KANCO Advocacy Manager Job 2015

Job Description

KANCO is a national membership network of organization with over 1000 Non – Governmental Organization (NGOs), Community Based Organization (CBOs), Faith Based Organization (FBOs), Private Sector, Research and Learning Institutions responding to HIV & AIDS, TB and other Public Health concerns in Kenya.

It is also accredited as a Linking Organization with the International HIV & AIDS Alliance.

Its mission is to provide leadership, promote collaboration and enhance capacity among Civil Society organizations (CSOs) and other stakeholders to respond to HIV & AIDS and TB at the community level.

KANCO is seeking to employ a suitable person for the following position:-
 

Advocacy Manager
 

 

Position Summary: Responsible for Providing Technical Support for successful planning and implementation of TB and Nutrition programmes in line with National and International Advocacy standards.

To manage, organize and support all aspects of KANCO’s TB and Nutrition programmes in line with the TB and Nutrition Sector priorities and in collaboration with other partners including active participation in TB and Nutrition Sector Coordination Fora, other agency liaison, training and supervising staff using techniques and appropriate tools available

Responsibilities 

Participating in the design, planning and management of TB and Nutrition Programs and taking on a supporting role in the implementation function.

Lead and manage KANCO’s advocacy on TB and nutrition through identifying advocacy opportunities locally and globally including other related advocacy issues.

Oversee designing, and implementation of projects, related to TB and nutrition policy and advocacy.

Identify related policy gaps and take lead in policy advocacy both at the local and global levels

Take lead in resource mobilisation initiatives for TB and nutrition advocacy from both local and global sources.

Increase the profile of TB and nutrition among relevant stakeholders who include, CSOs, Government and media.

Manage the TB and nutrition portfolio with the particular emphasis on creating and sustaining linkages between CSOs, Ministry of health and donors

Maintain and expand KANCO’s national and global role in TB and Nutrition and related advocacy issues

Provide overall management of the TB and Nutrition program and represent the organization in all technical working groups, meeting and TB and nutrition foras

Linking with the ACTION partners on TB and Nutrition advocacy

Collate and record data for monitoring and evaluation on TB and nutrition and ensure timely reporting.

Build and strengthen media capacity in TB and Nutrition reporting and coverage

Be the overall responsible person for development of the TB and nutrition advocacy work plan, its implementation and programmatic reporting

Prepare and update of training material, guidelines, information-communication-education (IEC) material, and implementation tools

Monitor and evaluate the progress and performance of projects to ensure they meet acceptable performance standard

Managing completion of program deliverables.

Promote members’ capacity to participate in Policy Development and Advocacy processes.

Any other duties as assigned by immediate supervisor

Person Specification

University degree in Nutrition or related social sciences

Post graduate studies in Public Health, Nutrition or a related technical field will be an added advantage

Minimum 5 years’ experience with at least 2 years of progressively responsible professional work experience in policy advocacy work.

Experience in TB and nutrition and familiarity with latest developments.

Experience in training, capacity building and community participation mechanisms

Experience of a flexible approach to managing and prioritizing a high workload and multiple tasks in a fast paced environment with tight deadlines

Experience of proactively identifying and addressing issues

General knowledge of global health, TB and nutrition issues, and the current trends, methods and approaches required. Policies and strategy to address national and global health issues.

Relevant experience in TB, nutrition and advocacy at the national level is desired

High sense of integrity and Results oriented.

Ability to communicate with tact.

Ability to work independently and accurately.

Strong communication skills, with excellent written and spoken English

Excellent computer skills, including internet navigation, and various office applications

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