Partnerships & Advocacy Manager

We are looking for a passionate, driven Partnerships & Advocacy Manager to support scale through partnerships and government linkages.

ABOUT KIDOGO
Kidogo is a social enterprise that improves access to high-quality, affordable early childhood care & education in East Africa’s low-income communities. We partner with local women (“Mamapreneurs”) to start or grow their own childcare centres through a social franchising approach. We provide Mamapreneurs with training, mentorship and support tools so that they can give children in their care the best start to life, while their mothers go to work for the day. Kidogo currently operates in 20+ communities across seven counties and has plans to expand across Kenya and beyond. For more information, visit our website: www.kidogo.co

OVERVIEW OF THE ROLE
We are looking for a passionate, driven Partnerships & Advocacy Manager to oversee our partnerships and advocacy efforts.

WHO YOU’LL BE WORKING WITH
The Kidogo Family is a fun, passionate, driven group of young (and young at heart) people who are creating a world where every child, no matter where they were born, has the opportunity to reach their full potential. You will be situated within Kidogo’s Partnerships department.

RESPONSIBILITIES
• Managing strategic partnerships with partners and secure long-term partnerships.
• Drive the development of Partnerships’ strategy and key assets (“plug & play solution”) and drive towards achieving set targets at scale.
• Establishing and maintaining close working relationships with all levels of National and County governments and taking lead in high level strategic discussions.
• Lead Kidogo’s advocacy efforts to establish Kidogo as a thought-partner within Kenya
• Analyze policy framework and proactively identify key policy risks and opportunities and support Kidogo to respond accordingly.
• Working with the Leadership teams and understand their government-related challenges so as to formulate a cohesive, comprehensive government relations strategy.
• Designing and managing the department's operational expenditure.
• Represent Kidogo on key policy/advocacy issues in appropriate forums
• Mentor a young, driven and growing team.

ATTRIBUTES OF A SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM ASSISTANT / COORDINATOR
• Do-er: You are efficient, organized and use your time effectively. You take initiative and have the ability to get the job done.
• Willing to learn: You have a willingness to listen, learn and adapt.
• Compassionate: You exercise empathy and treat all people with respect and dignity.
• Resourceful: You embody our value of doing more with less, while flexing your creativity and problem-solving skills.

EXPERIENCE & BACKGROUND:
You must have:
• 5+ years’ experience of government /private partnerships, policy and advocacy experience
• Demonstrated experience working with research partners, multi-country teams.
• Very strong critical and analytical thinking skills: ability to develop strategy and make strategic decisions
• Strong relationship management skills.

Application deadline: 15th September ,2021