Purpose of role
Living Goods Kenya is scaling up its operations
working closely with the national and county governments to strengthen the
community health system through its community health platform. We therefore are
seeking to hire a Government Relations Manager based in Kisumu region to
support Government Relations and Advocacy functions at county level; managing
the day-to-day coordination of county government and other stakeholder’s
relations
Key Responsibilities
- Support implementation of the Living Goods Kenya advocacy and
influencing plan of through organizing and managing a variety of
stakeholder engagement activities.
- Support county and sub-county engagement, helping to establish
new ways of working and ensuring the county and sub-county government are
fully engaged and supportive of our operations.
- Maintain a stakeholder database and manage the day to day
relationships with all key influencers and other partners at county level.
- Represent and offer support in county and sub-county technical
meetings and engagements and actively seek, identify, advise upon and
implement opportunities for collaborative work across the sector.
- Cultivate champions within the county executive and
legislature and leverage their influence in furthering the community
health agenda
- Live the life of a community health champion including
conducting county based advocacy for pro-community health budgets,
policies and legislation
- Prepare joint plans and give feedback to the (S)CHMT on
implementation impact realized through quarterly sub-county data review
meetings and bi-annual county data review meetings.
- Prepare and present reports and key insights as necessary to
national, county groups and individuals.
- Track and update LG management on the status of all LG
obligations to the county government, policy changes and operating
procedures
- Support the field teams in managing the daily relations with
the government and other stakeholders.
Qualifications, Experience & Technical Expertise:
- Degree in health or social sciences.
- Post-graduate training in Policy, Management or Public Health
an added advantage.
- 7 years or more experience bringing a sound understanding of
the Kenya Health System (especially devolved structure) and prior
work experience with and/or involving close association with national and
county governments.
- Entrepreneurial spirit and drive for results.
- Self-drive with ability to work under minimum supervision.
- Exceptional natural leader with strong interpersonal,
communication and innovative skills.
- Should be flexible and willing to travel across Kenya and
periodically stay up-country.
- Good computer and analytical skills a must.
How To Apply
