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Programme Coordinator- Citizen Demand (CD)

Summary:


Job title: Programme Coordinator- Citizen Demand (CD)
Department: Programmes
Reports to: Deputy Director/Head of Programmes

SUMMARY

The Citizen Demand programme aims at facilitating good governance, social justice initiatives and citizen engagement for better service delivery. The programme coordinator has the leading role in managing public service delivery programme with the overall goal of contributing to the generation of knowledge and skills that can help citizens build political capital to enable them to effectively influence public policy and provision of public services. Under the supervision of the Head of Programmes, the Programme Officer is equally in charge of management of Advocacy and Legal Advisory Centres (ALACS), development and administration of strategies and projects towards achievement of the CD programme objectives and overall TI Kenya strategic plan.

Description:

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Team Leadership/ Supervision:

  • Providing tactical and strategic guidance and leadership to the Citizen Demand team to ensure organisational and programme objectives are met. Specific attention provided to the management of ALACS
  • Reviewing staff performance and building capacity of the CD programme staff.

2. Advisory/Capacity Building:

  • Defining programme priorities and objectives. Communicating amongst all partners and staff to create mutual understanding and ownership.
  • Advising and technically supporting governance institutions in Kenya, donors and partner NGOs on strategy, implementation and monitoring of citizen demand activities.
  • Supporting partners to effectively contribute to the development of national policies/legislation and strategies and TI Kenya’s citizen demand strategies.
  • Train and develop capacity of citizens to demand for better service delivery and advocacy, including overseeing management of good governance coalitions.

3. Programme Management:

  • Managing TI -Kenya current and new Citizen Demand programmes/activities to produce desired results/impact. Overall responsibility for the development of implementation plans, work plans and schedules.
  • Managing donor and services contracts: ensuring that contracts/grants design and implementation are in line with TI Kenya policies and procedures.
  • Provide management and supervisory support to project partners in the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of citizen demand programmes.

4. Strategic Management/ Leadership

  • Developing and reviewing TI- Kenya Strategy on Citizen Demand, including strategies for the ALACS.
  • Representing TI-Kenya’s strategic interest in citizen demand externally.
  • Developing links and sharing experiences with other stakeholders in order to promote the mainstreaming of transparency in their activities, policies and programmes

5. Coordination, External Relationships/Representation:

  • Establishing and maintaining constructive working relations with key stakeholders including the government and its institutions, other Civil Society organizations and networks, , multilateral agencies, and donors.
  • Building relationships with selected partner organizations and coordination with other TI –chapters.Collaborating with research institutions and institutions of higher learning on transparency, citizen demand and good governance.

6. Good Practice and Institutional Learning:

  • Creating structured opportunities to facilitate internal and partner learning for decision-making, knowledge sharing and influencing good practice for partners on citizen demand and within the programme
  • Leading and guiding project monitoring, reports, reviews and evaluations and ensuring learning and dissemination within communities, among partners and within the organization.

7. Resource Mobilisation/Budget Management:

  • Develop resourcing strategies that effectively respond to long-term and short-term programme and organisational objectives/needs.
  • Developing project proposals for support in line with programmatic and organizational objectives.
  • Identifying and securing funding in accordance with budget targets.
  • Promoting the integration of transparency and anti-corruption into donor agendas by undertaking donor research and developing and maintaining effective donor advocacy.
Requirements:

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

  • Hold a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant social science discipline.
  • Masters degree will be an added advantage
  • At least five (5-7) years experience in coordination of projects/programmes with specific emphasis on participatory, community-based approaches and dissemination strategies; M&E (including quantitative, qualitative and participatory); donor relations, proposal writing, narrative and financial reporting; experience in research management/knowledge of research methodologies.

COMPETENCIES

  • Good familiarity with concepts of sustainable development, social and economic rights, global governance and policy making
  • A solid understanding of the environment in which TI-Kenya operates; commitment to and understanding of TI-Kenya’s mission, vision and objectives
  • Extensive knowledge of Kenya’s governance institutions and their decision-making procedures;
  • Familiarity with processes of citizen engagement, participation and demand.
  • Willing to undertake regular field and other external visits and interact with different stakeholders, from citizens groups to bilateral and multilateral donors;
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and Kiswahili
  • Highly organised and detail oriented; able to prioritise and produce work of a consistently high standard;
  • Leadership qualities and team management.
  • Strong networking skills

How to apply:
All interested candidates are invited to submit their applications together with an updated CV, current contacts of three professional referees

All applications must reach us on or before Tuesday, 16th August 2011 at 4.00 pm. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

TI-Kenya is an equal opportunity employer!


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