Senior Technical Adviser, Africa

Job Title: Senior Technical Adviser, Africa

Department: Programs, Africa

Center Background: The Center for Reproductive Rights (the Center) is a global human rights organization working to ensure that reproductive rights are protected in law as fundamental human rights around the world. With offices in New York City, New York; Nairobi, Kenya; Bogota, Colombia; Geneva, Switzerland; and Washington, D.C., the Center is a non-profit, non-partisan organization changing law and policy throughout Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the United States. Our 230+ diverse professionals are committed to advancing the Center’s human rights mission through game-changing litigation, legal policy, and advocacy work. This has powered the Center’s exceptional growth to an operating budget of over $50 million and won the respect of law firms in countries around the world, with an additional $29 million annually of donated legal services, representing the work of countless lawyers from more than 46 countries.

The Center’s Strategic Plan sets a high mark for impact: By 2030, half of the world’s population will be living under stronger protections for reproductive rights than they are today. The Center has a track record of success to back up this ambitious goal. Since our founding in 1992, the Center has transformed how reproductive rights are understood and applied by courts, governments, and human rights bodies worldwide on issues including maternal health, abortion, assisted reproduction, and adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). We have won groundbreaking cases before national courts, U.N. Committees, and regional human rights bodies. Additionally, the Center has led the development of historic, proactive legislation advancing robust protections for reproductive rights and has built the legal capacity of women’s rights advocates in more than 65 countries and counting.

The Role: Reporting to the Associate Director, Advocacy and External Relations, the Senior Technical Adviser, Africa will support implementing a new CAD 45M multi-country (Zambia, Uganda, and Kenya) Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (ASRHR) project. This position has responsibility for the overall management of the SHE SOARS project, which includes efficient management of financial resources; review and approval of project budgets and monitoring expenditures; supervision of field operations; procurement; supervision of monitoring and evaluation; and ensuring quality control and timeliness of all deliverables as required. S/he will ensure full compliance with the donor contract and regulations and will oversee the project reporting process to the donor. S/He will keep abreast with trends/ issues on ASRHR at the regional level and deliver on the regional level workstreams, lead on partner management, and engage externally within the delegated authority. This position requires experience working on similar bilateral donor projects and a deep desire to support and nurture women and youth-led programming and meaningful partnerships. S/he will work closely with other project partners under the leadership of CARE Canada’s Global Health team.

This will be a fixed-term role ending March 31st, 2028. It will be based in the Nairobi, Kenya office and operate on a hybrid model of 3 days in the office and 2 days working from home.

Primary Responsibilities:

Program Management

Manage the implementation of CRR’s SHE SOARS project component using Results Based Management principles.

Ensure that Kenya, Uganda, and Zambia program activities follow agreed-upon work plans, budgets, and timeframes.

Lead the implementation of ASRHR advocacy at the regional level.

Maintain oversight for the technical quality of program implementation, working closely with partner organizations, program staff, and relevant CRR departments to ensure that activities deliver results to the highest standards.

Ensure an appropriate and effective workload distribution within the SHE SOARS Project team.

Ensure that the SHE SOARS project complies with donor contracts' terms and conditions, including work planning, forecasting, and reporting, and that all administrative procedures are maintained to the highest standards.

Liaison with Care Canada’s Program Management Unit (PMU), donors (as delegated), relationship building, and communication during program implementation, including intra-consortia coordination, local actors, and other partners.

Represent the project at meetings, conferences, and other forums.

Build partnerships among international, regional, and national stakeholders.

Establish and implement a system to ensure appropriate technical oversight and ongoing quality of project activities.

Lead technical strategy and engagement with local partners to build their capacity and ensure project sustainability.

Coordinate advocacy, demand generation, and policy support across the project sites as required.

Networking and Advocacy

Build, strengthen, and manage partnerships with regional governments, key partners, institutions, and stakeholders.

Guide knowledge development, documentation, communication, and branding.

Serve as a resource for disseminating knowledge and skills to GO/NGO and other institutions.

Team Management

Line manage SHE SOARS project team using performance management in line with the Center’s HR policy and organizational values.

Ensure that team members understand their roles and have clearly defined objectives.

