Job Detail
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Career Level Officer
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Experience 5 Years
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Qualifications Degree Bachelor
Job Description
Key Responsibilities
- Advocacy Strategy Development and Implementation (30%)
- Lead the design, operationalization, and continuous refinement of the CASCADE Advocacy and
- Communications Strategy.
- Translate multisectoral nutrition priorities intclear advocacy agendas, messaging frameworks, and engagement approaches.
- Identify and respond temerging policy windows, aligning advocacy actions with national and global nutrition priorities.
- Policy Engagement and Multi-Stakeholder Coordination (20%)
- Actively participate in national and county-level policy and technical platforms, including technical working
- groups and advocacy coalitions.
- Support alignment of messaging and advocacy priorities across stakeholders, including government, civil
- society, and development partners.
- Contribute tdevelopment of policy briefs, position papers, and advocacy submissions targeting decision-
- makers, including parliamentary stakeholders.
- Strategic Communications and Content Development (10%)
- Lead the development, quality assurance, and dissemination of high-impact advocacy and communication
- products, including:
- Policy briefs and advocacy papers
- Media kits and press materials
- Donor visibility products
- Digital and multimedia advocacy content
- Coordinate and manage external consultants (writers, designers, media specialists) tensure high-quality outputs aligned with project and organizational standards.
- Ensure consistent branding, messaging, and narrative coherence across all communication outputs.
- Advocacy Campaigns, Events, and Public Engagement (5%)
- Support the design and execution of high-level advocacy events, policy dialogues, and public engagement forums.
- Shape communications around key national and global moments (e.g., accountability forums, policy convenings, and nutrition-related events).
- Package and disseminate outcomes from events tstrengthen advocacy positioning and influence.
- Community-Led and Evidence-Based Advocacy (5%)
- Facilitate and support community-driven advocacy processes, including:
- Budget advocacy initiatives
- Public participation processes
- Community scorecard and accountability platforms
- Translate community-level evidence and experiences into compelling advocacy messages and communication products.
- Strengthen linkages between grassroots advocacy and national policy engagement.
- Media Engagement and Public Visibility (5%)
- Engage with media to promote project outputs, policy messages, and advocacy priorities.
- Support strategic media outreach and capacity strengthening on ethical storytelling and responsible communication.
- Ensure visibility of project achievements in line with national and global nutrition commitments.
- Digital Communications and Knowledge Management (10%)
- Oversee development and dissemination of digital advocacy content, including online platforms and multimedia assets.
- Maintain and update project communication channels with relevant, timely, and high-quality content.
- Document advocacy outcomes, lessons learned, and success stories for internal and external use.
- Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEAL) for Advocacy (5%)
- Collaborate with the MEAL team to track, document, and report advocacy and communications outcomes.
- Contribute tdevelopment of frameworks for measuring advocacy effectiveness and influence.
- Support learning, reflection, and adaptation through documentation of evidence and cross-country knowledge sharing.
- Planning, Reporting, and Institutional Learning (5%)
- Contribute to annual work plans, implementation plans, and adaptive programming processes.
- Lead or contribute tdonor reporting on advocacy and communications, ensuring clear articulation of results and value for money.
- Support development of knowledge products for CARE platforms and broader learning initiatives.
- Partnerships and Stakeholder Engagement (5%)
- Build and maintain strategic partnerships with:
- Government institutions (national and county)
- Civil society organizations and alliances
- Community-based organizations
- Development partners and private sector actors
- Represent the project in relevant forums and strengthen networks that enhance advocacy impact and visibility.
- Facilitate collaboration across stakeholders to advance shared advocacy objectives.
Qualifications
- Degree in communication, Journalism and other relevant fields.
- At least five years of work experience in media and communications with experience in engaging decision- makers across Kenya and beyond.
- Demonstrate professional competence and mastery of subject matter.
- Proven ability to develop and implement effective communication strategies to achieve advocacy goals.
- Ability thelp achieve breakthroughs in political leadership, policy and practice.
- Be conversant with developing news stories and in shaping multimedia products.
- Ability to operate in a multilateral environment and work with broader coalitions, including engaging women’s, youth, other civil society movements, and the private sector.
- Ability to conceptualize, design, and implement major information campaigns.
- Knowledge of gender and human rights issues.
- Communication, presentation, networking, and advocacy skills.
- Knowledge of social media platforms and experience in social media outreach.
- Knowledge of the local media landscape.
- Understanding of development/relief issues
