Job purpose:
The Program Officer Convening and Convincing is responsible for designing the policy influencing and advocacy programme in the country of assignment in collaboration with the coalition partners and local NGO’s and CBO’s. He/she is the overall responsible for implementing the programme establishing and enhancing relations with local partners within the country and linking with partners and projects in the region and internationally. The Program Officer will maintain close collaboration with the Dutch Embassy in the country of assignment as well as other organizations part of the Dutch Strategic Partnership.

Profile:
• Five years’ experience with planning and implementing advocacy efforts especially community-based.
• Good knowledge of the social, economic and political situation of the region and the country where you will be based
• Experience in designing and implementing lobby efforts
• Knowledge of food security and value chain development.
• Proven track record of effective project/program management particularly related to project start-ups.
• Graduate degree in development issues coupled with years of experience in international development.
• Negotiation skills
• Networking and facilitation skills
• Training and facilitation skills
• Public speaking skills with experience presenting for the media a plus
• Good communication skills, including intercultural communication and communication with ecumenical actors
• Affinity with the protestant character of ICCO and Kerk in Actie

Tasks:
• Assessment and research to identify issues in right to food and access to markets in the assigned country
• Develop country program in collaboration with coalition members and local partners.
• Identify and plan for capacity building support of coalition members and local partners
• Develop annual work plans and quarterly benchmarks.
• Works with M&E advisor to develop an M&E framework and reports accordingly
• Writes regular progress reports and contributes towards a consolidated regional report.
• Ensure that our partners’ network has the capacity to collectively pursue joint advocacy initiatives;
• Build and maintain strategic alliances for advocacy purposes;
• Establish and maintain the mutually reinforcing linkages between advocacy initiatives at national, regional and international levels.
• Capacitate community groups, youth and women groups, local partners, and local churches to become active in claiming their rights towards (national and local) duty bearers.
• Actively link community lobby agenda from the grass root to the national and international level
• Facilitate linking and learning between all programme stakeholders to enhance programme quality.

Positioning, key contacts and reporting:
The Program Officer reports to the Regional Manager for the Central and Eastern Africa Regional Office (CEA RO) based in Uganda. He/She works closely together with the other 2 program officers Convening and Convincing in the region and the Program Coordinator at the Global Office. He/ She works in cooperation with the Finance and Administration unit and the regional and international specialist/advisors. The Program Officer will be stationed in one of the countries of assignment Kenya or Uganda.

How to Apply
Please send your CV of not more than 3 pages and a motivational letter of not more than 1 page to central-and-eastern-africa@icco-cooperation.org as only email applications shall be considered.
All applications should be clearly marked: “Program Officer Convening and Convincing Kenya and Uganda” and no email should exceed 2MB
We thank all applicants for their interest but please note that only those selected will be contacted and any form of lobbying will lead to automatic disqualification.