Key Responsibilities include
- Lead
the provision of technical policy support through conducting data-based
analyses to predict how policies will impact food and nutrition outcomes.
- Establish
and strengthen strategic partnerships with technical specialists in
government and non-government organizations to forge consensus on what
needs to be done on a technical level to accelerate nutrition outcomes.
- Lead
on external engagement with key stakeholders in government, private
sector, UN, donors and civil society including academia, media, and other
development practitioners; to improve support for GAIN’s mission and
increase resources allocated to nutrition in Kenya.
- Synthesize
and disseminate knowledge and evidence from GAIN Kenya programmes that can
help drive the agenda for nutritious and safe food in Kenya.
- Compile
insights from the analyses and existing literature into simple yet nuanced
narratives, through contextualized briefing documents.
- Create
opportunities to spread key messages arising from GAIN Kenya country
programming through e.g. media, social media, and positioning events.
About you
- The
ideal candidate should have extensive experience in policy and/or budget
advocacy, strategic planning, and project management. You should have a
track record for partnership building and brokering with different
stakeholders such as government, private sector businesses and
implementing partners. Understanding of food systems transformation
approaches with the ability to leverage this understanding to achieve
positive outcomes is required.
- The
post holder should have experience leading advocacy campaigns related to
development, health, nutrition or other public interest issues. You should
have strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple
moving parts combined with analytical skills in food and nutrition related
policy analysis, including for example political economy analysis, budget
analysis.
- An
education background with a degree or recognized international
accreditation in public policy, economics, management or related field is
required. Masters’ level would be an added advantage.
How to Apply
