CARE Senior Communications and Administrative Officer Jobs in Kenya

CARE Senior Communications and Administrative Officer Jobs in Kenya


CARE is a leading humanitarian organization dedicated to fighting poverty and social injustice with a special emphasis on women and girls. We are known everywhere for our unshakable commitment to the dignity of people.

CARE partners contribute to the empowerment of the most marginalized and vulnerable rural women and girls to exercise their rights. CARE's East and Central Africa (ECA) Regional Office is part of CARE International, whose vision is to seek a world of hope, tolerance, and social justice, where poverty has been overcome and people live in dignity and security.

The Regional Office is responsible for the oversight of CARE's operations in the region as well as the provision of support to country offices in the region.

CARE USA Core Values Commitment

The Core Values Commitment describes who we are, what we do, and how we do it. It reflects our core values of Transformation, Integrity, Diversity, Equality and Excellence, which serve as a foundation for all what we do. The Core Values Commitment articulates our shared expectations of each other including our board, staff, volunteers, interns, partners and contractors globally.

Role Profile

The Innovation team supports CARE in identifying new solutions and ways to address identified gaps in reaching CARE’s Vision 2030, increase impact, and dramatically accelerate scale.

We apply International Development Innovation Alliance's (IDIA's) six-stage rigorous decision process for innovation and scaling, and bring capabilities in design thinking, rapid feedback loops and validation.

The primary function of this role is to provide communications, knowledge management, and administrative support to the innovation team. S/he will report to the Senior Director, Innovation and work closely with the rest of the innovation team and other Impact and Innovation department colleagues.

The successful candidate will have strong interpersonal and communication skills, and be exceptionally organized. They should have a demonstrated ability to take direction and be able to work independently as well as collaboratively as needed. They will also be a flexible member of the team, as work can pivot and deadlines can shift with short notice.

1. Communications and Knowledge Management - 70%