Deadline: 19 November, 2021
Location: Kampala, Uganda
Plan International is seeking to fill the role of Policy and Advocacy Coordinator for the Lego PlayMatters Project.
Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls.
Responsibilities
- Ensure inclusion of ECD/PlayMatters initiatives into existing government-led coordination mechanisms and relevant education sector departments
- Ensure inclusion of Plan International Uganda’s early childhood development and PlayMatters initiatives into existing government-led coordination mechanisms and relevant education sector departments
- Identify entry points and support Plan International Uganda’s engagement with PlayMatters consortium partners and the respective subsectors in the Ministry of Education and Sports and district local governments
- Support advocacy for early childhood development and learning
- Develop a clear ECCE strategy for ECCE in the ERP II, maintaining the guidance provided in the ESSP and ECCE strategy
- Support mobilisation of resources for ECCE in the ERP and track utilisation of resources invested, documenting key outcomes and gaps
- Develop a clear ECCE advocacy strategy in the implementation of ERP II, maintaining the guidance provided in the ESSP and ECCE strategy
- Actively represent Plan International Uganda in relevant technical working groups and other forums at national, regional and international levels
- Support the development of policy briefs, advocacy papers for ECCE and learning
- Attend meetings and dialogues on behalf of Plan International Uganda and PlayMatters consortium and ensure follow up on key emerging issues
- Support the gender advisor, accountability advisor, and communications team to document Plan International Uganda and PlayMatters outcomes
- Participate in the review and development of Plan International Uganda and PlayMatters advocacy plan
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or or master’s degree (preferred) in Law, Human Rights, Social Sciences or a related field
- Three years, minimum, of experience in policy and advocacy work for education programmes in a reputable organisation and in development and humanitarian contexts
- Demonstrated understanding of environment and current effective practices of education especially early childhood development in Uganda, including existing networks, CSOs and government stakeholders
- Demonstrated understanding of gender transformative programming and relevant approaches
- Experience of managing compliance with safeguarding and child protection policies
- Strong verbal communication skills, including networking, negotiating ability and influencing others
- Capacity to deal with people of diverse cultures
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Computer literacy (Microsoft Office)
- Strong drive for results and ensuring timely execution of tasks
- Strong commitment to inclusion and equity
- Strong sense of ethics and integrity
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