Program Officer
Crime and Criminal Justice
Initiative
Search Closes: May 4, 2013
To Apply: Send resume and cover letter to jobs@osiea.org
OSIEA seeks a program officer to lead the crime prevention and criminal justice initiative in Kenya.
The position reports to the OSIEA
Kenya programme manager as well as the directors of OSF’s Confronting Violent
Crime Initiative and Human Rights Initiative.
Responsibilities
- Work closely with key stakeholders in Kenya to help
develop and implement comprehensive violence prevention and criminal
justice transformation strategies.
- Endeavor to develop linkages among groups working on
violence prevention and on criminal justice reform and to connect them to
expertise in the field; assist groups to see their work as complementary
and to think strategically about potential collaboration.
- Design grant-making and advocacy strategies to advance
the programs: Work closely with grantees to develop their vision for
criminal justice reform and violence prevention in Kenya, assist grantees
to make clear connections between this vision and the activities they
undertake to achieve it solicit and evaluate grant proposals, and
follow-up with grantees and potential grantees, supervise related
consultancies.
- Review grant proposals and prepare written grant
recommendations and monitor grants through site visits, ongoing
conversations and the review of narrative and financial report in order to
track impact and evaluate program strategies and projects.
- Create opportunities for grantees to convene and share
strategies; encourage the development of collaborative projects and
information sharing, as appropriate.
- Help grantees to collect data and information from
their activities which can be used to bolster advocacy, modify project
plans and measure impact.
- Coordinate and/or attend meetings, conferences; create
partnerships and networks both among civil society partners and within the
Open Society Foundations to advance program goals.
- Compile and disseminate information on violence
prevention and criminal justice reform best practices as well as the
efforts of other donors in these areas.
Qualifications
- Minimum of five years experience working on violence
prevention and/or criminal justice issues
- Substantive knowledge of Kenya and justice sector
reform efforts
- Experience working with international crime prevention
programs, criminal justice reform initiatives, and/or with local and
national government agencies a plus
- Expertise in NGO capacity building and evaluation
- Extraordinary initiative, creativity and capacity to
think strategically
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with a
diverse array of people
- Team spirit and respectful working and decision-making
style
- Strong organizational skills and close attention to
detail
- Integrity, diplomatic manner and professional
discretion essential
- Willingness to travel as needed
- Advanced degree in relevant area of study
For more information: www.soros.org
Compensation: Competitive salary, with good benefits package
No phone calls, please.
Only successful candidates will be
contacted.
