Advocacy Officer at Women for Women International

Reports to: Program Coordinator

Purpose

• The Advocacy Officer will play a central role in supporting Change Agents and coordinating community and national advocacy efforts. The successful candidate must be one who understands, experienced in advocacy, and who is highly organized.
• This position will be located in Bauchi State, reports to the Program Coordinator and dotted line supervision to the Advocacy Coordinator.

Duties and Responsibilities
Change Agent Program Implementation and Support:

• Adapt the Change Agent curriculum to the local context.
• Work with Change Agents to develop ‘work plans’ for their advocacy efforts and provide frameworks to support planning and monitoring advocacy activities.
• Support the Advocacy Coordinator to manage the annual meeting with Change Agents which will be to support peer-to-peer learning, and for organizational review and learning of the program.
• Assist in working with NGO partners to ensure that there are opportunities for Change Agents to become involved in the planning of joint-advocacy strategies.

Joint-Advocacy in Communities:

• Assist in managing the relationship with NGOs to support advocacy activities that seek to affect change at the community level.
• Assist in ensuring that WfWI participants/graduates are consulted in the development of plans in line with the progress of grants.

Joint-Advocacy with National NGOs/Partners:

• Assist in coordinating consultations with WfWI participants/graduates and national partners to ensure that advocacy objectives are more sensitive/inclusive to the needs of marginalized women.

Inform Key Influencers And Local Donors:

• Assist to map out and build connections with influencers and foreign officials to identify targets for WfWI to build relationships with and also develop a baseline of statements that relate to VAW and WEE by these individuals.
• Assist to monitor targets’ statements on VAW and WEE to measure change.

Other Duties as Assigned

Qualifications

• University Degree in the Social Sciences plus minimum of a year’s experience in one of the following sectors: social services, education (preferably with adults), psychology, community development, and/or women’s issues.
• Three (3) years of professional experience; preferably working with an NGO.
• Knowledge of relevant human rights laws
• Experience working on community development issues.
• Excellent organisational skills and ability to prioritise, paying attention to details.
• Established competence in negotiation and influence.
• Strong interpersonal skills to ensure effective communication with a variety of stakeholders.
• Strong computer skills and proficiency in MS Office Applications.
• Demonstrated commitment to ending violence against women.
• Demonstrated experience working with NGOs, particularly international NGOs, is highly desired.
• Demonstrated experience and skills in organizing training and working with community and traditional leaders.
• Excellent report writing skills
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work in a team
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skill
• Required oral and written communication skills in English as well as oral fluency in Hausa language.