The International City / County Management Association (ICMA) is
seeking senior-level candidates for an anticipated USAID-funded, multi-year
decentralization project in Kenya.
ICMA develops and advances professional local government management to create sustainable communities that improve lives worldwide.
ICMA develops and advances professional local government management to create sustainable communities that improve lives worldwide.
The management decisions made by ICMA's members affect millions
of individuals living in thousands of communities, from small villages and
towns to large metropolitan areas.
We are seeking senior-level candidates for the position of Policy Advocacy Specialist.
The Policy Advocacy Specialist will likely be responsible for
the following project activities:
- Design
a policy advocacy toolkit to help local CSOs design and implement policy
advocacy campaigns. The toolkit should include issue identification,
stakeholder position analysis, advocacy activity selection and resource
mobilization.
- Develop
the capacity of local government and CSOs for policy advocacy through
Training of Trainer sessions;
- Facilitate
the design and implementation of policy advocacy campaigns;
- Establish
a cadre of third party resources (think tanks, universities, CSOs) and a
communications plan for the creation and dissemination of policy analyses
to be used in advocacy campaigns;
- Identify
and strengthen local government and CSO networks suitable for
coalition-based policy advocacy.
Qualifications:
- Advanced
degree in public policy, public administration, financial management, or
relevant field;
- Understanding
of the historical context for, and working knowledge of, the devolution
issues, challenges, and developments in Kenya;
- 5+
years of experience in an international development setting;
- Demonstrated
capability to build capacity through a donor-funded program related to
local governance, decentralization, and civil society; and
- Ability
to establish strong relationships with a diverse range of organizations,
beneficiaries and other stakeholders from the national and sub-national
governments, NGOs, and private sector;
- Demonstrated
leadership, management and team-building abilities and effective
interpersonal and communication skills, strategic planning and analytical
skills;
- Fluency
in spoken and written English is required.
This position is contingent if ICMA is awarded the project
ICMA is an EOE
ICMA is an EOE
How to apply:
Please email your resume to thayes@icma.org and africa@icma.org ; with Kenya Decentralization and position of interest in the subject line.
Please email your resume to thayes@icma.org and africa@icma.org ; with Kenya Decentralization and position of interest in the subject line.
Your resume should not exceed 3 pages.
Shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
