Vacancy: Deputy Programme Officer
Reference: Climate Governance Integrity Programme
Duty Station: Nairobi
Job Summary:Transparency International-Kenya (TI-Kenya) is part
of the Transparency International movement that is a non-partisan coalition of
individuals with a shared vision of a corruption free world.
Climate Governance Programme aims at strengthening the legal framework & policies governing environmental practice.
The
programme aims at ensuring equitable sharing of accruing environmental benefits
through citizen mobilization and empowerment.
Transparency International Kenya (TI
–Kenya) is implementing a programme of action geared to promoting transparency,
accountability, integrity and anticorruption safeguards in climate finance
governance (CFG) both nationally and globally.
The purpose is to increase capacities
of climate finance governance stakeholders to better engage, cooperate,
advocate and contribute to CFG policy development, implementation and oversight
through low carbon technology.
Under the supervision of the Programme Officer, the Deputy Programme Officer is in charge of implementing appropriate activities in support of TI- Kenya strategic goals.
Duties and Responsibilities
1. Programme Management
- Design projects, develop work plans/activities
schedules and ensure successful implementation to achieve overall
programme objectives aligned to TI-Kenya strategic goals.
- Support timely programme reports; monthly,
quarterly and annual reports.
- Support management of the programme budgets
and resource allocation; monitoring expenditures, identification of budget
gaps and proper accounting to donors. The task will include timely reports
to relevant stakeholders.
- Track and monitor project deliverables using
M&E frameworks, produce M&E reports defining project progress and,
analyse results in contribution to overall strategic development of the
Climate Governance Programme.
- Support the identification and recruitment of
qualified service providers as well as procurement of assets/utilities and
consultants for tasks specific to the programme. The Deputy Programme
Officer shall also assist in preparation of the terms of reference,
expression of interest and contracts in accordance with TIKenya policies and
procedures and will facilitate successful delivery of work by such service
providers.
- Provide technical support to ensure that
technical documents of the programme are fully reviewed, discussed and
appropriately disseminated. This task includes support to research, data
collection and reports.
- Develop and implement national advocacy
strategies and actions to promote and improve transparency, accountability
and integrity of climate governance.
- Project organization and co-ordination
including meetings, dialogues with partners, development of research and e
– learning tools for stakeholders. • Build capacity of staff and
relevant stakeholders on climate governance with specific influence on
climate finance governance, service delivery, public procurement and development
of IEC materials on the sub-programmes.
2. Strategy Development.
- Support development of programme priorities
and objectives and communicate to staff, partners and other stakeholders
for mutual understanding and ownership.
- Support development of TI Kenya national,
regional and global strategies and implementation of climate governance
- Support development of national advocacy
actions and strategies to promote and improve transparency, accountability
and integrity in climate governance which includes interventions to CFG
policy development, designing and producing policy and working paper in
climate governance issues and recommendations, convene high visibility
events and campaign to increase awareness on climate governance.
3. Management of TI Kenya
partners/partnerships.
- Conduct national risk map and assessment of
the key national entities responsible for climate finance for mitigation
and adaptation projects;
- Develop and maintain national or local climate
governance networks and communities of practice involving climate
governance stakeholders;
- Conclude special Memorandum of understanding
(MOUs) with key stakeholders;
- Develop collaborative program strategies,
resource mobilization, concerted efforts and collective results for
desired impact;
- Develop links and share experiences with
relevant stakeholders to promote and mainstream climate governance
transparency to achieve TI - Kenya vision and mission;
- Provide technical support to project partners
in the development of sound policies for transparent and accountable
institutions of governance;
- Support national or local climate finance
governance e–learning tool and supplementary capacity building actions for
local stakeholders to better understand and participate in national policy
development and monitoring;
- Mobilize TI Kenya good governance coalitions
to participate in initiatives of climate governance.
4. Institutional learning
- Support the development of e-learning,
networking and knowledge/content management platforms for communication
and share-learning.
- Provide technical support for the development
of structured opportunities of institutional learning including project
monitoring and evaluation, highlighting success stories and lessons learnt
and development of good practices.
Qualifications and Experience
- Hold a graduate degree in Environmental
Science;
- At least five (2) years of proven experience
in advocacy work around environmental governance, especially climate
governance. This should include expertise in climate financing and
familiarity with UNFCCC;
- Experience in project management
- Research skills.
- ICT skills-use of share point, Ms Office 2010,
Social networking tools & other project management computer software.
- Experience related to knowledge management,
Advocacy work, e-learning tools and/or online network management,
preferred.
Competencies
- Good understanding of civil society and
networks engaged in advocacy; knowledge of international institutions
likely to be advocacy targets.
- General knowledge of climate finance, climate
governance and development issues.
- Knowledge of and interest in corruption and
governance issues.
- Excellent communication – spoken and written
skills in English and Kiswahili.
- Public relations and communication skills.
- Good understanding of messaging and public
positioning; ability to identify newsworthy issues and stories, media
opportunities and outlets
- Creative response to opportunities in projects
with integrated media and advocacy plans and actions
- Proven ability to meet deadlines with a high
level of creativity and flexibility
How to Apply:
Interested and qualified candidates
are requested to submit one document as an attachment (combining the
application letter and CV with at least three professional referees) by email
on/before close of business on 15th December 2014 to: hr@tikenya.org
Please include the reference: Climate Governance Integrity Programme as the subject of your email applications.
Do not attach your testimonials or certificates.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
