Vacancy: Policy Officer
Location Nairobi,
Kenya
Nationalities: Open
only to Kenyan Citizens or citizens of other African countries with Kenyan
Residency Permits
Reporting to: Secretary
General
Languages Required: English and French
Starting Date: 1st October, 2014
Duration of the Contract: 1 Year (Renewable subject to performance &
availability of funds)
Established in 2008, the Pan African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA) is a continental coalition of Civil Society Organizations from diverse backgrounds in Africa.
Established in 2008, the Pan African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA) is a continental coalition of Civil Society Organizations from diverse backgrounds in Africa.
With a membership of more than 1000
organisations and networks, the Alliance brings together Faith-based
Organisations, Farmers and Pastoralists Groups, Community-based Organisations,
Non-Governmental Organisations, Trusts, Foundations, among other sectors with a
common goal of promoting and advocating for Pro-poor, climate-friendly and
equity-based responses to climate change.
PACJA aims at unifying and
coordinating isolated civil society efforts on climate change advocacy in
Africa, so as to ensure that pro-poor and people-centered response measures are
accorded considerable attention as governments in Africa seek to mainstream
climate change into national poverty reduction and sustainable development
strategies and actions.
Job Summary: Under the guidance and supervision of the Secretary General, and working closely with the Programme Manager, the Policy Officer will lead and provide support to regular analysis of climate policy issues and positions, in Africa and Internationally.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Keeping abreast of emerging climate change
policy issues, especially with relevance to the UNFCCC and the IPCC,
including monitoring ongoing trends in policy debates that are relevant to
African countries while providing guidance on the negotiations &
related activities;
- Working proactively with PACJA Secretariat
Staff, National Networks (and focal organisations) as well as Sector-based
regional organisations to enhance their capacity to effectively contribute
to national (and regional) climate policy debates;
- Leading/proposing regular research studies
(leading to policy briefs) to strengthen PACJA’s positions/standpoints on
relevant issues to influence policy debates
- Monitoring and evaluation of the impact of
PACJA’s policy and advocacy work and delivering regular analysis and
updates.
- Any other tasks within the scope of the role
as directed from time to time.
Requirements
- A proven track record of inputting into and
delivering on successful policy strategies within the development sector
- Experience on lobbying, advocacy and
influencing within a range of decision makers e.g. National Governments,
Inter-governmental Organisations, UN bodies, etc
- Demonstrable knowledge and experience in
working in multi-country civil society initiatives, and ideally in at
least 3 of the following topical issues; climate change, gender equality,
food security, financing for development, post-2015 development framework.
- Understanding of a wide variety of advocacy
and climate change-related programme approaches as well as expertise in
undertaking research.
- Experience in international and UNFCCC
Negotiations processes and/or national or regional climate policy making
processes.
- Excellent communications (oral & written
English), presentation, interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills
for engaging with a wide variety of contacts.
- Good conceptual and analytical skills and
ability to think and operate innovatively.
- Good administration and organisational skills
and ability to optimise independent use of time against variable workload.
- Good working knowledge of MS Office
- Possession of a University Degree in
Environmental Science, Social Sciences, Development Studies, or equivalent
qualifications. Advanced degree will be an added advantage, though not
desirable.
- Fluency in English (both oral and written).
Knowledge of French will be an added advantage
Vacancy: Media and Communication Officer
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Nationality Required: Kenyan
(Other Citizens with rights to live in Kenya)
Application Deadline: 5th September, 2014
Reporting to: Secretary General
Languages Required: English
and French
Starting Date: 1st October, 2014
Duration of the Initial Contract: 1 Year (Renewable subjective to performance &
availability of funds)
Established in 2008, the Pan African
Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA) is a continental coalition of Civil Society
Organizations from diverse backgrounds in Africa.
With a membership of
more than 800 organisations and networks, the Alliance brings together
Faith-based Organisations, Farmers and Pastoralists Groups, Community-based
Organisations, Non-Governmental Organisations, Trusts, Foundations, among other
sectors with a common goal of promoting and advocating for Pro-poor,
climate-friendly and equity-based responses to climate change.
PACJA aims at unifying and
coordinating isolated civil society efforts on climate change advocacy in
Africa, so as to ensure that pro-poor and people-centered response measures are
given attention as governments in Africa seek to mainstream climate change into
national poverty reduction and sustainable development strategies and actions.
Job Summary: Under the guidance and direct supervision of the
Secretary General, the Media and Communication Officer will be responsible for
the formulation and implementation of the communication strategies to increase
the visibility and awareness of PACJA’s activities and standpoints among civil
society, partners, the media and all stakeholders.
Responsibilities
(i) Communications and Media
- Implement and monitor the delivery of the
communications and media strategy and plan; this includes developing a
plan for each identified advocacy issue of PACJA and identifying
opportunities that provide platforms for the Alliance media work
- Participate in the crafting of communication
and advocacy messages in coordination with the Programme Manager, Policy
Officer and the rest of the Secretariat Team;
- Maintaining and Updating the Website and
social media platforms (i.e., twitter and facebook, LinkedIn intra/extranet)
- Conceptualizing, developing and packaging
various mass information materials on PACJA work for dissemination and/or
advocacy purposes (e.g. brochures, briefing kits, videos, Newsletters
etc.);
- Review all publications produced by the
Alliance to ensure that the PACJA branding and communication guidelines
are uniformly and consistently followed
- Establish and maintain contacts with national
and international media
- Monitor media coverage on Climate Change and
other development issues and identify opportunities for PACJA engagement;
- Write press releases, press briefings, press
statements, media and campaign Q&As, and media messages, placing
articles in the appropriate media;
- Monitor media coverage of PACJA work across
Africa and Internationally and write and disseminate internal memos on
media developments;
- Liaise with PACJA National platforms and Focal
Points in implementing communication activities
(ii) Capacity Building
- Build capacity of all PACJA staff in relation
to communications and media through the development of guidelines,
training materials and programs
- Help staff, PACJA members and allies prepare
for media interviews ensuring that all agreed guidelines and protocol are
observed;
- Act as a media resource person for National
Platforms, Focal organisations and Partners
(iii) Reporting
- Assist in Producing and compiling regular
activity reports and updates on the implementation of the planned work
activities for management and communication purposes;
Requirements
- A university degree in Communications,
Journalism, or any other related field
- At least 4 years of experience in
Communications and Media work, preferably with an international/regional
development Organization
- Ability to work on own initiative to build on
and develop the job, combined with the ability to work effectively as part
of a team;
- Proven ability to develop relationships with
the media, other civil society organizations, and networks;
- Demonstrable capacity to orally articulate
issues in a clear and a concise manner
- Good interpersonal and communications skills
- Strong analytical and conceptualization
skills;
- Strong presentation skills;
- Proven experience writing skills; able to
write press releases, letters, briefs, etc.
- Proven experience of using MS office
application (Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint) and desktop publishing
software, knowledge and skill in graphic design, and updating website.
Application Procedure
All applications and accompanying
Testimonials should be submitted via email to:
The Administration Officer,
Pan African Climate Justice
Alliance,
Email: recruitment@pacja.org, copy to
info@pacja.org
to reach the Secretariat not later
than 3rd September 2014.