HIVOS Regional Office Nairobi is
looking for a suitable individual for the following post:
Vacancy Name: Advocacy Officer - Climate and Energy
Number of hours:40
Office: Nairobi, Kenya
The Advocacy Officer Climate and Energy will be part of the Global Climate and Energy team and the Hivos Regional Office for East Africa.
The Advocacy Officer Climate and Energy will be part of the Global Climate and Energy team and the Hivos Regional Office for East Africa.
Energy is a vital for development.
Access to affordable, reliable and sustainable energy alleviates poverty,
improve living conditions and propel economic development. Hivos opts for 100
per cent renewable energy worldwide.
Continuing along the fossil fuel
route to harmful climate change will have disastrous effects, especially for
developing countries.
Climate and Energy Advocacy
Hivos objectives on energy are:
Hivos objectives on energy are:
(1) to improve access to sustainable
produced energy for cooking, lighting and productive use
(2) to develop renewable energy
markets and promote entrepreneurship in the renewable energy sector and
(3) to call for green, fair and
gender sensitive energy systems in policy and investments.
Too much of the scarce resources of donors and recipient countries are spent on supporting large scale fossil fuel based energy production.
Too much of the scarce resources of donors and recipient countries are spent on supporting large scale fossil fuel based energy production.
Hivos' advocacy aims to shift this
towards renewable and decentralized energy production to prevent further
climate change and biodiversity losses and at the same time address the full
energy needs and rights of the poor.
New developments such as the UN
Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) campaign and the SDG on energy, provide
ample opportunities for Hivos and local civil society organizations to
influence decision-making and funding into this direction.
Hivos wants to strengthen its
position in this field to influence and cooperate with governments and private
sector at local, national and international level.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities
- To coordinate existing and initiate new
advocacy strategies of Hivos in East Africa
- Further develop and coordinate the IIED and
Hivos “social innovation lab on energy” in Tanzania
- To support and cooperate with civil society
organizations engaged in energy access advocacy work in East Africa
- To develop networks and strategies with the
private sector for a joint approach in energy access advocacy
- To manage the existing energy advocacy
contracts with civil society partners in East Africa
- To develop advocacy positions and materials in
close coordination with the global climate and energy team
- To represent Hivos East Africa in advocacy
meetings in East Africa and act as spokesperson for Hivos on these issues
- Identify and analyze new approaches,
cooperation and funding for green and fair energy systems and Hivos' role
in this
- To contribute to the Hivos overall
organizational and policy development.
Requirements
- A master's degree in environmental policies,
sustainable energy, environmental and natural resource management,
economics of natural resources or other relevant field. (Bachelor's degree
with several years of relevant experience will also be considered).
- Five to seven years work experience in a
relevant sector.
- An excellent understanding of energy and
development policies and experience in advocacy work.
- Excellent communication skills including
public speaking in English and Kiswahili
- Strong interpersonal communication and
negotiation skill with private sector, civil society organizations,
government officials and community.
- Good understanding of and strong affinity with
civil society, in particular with non-governmental organizations.
- Capacity and willingness to strategize and
work closely with private sector actors and government bodies.
- Having respect for humanitarian or humanist
principles and willing to work in a non- discriminating, neutral,
impartial and gender equal environment
Reporting Line: The Advocacy Officer is part of the Green Team in
Nairobi and reports directly to the Global Coordinator for Climate, Energy and
Development at the Hivos Head Office under supervision of the Regional Director
in Nairobi.
Like to
apply?
Please send your CV plus motivation letter to: jobs@hivos.or.ke, reference number: Adv/PO.
Please send your CV plus motivation letter to: jobs@hivos.or.ke, reference number: Adv/PO.
Vacancy Name:Programme Officer - M&E, Gender and Youth
Number of hours:40
Region: East Africa
Office: Nairobi,
Kenya
The Sustainable and Secure Smallholder Systems @ Scale (4S@Scale) programme is part of the Green Society (GS) Programme of Hivos.
The Green Society (GS) programme collaborates with local organizations to enhance the economic position of rural entrepreneurial men and women.
The Sustainable and Secure Smallholder Systems @ Scale (4S@Scale) programme is part of the Green Society (GS) Programme of Hivos.
The Green Society (GS) programme collaborates with local organizations to enhance the economic position of rural entrepreneurial men and women.
Key areas of work include sustainable
agriculture, strengthening smallholder organizations’ access to markets,
finance and business development, sustainable energy and carbon finance. Gender
is a crosscutting issue is all Hivos’ programs.
