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Advocacy and Communications Officer
2026-04-07T11:06:29+00:00
CARE
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FULL_TIME
Nakuru
Nakuru
00100
Kenya
Nonprofit, and NGO
Media, Communications & Writing, Advertising & Marketing, Social Services & Nonprofit, Advertising & Public Relations
KES
MONTH
2026-04-17T17:00:00+00:00
8

Key Responsibilities

  • Advocacy Strategy Development and Implementation (30%)
  • Lead the design, operationalization, and continuous refinement of the CASCADE Advocacy and
  • Communications Strategy.
  • Translate multisectoral nutrition priorities intclear advocacy agendas, messaging frameworks, and engagement approaches.
  • Identify and respond temerging policy windows, aligning advocacy actions with national and global nutrition priorities.
  • Policy Engagement and Multi-Stakeholder Coordination (20%)
  • Actively participate in national and county-level policy and technical platforms, including technical working
  • groups and advocacy coalitions.
  • Support alignment of messaging and advocacy priorities across stakeholders, including government, civil
  • society, and development partners.
  • Contribute tdevelopment of policy briefs, position papers, and advocacy submissions targeting decision-
  • makers, including parliamentary stakeholders.
  • Strategic Communications and Content Development (10%)
  • Lead the development, quality assurance, and dissemination of high-impact advocacy and communication
  • products, including:
  • Policy briefs and advocacy papers
  • Media kits and press materials
  • Donor visibility products
  • Digital and multimedia advocacy content
  • Coordinate and manage external consultants (writers, designers, media specialists) tensure high-quality outputs aligned with project and organizational standards.
  • Ensure consistent branding, messaging, and narrative coherence across all communication outputs.
  • Advocacy Campaigns, Events, and Public Engagement (5%)
  • Support the design and execution of high-level advocacy events, policy dialogues, and public engagement forums.
  • Shape communications around key national and global moments (e.g., accountability forums, policy convenings, and nutrition-related events).
  • Package and disseminate outcomes from events tstrengthen advocacy positioning and influence.
  • Community-Led and Evidence-Based Advocacy (5%)
  • Facilitate and support community-driven advocacy processes, including:
  • Budget advocacy initiatives
  • Public participation processes
  • Community scorecard and accountability platforms
  • Translate community-level evidence and experiences intcompelling advocacy messages and communication products.
  • Strengthen linkages between grassroots advocacy and national policy engagement.
  • Media Engagement and Public Visibility (5%)
  • Engage with media tpromote project outputs, policy messages, and advocacy priorities.
  • Support strategic media outreach and capacity strengthening on ethical storytelling and responsible communication.
  • Ensure visibility of project achievements in line with national and global nutrition commitments.
  • Digital Communications and Knowledge Management (10%)
  • Oversee development and dissemination of digital advocacy content, including online platforms and multimedia assets.
  • Maintain and update project communication channels with relevant, timely, and high-quality content.
  • Document advocacy outcomes, lessons learned, and success stories for internal and external use.
  • Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEAL) for Advocacy (5%)
  • Collaborate with the MEAL team ttrack, document, and report advocacy and communications outcomes.
  • Contribute tdevelopment of frameworks for measuring advocacy effectiveness and influence.
  • Support learning, reflection, and adaptation through documentation of evidence and cross-country knowledge sharing.
  • Planning, Reporting, and Institutional Learning (5%)
  • Contribute tannual workplans, implementation plans, and adaptive programming processes.
  • Lead or contribute tdonor reporting on advocacy and communications, ensuring clear articulation of results and value for money.
  • Support development of knowledge products for CARE platforms and broader learning initiatives.
  • Partnerships and Stakeholder Engagement (5%)
  • Build and maintain strategic partnerships with:
  • Government institutions (national and county)
  • Civil society organizations and alliances
  • Community-based organizations
  • Development partners and private sector actors
  • Represent the project in relevant forums and strengthen networks that enhance advocacy impact and visibility.
  • Facilitate collaboration across stakeholders tadvance shared advocacy objectives.

