ARTICLE 19
Job Description: Senior Programme Officer – Safety,
Protection and Media
Responsible to: Regional
Director, Eastern Africa
Key Relationships: Monitoring
& Evaluation (M&E) focal points, Programme Officers
Contract: 1 year
renewable
Working Hours: Full time
(37.5 hours per week)
Location: Nairobi,
Kenya
Job Summary: The purpose of the role is to undertake a variety of tasks within the
Eastern Africa sub region in particular planning, administering, implementing,
co-ordinating and reporting on the execution of programmes and projects on the
right to information.
Specific tasks will include ensuring timely project delivery, organising
and attending advocacy roundtables and training workshops, liaison with donor,
government, partners and consultants, thematic research, preparing and editing
reports, and assisting in the preparation of project plans.
The Senior Programme Officer will also contribute generally to the work
of the ARTICLE 19 Kenya/Eastern Africa as an organisation.
Responsibilities
1. Assist
in Programme Development and Fundraising
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Contribute to the development of
concept papers and proposals, work plans and timetables in coordination with
the Fundraising and Compliance Officer;
·
Attending meetings with stakeholders
(funding and implementing) to discuss and develop joint interventions;
·
Attending fundraising and negotiation
meetings and;
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Assist in identification of new
funding opportunities and partners.
2.
Implementation and Coordination of the delivery of Programmes and projects on
safety and protection of journalists, bloggers and Human Rights Defenders
including by:
·
Development and execution of annual
programme work plans
·
Assisting partners to develop and
implement national/regional campaign and advocacy strategies;
·
Organising and facilitate capacity
building workshops with partners;
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Monitoring abuses of freedom of
expression within the region and developing appropriate advocacy responses
·
Supervising the work of Consultants,
volunteers/interns related to these projects;
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Editing and drafting workshop
reports; and
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Drafting reports to the donor (s).
3. Responsible for the overall financial and administrative management
of the projects including by:
·
Devising and agreeing budgets, work
plans and timetables in coordination with the Finance and Administration
Officer;
·
Ensuring timely delivery of project
outputs;
·
Maintaining financial records in
liaison with the Finance and Administration Officer; and
·
Ensuring appropriate monitoring and
review of programme project execution against the approved budgets.
4.
Maintaining regular contact with other programme staff, donors, programme and
project partners and consultants
·
Contributing to general Eastern
Africa Programme work, including by:
·
Dealing with inquiries and providing
information on the Programme;
·
Attending and assisting with meetings
and other Programme activities;
·
Maintaining and developing Programme
files and information systems.
·
Contributing to central ARTICLE 19
processes and policy development.
·
Contributing to ARTICLE 19’s regular
publications.
5.
Undertaking such other reasonable tasks as may be assigned by the Regional
Director, Eastern Africa.
Person Specification
Essential
Experience
·
At least 3 years experience in policy
work, monitoring, advocacy and/or campaigning work in the human rights sector;
·
At least 2 year experience of
managing budgets and projects;
·
Experience of working with partner
organisations;
·
Experience of working in a
cross-cultural environment.
Education
·
Masters Degree level or equivalent
with post-graduate qualification in human rights, law, African studies,
international relations, political science, media, communication, or other relevant
field being an added advantage.
Knowledge
·
Familiarity with human rights,
freedom of expression and/or democratisation issues in Eastern Africa
·
Familiarity with international and
regional mechanisms for promoting and protecting human rights.
·
Knowledge of politics and societies
in Eastern Africa
Skills
·
Able to operate on own initiative
with demonstrable time-management skills;
·
Excellent written and spoken English
and Kiswahili;
·
Analytical and strategic planning
skills;
·
Excellent project management and
administration skills (including financial management and reporting);
·
Excellent research and report writing
skills
·
Excellent writing and presentation
and advocacy skills;
·
Excellent communication skills and
sensitivity in working with people from various cultural and social
backgrounds;
·
Excellent organisational and
logistical skills;
·
Excellent skills in word-processing
and working with spreadsheets;
·
Familiarity with the use of e-mail
and internet;
·
Ability to work under pressure, with
little administrative support and to meet strict deadlines.
