Institutional, Governance & Regulatory Specialist Job IRES, Nairobi, Kenya

Job Summary:

We are seeking an experienced Governance and Regulatory professional to deliver training and advisory support on institutional governance, regulatory frameworks, policy and legislative analysis, stakeholder engagement, and public-sector reform. The consultant will help participants apply governance principles to practical institutional and service-delivery challenges.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and deliver practical training on governance, institutional reform and regulatory management.
• Facilitate sessions on policy and legislative analysis within the Kenyan water and natural-resources context.
• Support the design of governance reforms, delegation arrangements and institutional alignment.
• Facilitate stakeholder engagements and workshops involving national and county governments, agencies and partners.
• Translate regulatory and policy requirements into practical institutional actions and decision-making tools.
• Develop case studies, exercises and learning materials based on real governance and regulatory challenges.
• Contribute technical input to proposals, reports and capacity-development assignments.

Minimum Qualifications and Professional Experience:

Academic Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Law or a related field.
• Professional training in the relevant field of specialization is preferable.

Professional Experience

• Minimum 10 years of experience engaging county or national government ministries, departments, and agencies in water-sector or natural-resources policy development or related activities.
• Prior experience working on water-sector or natural-resource management issues.
• Experience working with government partners and other public-sector stakeholders.
• Experience in policy development, research, capacity development and related activities.
• Experience facilitating stakeholder engagements and workshops.

Technical Competencies

• Governance reform; regulatory frameworks; policy and legislative analysis; devolved governance; institutional arrangements; stakeholder engagement; public-sector capacity development.

Key Skills and Attributes

• Strong facilitation and negotiation skills.
• Excellent policy analysis and critical-thinking ability.
• High-level written and verbal communication.
• Strong understanding of Kenyan public-sector institutions.
• Proficiency in English and Kiswahili.
• Professional integrity and stakeholder sensitivity.

Training & Facilitation Experience

• Proven experience as a consultant trainer, facilitator, technical adviser, or subject-matter expert.
• Demonstrated ability to translate technical and professional concepts into practical, participant-centred learning.
• Training of Trainers (ToT) certification is an added advantage.
• Strong understanding of adult learning methodologies and competency-based facilitation.

Consultancy Role Focus:

• Provide specialist governance and regulatory expertise for training, institutional reform, policy support and stakeholder-engagement assignments.

Mode of Engagement:

• Successful candidates will be engaged as external consultant trainers on a need basis.
• Assignments may involve training delivery, technical advisory support, curriculum/content development, workshops, facilitation, and related consultancy services.
• Further details, including assignment scope, duration, and professional fees, will be provided during the initial engagement meeting.

How to Apply

Interested candidates are invited to submit their CV, cover letter, and copies of all required certifications to trainingjobs@indepthresearch.co.ke by 26th August 2026. Please include the title of the position in the subject line.

All documents must be in PDF format.

Note:  Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted