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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
KES
MONTH
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)
bachelor degree
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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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Job Info
Job Category: Administrative jobs in Kenya
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: Sunday, November 22 2026
Duty Station: Mombasa | Mombasa
Posted: 13-11-2026
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 13-11-2026
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 10-10-2076
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