United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Knowledge Management & Communications Expert

Start Date: May 2018
Duration: Four years

Objective of the Programme:

DAI is preparing for an exciting opportunity within the solar and energy sectors. The programme aims to catalyse a market-based approach to private sector delivery of high-quality solar home system (SHS) products and services. The programme will improve energy access for people and communities in sub-Saharan Africa currently without modern energy, with an emphasis on poor people and marginalised groups in 14 priority countries: Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia, Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone and Senegal.

Scope of Work:

The Knowledge Management & Communications Expert will support the implementation of policy, regulatory and other actions aimed to improve the enabling environment for a market-based approach to private sector delivery of SHS products and services in the target countries. This includes:

· Knowledge Management (KM): generating and disseminating knowledge and evidence on the success factors for, and benefits of, private sector delivery of off-grid solar energy across Africa, including the application of learning

· Coordination: promoting collaboration between the programme’s interventions and other relevant initiatives encouraging other donors to contribute towards its objectives and activities; and managing the overall approach to Monitoring and Evaluation for all components of the programme

· Communications: Developing communications products to communicate programme results, successes and learning to DFID, other donors, and the British taxpayer

Main Responsibilities

· Design, plan and support the implementation of the programme’s KM strategy

· Ensure uptake of research and evidence across the programme

· Produce accessible and relevant knowledge to support decision-making

· Collate knowledge and produce knowledge products to learn lessons and to inform policy dialogue

· Support effective performance management to better deliver results

· Ensure that evidence, lessons and good practice can be captured and stored from across the programme’s activities

· Ensure all stakeholders have the necessary information to guide programming choices during design and implementation

· Ensure programme has evidence to develop a clear narrative about the results to leverage support from other actors, and to support scale-up

· Ensure effective dissemination of knowledge by drawing upon a variety of methods (i.e. consultative and participatory processes) and designing outputs such as policy briefs, presentations, infographics and stakeholder workshops

· Provide a strategic view of development of knowledge management practices to support the work and the development of the programme

Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

· Extensive experience and senior technical expertise in the field of KM and communications, preferably in an international development organisation

· Proven track record of successfully delivering KM strategies

· Demonstrable knowledge of results-based management

· Experience in performance measurement and programme evaluation to ensure key lessons are captured

· Experience of working on multi-country programmes

· Ability to work with minimum supervision and in a multicultural setting

· Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, excellent report writing and organisational skills

· Postgraduate degree in a relevant discipline

Please follow this link to apply: https://chm.tbe.taleo.net/chm04/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=DAINC&cws=1&rid=3407

DAI offers a competitive benefits package. All applicants must be eligible to work in the UK.

Interviews will held be in late January.