Job Title: Program Associate, Policy and Advocacy
Hiring Organization: PATH
Location – Locality: Nairobi
Location – Region: Kenya
Industry: NGO
Job Type: Full Time
Salary: KES
Date Posted: 06/10/2024
PATH is a
global nonprofit dedicated to achieving health equity. With more than 40 years
of experience forging multisector partnerships and with expertise in science,
economics, technology, advocacy, and dozens of other specialties, PATH develops
and scales up innovative solutions to the world’s most pressing heath
challenges.
PATH Kenya is a local entity that has been working in the country since 1990. PATH Kenya has been a trusted partner to the Kenyan government, the private sector, nongovernmental organizations, and communities, supporting the country’s rise as a health leader in East Africa and beyond. PATH in Kenya works to enhance health system capacity and resilience by providing technical expertise with deep local experience, accelerating progress through advocacy and policy, and using human-centered design to maximize impact.
PATH
Kenya is recruiting for a Program Associate to support the coordination of
project activities for the Uongozi wa Afya Thabiti (UAT) Leadership and
Governance project. The Program Associate will support the coordination and
overall project management activities at county level. As a member of the
project team, you will support the planning, and coordination and reporting all
project activities related to strengthening structures for evidence-based
health sector policy development, implementation, review, and tracking.
The
successful candidate will provide coordination for all policy advocacy related
Health Leadership and Governance activities. The Program Associate will work
closely with the project Team Lead and other Uongozi wa Afya Thabiti (UAT)
technical team of Project Officers, Technical Advisors, and Cluster Leads to
contribute to a holistic, integrated, and comprehensive project implementation.
Duties
and Responsibilities:
Support
the coordination, implementation, and monitoring of all assigned project activities
as outlined in the detailed implementation plan in line with UAT project’s
program quality principles and standards, donor requirements, and good
practices.
Work with
the project team to support the strengthening and management of partnerships
with relevant county level target policymakers, government and County assembly
officials and staff, strategic partners, and key opinion leaders to promote
priority policy changes and policy implementation including investments.
Coordinate
planning and execution of technical assistance activities to civil society
organizations on the development and implementation of effective advocacy
strategies/initiatives or approaches at national and county level.
Work with
the project lead to support counties including planning and coordinating
capacity building activities including workshops, events.
Represent
UAT in meetings at county levels to support the forging relations with the GOK,
CBOs, other stakeholders, and the community.
Support
provision of technical and policy advisory support to decision makers at county
levels.
Represent
UAT in key technical working groups (TWG) and strategic forums at and sub
county levels.
Support
he project lead to ensure accurate and timely reporting of all assigned project
activities per donor and UAT standards and established schedules.
Support
the development of tools, templates, fact sheets and policy briefs.
Work
closely with the logistics team to plan workshops, events, and other project
activities at county level.
Required
Skills and Experience
Bachelor’s
Degree in Public Health, Social Sciences, Gender, International Development,
Development Economics, or a related field
5 years
of experience in public health policy and advocacy
Experience
in implementing USAID funded projects and working in a consortium.
Experience
working with the Ministry of Health and county health management teams
required.
Excellent
interpersonal communication, and presentation skills required A good
understanding of devolution and county government structures.
Ability
to plan, coordinate implementation of participatory action planning approaches
and engage County, Sub- County and Ward-level stakeholders.
Demonstrated
experience in coordination of project activities, working with multiple teams
including government, civil society, and community.
Demonstrated
experience in work planning, meeting coordination and report writing.
Advocacy
experience related to policy, leadership, and governance; health financing
strongly preferred.
Experience
using MS Windows and MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).