Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain events template and checklist to facilitate effective communication about key events.
• Develop and update additional communication visibility materials, including the content and graphic layout of at least three communication materials e.g. brochure, briefs, fact sheet, and other project products as required.
• Lead the development of at least four human impact stories every year in collaboration with KUSP2 partners
• Produce and oversee the development of communication products including articles, project stories, briefs, newsletters, and social media content.
• Document project progress, field activities, and key outcomes for internal and external communication purposes.
• Coordinate the development of visibility materials such as presentations, infographics, brochures, and reports.
• Maintain a repository of communication materials, documentation, related to the project
• Report on the project's progress and performance
• Coordinate regular progress and incident reports from project teams in Nairobi and the field and maintain an up-to-date project reporting folder and database
• Prepare and provide project updates, data, fact sheets and other information on ad hoc basis and/or in response to data/information requests internally or from SDHUD and other KUSP2 partners
• Prepare, review and submit quarterly project progress reports to SDHUD as required under the service agreement
• Compile and contribute communication inputs to donor reports, progress reports, and knowledge products.

Qualifications/special skills

Academic Qualification:

• Advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in Communications, Social Sciences, Development Studies, Project M&E or related areas is required.
• A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Work Experience:

• At least two years of work experience in developing comprehensive communication strategies and an in-depth understanding of target audiences, highly effective writing style, and expertise in high-impact messaging to global audiences is required.
• Excellent working knowledge of digital media, including social media platforms and processes, with experience in creating and sharing digital content. Experience working with urban planning topics is desirable.
• Understanding of designing and implementing M&E frameworks in development programs is required.
• Proven ability to produce high-quality written and visual content is required.
• Strong analytical and data interpretation skills, storytelling, writing, and editing skills is required.
• Ability to work in a multicultural and multidisciplinary environment is desirable.
• Work experience within the United Nations System or similar organization is desirable.

• Develop and maintain events template and checklist to facilitate effective communication about key events.
• Develop and update additional communication visibility materials, including the content and graphic layout of at least three communication materials e.g. brochure, briefs, fact sheet, and other project products as required.
• Lead the development of at least four human impact stories every year in collaboration with KUSP2 partners
• Produce and oversee the development of communication products including articles, project stories, briefs, newsletters, and social media content.
• Document project progress, field activities, and key outcomes for internal and external communication purposes.
• Coordinate the development of visibility materials such as presentations, infographics, brochures, and reports.
• Maintain a repository of communication materials, documentation, related to the project
• Report on the project's progress and performance
• Coordinate regular progress and incident reports from project teams in Nairobi and the field and maintain an up-to-date project reporting folder and database
• Prepare and provide project updates, data, fact sheets and other information on ad hoc basis and/or in response to data/information requests internally or from SDHUD and other KUSP2 partners
• Prepare, review and submit quarterly project progress reports to SDHUD as required under the service agreement
• Compile and contribute communication inputs to donor reports, progress reports, and knowledge products.

• Excellent working knowledge of digital media, including social media platforms and processes, with experience in creating and sharing digital content.
• Understanding of designing and implementing M&E frameworks in development programs.
• Proven ability to produce high-quality written and visual content.
• Strong analytical and data interpretation skills, storytelling, writing, and editing skills.
• Ability to work in a multicultural and multidisciplinary environment.
• Experience working with urban planning topics is desirable.
• Work experience within the United Nations System or similar organization is desirable.

• Advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in Communications, Social Sciences, Development Studies, Project M&E or related areas is required.
• A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
• At least two years of work experience in developing comprehensive communication strategies and an in-depth understanding of target audiences, highly effective writing style, and expertise in high-impact messaging to global audiences is required.