County Government Relations Manager

Purpose of role

Living Goods Kenya is scaling up its operations working closely with the national and county governments to strengthen the community health system through its community health platform. We therefore are seeking to hire a Government Relations Manager based in Kisumu region to support Government Relations and Advocacy functions at county level; managing the day-to-day coordination of county government and other stakeholder’s relations

Key Responsibilities

• Support implementation of the Living Goods Kenya advocacy and influencing plan of through organizing and managing a variety of stakeholder engagement activities. 
• Support county and sub-county engagement, helping to establish new ways of working and ensuring the county and sub-county government are fully engaged and supportive of our operations.
• Maintain a stakeholder database and manage the day to day relationships with all key influencers and other partners at county level.
• Represent and offer support in county and sub-county technical meetings and engagements and actively seek, identify, advise upon and implement opportunities for collaborative work across the sector.
• Cultivate champions within the county executive and legislature and leverage their influence in furthering the community health agenda
• Live the life of a community health champion including conducting county based advocacy for pro-community health budgets, policies and legislation
• Prepare joint plans and give feedback to the (S)CHMT on implementation impact realized through quarterly sub-county data review meetings and bi-annual county data review meetings.
• Prepare and present reports and key insights as necessary to national, county groups and individuals. 
• Track and update LG management on the status of all LG obligations to the county government, policy changes and operating procedures
• Support the field teams in managing the daily relations with the government and other stakeholders.

Qualifications, Experience & Technical Expertise:

• Degree in health or social sciences.
• Post-graduate training in Policy, Management or Public Health an added advantage.
• 7 years or more experience bringing a sound understanding of the Kenya Health System (especially devolved structure) and prior work experience with and/or involving close association with national and county governments. 
• Entrepreneurial spirit and drive for results.
• Self-drive with ability to work under minimum supervision.
• Exceptional natural leader with strong interpersonal, communication and innovative skills.
• Should be flexible and willing to travel across Kenya and periodically stay up-country.
• Good computer and analytical skills a must.