Advocacy Assistant

Advocacy Assistant
Action Against Hunger, Kenya

Experience
1 Year
Salary
0 - 0
Job Type
Job Shift
Job Category
Traveling
No
Career Level
Telecommute
No
Qualification
Bachelor's Degree
Total Vacancies
1 Job
Posted on
Jul 19, 2022
Last Date
Aug 19, 2022
Location(s)

Job Description

Action Against Hunger-USA is part of the Action Against Hunger International network, which provides humanitarian relief in over 40 countries worldwide in the sectors of nutrition, health, water/sanitation, and food security. Action Against Hunger-USA, an independent NGO, currently manages operations in 8 countries: Kenya, South Sudan, Haiti, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Somalia. Action Against Hunger-USA has over $70 million in programs, and approximately 1700 staff based in in the various country offices and the three Head Quarter Locations of New York City, Washington D.C, Nairobi. Additional growth is anticipated.

Summary of position

The Advocacy assistant will support implementation of the Regional Advocacy strategy while aligning and strengthening internal advocacy initiatives. The Assistant will support the development of policy and advocacy messages and products for internal technical teams, partners amp; stakeholders.

Purpose

The purpose of this position is to provide Advocacy support in various projects within which will drive advocacy engagements, positioning, and visibility. The Advocacy Assistant will support projects on key thematic and policy areas as required to ensure that advocacy priorities and perspectives are integrated and amplified in ACF’s work

Engagement

Advocacy Assistant will engaged internal and external stakeholders in delivery of products, research and desk reviews of policies, Communication plans and initiatives to inform ACF’s strategy.

Delivery

Identify priorities and sequence Advocacy plans and activities to support transactions in order to achieve consistent and timely delivery advocacy plans amp; activities on products such as reports, position papers, statements and key messages for internal and external use.

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Track results and commitments of policy and advocacy initiatives to advance the organization’s profile, resources, reach amp; capacity.
  • Work closely with the Advocacy and Communications Unit to stimulate dialogue, influence policies, and promote social protection and nutrition financing.
  • Coordinate with the Communications Unit to produce and share advocacy materials such as reports, talking points, position papers, statements, fact sheets and technical briefs.
  • Collaborate with the Advocacy and Communications Unit to organize campaigns, events and messaging for key moments, global days and strategic engagements
  • Support the technical development and monitoring of advocacy action plans for projects.
  • Support advocacy trainings, follow through on action plans and actively contribute to positioning and influencing
  • Support relationship building with Governments, Parliamentarians, policy and decision makers relevant to delivering advocacy objectives.
  • Ensure advocacy initiatives are documented and shared, while strengthening program learning and documentation.


Requirements

Required Qualifications and Professional Experience

  • Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in Communication related Course (e.g. in PR, external communication, Journalism) or other Social Sciences related discipline.
  • Minimum 4 years work experience in a Communications or Knowledge Management role or a role that involves Advocacy for an NGO.
  • Experience in program or project design

Required Skills amp; Competencies

  • Excellent research skills and desk review of advocacy policies and strategies.
  • Ability to develop analytical evidence-based policy papers and reports.
  • Experience in successful communication and advocacy work, preferably in international development
  • Recognized capacity in translating complex information in a compelling and accessible way for non-technical audiences.
  • Experience in capacity building and training
  • Good writing and communication skills
  • Strong Relationship building skills, ability to engage and inspire others
  • Strong understanding of current lobbying and policy development landscape.

Physical demands

  • While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to sit for long periods and to concentrate on work, including typing, and turn out heavy volumes of work accurately, within short time frames in the context of a moderately noisy office with many interruptions. Must be able to proofread own work accurately so that only minor corrections are needed on an infrequent basis.

Working Conditions , Travel Requirements

  • The duties of the job require regular job attendance at least five days per we

Job Specification

Job Rewards and Benefits

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