Other
·
Commitment to ARTICLE 19’s values and
objectives;
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Commitment to equal opportunities;
·
Ability to travel extensively.
Desirable
·
Knowledge of French
·
Experience of working in an NGO
environment;
·
Experience with civil society
capacity-building, including training;
·
Experience in the media field;
·
Research experience; and
·
Experience of writing/editing
publications.
Job
Description: Programme
Officer – Digital
Responsible
to: Regional Director, Eastern Africa
Key
relationships: International and regional communications teams
Contract: 1 year
renewable
Working
hours: 37.5 hours
Location: Nairobi,
Kenya
Role
Purpose: The purpose of the role is to lead
the development and implementation of impactful digitally oriented projects at
the ARTICLE 19 Eastern Africa regional office to expand our leadership in the
fields of freedom of expression and information.
She/ he will also support ARTICLE
19’s work relating to digital rights, internet governance and the intersection
of human rights and technology.
The ideal candidate will bring a
substantial understanding of both human rights and technical expertise, and a
solid understanding of the various internet governance instruments, fora and
discussions.
She/ he will provide expertise to
ARTICLE 19 on how the internet is structured from a technology perspective and
where Human Rights frameworks apply.
Additionally, the candidate should
have a track record in developing and/or strengthening effective collaborations
across multiple internal and external stakeholders (including experience of
multistakeholder processes), a proven ability to work effectively in a fluid
and fast paced work environment, and a history of being a strong team player.
Key
Responsibilities
The world of digital technology is
fast-moving, requiring flexibility and adaptability.
Reflecting this, we envision a
portfolio that will encompass the following areas:
·
Serve as the primary
cross-organisational focal point for developing and coordinating ARTICLE 19
Eastern Africa regional office’s global programmatic digital work;
·
Support the development and
implementation of ARTICLE 19 Eastern Africa regional office’s strategy,
particularly on areas of digitally-oriented programs;
·
Represent ARTICLE 19 Eastern Africa
regional office in regional and international fora to solidify our leadership
in the areas of digital freedom of expression and information;
·
Continually scan the external
environment and maintain a broad network with potential partners to identify
project opportunities to expand the realisation of the rights to freedom of
expression and information;
·
Work with programmatic and thematic
leads to develop digital programmatic activities that correspond with ARTICLE19
Eastern Africa’s strategic priorities, including right to information,
sustainable development goals, peaceful protest, protection and security
activities. Lead on the implementation of these activities and support the
offices and programmes on the effective use of digital technologies;
·
In collaboration with the ARTICLE 19
International Office’s law programme, support ARTICLE 19’s work relating to
internet governance, providing technical expertise and internet-architecture
knowledge, as well as engagement with broader technical civil society
community;
·
In collaboration with ARTICLE 19
International Office’s law programme, drive ARTICLE 19’s work to explore the
intersection between Human Rights and technology, looking for opportunities to
include a rights-based perspective in technical and business discussions;
·
Provide technical expertise and
knowledge of digital fora in support of the ARTICLE 19’s work on human rights
and digital law, policy and principles;
·
In collaboration with the
communications team, provide advice and support as requested in regards to
social media/ campaigning utilising digital technologies;
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Support the operations team on
ARTICLE 19’s internal and external digital collaborative work platform(s);
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Support the safety, protection and
media teams on ARTICLE 19’s digital security issues;
·
Help secure resources that will
support the programmatic work in this area.
Person
Specification
Experience:
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7+ years experience in managing
technical digitally-oriented projects;
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Substantial experience with human
rights, particularly freedom of expression and information;
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Experience of working with local and
international rights-based organisations;
·
Experience of writing for digital
platforms;
·
Experience of building digital tools
and platforms;
·
Experience of working on internet
governance issues;
·
Demonstrated successful experience of
strategic planning, fundraising and project management;
·
Proven capacity to understand and
anticipate the need for change management and experience of delivering
effective frameworks to plan and manage the continuous process of change.
Skills and
abilities
·
A doer – this post requires extensive
hands-on work and an ability to deliver tangible outputs;
·
Ability to multitask working quickly
and effectively;
·
Ability to work on own initiative and
to play a leading role on digital issues within an organisation;
·
Ability to work under pressure and
manage time effectively;
·
Ability to communicate complex topics
in an accessible manner to a broad audience;
·
Ability to work in multi-cultural and
multi-linguistic workplace;
·
Excellent written and spoken English;
knowledge of at least one other language is highly desirable (particularly
French, Spanish, Portuguese or Arabic)
·
A commitment to excellent performance
and a practical understanding of how to promote shared learning and innovation
across diverse regions;
·
Good interpersonal and advocacy
skills with a range of actors.
Knowledge
·
Educated to degree standard essential
with a post-graduate qualification desirable;
·
Knowledge of human rights and/or key
freedom of expression issues, internet governance and digital technology
essential;
·
Knowledge of digital technology that
can be used to enhance the work of a campaigning and advocacy organisation.
Other
Requirements
·
Cultural sensitivity and commitment
to equal opportunities;
·
Experience of working in other
countries within the region;
·
Willingness to work outside normal
working hours including weekends and evenings;
Job
Description: Senior
Programme Officer – Fundraising and Compliance
Responsible
to: Regional Director, Eastern Africa
Key
Relationships: Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) focal points, Programme Officers
Contract: 1 year
renewable
Working
Hours: Full time (37.5 hours per week)
Location: Nairobi,
Kenya
Role
Purpose: The purpose of the role is to improve
the financial sustainability of the organisation by developing and writing
grant proposals to governments, multi-lateral organisations and foundations,
identifying opportunities for the organisation to diversify its funding streams
and increase its income capacity; and to ensure that the impact of ARTICLE 19 Eastern
Africa’s work is identified, captured, shared, learned from and communicated to
key internal and external stakeholders.
The role is responsible for
assembling and submitting grant requests’ establish and maintain personal
contact and relationships with foundations and government contacts, conduct
prospect research, and maintain a calendar of submissions and other deadlines.
Also develop and implement monitoring
and evaluation systems to effectively plan, implement, capture, analyse and
report the impact of the organization’s programmatic work.
You will be required to work closely
with programme managers to enhance our entire project planning cycle to improve
the effectiveness and quality of our work and the production of timely and high
quality evidence-based reporting.
This work will not only allow us to
meet increasing donor demands, but also to provide key information that will
enable us to make better informed resource decisions.
Key
Responsibilities
Fundraising
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Contribute to an organisational fundraising
strategy for grant-based income to support the overall strategic aims and
objectives of the organisation
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Based on the strategy, identify
fundraising targets through prospect research and recommend potential funding
opportunities.
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Develop and maintain good
relationships with existing and potential foundations and funders.
·
Work closely with the fundraising
officer in London and program staff in to support the development of
fundraising proposals in keeping with the overall strategy.
·
Lead on the development and
production of grant proposals in the regional Office; persuasively
communicating the organisation’s mission and programs to potential funders;
·
Coordinate with relevant staff all
application activities, including planning, writing, document gathering,
communications and final submissions
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Work with programmes and finance
staff to develop accurate budget information for all proposal applications
·
Manage final submission, ensuring
that all required paperwork is fully compliant with applications requirements
and is submitted in a timely manner
·
Design and manage a database to
ensure all contacts and submissions are fully documented for reference purposes
·
Maintain a calendar to ensure timely
submission of letters of inquiry, proposal deadlines, and reports
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Follow up on all application
submissions and gather feedback so as to continuously improve the effectiveness
of fundraising operations
·
Ensure prompt acknowledgement of
grants awarded or gifts to the organisation
Develop
the M&E systems and lead in its implementation
·
Develop a regional M&E system
including a logical framework for the organisation.
