Amref Health Africa Amref Health Africa was founded in 1957 and has since grown to become the largest African-based international health developmen
Amref Health Africa
Amref Health Africa was founded in 1957 and has since grown to become the largest African-based international health development organization, currently implementing more than 120 programs, directly reaching more than 12 million people across 35 African countries. Headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, Amref Health Africa has offices in ten countries in Africa and an additional eleven advocacy and fundraising offices in Europe and North America. In the spirit of Ubuntu, partnership and networking are key elements of our approach.
Amref Health Africa is driven by its vision of ‘Lasting health change in Africa’ and its mission ‘To catalyze and drive community-led and people-centered health systems while addressing social determinants of health’. We believe that the power to transform Africa’s health lies within its communities and therefore strive to ensure that health systems are not only functional but that communities are empowered to hold these systems accountable for the delivery of quality and affordable health care.
Programme Coordinator – ARCH
Nairobi, Kenya
Job Description
ABOUT THE PROJECT
The climate crisis is one of the key drivers of change that Amref intend to address in the current strategy. As such, Amref Health Africa is leading a consortium of partners to deliver Advancing Research for Climate and Health (ARCH) initiative, funded by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and FCDO, aiming to address the growing health challenges posed by climate change in developing countries by supporting research, building capacity, and fostering partnerships.
JOB PURPOSE
The coordinator will lead the project’s day-to-day operations within the program, ensuring they are delivered on time, within budget, and meet quality standards. The project – Eastern and South African Regional Hub for Research and Policy on Climate Change and Health – Seeks to understand the impacts of climate change and human health, develop solutions, strengthen health systems and promote equity to ensure that vulnerable populations have access to necessary health services. The coordinator will be engaging three (3) consortium partners and over ten (10) subgrantees across east and southern Africa towards a gender-responsive and climate resilient health systems. The ideal candidate should be ready to work in a dynamic environment and working within a consortium requires continuous engagements with the project partners on major project decisions.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Project Management [ 30% ]
- Develop and implement comprehensive project plans, timelines, and budgets aligned with the donor requirements.
- Monitor project progress, identify risks, and develop mitigation strategies.
- Ensure that projects are delivered on time, within budget, and meet quality standards.
- Prepare regular project reports and updates for stakeholders.
- Support consortium members to ensure delivery of timely reports.
- Monitor expenditures and track implementation in collaboration with grants and finance teams.
2. Coordination [ 25% ]
- Organise project convenings, – Workshops, webinars and conferences.
- Assist in organization of learning forums / Conference on Climate Change and Health.
- Coordinate the activities of project teams, including researchers, partners, and stakeholders.
- Facilitate communication and collaboration among project team members, consortia partners and subgrantees.
3. Stakeholder Management [ 20% ]
- Build and maintain relationships with key project stakeholders, including consortium partners, and subgrantees.
- Ensure that stakeholder expectations are met and that their feedback is incorporated into project activities.
4. Monitoring, Learning and Reporting [ 25% ]
- Prepare regular project reports, including progress updates, and impact assessments.
- Ensure that reporting requirements are met and that information is disseminated effectively.
- Organise learning forums among the sub-grantees and plan other project convenings as per the project workplan
- Liaise with the M&E and communications team to increase visibility of the Project
Qualifications
Education
- A Master’s Degree in Social sciences or any of the related fields; (Environmental health, environmental Science, Climate, Sociology, Community development, research, Project Management or related courses)
Required Qualifications and Experience
- At least 5 years’ experience in project management, preferably in the field of public health or climate change.
- MUST have experience in Research.
- MUST have experience managing/engaging consortiums.
- MUST have experience with multi-country programmes.
- Experience in working with Local /County government and Civil society organizations.
- Good understanding of local and international climate change policies, trends, and commitments.
Skills and Competencies
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
- Attention to detail and a commitment to maintaining data integrity and quality.
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
Additional Information
Your application should include a cover letter detailing why you are the best fit for this position and your CV with relevant skills and experience. The closing date will be February 9th 2026.
Communications Manager
Nairobi, Kenya
About the Programme
Africa’s population is growing rapidly, with young people forming an increasing share of the workforce. Yet job creation has not kept pace, leaving millions – particularly young women – without access to stable, dignified livelihoods due to barriers such as limited education, social norms, and unpaid care responsibilities.
