Senior Advisor, Social Mobilisation at World Vision Kenya

Job Description:

This position will work across the World Vision Partnership to shape and deliver a social mobilisation strategy that engages the public, children, partners and community members to drive courageous local to global action. This mobilisation approach, with and for children, targets policy change in support of the global campaign ENOUGH and positions World Vision as an influential voice for children’s rights in the post-2030 Agenda. The post-holder will support a shift to convening and catalysing a broad range of voices, especially children, to influence decision-makers.

Critical to the success of this position will be the ability to:

• Set an ambitious social mobilisation approach that mobilises children, communities and citizens to influence policy change, drawing on World Vision’s powerful local to global advocacy network and model, in support of the Partnership’s external influencing agenda.
• Project manage strong mobilisation and public engagement resources and actions, involving over 70 offices that can engage millions, online and offline, from local to global levels
• Cultivate and leverage strong internal and external network, across Advocacy and External Engagement, with Marketing & Communications to mobilise Support and Field Offices behind the global campaign, supporting national and regional level staff to organise impactful mobilisations
• Deliver creative projects that advance World Vision’s ENOUGH campaign, employing digital and innovative organising approaches, reaching new audiences, strengthening the engagement of existing supporters.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND EXPERIENCE

• At least ten (10) years of successful relevant professional experience including campaigning, communications, public engagement, social mobilisation and social change processes in multiple contexts
• Bachelor’s or Masters university degree (in any subject)
• Exceptional project and stakeholder management skills
• Experience of working in a complex international and cross-cultural environment
• Experience with online campaigning and mobilisation
• Understanding of policy and advocacy change processes
• Creative communications/writing experience
• Ability /experience in influencing people  to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes