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  • Posted: Apr 11, 2019
    Deadline: Apr 17, 2019
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    Action Against Hunger | ACF International, a global humanitarian organization committed to ending world hunger, works to save the lives of malnourished children while providing communities with access to safe water and sustainable solutions to hunger.
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    Advocacy Manager and Communications Manager

    Location: Dutse, Jigawa
    Job Type: Full Time
    Start date: as soon as possible
    Direct Line Manager: Project Manager

    Objective 1

    • Expand and improve ACF’s/WINNN advocacy and communication work for tackling undernutrition in Jigawa State.

    Tasks and Responsibilities:

    • Development of project specific advocacy and communications action plan and provide technical guidance throughout their implementation.
    • Develop and drive implementation of the state focused advocacy and communication plan in collaboration with advocacy coordination team.
    • Analyse and understand the state government structures, parliamentary and political processes including key decision-making structures and how to influence them.
    • Increase visibility and dissemination of ACF/WINNN programme interventions by developing a range of communications materials and other activities for sharing with the stakeholders.
    • Identify both global, federal and state events/celebrations and organize awareness-raising events and campaigns.
    • Explore media opportunities for broadcasting ACF/WINNN activities and showcasing community initiatives.
    • To develop or contribute to the development of advocacy products such as policy briefings, letters, submissions and other advocacy products.
    • Facilitate documentation and coordinate the collection of evidence from ACF/WINNN programs in the state to influence state policies and practices.
    • Facilitate institutional capacity building of government stakeholders and partners as per ACF mandate.
    • Facilitate and create platforms for active and meaningful engagement of citizens with the government stakeholders.

    Objective 2

    • Collaboration and representation in advocacy fora

    Tasks and Responsibilities:

    • Raise awareness and knowledge about WINNN objectives and activities.
    • Provide Coordination team and State Team Lead with regular updates on the political and policy developments in the State and state level conversations.
    • Develop and coordinating partnerships with other parties on advocacy activities (NGO, civil society) and facilitating joint advocacy activities.
    • Engage in networking, building relations with State stakeholders to continually inform, challenge and improve advocacy messages and tactics
    • In collaboration with the advocacy coordination team, support the development of policy and advocacy materials such as talking points, briefing notes, position papers for ACF.
    • Undertake additional coordination as requested by the State Team Lead and Area Coordinator.

    Objective 3

    • Capacity building and repository of information

    Tasks and Responsibilities:

    • Responsible for regular progress reports on advocacy activities, outcomes, lessons learned, best practices and challenges as related to the project at the state level.
    • Create a repository of advocacy and communication initiatives, tools and documents and support colleagues in the identification, documenting and drafting of best practices and lessons learned from ACF/WINNN interventions.
    • Provide context specific, field-level information to national and global advocacy efforts.

    Internal & External Relationship
    Internal:

    • Others Managers: exchange of information and coordination (integrated approach)
    • State Team Lead (WINNN):  hierarchical relationship – reporting, exchange of information on relations with Government Institutions and collaboration on the program and operational issues
    • Field Manager: Collaboration and exchange of information on operational and security issues
    • Advocacy Manager (Abuja): work very closely to provide information and request technical support on project advocacy and communication efforts.
    • Media and Communications Officer (Abuja): Exchange of information on media and communication activities.

    External:

    • Governmental and non-governmental partners: exchange of information, coordination, training, supervision, influence on the choice of technical options
    • International and Local Aid Organizations: exchange of information
    • Donor representatives: hosting field visits, exchange of information
    • Cluster and other coordination forums

    Position Requirements
    Qualifications:

    • Minimum of Bachelor’s degree in Mass Communications & Journalism, Media Studies, Communications Strategy, Development Communication or relevant discipline.
    • Minimum of 2 years of relevant work experience at the national/state level in providing communication packages to promote the activities of the organization, preferably in humanitarian and development contexts.

    Skills & Experience
    Essential:

    • Credibility to lobby, network, influence and represent AAH Nigeria at all levels.
    • Must be disciplined and able to work autonomously and arrive at decisions and conclusions with minimal guidance.
    • Proven ability to learn and adapt Professional, motivated, open, creative, mature, responsible, flexible and, culturally sensitive
    • Previous experience with advocacy or communication duties
    • Microsoft Office Skills (Outlook, Excel, Power Point, Word)
    • Willing and able to be based and travel regularly within remote areas, where services are limited.
    • Excellent writing/editing, analytical and verbal communication skills
    • Fluency in English and Hausa (written and spoken)
    • Good written and oral communication skills
    • Commitment to ACF mission, values and policy

    Preferred:

    • Advanced knowledge of donors’ guidelines/procedures
    • Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Package and Adobe Photoshop
    • Good understanding of all three ACF’s technical sectors is desirable

    Method of Application

    Note: Qualified women are strongly encouraged to apply.

    Interested and qualified? Go to Action Against Hunger | ACF-International on acfinternational.applytojob.com to apply

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