Advocacy and Campaigns Coordinator (CDGP) at Save The Children

Job ref.: 1900026X
Location:  Kaduna
Grade: 5
Post Type: National
Employee Status: Permanent
Team: Nigeria Country Office
Reports to: State Team Leader

Child Safeguarding

• Level 3- The responsibilities of the post may require the post holder to have regular contact with children or young people and, in the overseas context all posts are considered to be level 3 posts in view of potential situations which may allow staff unsupervised access to vulnerable children and young people.

Role Purpose

• Enhanced state level engagement in social protection led to increased capacity of state and local government  stakeholders to design implement and expand cost-effective, inclusive and accountable social protection systems
• The objective of this assignment is to develop and build government commitment and investment in social protection through effective Advocacy and communications and capacity building effort at National and Sub National Levels.

Scope of Role:

• Technical Support from – Senior Advocacy and Policy specialist and Advocacy and communication Specialist

Key Areas of Accountability:

• The Advocacy coordinator will be responsible for providing strategic Advocacy and Communications technical and program guidance to the Child Development grant programme (CDGP) specifically at the state level.

Objective 1: Organise Stakeholders participation, sensitisation and advocacy:

• Achieving programme outputs, activities, deliverables and expected results within budget, agreed timeframe and to the highest standards.
• Contribute on key Programme planning, coordination and reporting activities.
• Support policy dialogue and a successful record of accomplishment in advocacy and strategies for influencing policy decision-makers on social protection.
• Experience building capacity of government counterparts, mentoring and training.
• Facilitate public relations, crisis communications/issue management, and collaborates with the Program Partnerships team on donor and partner communications and community relations.
• Contribute to all efforts to raise/nurture CSOs and champions for the programme at the National and state level if need arise.
• Produce reports, briefing papers and presentations for internal and external audiences, as directed.
• Undertake a range of lobbying, communications and other activities to inform and persuade policy makers, including donors and politicians, of the value of financing for social protection.
• Coordinating the development of communications materials and participate in their review and comment on print and electronic media materials including scripts, posters, leaflets, video/audio recordings
• Link with other organisations present in the area for coordination and sharing lessons learned.

Objective 2: Monitoring and evaluation of  Community Mobilisation and Nutrition BCC activities:

• Prepare a monthly plan or field activities
• Produce case studies related to programme implementation at least one per quarter or as per line manager’s request
• Identify the problems in the implementation process and propose solutions
• Evaluate regularly the impact of the activities and propose changes for improvement
• Prepare activities’ reports

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in the Social Sciences, such as Economics, Geography, Development Studies, Rural Development/Sociology or other related fields.
• Any training on Advocacy and Communication, social protection will be an added advantage

Skills & Experience:
Administrative & General Skills:

• At least 3 years of experience in advocacy and policy engagement
• Previous experience with other local and international NGOs
• Experience in Nutrition and community based programmes,
• Experience in Social protection and engaging Government
• Should have strong collaboration and networking skills.
• Experience using Political Economy Analysis (PEA) that informs on-going program iteration
• Computer literacy (MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint)
• Fluency in English and Hausa, spoken and written
• Ability to work in partnership with government and other NGO’s staff
• Good interpersonal skills
• Ability to work within a team setting
• Independence, adaptability and flexibility
• Excellent comunication skills

Skills and Behaviours (our Values in Practice)
Accountability:

• Accuracy and timeliness in all areas of responsibility
• High level of accuracy in work, and ability to analyse complex sets of relationships and situations
• Holds self and others accountable

Ambition:

• Creating best-in-class EA function
• Future-orientated, thinks pro-actively

Collaboration:

• Working effectively with stakeholders to achieve common goals
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, members and external partners
• Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to

Creativity:

• Designing more effective admin systems
• Willing to take disciplined risks

Integrity:

• Honest, encourages openness and transparency, demonstrates highest levels of integrity.

Working Conditions:

• Ability and willingness to travel to projects and stay in basic conditions when necessary