Advocacy and Campaign Director at Save the Children Nigeria

Contract length: 12 months

The Role

• The Advocacy and Campaign Director is responsible for leading on the development and implementation of the advocacy, campaign, media and communication strategy and embedding this across our work to ensure maximum impact in our integrated programs.
• As a member of the Senior Management Team in Nigeria the Advocacy and Campaign Director also shares in the overall responsibility for the direction and coordination of the Country Office (CO).

Qualifications and experience
Essential:

• University Degree in Policy, Media, Communications or an area of relevant Social Development.
• Minimum of 7 years demonstrated experience in progressively responsible positions in advocacy, media and / or campaigns
• Proven experience in successfully developing and implementing advocacy, campaign and media strategies;
• Demonstrable track record of leading change, resulting in significant results for the organisation and their stakeholders;
• Excellent English written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to clearly articulate complex issues in a compelling way for a variety of audiences;
• Highly developed cultural awareness and ability to work well in an international environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures;
• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiation and coaching;
• Experience of managing a team and building personal networks, resulting in significant new opportunities for the organisation;
• Commitment to Save the Children values.

Desirable:

• Master's Degree in policy, media, or communications or an area of relevant social development;
• Excellent understanding of the Nigerian political context and policymaking processes.