Qualifications

  • Degree in communication, Journalism and other relevant field.
  • At least five years of work experience in media and communications with experience in engaging decision- makers across Kenya and beyond.
  • Demonstrate professional competence and mastery of subject matter.
  • Proven ability tdevelop and implement effective communication strategies tachieve advocacy goals.
  • Ability thelp achieve breakthroughs in political leadership, policy and practice.
  • Be conversant with developing news stories and in shaping multimedia products.
  • Ability toperate in a multilateral environment and work with broader coalitions, including engaging   women’s, youth other civil society movements and the private sector.
  • Ability tconceptualize, design and implement major information campaigns.
  • Knowledge on gender and human right issues.
  • Communication, presentation, networking, and advocacy skills.
  • Knowledge of social media platforms and experience in social media outreach.
  • Knowledge of local media landscape.
  • Understanding of development/relief issues
  • Lead the design, operationalization, and continuous refinement of the CASCADE Advocacy and Communications Strategy.
  • Translate multisectoral nutrition priorities into clear advocacy agendas, messaging frameworks, and engagement approaches.
  • Identify and respond to emerging policy windows, aligning advocacy actions with national and global nutrition priorities.
  • Actively participate in national and county-level policy and technical platforms, including technical working groups and advocacy coalitions.
  • Support alignment of messaging and advocacy priorities across stakeholders, including government, civil society, and development partners.
  • Contribute to development of policy briefs, position papers, and advocacy submissions targeting decision-makers, including parliamentary stakeholders.
  • Lead the development, quality assurance, and dissemination of high-impact advocacy and communication products, including: Policy briefs and advocacy papers, Media kits and press materials, Donor visibility products, Digital and multimedia advocacy content.
  • Coordinate and manage external consultants (writers, designers, media specialists) to ensure high-quality outputs aligned with project and organizational standards.
  • Ensure consistent branding, messaging, and narrative coherence across all communication outputs.
  • Support the design and execution of high-level advocacy events, policy dialogues, and public engagement forums.
  • Shape communications around key national and global moments (e.g., accountability forums, policy convenings, and nutrition-related events).
  • Package and disseminate outcomes from events to strengthen advocacy positioning and influence.
  • Facilitate and support community-driven advocacy processes, including: Budget advocacy initiatives, Public participation processes, Community scorecard and accountability platforms.
  • Translate community-level evidence and experiences into compelling advocacy messages and communication products.
  • Strengthen linkages between grassroots advocacy and national policy engagement.
  • Engage with media to promote project outputs, policy messages, and advocacy priorities.
  • Support strategic media outreach and capacity strengthening on ethical storytelling and responsible communication.
  • Ensure visibility of project achievements in line with national and global nutrition commitments.
  • Oversee development and dissemination of digital advocacy content, including online platforms and multimedia assets.
  • Maintain and update project communication channels with relevant, timely, and high-quality content.
  • Document advocacy outcomes, lessons learned, and success stories for internal and external use.
  • Collaborate with the MEAL team to track, document, and report advocacy and communications outcomes.
  • Contribute to development of frameworks for measuring advocacy effectiveness and influence.
  • Support learning, reflection, and adaptation through documentation of evidence and cross-country knowledge sharing.
  • Contribute to annual workplans, implementation plans, and adaptive programming processes.
  • Lead or contribute to donor reporting on advocacy and communications, ensuring clear articulation of results and value for money.
  • Support development of knowledge products for CARE platforms and broader learning initiatives.
  • Build and maintain strategic partnerships with: Government institutions (national and county), Civil society organizations and alliances, Community-based organizations, Development partners and private sector actors.
  • Represent the project in relevant forums and strengthen networks that enhance advocacy impact and visibility.
  • Facilitate collaboration across stakeholders to advance shared advocacy objectives.
  • Communication
  • Presentation
  • Networking
  • Advocacy skills
  • Knowledge of social media platforms and experience in social media outreach.
  • Knowledge of local media landscape.
  • Understanding of development/relief issues
  • Degree in communication, Journalism and other relevant field.
  • At least five years of work experience in media and communications with experience in engaging decision-makers across Kenya and beyond.
  • Demonstrate professional competence and mastery of subject matter.
  • Proven ability to develop and implement effective communication strategies to achieve advocacy goals.
  • Ability to help achieve breakthroughs in political leadership, policy and practice.
  • Be conversant with developing news stories and in shaping multimedia products.
  • Ability to operate in a multilateral environment and work with broader coalitions, including engaging women’s, youth and other civil society movements and the private sector.
  • Ability to conceptualize, design and implement major information campaigns.
  • Knowledge on gender and human right issues.
bachelor degree
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Vacancy title:
Advocacy and Communications Officer

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Nonprofit, and NGO, Category: Media, Communications & Writing, Advertising & Marketing, Social Services & Nonprofit, Advertising & Public Relations]

Jobs at:
CARE

Deadline of this Job:
Friday, April 17 2026

Duty Station:
Nakuru | Nakuru

Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, April 7 2026, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

