Program Officer – Democratic Governance
2026-11-13T08:29:50+00:00
HAKKI
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FULL_TIME
Mombasa
Mombasa
00100
Kenya
Finance
Social Services & Nonprofit,Management,Business Operations,Legal,Human Rights
2026-11-22T17:00:00+00:00
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JOB PURPOSE
To lead Haki Yetu's democratic governance programme – governance, accountability, devolution, public participation, civic space and rule of law – at county and national levels; to strengthen the quality, coherence and visibility of governance interventions; and to support integration of governance and accountability considerations across other programmes, including climate governance, in line with the Strategic Plan 2023– 2027. In the absence of a Technical Lead – Democratic Governance, the role acts as programme lead and reports directly to the Head of Programs/Deputy ED.
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
Education: Bachelor's degree in Political Science, Public Policy, Governance, Law, Development Studies, International Relations, Social Sciences or a related field. A relevant Master's degree is an added advantage.
Professional: Training or certification in project management, policy analysis, monitoring and evaluation, public finance/budget tracking or civic engagement is an added advantage.
Experience: Minimum 3 years' relevant experience in governance, accountability, public policy, civic space, devolution or related programming, including at least 2 years coordinating programmes or supervising staff.
Demonstrable experience in proposal writing, monitoring and evaluation and donor reporting.
Computer skills: Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, online collaboration and meeting tools (e.g. MS Teams, Zoom), social media and other programme management applications.
- Lead Haki Yetu's democratic governance programme – governance, accountability, devolution, public participation, civic space and rule of law – at county and national levels
- Strengthen the quality, coherence and visibility of governance interventions
- Support integration of governance and accountability considerations across other programmes, including climate governance, in line with the Strategic Plan 2023– 2027
- Act as programme lead in the absence of a Technical Lead – Democratic Governance
- Coordinate programmes or supervise staff
- Proposal writing
- Monitoring and evaluation
- Donor reporting
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Online collaboration tools
- Meeting tools (e.g. MS Teams, Zoom)
- Social media
- Programme management applications
- Project management
- Policy analysis
- Monitoring and evaluation
- Public finance/budget tracking
- Civic engagement
- Proposal writing
- Donor reporting
- Bachelor's degree in Political Science, Public Policy, Governance, Law, Development Studies, International Relations, Social Sciences or a related field
- Relevant Master's degree (added advantage)
- Training or certification in project management (added advantage)
- Training or certification in policy analysis (added advantage)
- Training or certification in monitoring and evaluation (added advantage)
- Training or certification in public finance/budget tracking (added advantage)
- Training or certification in civic engagement (added advantage)
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Vacancy title:
Program Officer – Democratic Governance
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Finance, Category: Social Services & Nonprofit,Management,Business Operations,Legal,Human Rights]
Jobs at:
HAKKI
Deadline of this Job:
Sunday, November 22 2026
Duty Station:
Mombasa | Mombasa
Summary
Date Posted: Friday, November 13 2026, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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JOB PURPOSE
To lead Haki Yetu's democratic governance programme – governance, accountability, devolution, public participation, civic space and rule of law – at county and national levels; to strengthen the quality, coherence and visibility of governance interventions; and to support integration of governance and accountability considerations across other programmes, including climate governance, in line with the Strategic Plan 2023– 2027. In the absence of a Technical Lead – Democratic Governance, the role acts as programme lead and reports directly to the Head of Programs/Deputy ED.
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
Education: Bachelor's degree in Political Science, Public Policy, Governance, Law, Development Studies, International Relations, Social Sciences or a related field. A relevant Master's degree is an added advantage.
Professional: Training or certification in project management, policy analysis, monitoring and evaluation, public finance/budget tracking or civic engagement is an added advantage.
Experience: Minimum 3 years' relevant experience in governance, accountability, public policy, civic space, devolution or related programming, including at least 2 years coordinating programmes or supervising staff.
Demonstrable experience in proposal writing, monitoring and evaluation and donor reporting.
Computer skills: Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, online collaboration and meeting tools (e.g. MS Teams, Zoom), social media and other programme management applications.
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 36
Level of Education: bachelor degree
Job application procedure
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Interested candidates who meet the requirements should submit:
- A cover letter (maximum 1 page) stating the position and reference number and explaining how you meet the requirements.
- A detailed CV (max 2 pages) with your daytime telephone number and mail address.
- Names and contact details (telephone and mail) of at least two professional referees, preferably including a current or previous supervisor.
- Copies of academic and professional certificates.
Subject line: HYCT/2026/PRC-04 – Procurement Intern
Format: all documents combined in one PDF file
Closing date: 5.00pm, Sunday, 22 November 2026
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