Senior Knowledge Management Advisor – One Health, AFROHUN (Ref No: GIZ-OH-AFROHUN/KMA/0722036)

A. Key Responsibilities

The Knowledge Management Advisor will be responsible for:

• Work in close collaboration with the team at AFROHUN headquarter.
• Provide leadership to AFROHUN in planning, designing, and execution of the various processes to document, publish and share programme experiences and lessons learnt in order to nurture the knowledge management culture within the network and its region more broadly.

The Knowledge Management Advisor performs the following tasks:

B. Specific Tasks

• Contribute to AFROHUN’s knowledge database and develop information flow processes and guidelines to enhance the knowledge management systems.
• Provide relevant coaching and mentoring to specified AFROHUN staff, establish knowledge management support structures and advise the AFROHUN management on knowledge management matters.
• Institute measures to monitor progress and learning processes by keeping track of different metrics and deploying data analytics that supports knowledge management.
• Disseminate and make visible OH knowledge and experiences gained over decades to partners, stakeholders, and communities, including through digital tools and products.
• Promote partnerships and linkages between key stakeholders related to AFROHUN as well as the GIZ Global Programme Pandemic Prevention and Response, One Health.
• In cooperation with colleagues, contribute to communications and coordinate public relations activities through national, regional, and global publications of project outcomes (e.g., in journals, news feeds, and social media).

Other Duties/Additional Tasks

• Performs other duties and tasks at the request of management.

C. Required qualifications, competencies, and experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Business Communication, Marketing, Literature, and Information Management with proven solid work experience and evidence of similar work produced by the specialist or as a leader of teams.
• A Master’s degree in a related field is added advantage.

Professional experience

• At least 5 years of professional experience in a comparable position
• Work experience in an OH-relevant sector or relevant project with public and/or private institutions
• Practical experiences in leading knowledge management processes, including identifying, documenting, and disseminating good practices, particularly in OH-relevant sectors.

Other knowledge/skills

• Good understanding of the OH approach
• Project management experience, with strong managerial and organizational competence.
• Good communication and writing skills, including experience in designing communications for client services.
• Excellent writing skills in English and comprehension of French is an added advantage.
• Proficiency in effectively using content development tools.
• Experience coaching and mentoring teams.
• Ability to act as a catalyst for change to ensure continuous improvements.
• Strong teamwork, cooperation, and networking skills in multi-disciplinary, multicultural cooperation systems, including experience in academia, research, and policy actions.
• Good working knowledge of computer applications (e.g., MS Office, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.)