Localisation Advisor
Trócaire, Kenya
Job Description
Trócaire is one of Ireland’s leading social justice organisations. We work in partnership with local organisations and communities in 17 countries around the world to tackle the root causes of poverty, injustice and violence. We support people to use their own power to create positive and lasting change. As the development arm of the Catholic Church in Ireland, Trócaire is a member of worldwide networks such as Caritas and CIDSE.
This is an exciting time in the history of the organisation as we roll out our new strategic plan (2021-2025) and near the 50th anniversary of Trócaire’s existence. Trócaire has been working in Kenya for over 30 years and established an office in Nairobi in 1994. As part our new strategic plan, Trócaire is making a deliberate commitment to promote the localisation of aid and development. Consequently, by 2022 the Kenya country programme will transform to a model that is focused entirely on localisation.
To deliver on its commitment to localisation, Trócaire established a Global Hub on Partnership amp; Localisation in March 2021. Based in Nairobi and working across the organisation globally, the Hub will deepen Trócaire’s approaches to and expertise in partnership and localisation, while seeking to influence external actors through research, learning and advocacy. The objective of the Hub is to lead and support the development and delivery of Trócaire’s Partnership and Localisation strategy and shift power within development and humanitarian systems to local partners in areas of the Global South where Trócaire operates. The Hub will work to ensure that our partners have increased voice and influence in key spaces nationally and internationally; have increased institutional capacity; experience more inclusive and equitable partnerships; and experience more equitable sharing of funding and resources.
The role of the Localisation Advisor(LA) will form part of Trócaire’s Global Hub on Partnership amp; Localisation. This new role will provide strategic and technical supports on localisation and partnership and lead in the operationalisation of the Hub’s strategies. The LA will work across the four core areas of Trócaire’s partnership and localisation framework: increased voice and influence; capacity strengthening; partnership approach and accountability; and equitable funding and resources.
For the candidate with the required experience and passion for the role, Trócaire offers a competitive package of salary and benefits.
Reporting to the Global Partnership Director, this is a fixed contract of 1 year with the possibility of extension, based in Nairobi. The position is open to Kenyan nationals.
Safeguarding Programme Participants: Trócaire is committed to Safeguarding people within our programmes from Exploitation and Abuse and has specific policies on this commitment (including a Global Code of Conduct) which outlines the expected behaviour and responsibility of all staff, consultants and other organisational representatives. Any candidate offered a job with Trócaire will be expected to sign Trócaire’s Safeguarding Policies and Global Code of Conduct as an appendix to their contract of employment and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these documents.
The closing date for applications is 14th May 2021.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Technical Support on Localisation amp; Partnership
- Provide technical support and guidance to Trócaire staff, particularly Country Programmes, and partners on issues relating to localisation and partnership.
- Support country offices in the design and implementation of initiatives/ projects that fall under Trócaire’s localisation framework.
- Support the design of relevant policies and strategies, including Trócaire’s Partnership amp; Localisation Strategy.
- Support the development of high-quality learning pieces on localisation and partnership, in collaboration with Country Programmes.
- Identify opportunities to share learning by partners and Trócaire at relevant forums (e.g. Charter for Change, webinars, development journals, etc.).
- Design and implement mechanisms that promote greater accountability between Trócaire and partners.
- Develop organisational learning resources on localisation and support their roll-out.
Management of Localisation Initiatives and Projects
- Effectively and efficiently manage a portfolio of localisation initiatives/projects through all phases of project cycle management.
- Support the review of all outputs from localisation initiatives/projects, ensuring quality control.
- Ensure all initiatives/projects comply with donor requirements