Global Advocacy Support Coordinator at Christian Blind Mission (CBM)

• Act as global advocacy resource person for CBM Country Offices.
• Support country teams to consistently engage with the disability movement and key political stakeholders for national level and other in-country advocacy. This includes identification of relevant political processes and levers to drive CBM’s advocacy goals in-country, alongside the disability movement.
• As advocacy method expert, provide support with approaches and processes, framing and systematising targeted activities towards identified advocacy goals in Country Strategic Plans.
• Support advocacy alignment across countries and in line with CBM’s overall advocacy plan (key messaging, linking programme level, national level and global level advocacy).
• Analyse relevant trends and make information available to country teams.
• Support specific advocacy activities together with external alliance partners, CBM Country Offices, CBM partners as agreed. Develop products for engagement such as policy briefs, blogs, position papers, issues papers to inform and influence stakeholders in line with CBM’s organisational strategy.
• Work with communication teams to develop policy influencing communications across various communication channels.
• This position will request international business trips.

These are your qualifications

• Master’s degree in social sciences, international development, or related field.
• Solid professional experience in international NGOs and/or multilateral or government agencies, with a proven track record and relevant networks in the field of advocacy for inclusion and a demonstrable engagement with relevant political stakeholders
• Proven experience in developing advocacy strategies on local and national levels, in particular in countries of the Global South
• Proven experience in advocacy and results-based management approaches (such as power analyses), including the conceptualisation of advocacy campaigns and specific advocacy products
• Experience of rights-based advocacy and working with marginalised and vulnerable groups
• Excellent interpersonal and intercultural skills and teamwork
• English (Professional Proficiency)
• French, Spanish as second language, German, other language (Advantageous)
• Proficient in MS Office
• Identification with the Christian values and the mission of CBM