Job Description: Primary Role-Coordinator of the Project: “Gen Z” and Political Reconfigurations in Kenya and Uganda? Documenting and Understanding Youth Activism. French Institute for Research in Africa (IFRA) —Nairobi, Kenya
Primary Job Type: Scientific and Cultural Project Coordinator
Start Date: October 1, 2026
Assignment: French Institute for Research in Africa (IFRA) in Nairobi Work Location: Laikipia Road, Kileleshwa 58480-00200, Nairobi, Kenya
12-month fixed-term contract (renewable once), in accordance with Kenya law.
Gross salary depending on experience.
Brief Job Description
Reporting to the Director of IFRA-Nairobi, you will be responsible for coordinating a scientific and cultural project: “Gen Z” and Political Reconfigurations in Kenya and Uganda? Documenting and Understanding Youth Activism.
Your mission is to coordinate partners and facilitate cross-functional communication across the project’s three components (research and training, policy debates and expertise, archives); to ensure the implementation of activities across all three components; to ensure the delivery of project deliverables; and to manage reporting under the supervision of the IFRA Director.
The project’s objective is to develop action research by training students, fostering the exchange of ideas and media expression, and creating a digitized archive of activist materials in order to understand the nature and forms of political engagement among young people, as well as new frameworks for analysis. Led by FRA-Nairobi, the project brings together the University of Nairobi, Kenyatta University, Makerere University, the British Institute in Eastern Africa, the Rift Valley Institute, the Alliances Françaises, the Mashujaa Archives Center, and the Ukombozi Library.
Main Activities
Your mission is to coordinate partners and facilitate cross-functional communication across the project’s three components (research and training, policy debates and expertise, and archives); to ensure the implementation of activities within these three components; to ensure the delivery of project deliverables; and to manage reporting under the supervision of the FRA director.
Activities are organized around three areas:
Monitoring and Operations
- Draft and monitor grant and service agreements
- Organize steering committee meetings and coordinate partners
- Monitor the activities of the components and deliverables, and ensure reporting Communication
Developing a communication plan
- Implementing the communication plan
- Monitoring and coordinating communication activities across various departments
Reporting and Evaluation
– Drafting activity, technical, and financial reports
Managing the evaluation process with the external service provider
Presenting findings to partners
Skills
Knowledge
Project leadership and management: Expertise required
Management/Steering: Expertise required
Cooperation networks and procedures: Proficiency required
Humanities and social sciences: Proficiency required Academic and research sectors: Proficiency required
International project financing: Proficiency
Budget and accounting management: Proficiency
Human resources management: Proficiency
Specific Skills
Communication: Expert Level Required
Building and Maintaining a Network: Proficiency Required Developing an Action Plan or Program: Proficiency Required
Interpersonal Skills
Adaptability to Intercultural Contexts: Proficiency Required
Interpersonal Skills: Proficiency Required
Team Spirit: Proficiency Required
Responsiveness: Proficiency Required
Public Relations Skills: Proficiency Required
Sense of Responsibility: Proficiency Required
Technical Skills
Office Software: Proficiency
Social Media: Expert Level Required
Web Design and Publishing: Expert Level Required
Language Skills
English: C2 Proficiency Kiswahili: C2 Proficiency French: B-level proficiency
Recommended qualifications or professional experience for the position Must be a Kenyan citizen or hold a valid Kenyan work permit
A Ph.D. in the social sciences and humanities is preferred. Alternatively, a master’s degree in project management and communication with proven experience in project coordination and management, research experience, knowledge of the scientific and cultural environment.
Knowledge of French is a plus.
Application (CV and motivation letter) to be sent to: “IFRA Nairobi” info@ifra-nairobi.net by September 6, 2026