At the same time, Africa’s health sector is expanding and presents a powerful opportunity to create sustainable livelihood pathways. This programme focuses on transforming community-based health work into respected, viable career pathways for young people, especially women. Starting in Kenya, Ethiopia, Burkina Faso, Tanzania, and Malawi, the programme aims to professionalise community health workers, create dignified employment, and strengthen systems – contributing to both youth livelihoods and healthier communities.
Job Description
Africa’s population is growing rapidly, with young people forming an increasing share of the workforce. Yet job creation has not kept pace, leaving millions – particularly young women – without access to stable, dignified livelihoods due to barriers such as limited education, social norms, and unpaid care responsibilities.
At the same time, Africa’s health sector is expanding and presents a powerful opportunity to create sustainable livelihood pathways. This programme focuses on transforming community-based health work into respected, viable career pathways for young people, especially women. Starting in Kenya, Ethiopia, Burkina Faso, Tanzania, and Malawi, the programme aims to professionalise community health workers, create dignified employment, and strengthen systems – contributing to both youth livelihoods and healthier communities.
Position Summary
The Communications Manager leads a multi-partner and multi-country programme communications to ensure that impact, progress, and learning are clearly, accurately, and consistently communicated to donors, consortium and implementing partners, communities and other key stakeholders. The role translates complex programme work into credible narratives that strengthen trust, support policy regulation and legislation, and programme reputation across multiple countries.
By aligning programme narrative with evidence and delivery realities, the Communications Manager strengthens programme credibility, supports systems-level change, and positions the programme as a trusted platform for partnership, learning, and scale.
Key Responsibilities
- Strategic and change communication leadership: Develop and implement programme-wide strategic and change communications frameworks and plans aligned to programme priorities and objectives, articulating the programme narrative, supporting transformation efforts, and reinforcing shared understanding across diverse stakeholder groups. Translate programme vision, progress, and learning into compelling narratives that demonstrate impact and influence decision-making among policymakers, donors, and institutional partners.
- Programme narrative and messaging: Design communications approaches that support change, enabling stakeholders to understand why change is needed, what is changing, and how the programme contributes to sustainable livelihood and health system outcomes; shape clear narratives around youth employment, gender equity, community health systems, and programme impact.
- Stakeholder engagement: Support donor communications requirements, working closely with Programme, MEL, and Grants teams; contribute to donor reports, proposals, learning products, and visibility materials; translate technical programme and MEL information into accessible, credible communication products; and ensure messaging reflects programme realities and avoids overstatement or misrepresentation; ensure communications build donor confidence and partnership relationships.
- Content development and channel/platform management: Oversee development of high-quality content across appropriate channels (reports, briefs, digital platforms, media, events); maintain quality standards, editorial control, and approval processes in line with the programme’s overarching communications strategy; support country teams to adapt content to local contexts while maintaining consistency.
- Reputation, risk and governance: Identify and manage communications risks, including sensitive messaging, reputational exposure, and alignment with donor and/or Amref policies; ensure communications practices are ethical, accurate, and aligned to Amref values; and maintain institutional memory of programme messaging and positioning.
- Capacity building and collaboration: Strengthen communications capability across country teams through guidance and coaching; work closely with MEL, Finance, and Grants to ensure alignment between evidence, compliance, and narrative; and reduce dependency on central communications by building country-level capability over time.
- Crisis Communication: Work with the Amref Crisis Management Committee and programme stakeholders to manage programme risks, enabling timely, coordinated responses to issues that may affect programme delivery, integrity, donor confidence, or community trust. Establish clear escalation pathways, roles, and decision rights (RACI) for media and external engagement. Work closely with Programme, Global Communications, MEL, Legal, and senior leadership to shape appropriate narratives, assess potential operational, reputational, legal, and financial implications, and ensure communications support effective decision-making during periods of heightened risk or uncertainty.
- Branding and Visibility: Strengthen programme visibility and coherence through consistent application of a unified programme brand identity, narrative, and purpose across all communications outputs. Develop and maintain clear brand and communications guidelines, ensuring effective cascade to country programme teams. Establish and steward a structured communications knowledge repository to support institutional memory, learning, and consistent use of approved messaging and assets across the programme lifecycle.
