SOS Children hires 01 Advocacy Advisor
Salaire / mois
Localisation Dakar / Sénégal
Expiration 22 Septembre 2017
Description de l’offre
JOBfrom SOS Children’s Villages International
Closing date: 22 Sep 2017
Mission:
Working location: DAKAR, SENEGAL (with 30% field travel)
Contract duration: 12 months
SOS Children’s Village IOR WCAF is looking for a Regional Advocacy Advisor WCAF. He/She will build capacity for advocacy at national and regional levels; improving knowledge-sharing, visibility and representation; ensure the coordination of all advocacy activities in WCAF region through proactive communication with Member Associations and General Secretariat.
Tasks and Responsibilities:
40% MA support
25% Knowledge management and learning
15% External representation
10% Cooperation with Liaison and Advocacy
10% Inter department collaboration
Strengthen regional advocacy
Ensure development of a clear regional strategy on advocacy in line with SOS’s 2030 strategy
Finds information on important activities and events of the civil society, international organizations, NGOs.
Leads the development of tools, systems and structures to support advocacy
Liaises with partners, recommend, organize and prepare meetings with key potential partner organizations
Drives regional planning processes in this area of work, facilitates relevant sessions of regional forums.
Actively participates in the SOS Global Advocacy Network (GAN), representing WCAF
Supporting MAs for national advocacy
Coordinate, support and ensure the consistency of MA strategic and annual planning on advocacy
Provides information, advice and expertise in the field of work, in line with the priorities identified for GSC and MAs
Tracks and records the work within the Member Associations, through reviewing progress reports & statistics, other monitoring & evaluation reports, and regular contact with relevant staff and country/programme visits
Advises national focal persons on the development of required resources (tools, systems & structures), through relevant regional forums and processes
Required Qualifications and Experience:
Master or Bachelor degree in Social Work, Human Rights, Child Protection or relevant field
Extensive experience, progressively responsible, working in child protection/governance programming with a strong advocacy content, preferably in the Central and West Africa Region
Proven representation and advocacy skills.
Familiarity with key international standards for humanitarian work (e.g. Child Protection Minimum Standards, SPHERE, HAP Principles, etc.) and international documents related to children rights (e.g. UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, UN Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children) as well as African regional entities such as African Union, ECOWAS
Excellent written and oral communications skills in English and French (Portuguese or Spanish desirable)
Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiation and coaching
Experience of solving complex issues through analysis, definition of a clear way forward and ensuring buy in
Ability to present complex information in a succinct and compelling manner
Commitment to SOS Children’s Villages values, including willingness to abide by and enforce the Child Protection policy
We offer:
Diverse, creative and challenging opportunities in an international working environment
Possibility to make significant contribution towards the development of MAs in the Region
Competitive compensation package and excellent development opportunities
In accordance with the organisation’s child protection policy, all employment is subject to applicable background checks, including criminal record checks
What We Stand For: SOS Children’s Villages is committed to creating and maintaining a caring and protective environment, which promotes its core values, and prevents and addresses child abuse and exploitation. We strongly condemn all forms of child abuse and exploitation, be it within or outside of our organization, and always respond to any case of proven, alleged or attempted abuse within our sphere of influence according to its nature. Eff orts ensure that mechanisms are in place to raise awareness, aid prevention, encourage reporting and ease response. They range from human resource development actions such as training and counselling to measures such as suspension, dismissal, and legal action
HOW TO APPLY:
If you are interested in this position, please send your detailed e-mail application (CV+Cover letter IN ENGLISH) by 22nd September 2017 at the latest to the below address.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
The position title “ADVOCACY ADVISOR“ must be mentioned in the subject line
Coordonnées du recruteur pour cette offre
jobs.iorwcaf@sos-kd.org