Principal Policy Analyst, Partnerships at Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA)

• Developing and Reviewing Partnerships and Networking Strategy and Policy;
• Guiding in identifying capacity building activities for networking and partnering;
• Overseeing coordination and implementation of client work;
• Supervising coordination of collaborative research activities with other partners;
• Participating in organizing national and regional conferences;
• Drafting Memorandum of Understanding and any other partnership agreements;
• Ensuring contracts related to partnership activities are managed and maintained;
• Participating in the preparation of quarterly and annual reports; and
• Undertaking relevant objective policy research and analysis to provide policy advice to government;
• Overseeing conduct of capacity building activities for government and other stakeholders;
• Developing research proposals to raise targeted funds to enhance sustainability of the Institute;
• Participating in enhancing the Institute's networks and partnerships;
• Dissemination of research findings through seminars, roundtables, workshops and conferences;
• Publishing of research work including referred journals and book chapters;
• Developing policy-oriented outputs such as discussion papers, working papers, policy papers, policy briefs among others;
• Preparing work plans to achieve the Institute's mandate;
• Participating in policy engagement forums such as task forces, working groups among others;
• Overseeing preparation of quarterly and annual reports;
• Assuring quality of collaborative research outputs;
• Supervising and Overseeing the day-to-day execution of collaborative and consultancy research projects;
• Supervising young professionals' research activities;
• Developing research proposals to raise targeted funds to enhance sustainability of the Institute; and
• Developing content and publish in peer Reviewed journals to disseminate research findings and contribute to the body of knowledge at national, regional and international levels.

• Bachelors Degree in Economics or related social sciences from a recognized institution from a recognized institution;
• Masters Degree in Economics, or related social sciences from a recognized institution from a recognized institution;
• PhD in Economics, or related social sciences from a recognized institution from a recognized institution;
• Knowledge in resource mobilization, communication, marketing, international relations and public relations;
• Strong presentation writing and negotiation skills including the ability to initiate and elaborate partnership projects and grant projects;
• Project management skills;
• Six (6) years' relevant work experience;
• Minimum of four (4) publications in peer Reviewed journals;
• Minimum of six (6) research papers including KIPPRA discussion papers, policy papers, working papers, special papers as well as book chapters; and
• Training in Modeling skills will be an added advantage.
• Computer Skills including statistical packages; and
• Fulfil the requirement of chapter six (6) of the constitution.

• Leadership skills;
• Strategic management skills;
• Problem-solving skills;
• Conflict management skills;
• Communication skills;
• Interpersonal skills;
• Organizational skills;
• Negotiation skills;
• Team building; and
• Analytical skills.

• Critical thinking;
• Strategic thinking;
• Ability to work under pressure;
• Knowledge statistical software for data entry, analysis, extraction and reporting;
• Problems are highly complex, requiring significant research and creative thinking.

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