Advocacy Officer - Ultra-Poor Graduation Initiative at BRAC

Responsibilities:

• Support planning, development and implementation of advocacy strategies in partnership with global advocacy team members and UPGI national-focused colleagues.
• Support partnership cultivation efforts with key policy stakeholders, including but peer NGOs, multilateral organizations, donors, government officials, coalitions, and local CSOs
• Support efforts to ensure collaboration, coordination, and training for advocacy colleagues
• Report on developments, trends, shifts, and attitudes regarding Graduation and key policy agendas, including any shifts in the global development agenda.
• Conduct research to identify relevant policy initiatives as well as background research on advocacy partners and targets
• Draft advocacy material, including content for newsletters, reports, promotional materials, knowledge products, training materials, policy briefs, and talking points
• Work with MEL colleagues to establish metrics for measuring impact and to evaluate results and impact of advocacy activities
• Conduct administrative functions to support the Policy and Advocacy Unit, including scheduling meetings, arranging agendas, preparing meeting briefs, ensuring external meetings are entered in the CRM, etc
• Facilitate and support cross-functional collaboration with communications team, technical assistance team, UPGI leadership, and other BRAC and BRAC International colleagues as relevant
• Other duties as assigned.

Safeguarding Responsibilities

• Ensure the safety of team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment, and exploitation to achieve the program’s goals of safeguarding implementation.
• Practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action.
• Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place, and encourage others to do so

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required, Masters degree an advantage, with a preference given to candidates with degrees in international development, public policy or another relevant field
• Strong understanding of the development and poverty reduction sector, particularly related to financial inclusion and social protection, and familiarity with government systems
• Previous experience working in development and/or with governments in Africa or Asia(see priority countries above)
• 3-5 years of experience working in poverty reduction and development and advocacy preferred
• Strong ability to conduct research and communicate messages in a compelling way to multiple audiences
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of a remote, multicultural team;
• Highly organized with the ability to take initiative and effectively manage competing work streams and deadlines
• Diplomatic, with strong interpersonal skills, and a high degree of cultural sensitivity and appreciation;
• Excellent writing and speaking skills in English required. Additional languages are a plus.