POLICY ANALYSIS

• Analyze policies, strategies, regulations and institutions on adequate and affordable housing and recommend actions to promote adequate and affordable housing
• Analyze key international political and policy trends in areas related to HFHK’s work, with a specific focus on access to adequate and affordable housing
• Support with policy analysis at country level. Offer guidance; help locate expert advice (internal or external); assist in the collection of best practices and the promotion of successes.
• Leads the planning of research activities, based policy needs and executes research tasks as determined in collaboration with other subject matter experts
• Ensure policy compliance of national advocacy programs, ensure quality management of national advocacy programs, and validate GMT reports.
• Liaise and coordinate with other subject matter experts in the organization and within the Habitat network to ensure policy and advocacy are mainstreamed across Habitat programs.
• Supports subject matters experts and project leads in power and access mapping (general housing and campaign-specific planning), mobilizes own network for getting opportunities for introductions with decision makers and provides input for preparation of meetings, participates as necessary
• Monitors trends and changes in housing policy and proposals of different stakeholders to ensure appropriate and timely reactions; contributes to creation of policy on HHFK’s reactive advocacy engagement as well as corpus of basic statements and opinions on key issues

ADVOCACY ACTIONS

• Deliver clear advocacy strategies to influence decision-makers, the media, wider civil society and policy makers
• Work with HFHK’s advocacy Teams to identify key advocacy opportunities, co-ordinate activities and to maximise positive impact.
• Provide overall leadership, vision, strategic direction and management of advocacy and ensure that advocacy is an integral part of HFHK’s Theory of Change and Business Plan
• Contributes to development of proactive advocacy campaigns (research and knowledge generation and dissemination; development of advocacy proposal; networking and lobbying plan); explores funding options and contributes to creation of grant proposals as necessary
• Develop and update HFHK’s advocacy strategy, budget and implementation plan
• Contribute to HFHKs advocacy initiatives and campaigns outside in Kenya.
• Lead efforts related to capacity building of field advocacy staff and local partners as well as increased awareness and knowledge of other staff on advocacy issues
• Review and contribute to major grant proposals to ensure funding for advocacy initiatives
• Provide strategic guidance and advice to the advocacy team, by conceptualizing new campaigns initiatives
• Ensure advocacy coherence with global the level and reinforce strong and effective synergies between programmes and advocacy to maximise HFHK’s impact, especially ensuring evidence and best practice inform advocacy
• Lead on the development of relevant and realistic advocacy and related communications plans and coordinate their effective implementation

COLLABORATIONS

• Convene and facilitate stakeholder meetings and support key events, with a particular focus on engaging and collaborating with local partners
• Support strategic relationships among relevant networks, decision makers, experts, allies, partners, and other stakeholders
• Lead in the development of relationships and partnerships and represent the organization in key networks, ensuring that participation reflects the perspective of our field experience and key policy priorities
• Engage at high levels of government (national, county and local) and with other sector stakeholders on HFHK advocacy issues
• Make presentations and advocate for HFHK in parliamentary committees and other public platforms
• Build strong relationships with different organizations’ and civil society organisations on specific policy and advocacy initiatives
• Contribute to further developing the organisation’s stakeholder engagement approach, including curation of management tools
• Position HFHK as the leading organisation on social housing, aiming to achieve Sustainable
• Development Goals at the core of the advocacy work
• Develop and sustain strategic advocacy partnerships at the national level and maintain a database of advocacy experts contacts and possible alliances.
• Represent the HFHK at national level conferences and workshops as a speaker and expert.
• Contribute to design, planning and partnership coordination of Habitat-led events, workshops, and conferences.
• Contribute to advocacy and fund-raising efforts towards the Kenya
• Contribute to organizational communications regarding advocacy on a regular basis

PUBLICATIONS

• Work with other subject matter experts to coordinate external messaging on policy and advocacy to ensure consistency in HFHK’s communications and to maximize reach and impact
• Work with communications team to develop and contribute to press releases, media statements and reactive quotes, signing off content as appropriate
• Prepare information resources and briefing material on key policy issues e.g., reports and briefings for decision-makers, material for World Vision Ireland’s website, briefing documents for SMT
• Identify, develop and oversee operational and analytical research
• Work collaboratively with different team to prepare HFHK’s knowledge products on advocacy and
• present, circulate or disseminate the same across various networks and channels
• Coordinate the publication and dissemination of results and ensure that research informs advocacy
• Write and publish opinion pieces on HFHK Advocacy position and develop knowledge materials for influencing.

Job Description

• Coordinate the production of high-quality policy briefing papers, statements, external communications products and case studies to influence target audiences
• Develop briefing notes and position papers as requested for both internal and external use on key policy issues, and coordinate research initiatives as required
• Ensures HFHK generated knowledge is appropriately packaged, disseminated and covered in communication activities
• Work with the communication team to develop evidence-based documents for media work
• Drives knowledge and regularly updates on advocacy issues through consulting relevant literature and networks
• And any other duties as may be assigned by your supervisor.

KEY PERFORMANCE MEASURES / INDICATORS

• Clear policy roadmap and advocacy strategies
• Evidence and best practice informing advocacy
• HFHK’s impact maximised through influence
• String relationships with stakeholders
• HFHK positioned as the leading organisation on social housing

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

• Minimum of Bachelors Degree in Public Policy, law, international development, communications or other related courses
• Masters degree is highly preferred
• Additional education or certifications related to Policy and Advocacy
• 8 years of related experience working in policy, advocacy and/or research in a multicultural environment;
• previous experience in policy analysis and development is essential.
• Experience in advocacy development programs with non-profit organizations in Kenya
• Excellent political insight and judgement with good understanding of the Kenya parliamentary processes
• and the opportunities these present for influencing
• Experience of design and execution of advocacy strategies and projects at National and County Levels