Key Responsibilities

  • Advocacy Strategy Development and Implementation (30%)
  • Lead the design, operationalization, and continuous refinement of the CASCADE Advocacy and
  • Communications Strategy.
  • Translate multisectoral nutrition priorities intclear advocacy agendas, messaging frameworks, and engagement approaches.
  • Identify and respond temerging policy windows, aligning advocacy actions with national and global nutrition priorities.
  • Policy Engagement and Multi-Stakeholder Coordination (20%)
  • Actively participate in national and county-level policy and technical platforms, including technical working
  • groups and advocacy coalitions.
  • Support alignment of messaging and advocacy priorities across stakeholders, including government, civil
  • society, and development partners.
  • Contribute tdevelopment of policy briefs, position papers, and advocacy submissions targeting decision-
  • makers, including parliamentary stakeholders.
  • Strategic Communications and Content Development (10%)
  • Lead the development, quality assurance, and dissemination of high-impact advocacy and communication
  • products, including:
  • Policy briefs and advocacy papers
  • Media kits and press materials
  • Donor visibility products
  • Digital and multimedia advocacy content
  • Coordinate and manage external consultants (writers, designers, media specialists) tensure high-quality outputs aligned with project and organizational standards.
  • Ensure consistent branding, messaging, and narrative coherence across all communication outputs.
  • Advocacy Campaigns, Events, and Public Engagement (5%)
  • Support the design and execution of high-level advocacy events, policy dialogues, and public engagement forums.
  • Shape communications around key national and global moments (e.g., accountability forums, policy convenings, and nutrition-related events).
  • Package and disseminate outcomes from events tstrengthen advocacy positioning and influence.
  • Community-Led and Evidence-Based Advocacy (5%)
  • Facilitate and support community-driven advocacy processes, including:
  • Budget advocacy initiatives
  • Public participation processes
  • Community scorecard and accountability platforms
  • Translate community-level evidence and experiences intcompelling advocacy messages and communication products.
  • Strengthen linkages between grassroots advocacy and national policy engagement.
  • Media Engagement and Public Visibility (5%)
  • Engage with media tpromote project outputs, policy messages, and advocacy priorities.
  • Support strategic media outreach and capacity strengthening on ethical storytelling and responsible communication.
  • Ensure visibility of project achievements in line with national and global nutrition commitments.
  • Digital Communications and Knowledge Management (10%)
  • Oversee development and dissemination of digital advocacy content, including online platforms and multimedia assets.
  • Maintain and update project communication channels with relevant, timely, and high-quality content.
  • Document advocacy outcomes, lessons learned, and success stories for internal and external use.
  • Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEAL) for Advocacy (5%)
  • Collaborate with the MEAL team ttrack, document, and report advocacy and communications outcomes.
  • Contribute tdevelopment of frameworks for measuring advocacy effectiveness and influence.
  • Support learning, reflection, and adaptation through documentation of evidence and cross-country knowledge sharing.
  • Planning, Reporting, and Institutional Learning (5%)
  • Contribute tannual workplans, implementation plans, and adaptive programming processes.
  • Lead or contribute tdonor reporting on advocacy and communications, ensuring clear articulation of results and value for money.
  • Support development of knowledge products for CARE platforms and broader learning initiatives.
  • Partnerships and Stakeholder Engagement (5%)
  • Build and maintain strategic partnerships with:
  • Government institutions (national and county)
  • Civil society organizations and alliances
  • Community-based organizations
  • Development partners and private sector actors
  • Represent the project in relevant forums and strengthen networks that enhance advocacy impact and visibility.
  • Facilitate collaboration across stakeholders tadvance shared advocacy objectives.

Qualifications

  • Degree in communication, Journalism and other relevant field.
  • At least five years of work experience in media and communications with experience in engaging decision- makers across Kenya and beyond.
  • Demonstrate professional competence and mastery of subject matter.
  • Proven ability tdevelop and implement effective communication strategies tachieve advocacy goals.
  • Ability thelp achieve breakthroughs in political leadership, policy and practice.
  • Be conversant with developing news stories and in shaping multimedia products.
  • Ability toperate in a multilateral environment and work with broader coalitions, including engaging   women’s, youth other civil society movements and the private sector.
  • Ability tconceptualize, design and implement major information campaigns.
  • Knowledge on gender and human right issues.
  • Communication, presentation, networking, and advocacy skills.
  • Knowledge of social media platforms and experience in social media outreach.
  • Knowledge of local media landscape.
  • Understanding of development/relief issues

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education: bachelor degree

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Job Info
Job Category: Communications/ Public Relations jobs in Kenya
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: Friday, April 17 2026
Duty Station: Nakuru | Nakuru
Posted: 07-04-2026
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 07-04-2026
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 10-10-2076
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