COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST

**Background**

Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan) is implementing the Kenya Blue Economy Skills Training Program (KBEST) in collaboration with the Ministry of Education (MOE) and other partners. The Kenya Blue Economy Skills Training Program (KBEST) is a 7-year (2022-2029) program funded by Global Affairs Canada. KBEST has a strong focus on increasing the equitable participation of girls and women, youth and vulnerable populations in the Blue Economy. KBEST will include collaboration with the Kenyan Ministry of Education, the Council of Governors, 7 county governments, civil society and industry, working with 24 TVET institutions in the Coast and Lake Victoria regions of Kenya.

It will share the expertise of Canada’s colleges and institutes in linking youth, educational institutions, and employers to develop training for employment programs in Kenya around the Blue Economy.

**Job Summary**

**General Expectations**

Reporting to and working closely with the Kenya-based Senior Technical Advisor/CICan Representative (STA), the Communication Specialist will be located in Nairobi, Kenya and will ensure the effective implementation of KBEST activities in Kenya. The Communication Specialist is also expected to work closely with other Kenyan and Canadian-based program staff including the Manager of Operations, Gender Specialist, Monitoring Evaluation and Learning Officer, Stakeholder Engagement Officer, Program Officers, Partnership Coordinators and Administrative staff.

The Communication Specialist will oversee the program’s strategic communication planning and implementation of the program's Communication Strategy and workplan including programmatic and organizational communications and branding as well as content creation. Duties will include writing and editing program external communication as well as supporting communication/outreach campaigns to raise awareness of young, parents, and caregivers as well as industry about Technical and Vocation Education and Tr