The International Republican Institute (IRI) in Kenya is competitively recruiting Program Officers (PO), Assistant Program Officer (APO) and Monitoring and Evaluation Assistant (M&E) Assistant to support its civic education and local democratic governance program.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Monitor budgets and expenditures for assigned program areas, and negotiate and prepare contracts, sub-grants, and other financial and project implementation documents;
• Manage a team of Assistant Program Officers and Program Assistants, providing guidance, mentorship, delegation of responsibility, and adequate oversight of performance;
• Design, develop and manage program areas to ensure that reporting requirements are met, projects remain within budget allocation, and program objectives are completed on schedule;
• Identify and cultivate relationships with relevant government officials, local partners, and members of the diplomatic and donor community, and represent IRI at public functions;
• Fulfil reporting requirements of assigned program areas, manage the drafting and editing of team documents and reports, and provide guidance for written work of subordination;
• Travel to various parts of Kenya as necessary to support program implementation, reporting and monitoring and evaluation;
• Monitor and evaluate the performance of IRI and partner organization activities, identifying successes and failures and recommending program adjustments accordingly;
• Develop short and long term plans for specific programmatic objectives, and design, draft and edit proposals with the Program Manager, and;
• Any other duties assigned to support specific program objectives or other IRI work in Kenya.

• A university graduate with Bachelor’s degree in International relations, political science, public policy, law or a related subject, a Master’s degree is preferred.
• A minimum of 3-5 years relevant professional experience in either international development, democratic governance, civic society, policy making or law.
• Fluent in written and spoken English and at least one other language.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a proven capacity to create clear and concise proposals and reports.
• Advanced knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite and a strong familiarity with desktop publishing software, social media and online applications.
• Must be able to travel independently and lead other colleagues to new environments, and
• Experience in managing and motivating others to work effectively on multiple tasks and responsibilities simultaneously and under tight deadlines to meet program needs.

• Proficient in grant management and accounting skills necessary to draft and oversee program budgets and disbursement of funds;
• Experience implementing projects for international donor funded programs;
• Ability to develop and implement monitoring and evaluation systems to measure impact and effectiveness of programs;
• Demonstrated knowledge or competency in civic education, constitutional development, devolution processes or local governance programs; and
• Proven capacity to analyse the regional political and electoral environment.

• Provide efficient and timely action on administrative and accounting matters, written assignments and submission of reports;
• Assist the Program Office with monitoring budgets and expenditures for assigned program areas, and negotiating and preparing contracts, sub-grants, and other financial and project implementation documents;
• Design, develop and assist the Program Officer with management of program areas to ensure that reporting requirements are met, projects remain within budget allocation, and program objectives are completed on schedule;
• Update and maintain program resource files and contracts for purposes of monitoring and evaluation and internal reporting;
• Cultivate relationships and communicate with relevant Government officials, local partners, and members of the diplomatic and donor community on behalf of his/her supervisor, and represent IRI at public functions;
• Assist the program Officer in managing team projects and objectives, and lead the development of work product in collaboration with other staff;
• Travel to various parts of Kenya as necessary to support program implementation, reporting and monitoring and evaluation;
• Perform any other duties assigned to support specific program objectives or other IRI work in Kenya.

• A university graduate with Bachelor’s degree in International relations, political science, public policy, law or a related subject.
• A minimum of 2-3 years relevant professional experience in either international development, democratic governance, civic society, policy making or law.
• Fluent in written and spoken English and at least one other language.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a proven capacity to create clear and concise proposals and reports.
• Advanced knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite and a strong familiarity with desktop publishing software, social media and online applications.
• Must be able to travel independently and lead other colleagues to new environments, and
• Experience in managing and motivating others to work effectively on multiple tasks and responsibilities simultaneously and under tight deadlines to meet program needs.

• Proficient in grant management and accounting skills necessary to draft and oversee program budgets and disbursement of funds;
• Experience implementing projects for international donor funded programs.
• Ability to develop and implement monitoring and evaluation systems to measure impact and effectiveness of programs;
• Demonstrated knowledge or competency in civic education, constitutional development, devolution processes or local governance programs; and
• Proven capacity to analyse the regional political and electoral environment.

• Compile and edit reports obtained from program staff for submission to IRI’s Washington DC office and/or to donors;
• Develop and implement monitoring and evaluation systems to measure impact and effectiveness of IRI Kenya programs;
• Travel to various parts of Kenya as necessary to conduct program follow-up, reporting, monitoring and evaluation;
• Monitor and evaluate the performance of IRI and partner organization activities, identifying successes and failures and recommending program adjustments accordingly;
• Assist in research for IRI Kenya publications, proposals and other documentation;
• Assist in the development of success stories and any other external communication material which highlight the programmatic gains of the IRI Kenya programs;
• Manage SMS and other social media platforms for external communication with IRI partners and the general public, and
• Any other duties assigned to support the monitoring and evaluation department or other IRI work in Kenya.

• A university graduate with Bachelor’s degree in International relations, political science, public policy, statistics or a relevant subject.
• Fluent in written and spoken English and at least one other language.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a proven capacity to create clear and concise reports.
• Advanced knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite and a strong familiarity with desktop publishing software, social media and online applications.
• Possess technical skills in IT that will be useful in database development and management.
• Must be willing to travel frequently to new environments and assist other colleagues, and
• Ability to work effectively on multiple tasks and responsibilities simultaneously and under tight deadlines to meet organizational needs.

• Proficiency in data analysis, data management, project assessment and evaluation.
• Experience implementing or assessing projects for international donor funded programs.
• Proficiency in performing data analysis using various preferred analysis software such as SPSS or Microsoft excel.
• Ability to develop and implement monitoring and evaluation systems to measure impact and effectiveness of programs;
• Demonstrated knowledge or competency in civic education, constitutional development, devolution processes or local governance programs; and
• Proven capacity to analyse the local and regional political and electoral environment.

• Curriculum vitae
• Cover letter
• Two professional references to IRIKenya.Jobs@gmail.com