Community of Practice Coordinator
DESCRIPTIF MISSION
The Community of Practice (CoP) Coordinators will be responsible for coordinating, animating, and supporting a Community of Practice with 80 participants on accelerating the achievement of the SDGs. This CoP was launched in October 2024 in Nairobi and builds on the successful three-day workshop organised jointly by Strathmore University Business School and the NGO Management Association from 1–3 October 2024 at Strathmore University (see here for details: https://www.ngomanager.org/post/nairobiworkshoprecap). One Coordinator will be based in Switzerland and the other in Kenya, working as a team to ensure coordination and effective knowledge sharing across the network.
The positions are designed to foster peer exchanges, facilitate knowledge co-creation, and promote practical, experience-based learning among a diverse range of organisational actors—including practitioners, managers, and sector experts from non-profits, foundations, donors, the private sector, and government, working across different contexts, geographies, and thematic focus areas. By curating relevant content, organising and moderating interactive discussions and webinars, and supporting member-led initiatives, the Coordinators play a key role in ensuring that the Community of Practice remains responsive, inclusive, and strategically aligned with members’ evolving needs and field-level realities
among diverse actors engaged in advancing the SDGs.
Key Responsibilities:
Coordination and Facilitation
- Plan and facilitate regular online CoP sessions (webinars, peer clinics, roundtables)
- Maintain active communication and engagement with CoP members
- Moderate discussions, gather inputs, and surface emerging themes and challenges
Content Curation and Knowledge Management
- Coordinate contributions from members and experts to generate useful content
- Summarise and document CoP sessions, producing brief reports and knowledge highlights
- Support the development and curation of a shared resource repository (e.g. Google Drive)
Outreach and Community Building
- Identify synergies and facilitate connections between members across regions and themes.
- Promote the Community of Practice internally and externally to broaden visibility, participation and impact.
- Represent the CoP in relevant forums and events to strengthen partnerships and visibility.
- Support onboarding of new members and maintain an up-to-date member list.
Feedback and Learning
- Collect feedback from members and use it to adapt the format and content of CoP activities
- Track engagement metrics and support light-touch monitoring of CoP outcomes
Coordination and Facilitation
- Regular, well-attended CoP sessions
- Active member participation and engagement
- Key themes and challenges clearly identified
Content & Knowledge Management
- Timely summaries and knowledge products
- Active, accessible shared resource library
- Contributions from members and experts
Outreach & Community Building
- Expanded and diverse membership
- Strengthened peer connections and visibility
- Up-to-date member list and smooth onboarding
Feedback & Learning
- Improved sessions based on member feedback
- Basic engagement and outcome tracking
- Evidence of practical uptake and learning
Profil recherché
- Demonstrated experience in community coordination, facilitation, and/or adult learning
- Knowledge of the international development, humanitarian, or peacebuilding sectors, including key actors, funding mechanisms, policy frameworks, and operational challenges.
- Familiarity with current trends, standards, and best practices in programme design, implementation, and evaluation across these sectors.
- Strong interpersonal, writing, and digital communication skills.
- Comfortable with remote tools (WhatsApp Communities, Zoom, Google Workspace, etc.)
- Self-organised, proactive, and able to work independently with limited oversight
- Proficiency in English.