Transparency International Citizen Demand Programme Coordinator Job in Nairobi Kenya

Vacancy: Programme Coordinator
 

Reference: Citizen Demand
 

Duty Station: Nairobi with Travel to the Counties
 

Transparency International - Kenya (TI-Kenya) is part of the Transparency International group that is a non-partisan coalition of individuals with a shared vision of a corruption-free world. 

TI-Kenya is an autonomous chapter in the Transparency International movement, a global coalition against corruption with which TI-Kenya shares knowledge and exchanges ideas for the greater good of Kenya.
 

Transparency International Kenya seeks to employ a Programme Coordinator for its Citizen Demand Programme.
 

Overall Purpose of the Job: The Programme Coordinator (PC) will lead, coordinate and oversee its Citizen Demand Programme. 

Reporting to the Head of Programmes, the PC shall be responsible for strategic planning, budgeting, co-ordinating, developing and implementing the citizen demand programme aimed at building citizen capacity to enable them influence public policy and provision of public services, and designing and implementing innovative projects that promote effective citizen engagement in the promotion of accountable and transparent governance and efficient service delivery at national and county levels. 

The PC shall also be responsible for the water and education sub-programmes, improved systems and procedures as well as monitoring and evaluating programme activities and individual performance against set targets. 

Other duties include team building, providing effective leadership and implementing on-the-job training to improve employee performance within the Citizen Demand Programme.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities
 

The duty station for this position shall be at the TI Kenya secretariat, Nairobi. 

Duties and responsibilities at this level include:-

• Designing and implementing strategies and projects to enhance effective citizen participation in promoting accountability, transparency and efficient service delivery;
• Designing and implementing appropriate guidelines for advocacy against and legal advice on corruption;
• Designing and coordinating implementation of appropriate and innovative projects, strategies and activities to enhance public awareness on corruption and build their capacity to stand up against corruption;
• Ensuring effective management of Advocacy and Legal Advise Centres’ (ALACs) activities in the regions including developing strategies for the recruitment and induction of volunteer advocates into the Legal Advisory Committees for the ALACs.
• Developing work schedules, drafting case pleadings and allocating cases in order to ensure that volunteer advocates are receiving a continuous flow of court cases for their action.
• Reviewing the effectiveness of legal aid services offered in the ALACs.
• Establishing and facilitating cross-functional and multidisciplinary teams of probono advocates to represent qualified clients in public interest test cases on corruption and integrity.
• Developing citizen driven legislation, political participation, accountability and transparency projects and strategies;
• Identify potential public interest cases, research on them and develop multi-pronged strategies of dealing with them, including but not limited to public/strategic/impact litigation
• Establish and coordinate sustainable networks/partnerships with local and international governance institutions and actors in the administration of justice and promotion of legal and human rights in Kenya including donors, government agencies, NGOs and community groups to ensure collaborative strategies and effective support networks to promote accountability and transparency;
• Developing citizen centred programmes and strategies to fight against corruption;
• Develop and operationalize effective reporting mechanisms for the citizen demand programme and ensure periodic, monthly and annual progress reports of the programme are written in time.
• Reviewing the operations and results of the programme and providing reports showing achievements against planned targets as well as justification for performance variances.
• Developing appropriate fundraising strategies to diversify revenue sources for the organization;
• Managing contracts and monitoring expenditure ;
• Overseeing performance management for the programme’s staff;
• Coordinating the monitoring and evaluation and documentation of lessons and best practice in the Citizen Demand Programme;
• Promoting linkages with government institutions and other relevant stakeholders in implementing and monitoring of citizen demand activities, development of national policies and legislation;
• Promoting mainstreaming of transparency and accountability in citizen demand policies and programmes;
• Promoting research on citizen demand and good governance in collaboration with institutions of higher learning;

Job Specification
 

For appointment to this position, a candidate must have;

• Managed a governance and or legal aid programme for at least (3) years;
• At least a bachelors degree in the following disciplines; Law, Community Development, Development Studies, Public Administration, Environmental Studies or any other related qualification from a recognized institution;
• A Masters Degree in any of the above disciplines will be an added advantage;
• Be proficient in computer applications; and
• Shown merit in work performance and results

Competencies

• A strong commitment to the aims, objectives and values of TI-Kenya
• High level skills in report writing and presentation
• Ability and experience to conceptualize, implement and evaluate governance and policy programmes
• Knowledge of dynamics of partnership and experience in a role directly involved with such partnerships
• A good appreciation of advocacy and community engagement
• Excellent verbal, analytical, and organizational skills
• Experience in proposal writing with a proven ability to secure donor funding
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills

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 19th December 2014 to: hr@tikenya.org

Please include the reference: Citizen Demand as the subject of your email applications.

Do not attach your testimonials or certificates.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.