ILRI Engagement Policy and Advocacy Expert Jobs 2022 – Kenya NGO Jobs. ILRI Kenya looking for “Engagement Policy and Advocacy Expert”. Applicants with a degree in Master Degree may apply on or before 10th July 2022.
The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) works for better lives through livestock in developing countries. ILRI is co-hosted by Kenya and Ethiopia, has 14 offices across Asia and Africa, employs some 700 staff and has an annual operating budget of about USD80 million.
ILRI Engagement Policy and Advocacy Expert Jobs 2022
The ILRI has published a job vacancy announcement on 6th July 2022 for qualified Kenyans to fill in the vacant post of Engagement Policy and Advocacy Expert to be based in Nairobi, Kenya.
| Recruiter | International Livestock Research Institute |
| Position | Engagement Policy and Advocacy Expert |
| Location | Nairobi, Kenya |
| Country | Kenya |
| Total Vacant Post | N/A |
| Qualification | Master Degree |
| Experience Required | Minimum Eight years |
| Application Deadline | 10th July 2022 |
ILRI Job Vacancy 2022
Job Responsibilities:
- Develop and execute stakeholder engagement/ collaboration strategies – particularly with gender researchers, development actors, civil society and governments and other partners – to ensure that the Platform has an impact by leading and contributing to conversations (regional and global) on gender in agriculture, opportunities for youth and social inclusion
- Identifies and successfully leverages opportunities to use gender research to influence national, regional and global policy processes and decisions,
- Support researchers and champions to engage in different policy processes
- Ensures the Platform’s regular and productive engagement with past, current and potential funders, e.g., in bi-annual events and through regular outreach
- Create, maintain, and leverage a network of gender research champions, from within and outside CGIAR, to establish a community for sharing messages, strategies and opportunities for promoting gender equality in agriculture and food systems.
- Lead the design and successful delivery of innovative advocacy and outreach strategies and campaigns targeting diverse audiences (gender researchers, policy makers, donors, development partners) to support change within CGIAR and the Platform’s strategic partners, such as through
- delivering bespoke policy events with national or regional policy makers
- engaging in established policy process, such as CSW and SBSTA
- participating in partner events, such as AGRF, or major international events, such as UNFCCC COP, to steer conversations and ensure that gender research is well positioned at the center of food systems transformation
- levering and leading CGIAR internal events, e.g., Platform workshops
- Develop and use a network of national, regional, and international journalists and media platforms to share messages and content on gender research, e.g., through trainings, awards and small grants.
- Develop and successfully execute advocacy campaigns, carried out across media platforms, to amplify the Platform’s voice as a champion of world-class gender research and to change discourse, policy and practice on gender equality in agriculture and food systems
- Support appropriate messaging and communication strategies, together with the Platform’s strategic communications lead, to share emerging evidence, methods and tools necessary to drive gender equality in food systems with partners such as donors, governments, non-governmental organizations, researchers among others.
- Lead the Platform’s internal and external webinar series with CGIAR gender researchers and partners such as AWARD, GREAT, FAO among others, ensuring a regular schedule and building a recurring audience
- Lead, coordinate and deliver Platform events, including.
Position in Organization:
- ENGAGEMENT POLICY & ADVOCACY EXPERT
- Nairobi, Kenya
- Full-time
- CGIAR GENDER Platform
- Deadline: 10th July 2022
Qualification:
- Master’s degree in Communications, Information Studies, International Relations, Political Science, Journalism, or similar field.
Experience:
- Minimum Eight Years Experience.
How to Apply ILRI Engagement Policy and Advocacy Expert Jobs 2022
Note: Before you apply, please download (link is given below) the full advertisement and read it carefully.
Then to apply, go to https://www.ilri.org/jobs?jid=45043-engagement-policy-advocacy-expert-internal-advert
The Closing Date: 10th July 2022.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
| Particulars | Details Link |
| Job Advertisement | Click To View |
| Official Website | www.ilri.org |
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