The 4S@Scale programme: This five year programme, started in September
2013, aims to enhance the viability of 90,000 smallholder coffee farms in
Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania, thereby allowing the coffee sector in the region to
regain its vitality and offer long-term business opportunities for 2.4 million
smallholder coffee farmers.
The programme is based on a
partnership involving training institutes, national biogas partners and an
international company.
Responsibilities:
Your main responsibilities will be on Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning on Gender and Youth components.
Responsibilities:
Your main responsibilities will be on Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning on Gender and Youth components.
- Ensuring that the programme reaches its
development objectives, by establishing a strong Monitoring &
Evaluation system at the programme as well as the country level. Guide and
orient the design and implementation of an integrated M&E framework to
capture and clearly show these contributions
- Merging different M&E systems from the
different stakeholders
- Using M&E data for accountability and
programme progress
- Developing the Joint Learning Platform for the
PPP together with Solidaridad and SNV
- Designing and developing a strategy and
implementation plan to incorporate women and youth in the programme
- General support to the programme
Qualifications:
- Master's Degree in relevant field or
equivalent combination of relevant experience and education;
- Minimum of 5-7 years working experience in
rural development programmes;
- Proven expertise and experience in designing
and implementation of M&E systems.
- Expertise and experience in assessment of
gender, youth and social relations;
- Expertise with private sector development;
- Analytical and conceptual skills;
- Well organized and able to keep deadlines;
- Able to work in the multi-stakeholder
environment;
- Excellent communication and networking skills;
- Keen understanding of country political and
social dynamics;
- Excellent verbal and writing skills in
English.
- Willingness to travel frequently within the
region and in-country.
Like to apply?
Please send your CV plus motivation letter to: jobs@hivos.or.ke, reference number: vac4s@scale.
Please send your CV plus motivation letter to: jobs@hivos.or.ke, reference number: vac4s@scale.
Vacancy Name:Programme Manager - Green Society
Number of hours: 40
Region: East
Africa
Office: Nairobi, Kenya
The Programme Manager will be
responsible for the overall management of a five year programme which started
in September 2013.
The Green Society (GS) programme collaborates with local organizations to enhance the economic position of rural entrepreneurial men and women.
Key areas of work include sustainable
agriculture, strengthening smallholder organizations’ access to markets,
finance and business development, sustainable energy and carbon finance. Gender
is a crosscutting issue is all Hivos’ programs.
Responsibilites
Responsibilites
- The overall management of a five year
programme, 4S@Scale, which started in September 2013. The programme
aims to enhance the viability of 90,000 smallholder coffee farms in Kenya,
Uganda and Tanzania, thereby allowing the coffee sector in the region to
regain its vitality and offer long-term business opportunities for 2.4
million smallholder coffee farmers. The programme is based on a
partnership involving farmer support institutes, national biogas partners
and an international company
- Together with your team, you will ensure that
effective and efficient collaboration mechanisms are established in the
three countries, at the programme level as well as with other stakeholders
in the sector. Besides the overall management and coordination, it will be
your responsibility to ensure that social issues are integrated in
programme design and implementation and that monitoring, evaluation and
learning mechanisms are established
- Co-ordinate and develop Hivos' Green Society
programme – Food and Productive Landscapes in the East African region, of
which the above mentioned initiative forms an integral part. You will
support colleagues in the development, fundraising and implementation of
innovative programmes
- Present Hivos’ vision in the field of GS in an
attractive and leading way. You feel comfortable in building networks with
relevant strategic partners and donor agencies in the North and South.
Qualifications
- You have an advanced degree in a relevant
field at University level. Ample experience in the promotion of rural
entrepreneurship and collaboration with private sector actors, preferably
in the coffee sector in East Africa.
- You have a minimum of 7 years experience in
programme and financial management.
- Experience in working with international
donors in substantial programmes.
- You have demonstrated leadership qualities and
an ability to inspire teams to deliver quality results and promote
partnership collaboration.
- You also have a convincing track-record in
program development and resource mobilization.
- We expect you to have a strong vision on green
entrepreneurship in rural areas and a good sense for new developments and
innovations.
- You have a strong affinity for Hivos’ mission
and for social and environmental concerns.
- We expect you to have excellent communication
skills in English and Kiswahili, both verbal and written
Like to apply?
Please send your CV plus motivation letter to: jobs@hivos.or.ke, reference number: PM/GS.
Please send your CV plus motivation letter to: jobs@hivos.or.ke, reference number: PM/GS.
