Power-Up Campaign Co-ordinator

Please see job description here.

Salary:                  

Ksh15,000-20,000 per day, depending on skills and experience, to be paid monthly in arrears. The contractor shall be responsible for payment of relevant local taxes, social security and any mandatory insurances or pension contributions. (Max. 250 days over the 12-month contract)

Contract:         

12-month contract with possibility to extend

35 hours per week, with occasional evening and weekend working (there will be opportunity for time off in lieu)

Location:             

Applicants must have the right to live and work in Kenya and will be asked to provide evidence if short listed. This is a hybrid role with occasional desk and meeting space available in our sister organisation’s offices in Westlands.

About the Power Up Campaign

POWER UP is a coalition of Kenyan civil society and private sector organisations, united in our aim to support the growth of the productive use renewable energy and clean cooking sectors in Kenya by advocating for: a conducive policy environment; effective and inclusive national and county level energy planning; and greater financing for the sectors.  

We seek to ensure that the bold climate commitments made by the Government of Kenya, and by international organisations and financiers, are translated to inclusive policy, action and investment at local level so that those on the frontline of climate change and adaptation in Kenya’s underserved communities have access to clean, affordable energy, enabling them to live low-carbon, climate resilient livelihoods. Learn more at www.powerupnow.org

About the Role

We are looking for someone with an unshakeable belief that we can achieve greater impact by working together; who can facilitate diverse groups from within and beyond the energy, climate and finance sectors; and who can manage complex, dynamic relationships sensitively, leading from behind to support the coalition to attract new members, partners and allies.

Are you innovative and entrepreneurial? A critical and reflective thinker, with a “can do” attitude to seize daily new campaign opportunities? Can you plan for the long-term power, success, and sustainability of the coalition to achieve its objectives?

You will need a minimum three years’ experience in policy, advocacy and influencing in energy, climate, development and/or finance in Kenya and demonstrable understanding of synergies and conflicts across sectors, and with first hand knowledge and lived experience of the negative impact that lack of energy access has on people’s lives and livelihoods in East Africa.

The Co-ordinator will be responsible for the development and delivery of the Power Up coalition and campaign in Kenya, building coalition membership and engaging with stakeholders. 

What you might find yourself doing

Government & Stakeholder Engagement 

·         Inspire and coordinate the membership to achieve maximum impact through collaborative working to strengthen our calls for policy change, greater government action and increased financial flows to productive use renewable energy and clean cooking in the Kenyan counties.  

·         Coordinate the recruitment of new coalition members and develop a strategy to engage and retain all coalition members 

·         Developing campaign and communications materials and engagement with senior stakeholders, including policymakers and politicians

·         Prepare for events, and coordinate stakeholder consultations

·         Public speaking at events and conferences

·         Represent the coalition members in various events and forums 

Campaign Development & Communications 

·         Work with coalition members to co-create and build key campaign messages and materials 

·         Plan, with coalition members, Power Up campaign events to influence and persuade stakeholders in government of the opportunities and co-benefits presented by improved policy and increased financing for productive use renewable energy and clean cooking in Kenya. 

·         Develop compelling content to persuade stakeholders to engage with our campaign asks 

·         Facilitate sharing of communications materials and resources with all coalition members for engagement and dissemination to relevant stakeholders in national and county government, energy, climate and finance sectors (amongst others). 

·         Oversee Power Up owned communications channels, working closely with colleagues in the secretariat and coalition member organisations to manage the delivery of campaign communications activities.  

·         Curate materials submitted by coalition members, collecting and cataloguing the people- and planet-centred stories which they share for use in the Power Up campaign.  

·         Commission and manage third parties for creation of content, including video, photo, graphics/animations, and interactive media for use on social and other online campaign presence.  

·         Build a network of trusted contractors and suppliers, briefing and managing third party freelancers and agencies, and ensuring high quality, effective, and value-for-money deliverables. 

Finance & Administration

·         Work with the Power Up secretariat and steering committee members to develop, manage and monitor budgets for campaign events, activities and communications; as well as contributing to the preparation and monitoring of the overall Power Up annual budget and reporting to campaign donors.  

·         Support the secretariat and steering committee with analysis, evaluation and dissemination of campaign and programme performance, and use this information to inform and improve activities, and to attract new donors and supporters.  

·         Support the secretariat and steering committee to identify and engage potential campaign funders both domestically and internationally, and work with coalition members to develop compelling fundraising asks. 

·         Handling the campaign budgets and financial reporting

About You

You’ll thrive in this role if you have:

·         Excellent project management skills, with the ability to meet deadlines, prioritise across multiple workstreams and collaborate with others to deliver high quality outputs.

·         Good networking skills, and ability to build and maintain networks, strategic partnerships and relationships with key stakeholders around the world. 

·         Top-class written and verbal communication skills.  

·         An understanding of and commitment to the role of civil society social movements in driving political, social, and economic change in support of climate justice.  

Personal Attributes & Other Requirements:

·         An empathetic individual with the ability to lead from behind and a passion for building bridges and connections between people and groups from diverse backgrounds and perspectives.  

·         Commitment to climate-justice, and equitable approaches to the development of civil-society and private-sector collaborations in the energy, finance and climate sectors.  

·         Flexible, iterative and innovative, embracing opportunities for action-learning and ongoing evaluation and improvement.  

·         Strong interpersonal skills and ability to manage relationships with a range of stakeholders.  

·         Experience of Microsoft 365 applications, use of SharePoint and online collaboration tools (or equivalent)

It is also desirable (but not necessary) for you to have:

·         Knowledge and experience in climate change, and clean energy access East Africa, and experience of working in or with civil society organisations.

·         Proven ability to manage high-pressure, delicate situations to achieve campaign objectives.

·         Knowledge and lived experience of the negative impact that lack of energy access has on people’s lives and livelihoods in East Africa.

·         Existing relationships and networks with organisations active across energy, climate, conservation, gender, and development.

How to Apply

We support diversity and inclusion in our work, and welcome applications from a range of backgrounds. We have no specific education requirements and encourage applicants to include both paid and unpaid experience in their application. We recognise that few people will be able to meet all the requirements of the roles we offer – if you believe that you can make a real difference towards our campaign, we’d love to hear from you even if you don’t tick all the boxes. We are happy to consider flexible working requirements. 

We use Applied, a behavioural science-backed recruitment platform that reduces bias, improves quality of hire and increases diversity. You will be asked three work sample questions which will be scored anonymously by the hiring team. Once all the answers are scored, we will look at the CVs of the top scoring candidates and make a shortlist for interview.

First interviews will probably take place online on Wednesday 14 August, it is an hour long and will include a 15-minute presentation with Q&A. Second interviews take place in person online on Friday 16 August and will be 45-minutes long.  

Please let us know if you have accessibility needs and/or require reasonable adjustments people@sfct.org.uk. 

Questions 

Can people outside of Nairobi apply for this role? 

No. Due to the nature of this role we are looking for someone who is based in Nairobi.

Can I ask for feedback on my application? 

Due to the volume of applications we receive, we can only provide individual feedback to candidates who are invited to interview.