PROGRAMME OFFICER – SRHR
About KELIN
KELIN is an independent Kenyan non-governmental organisation
that works to protect and promote health-related human rights through advocacy,
strategic litigation, legal empowerment, research, and policy engagement.
Established to address legal and ethical issues related to HIV, KELIN’s work
has since expanded to advance the right to health more broadly, with particular
attention to vulnerable, marginalised, and excluded populations in Kenya.
Job Summary
The Programme Officer – SRHR supports the design,
coordination, and implementation of KELIN’s Sexual and Reproductive Health and
Rights (SRHR) programme by translating the organisation’s mission into
effective rights-based interventions, advocacy, community engagement,
stakeholder coordination, research, and documentation. The Programme Officer
supports the delivery of activities that strengthen awareness, access,
accountability, and justice on SRHR issues, especially for vulnerable,
marginalised, and excluded populations, in line with KELIN’s broader mandate to
promote and protect health-related human rights for all. The role also
contributes to advancing legal, policy, and accountability reforms by ensuring
that programme implementation generates evidence, partnerships, and stakeholder
action that influence SRHR systems and practice.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
Programme Planning and Implementation
- Support
the planning, coordination, and implementation of SRHR programme
activities in line with KELIN’s strategic plan, annual workplans, project
documents, and donor requirements.
- Coordinate
specific streams of SRHR programme work, including county processes,
advocacy initiatives, or community accountability interventions as
assigned.
- Assist
in translating programme objectives into activity plans, schedules, and
deliverables, and support the timely execution of assigned interventions.
- Contribute
to ensuring that activities are implemented to quality, on time, and
within approved budgets.
Advocacy, Legal, and Policy Support
- Support
advocacy and policy-influence initiatives aimed at advancing sexual and
reproductive health and rights.
- Contribute
to legal, policy, and programmatic analysis on SRHR-related issues.
- Assist
in preparing policy briefs, submissions, position papers, meeting notes,
and other advocacy materials.
- Track
and follow up on stakeholder commitments arising from advocacy engagements
to support the progression of agreed SRHR reform and accountability
actions.
Community Engagement and Capacity Strengthening
- Coordinate
and support community dialogues, trainings, forums, and awareness sessions
for rights holders, duty bearers, youth groups, and community structures.
- Assist
in designing and delivering capacity-strengthening activities that improve
knowledge, participation, and accountability on SRHR issues.
- Support
inclusive engagement processes that centre vulnerable, marginalised, and
excluded populations.
Stakeholder Coordination and Partnership Support
- Build
and maintain effective working relationships with community groups, civil
society organisations, government actors, health stakeholders,
professional bodies, and relevant networks.
- Support
coordination of multi-stakeholder meetings, consultations, and follow-up
actions under the SRHR portfolio.
- Represent
KELIN in delegated forums, technical meetings, and partnership spaces, and
provide timely feedback and action tracking.
Research, Documentation, and Knowledge Management
- Generate
field-based evidence and implementation insights that inform advocacy
positioning, strategic litigation opportunities, and policy engagement
under the SRHR portfolio.
- Document
field evidence, lessons learned, case studies, success stories, and
promising practices from programme implementation.
- Contribute
to the preparation and organisation of knowledge products, reports, and
communication content that support learning and advocacy.
Case Documentation, Referral, and Access to Justice
Support
- Support
identification, intake, documentation, and follow-up of cases involving
SRHR-related rights violations.
- Maintain
accurate case and activity records.
- Assist
with referrals, linkages, and follow-up actions that strengthen access to
justice, accountability, and appropriate support services.
Monitoring, Reporting, and Grant Compliance
- Track
implementation progress against workplans, outputs, and activity
schedules.
- Support
data collection, verification, record keeping, and maintenance of complete
programme files and supporting documentation.
- Prepare
timely activity reports, monthly updates, quarterly inputs, and other
narrative documentation required for internal and donor reporting.
- Help
ensure compliance with grant requirements, organisational procedures, and
documentation standards.
Internal Coordination and Organisational Support
- Work
closely with Programme Leads and with MEL, legal, communications, finance,
and administration teams to ensure coordinated delivery of the SRHR
portfolio.
- Support
the preparation of activity budgets, procurement requests, logistics, and
operational arrangements for programme events and field engagements.
- Contribute
to cross-functional planning, review, and learning processes within the
organisation.
Safeguarding, Ethics, and Rights-Based Practice
- Promote
safeguarding, confidentiality, and ethical conduct in all programme
activities and stakeholder interactions.
- Ensure
that programme work is implemented in a gender-responsive, inclusive,
non-discriminatory, and rights-based manner.
- Handle
sensitive information and community engagement processes with
professionalism, empathy, and sound judgment.
Education Experience and Competencies Desired
- Bachelor’s
degree in one of the following or a closely related field: Law, Public
Health, Gender and Development Studies, Human Rights, Social Sciences,
Development Studies, Community Development, or Public Policy.
- A
postgraduate qualification in Public Health, Human Rights, Gender Studies,
Development Studies, Health Policy, or Project Management is an added
advantage.
- 3- 5
years’ experience in programme coordination or project implementation in
SRHR, public health, gender, human rights, or access-to-justice work.
- Proven
experience in advocacy, legal and policy analysis, community mobilisation,
training, case documentation, or evidence generation.
- Experience
in work planning, activity coordination, stakeholder engagement,
monitoring data, and narrative reporting.
- Programme
planning, coordination, and activity implementation.
- Knowledge
of SRHR, gender equality, and health-related human rights.
- Legal,
policy, and rights-based analysis.
- Advocacy,
stakeholder engagement, and partnership coordination.
Diversity Statement:
KELIN is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to
creating an inclusive environment and welcome applications from all qualified
individuals, regardless of gender, age, disability, religion,
ethnicity.
Recruitment Disclaimer:
Please note that KELIN does not demand or charge any
fee/charges from the aspiring candidates for considering their candidature, or
at any time during the recruitment process, nor have we authorized any
individual, agency or firm to recruit candidates for us. Any person seeking
employment with KELIN needs to be cautious and not trust any agency or
individual claiming to be our representative and charging fees for
providing/securing employment with us.
All applications received will be subjected to a fair and
competitive review process.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
The application deadline for this role is Wednesday 13th
May 2026 5.00 PM EAT
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