Deadline: 04 November, 2020
Location: Maiduguri, Nigeria
Save the Children is seeking to fill the role of Advocacy and Campaigns Officer.
Save the Children’s mission is to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.
Responsibilities
- Hold regular meetings with local authorities on the progress of programmes
- Involve relevant authorities in the planning and implementation of programmes through consultation and joint visits
- In collaboration with other team members, plan and carry out feedback meetings with authorities and beneficiaries
- Advocate allocation of appropriate resources for the implementation of nutrition, FSL, education activities in the LGAs
- Support actively in the process of developing the organisation’s short-and-long-term governance and advocacy agendas
- Prepare concept papers and other relevant documents, and initiate and describe project ideas and initiatives in accordance with the country strategy, the current contextual environment, the institutional capabilities of potential partners, resource availability and funding sources
- When working on specific high-priority initiatives, the advocacy coordinator will collaborate with senior staff and support the analysis process, developing policy positions and programme strategies, establishing new networks and partnerships, and managing coalitions
- Assist colleagues to strengthen their knowledge and skills/capacities to incorporate governance frameworks, policy research, analysis and advocacy into their work
- Contribute to development of advocacy strategy proposal writing and fund raising
- Act as Save the Children’s representative at local, national and international levels with local authorities, partners etc. as required
- Support the coordination of the drafting and submission of strategic planning and reporting documents
- Develop and maintain a professional network for governance issues within Nigeria and within Save the Children globally
- Disseminate important information and messages
- Support consultants involved in writing project designs, case studies or reports, facilitating training events, and conducting policy research, or other such contracted services
- Support the implementation of the governance programme, including quality control, negotiation with local partners, financial management, documentation, monitoring and evaluation, and reporting
Requirements
- First degree in Social Sciences (postgraduate is an added advantage)
- Three years of post NYSC experience in advocacy, community mobilisation and engagement
- Fluency in English and working knowledge of local language(s)
- IT expertise
- Knowledge of governance in Nigeria
- Good knowledge of Borno State governance structure and dynamics
- Knowledge of health systems and political terrains is an added advantage
- Ability to clearly communicate and easily relate with federal and state authoritiesTo
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