
• Develop Quarterly advocacy reports
• Organize and conduct quarterly advocacy reflections and learning forums
• Develop the Annual Advocacy Strategic Measure reports

Others (5%)

• Attend and participate/ lead in daily devotions and weekly Chapel services.
• Any other duties as assigned by the supervisor

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Must have a minimum of a Bachelor’s degree, Social Sciences, Development Studies, Political Science, Public Administration, Law or related discipline from a recognized University
• Minimum of 6 years’ practical experience in implementing advocacy programmes and projects
• Experience in the utilizations of various Social Accountability Approaches and Tools
• Experience in engagements in the policy and legislative processes
• Experience in engagements in Public Planning and Governments Annual Budget Process
• Experience in undertaking Review and Analysis of Government Budgets 
• Experience in engagements and collaboration with Government Departments, Community Based Organizations, Faith Based Organizations and other Civil Society Organizations
• They have strong communication, representation, negotiation and consultation skills.

Preferred Knowledge & Qualifications

• Knowledge in working in donor funded programs
• Knowledge in Child Protection and Child Participation Programming
• Knowledge in crisis management and response
• High professional ethics and integrity

Applicant Types Accepted:

Local Applicants Only