Road Safety Advocacy Officer at

1 month ago

Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya Kenya Red Cross Society Full time
Kenya Red Cross is one of the many International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement societies around the world.

The Kenya organisation was established in 1965, The Kenya Red Cross supports and runs a number of projects whilst raising awareness to the Kenyan public about the current issues or problems which may affect them.

Job Summary

Reporting to the National Youth Manager(KRCS Road Safety Focal Point) and technically working with the Policy, Advocacy and Governance Advisor, the post-holder will provide direct assistance to KRCS at the head office in Nairobi.

The Officer will support the implementation of the Safe Urban Roads and Areas (SURA-K) aimed at influencing and advocating for the amendment of the speed limit legislations in Kenya.

Duty Station

S/he will be based at the Kenya Red Cross Headquarters, in Nairobi, with frequent travel to the field as necessary.


Key responsibilities:
Champion the key road safety policy messages emerging form the activities under the SURA-K Project

With the Program Manager and Policy, Advocacy and Governance Advisor, lead KRCS engagement with government and civil society organizations working on road safety.

Monitor Kenya's road safety initiatives/ activities and identify opportunities for advancing rod safety.

With support from the Program Manager, lead the dissemination and advocacy of research / survey outputs from the Project activities.

Develop campaign briefings and related materials.
Contribute to consultation responses and road safety policy developments.
Work in collaboration with the Program Manager, Communications Officer and Policy, Advocacy and Governance Advisor
Support in planning and coordination of stakeholders' engagement activities in Nairobi County
Assistance with KRCS events and other related tasks.
Ensure activities under the project are in schedule as per the approved work-plans and timelines.
Schedule, plan and organize project-related meetings and events with the support of the Program Manager
Maintain activity records, reports, presentations, and proposals.
Collect and highlight success stories with the support of the communications' team.
Facilitate in-person workshops to participants from the Road Safety organizations/ institutions.
Mobilize stakeholders to take part in the workshops, consultations meetings and any other activities under the project.
Support logistics coordination for workshops and activities e.g. hotel bookings, purchase requests etc.
Identify and mitigate any potential risks to the project with support from the Program Manager
Perform other roles that may be assigned to you by the line manager

Requirements:
To fill this position, we are looking for someone with evidence of the following:

Qualifications

A degree in law, political science, communications or transport-related discipline

Essential Capabilities

Knowledge of transport, health, environment, economics, management, social policy, politics or related discipline
Proven communication and campaign skills
Excellent writing skills, particularly in an applied research situation
An ability to communicate specialist technical knowledge to a non-specialist audience
An ability to understand statistics and to clearly present key findings
An ability to source and analyze information from the government, academia, stakeholders, KRCS contacts and others
IT skills – mainly MS Office (Word, Excel, PPT and Outlook)
An ability to work unsupervised and to use initiative
Enthusiasm and the ability to take a key role in KRCS
A willingness to be flexible in roles and responsibilities

Desirable

A knowledge of road safety
A knowledge of the operations of Kenya's National Assembly, Legislative process, national and county governments
Social media skills, particularly X, Instagram, Facebook and Word press

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