Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Core Sectors: Labor
Category: Call for Resumes
Summary:
The Communications, Learning, and Knowledge Management
Coordinator provides overall technical expertise on strategic communications,
outreach and advocacy to local government and stakeholders, with technical
experience in developing and implementing communications plans in culturally,
politically, and security sensitive environments. The Communications, Learning,
and Knowledge Management Coordinator will be the key contact for coordination
of all the learning and knowledge management components of the contract.
Specific Job Functions:
- Plans
and oversees the implementation of learning and knowledge management
activities needed to organize and share information in support of
stabilization efforts in Somalia;
- Develops
and advance USAID’s learning agenda to guide program interventions;
- Leads
consultations and research with implementing partners and other USAID
stakeholders to better understand the design, casual pathways and
implementation conditions underlying promising program results;
- Mobilizes
experts to respond to task requests, furnishes the required reports to
USAID, and meets with the COR and activity managers as necessary;
- Supports
Somali counterparts in their communications, learning, and knowledge
management capacity and outreach.
Required Skills & Experience:
- Technical
leadership, capacity, and experience to provide vision, direction, and
leadership to learning and knowledge management activities;
- An
advanced degree in a relevant field, such as peace-building, international
development, international affairs, law, business, communications, social
work, journalism, knowledge management, adult learning, instructional
design and teaching, or a related area;
- At
least five years of progressively responsible work experience the area of
knowledge management;
- Two
or more years of experience working with online communities and web-based
systems for knowledge sharing and/or collaboration;
- Familiarity
with the key principles of post-conflict development, peacebuilding,
statebuilding, and/or resilience;
- Demonstrated
the ability to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in
writing;
- Experience
facilitating host-country ownership of communications and outreach
products, and building capacity of colleagues and counterparts on
communications practices;
- Somali
language skills preferred, but not required.
Success Factors:
- Ability
to deal with ambiguity and change;
- Strong
communication and organizational skills;
- Ability
to coordinate and lead team members;
- Excellent
interpersonal skill, including patience, diplomacy, willingness to listen
and respect for colleagues. Must be capable of working both individually
and as part of a team;
- Ability
to analyze and propose solutions to problems;
- Ability
to work independently and as part of a group;
- Ability
to work effectively in a fast-paced and changing environment.
Regional Travel Requirements:
- Up
to 30%.
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