Kep Performance Indicators (Success Measures) – Building the right platform and creating lasting impact
- Clear programme narrative established: Communications actively support programme positioning, funding continuity, and partnerships; programme messaging is consistent, accurate, and aligned across countries and stakeholders; and communications reflect programme progress and evidence.
- Strategic influence & stakeholder impact: Leadership relies on communications insight for stakeholder engagement and decision-making; communications contributes demonstrably to policy dialogue, stakeholder collaboration, or partnership outcomes; and programme narratives are referenced or used by policymakers, donors, or ecosystem partners.
- Donor & Stakeholder confidence: Donor communications requirements are met on time and to quality standards, and communications contribute positively to donor relationships and visibility; stakeholders demonstrate clear understanding of why changes occurred and how to engage going forward.
- Risk-Aware communications practice: Communications risks are identified early and managed appropriately, and no major reputational issues arising from inaccurate or misaligned messaging.
- Cross-functional alignment: Strong working relationships established with Programme, MEL, Finance, and Grants teams, and communications are integrated into planning and reporting cycles; country teams receive practical guidance that enables confident local adaptation.
- Institutionalised standards & continuity: Communications tools, guidance, and narratives are institutionalised, entrepreneurial, opportunity-oriented communications practices are embedded into planning and review cycles, and transitions in staff or leadership do not disrupt programme messaging.
- Continuous improvement: Communications products increasingly reflect learning, adaptation, and impact, and lessons from communications performance inform ongoing improvement
Qualifications
- Seven (7) to Nine (9) years of experience in strategic communications, public relations, journalism or international relations with at least three (3) years of leadership experience within development, social enterprise, or mission-driven organisations;
- Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, Media Studies, Development Communication, or a related field. A Postgraduate qualification in Communications, International Development, Public Policy, or a related discipline is an advantage;
- Membership in an accredited local, regional or international professional body such as International Association of Business Communicators (IABC), Public Relations Society of Kenya (PRSK), Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM), Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR), Media Council of Kenya (MCK), etc.
- Proven track record in media relations, stakeholder engagement, strategic and change communication leadership;
- Experience developing and executing communications strategies and plans aligned to programme goals;
- Exceptional storytelling, content development, editorial and interpersonal communication skills;
- Experience translating technical and MEL data into accessible narratives;
- Experience in strategic advisory, crisis communication, digital communications, media relations, and communication risk management in regulated or donor-driven environments; and
- Proficiency in Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, and other data visualisation or graphic design software is an added advantage.
Core Competencies
- Strategic Planning: Obtains and identifies key issues and relationships relevant to achieving long-range goals; commits to a course of action to accomplish a goal after developing alternatives based on logical assumptions, facts, available resources, constraints and Amref values.
- Entrepreneurial mindset: Translate emerging programme developments, risks, and opportunities into timely communications approaches, adapting narratives to changing political, policy, or delivery contexts; test and refine communications approaches to improve reach, resonance, and effectiveness, using evidence and feedback to inform decisions.
- Facilitating change: Position communications as an enabler of change, supporting leadership and teams to move decisively while maintaining clarity, credibility, and trust; proactively identify opportunities to strengthen influence, stakeholder engagement, and visibility in support of programme objectives.
- Driving results: Sets high goals for personal and team accomplishment; uses measurement methods to monitor progress toward programme goals; tenaciously works to meet or exceed goals while deriving satisfaction from that achievement and continuous achievement.
- Influencing: Uses effective involvement and persuasion strategies to gain acceptance of ideas and commitment to actions that support specific strategic & change communications outcomes; uses appropriate interpersonal methods to reduce tension and conflict and facilitate agreement with donors, consortium & implementing partners, and other key stakeholder groups.
- Delegation and empowerment: Identifies and leverages opportunities to accelerate results and build capability by assigning tasks to individuals or their own team with clear boundaries, expectations, support and follow-up, with the intent of involving others in agreement, for successful outcomes.
- Innovative leadership: Creating a culture that inspires people to generate novel solutions with measurable impact for existing and potential stakeholders (internal and external); encouraging experimentation with new ways to solve work problems and seize opportunities that result in unique and differential solutions.
- Proactive Learner: Identifying own strengths and shortcomings that impact organizational and programme results; actively pursuing development experiences that will enhance own impact on long-term organisational outcomes.
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