·
Lead the technical design of M&E
methodologies and tools that allow accurate, reliable information to be
collected and reported against
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Ensure that M&E tools and processes
are understood and used consistently across the organisation and identify where
changes of the current M&E practices might be needed
·
Develop ToRs for M&E surveys,
mid-term and final project evaluations and coordinate external evaluations
·
Lead on the identification of case
studies and lessons learned, and support the team to act upon these lessons and
to share them with others both within and beyond Article 19
·
Strengthen organisational planning to
ensure that past project performance is considered as part of project design
and delivery
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Ensure programmes and projects
proposed are based on clear theories of change, draw upon the monitoring
framework and reflect lessons learned
Lead in
evidence collection, analysis and internal and external reporting
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Implement and maintain a quarterly
reporting mechanism that serves organisational requirements for internal and
external audiences
·
Guide programme staff in preparing
and analysing their quarterly reports and evidence collection
·
Lead on reviewing, analysing and
synthesising reports and monitoring evidence reported by all programmes on a
quarterly basis
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Guide programme staff on linking
results with activities, quality of evidence, project performance and
recommendations for any adjustments or improvements
·
Ensure information from reports and
evidence are documented for reporting and learning
Produce
the regional office’s annual report
·
Lead the production of the annual
report in collaboration with the Communications team at the International
office.
·
Conduct internal interviews and
research related to the annual report to determine which objectives were met
and what were the barriers to achieving objectives and goals
·
Lead external research related to the
annual report to find positive news stories about the organisation in
collaboration with programme staff
·
Write the annual report using
gathered research, internal quarterly reports and project reports and ensure
that reported facts are appropriately backed up by research and evidence
·
Collaborate with the communications
team to ensure that the annual report conveys the look, feel, tone and brand of
the organisation
Person
Specification
Essential
Education
and Knowledge
·
Masters Degree level or equivalent
with post-graduate qualification in human rights, law, African studies,
international relations, political science, media, communication, or other
relevant field being an added advantage.
·
Knowledge of human rights plus
knowledge of key freedom of expression and information issues
Experience
·
At least 3 years’ experience in the
design or development of M&E methods and approaches within the INGO or NGO
or similar sector
·
Demonstrable knowledge of funding
application processes and contracts management, funding streams and cycles,
particularly for European Commission and donor governments such as Sweden, the
UK, USA, Germany, Norway and the Netherlands
·
Ability to work collaboratively,
building relationships across the organisation and with external stakeholders
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Proven experience with logical
framework approach using global indicators
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Proven experience with planning and
implementation of M&E systems
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Proven experience of working with
staff and partners to implement M&E and reporting systems
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Experience of managing evaluations in
conjunction with field officers
·
Proven experience of writing reports
as a result of M&E processes, to both external and internal audiences
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Experience of synthesising,
summarising and providing clear analysis of a complex
organisational reporting process
organisational reporting process
Skills,
Experience and Abilities
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Experience securing funds from
private foundations, government and multi-lateral funding sources (e.g. the
European Commission and the United Nations)
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Demonstrable experience in proposal
writing and development
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Experience of networking and
relationship building with a wide range of donors
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Proven ability to meet deadlines and
effectively manage conflicting priorities
·
Proven ability to lead programmes of
work with clear deadlines set to others within the organisation, and ability to
motivate others to comply with deadlines
·
Proven ability to work on own
initiative and to play a leadership role within an organisation
·
Proven ability to work under pressure
and manage time effectively
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Knowledge of institutional donors
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Excellent written and spoken English
·
Proven experience and ability of adapting
writing in English for different audiences
·
Excellent interpersonal communication
and influencing skills, including ability to build relationships with wide
range of people, both internally and externally
·
Proven ability to work with others
not fluent in English language
How to
apply: –
Interested candidates should send a
covering letter highlighting how they meet the person specification and a CV
to: adminkenya@article19.org
Closing date for receipt of
applications: 14 December, 2016
Only shortlisted applicants will be
contacted
