MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES
Monitor and Report on Field Office Advocacy Progress (Impact)
- Schedule, send the agenda and take meeting notes for dissemination and filing in Box for Regional Advocacy Forum (quarterly), 9 FO bimonthly (once every two months) calls, External Engagement Meeting, East and Southern Africa Region Joining Forces Alliance (ESAR JFA) Technical Working Group
- Update the EAR, FO and external partners contact list
- File and organize the EAR Advocacy documents in Box
- Draft the quarterly FO report including people reached, children reached and policy changes
- Update the key events from 1 October 2023 – 30 September 2024 including people reached and children reached
Research and Analysis (Influence)
- Draft 4 policy briefs (one per quarter)
- Update the EAR statistics table quarterly
Networking and External Engagement
- Participate and learn from the monthly or quarterly Working Groups e.g. Regional Protection WG, Regional GBV WG, Inter-Agency (IAWG) Working Group – Advocacy and Communications.
Administrative Support, Planning and Reporting
- Prepare the draft budget, agenda and logistics (flights, accommodation, meals, ground transport, advocacy material, passports and visas) for WV EAR Advocacy internal and external meetings, workshops, launches, conferences or forums
- Upload the relevant documents on regional WV EAR Advocacy statements, policy briefs and other documents in different platforms such as WV Central, Relief Web and Box.
Amplify Children’s Voices
- Support FOs to track the number of children reached on through Advocacy on annual basis
- Support FOs to track policy influencing processes on a monthly basis
- Support FOs to track number of children participating in Advocacy and External Engagement
- Support FOs on children’s participation in WV EAR Advocacy events in line with child safeguarding principles
KNOWLEDGE /QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE ROLE
Required Professional Experience
- 1 to 2 years of experience in advocacy, external engagement, campaigns or policy analysis work in developing countries.
- Knowledge on Child Rights including the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child or the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
- Experience planning and organizing workshops or forums for participants in multiple countries.
- Excellent communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills, particularly in a cross-cultural environment
- Planning and organizational skills and ability to prioritize multiple activities
- Research experience especially in policy and advocacy
- Understanding of humanitarian and fragile contexts
Required Education, training, license, registration, and certification
- Master’s degree in social sciences, communication, public policy, management or law
- Training certificate on advocacy, child rights and policy influence, an added advantage
Preferred Knowledge and Qualifications
- Capabilities – achieving, thinking, self-managing, relational, networking and collaboration and humanitarian diplomacy.
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