Programme Officer – Electoral Justice

Overall Purpose

The Kenya Human Rights Commission seeks an experienced professional to contribute to the fulfilment of our transformative Strategic Plan for 2025 to 2035. Elections remain a key and cross-cutting area for intervention, given how electoral processes and outcomes affect governance across political, social, economic, and cultural dimensions.

Over the next decade, KHRC will play an active role in all phases of the electoral process—before, during, and after elections. The expected outcome is elections that truly reflect the people's sovereign will. Our efforts will focus on voters, electoral bodies, and civil society groups in Kenya and the region, while responding to human rights abuses that often occur during African elections.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

Electoral Transformation and Justice (80%)

• Develop KHRC's positions on a human rights-based and people/youth-centred electoral agenda and manifesto on electoral and political governance
• Work with the Civic Engagement and Rapid Response Officer to develop and implement a political education initiative on transformative leadership
• Ensure strategic linkages between electoral sovereignty and justice and other areas of KHRC's work
• Undertake legislative and policy advocacy on electoral and political reforms
• Lead the campaign for ethical and accountable leadership in partnership with the National Integrity Alliance
• Work with the research and documentation team to spearhead high-level research and conversations on electoral governance, including election monitoring and observation
• Work with the Urgent Action Team to institute public interest litigation on critical electoral justice aspects

Location

Nairobi, Kenya