Lead and motivate team members, ensuring they effectively contribute to the program's delivery.

Ensure that staff are supported in developing their skills and capacities in accordance with their aspirations and the program's needs.

Qualifications:

Bachelor of Laws or a bachelor’s degree in a social science-related field. Relevant post-graduate degree or other relevant professional qualification a plus

Minimum of 8 years of progressive experience managing and implementing multi-faceted donor-funded development projects.

Knowledge of international human rights, women’s rights, and African regional human rights mechanisms.

Advocacy experience at the regional and international levels, including as part of NGO coalitions.

Solid experience in project management, especially government-funded projects.

Demonstrated experience in developing and executing persuasive strategies for change.

Experience in the development of policies, position statements, and briefing papers.

Experience in Monitoring and Evaluation.

Demonstrated experience in managing various stakeholders.

Don’t meet every single requirement? At the Center, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you are excited about this role but your past experience does not align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Behavioral Competencies:

Develop & Manage Self & Others: Takes ownership of individual growth in order to achieve full potential; recognizes the value of team members and helps them develop their full potential while also achieving set objectives.

Collaboration (People First): Works intra- and/or cross-departmentally to support the goals and overarching strategies of the Center and its strategic plan.

Feedback (Improve & Innovate): Actively engaged in feedback cycles: Gives and requests feedback to and from peers, supervisors and direct reports about work products, behaviors, values, style, and approaches with a view on how this impacts self, other individuals, and teams.

Accountability: Follow-through on each commitment made to individual contributors, teams and partners and proactively informs others of any delays that occur along the way.

Work Competencies:

Project Management: Works effectively on project teams in order to achieve long-term project goal and objectives.

Problem Solve & Make Decisions: Identifies, analyzes and resolves existing and anticipated problems, using common sense to make timely decisions in order to reach the best solutions for the organization.

Internal/External Focus: Anticipates internal and external partner’s needs; assesses requirements and identifies new solutions that align with overall goals and objectives of the organization.

Communication & Influence: Communicates with and influences others to gain agreement and commitment to the strategic goals of the organization.

Compensation: This position is KES 8,000,000. This salary is reflective of a position based in Nairobi, Kenya. This salary will be subject to a locality adjustment if authorization is granted to work outside the location listed in this posting.

Length of Role: This fixed-term position ends on March 31st, 2028.

Benefits:

Health: The Center pays up to 95%* of the premium for a comprehensive health insurance plan with no in-network deductible and best-in-class reproductive healthcare coverage, including infertility. The Center also offers Dental and Vision coverage. (* % may differ in various countries)

Flexibility: The Center currently operates in a hybrid model, allowing staff to work 3 days in the office and work 2 days from home

Well-being: The Center offers resources to help prevent and recover from burnout through different programs that enable mental, physical and community well-being. The Center offers generous leave including paid parental leave, personal days, vacation, and sick leave. We are also closed the last week of December to allow staff to spend time with their loved ones.

Growth: You will be working with and learning from some of the top legal and operational minds, all passionate about the mission of advancing reproductive rights around the world. You will also be eligible for a stipend to use towards professional growth.

Global: You will get a front-row seat to update on the fight for reproductive rights in the global space. You will also have access to Employee Resource Groups to connect to colleagues that share similar interests/backgrounds/views.

Investment: After the first year of employment, the Center will contribute 7.5%* of your annual salary to a 401(k) (* only applicable in US and Kenya)

Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

The Center is committed to inclusive hiring and dedicated to diversity in our work and staff. We strongly encourage people from all communities to apply. If you are excited about this role and unsure about whether your past experience aligns with the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be the right candidate for this or other roles.

Our hiring processes and our work culture offer support and flexibility for staff with a variety of needs. Should you face an accessibility barrier in the application and interview process please let us know by contacting . We will work with you to provide the accommodation that works best for you.

To learn more about the Center’s commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), please visit Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Center for Reproductive Rights

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Our hiring processes and our work culture offer support and flexibility for staff with a variety of needs. Should you face an accessibility barrier in the application and interview process please let us know by contacting . We will work with you to provide the accommodation that works best for you.

Deadline for applications: Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled. Applicants are strongly encouraged to apply as soon as possible.

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