Communication Jobs in Kenya

The Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI) is a global coalition of over 150 organizations dedicated to advancing the forest, land, and resource rights of Indigenous Peoples, local communities, Afro-descendant Peoples, and in particular the women within these groups. RRI’s members capitalize on each other’s strengths, expertise, and geographic reach to achieve solutions more effectively and efficiently. RRI leverages the power of its global coalition to amplify the voices of local peoples and proactively engage governments, multilateral institutions, and private sector actors to adopt institutional and market reforms that support the realization of rights.

Regional Facilitator for Anglophone Africa

The Facilitator will work closely with the Africa Program Director, the Africa Program Associates, and others within RRI to facilitate the planning process, monitoring and technical assistance to implementation of all RRI strategies, donor reporting, and communications.

The Facilitator will work independently and will not represent any one RRI Partner or Collaborator during annual work planning or implementation of activities. The Facilitator will perform her / his duties according to an established work plan for 2024, which could be adjusted according to RRI´s strategic priorities and will support the RRI planning cycles.

Key responsibilities include :

• Support Partners and Collaborators (P&C) to develop their strategies, activities, and budgets both for the Africa Program and Strategic Response Mechanisms (SRMs).
• Provide technical support to P&C for the implementation of the planned activities, ensuring that plans respond to expected outcomes, promoting communication and coordination among organizations under the guidance of the Africa Program Director.
• Support the Africa Program Associates in the monitoring of strategies implementation, informing the Secretariat of any unforeseen difficulties to comply with planned strategy.
• Encourage synergies and cross-regional learning among RRI P&C and resource people.
• Maintain regular communication with and among P&C and other members of the Coalition in Africa to generate discussions and analysis around the political landscape in Africa.
• Identify challenges and opportunities for RRI strategy implementation in Africa, particularly related to the Network of African Land Institutions for Community Rights (ALIN), and a regional theory of change / strategy.
• Highlight key successes and learning during project implementation and work with the Africa Program Associates to write blog posts and other communication materials.
• Assist in coordination & implementation of ongoing 2024 projects and efforts for the preparation of 2025 strategies.

Responsibilities and Duties :

1. Technical Assistance to Partners and Collaborators (P&C)

2. Strengthen the Synergies among Partners and Collaborators in country and regional platforms and channel global RRI communications to the Region

3. Regional Analysis and Documentation

Minimum Requirements

Preferred Qualifications

Key Contract Terms

This will be a six-month contract, with the option for renewal or transfer to an employment agreement at the end of the contract term. The consultant will be paid an hourly / daily fee for all activities undertaken against the scope of work, plus reimbursement of any approved expenses / materials. It is estimated that a contractor would need to plan for ~15 days equivalent work per month.

Applications will be accepted immediately and interviews conducted on a rolling basis.