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Une structure recrute 01 Advocacy Manager

Une structure recrute 01 Advocacy Manager

Salaire / mois
Localisation Dakar / Sénégal
Expiration 30 Novembre 2017
Description de l’offre

Description

Advocacy Manager

Annual Salary and Benefits –

To be confirmed

Internal Job Grade –

National C2

Contract type –

Fixed term

Reporting to –

Country Director

Staff reporting to this post –

Communications and Media Officer

Locations –

Dakar

Annual Budget

To Be Determined

JOB PURPOSE

The purpose of this job is to design and implement, together with partners and thematic Leads, a country influencing strategy based on the overall country strategy.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES

Thematic quality and oversight (30%)

Lead the development of Oxfam’s national influencing and advocacy agenda, including campaigning and networking for lasting change, in close collaboration with programme leads
Facilitate development of strong partnerships for the development and delivery of a joint influencing agenda
Support research to generate knowledge and evidence to inform influencing work
Identify initiatives and campaigns within Oxfam (globally, regionally, Pan Africa) and link them to the national ambitions for broader national impact.
Ensure adequate resourcing allocated within budgets to scale up influencing at national level and support initiatives for resource mobilization.
With partners and other CSO stakeholders, take actions that protect the space of civil societies to operate in accountable and transparent manner.
Identify and explore new partnerships and to broaden Oxfam’s partnership portfolio for greater influencing

Program Development, Strategy and Management (25%)

Capacity building, networking and coordination of civil society organizations, citizens and media to lead influencing initiatives and policy reforms within a rights-based framework
Support staff to internalize the Oxfam’s national influencing guidelines and programme standards and regularly review compliance to such standards
Ensure the centrality of women’s rights in the country programme’s influencing agenda.
Support Programmes to integrate influencing, media and communication into programme design and implementation.
Explore the use of digital technology in our campaigning and support programmes to scale up their ambitions in this area.
In collaboration with the Programme Quality and MEL Officer, drive the development of Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning within national influencing initiatives
Strengthen the relevance, legitimacy and downward accountability of our global influencing initiatives
Support scale up of proven innovative models and initiatives
Together with the Business Development Lead, develop high quality project proposals to support national influencing work
Develop a plan for engagement with donors with a view to influencing their agenda with respect to Senegal
In consultation with MEAL Lead develop and implement MEAL strategy and participate in periodic country learning reviews
Undertake and support regular monitoring and evaluation of EJ programmes to assess programme delivery against agreed results and, make recommendations and implement action to ensure delivery of programme objectives
Create spaces for peer learning from national influencing work
Establish linkages with the relevant knowledge Hubs and learning communities across the Oxfam confederation
Regular reports to the Country Director and the Regional Influencing Lead
Knowledge Management and Thought Leadership (25%).

In collaboration with the Head of Programmes and the Programme Quality lead, identify opportunities for learning, research and publications relevant to country influencing priorities
Facilitating the dissemination of good practices and learnings from Oxfam programmes in Senegal
Participate in Oxfam regional and global Inequality strategic planning and implementation, and ensure relevant links with country program staff.
With the support of the Programme Quality lead, ensure that programme learning is documented, that lessons learned are taken into account in reviews and development of future programme strategies.
Organizing and participating in knowledge-sharing workshops and conferences, both in-country and abroad.
Working closely with the Programme Quality lead to develop and implement research components within Oxfam’s projects.
Staff development, training and management (10%)

Providing ongoing supervision and mentoring to support the performance and professional development of direct reports.
Orientating new staff to Oxfam values, culture, tools and processes where relevant.
Promoting the ongoing development of staff skills (technical and non-technical) and identifying relevant opportunities to further the development of staff.
Represent Oxfam externally (10%)

In collaboration with the Country Director and Head of Programmes, liaising and networking with other agencies and organizations working within the area of influencing in Senegal, broader West Africa and internationally.
Representing Oxfam in meetings with government, civil society actors and other key stakeholders, and ensure that Oxfam’s influencing vision, mission and work are well articulated.

Technical Skills, Experience & Knowledge
Essential

At least 7 years in development, especially in advocacy, campaigning and policy influencing
Good knowledge of and experience in developing, and implementing, advocacy and campaign strategies and plans to successfully achieving impact and change.
An in-depth understanding of the socio-economic, environmental and political context of Sierra Leone
An understanding of regional and global socio-economic and political issues and their implications for national development of Sierra Leone.
Ability to think and act strategically and support others to design advocacy, campaigns, programme, research and policy reform actions that support long-term objectives in Sierra Leone
An understanding of the relationship between national and regional programmes and the global objectives of Oxfam and opportunities for local leverage
Knowledge and experience in partnership development in Senegalor elsewhere.
Excellent leadership, inter-personal and collaboration skills
Very strong analytical and conceptual thinking skills; able to understand highly complex issues and translate them into simple, workable actions and plans.
Experience and commitment to address women’s rights in the design/delivery of influencing work
Ability to represent Oxfam in external meetings and fora.
Collaborative working as part of a leadership team
Ability to work on own initiative, manage complex workload and deliver outputs and reports at agreed deadlines
Ability to anticipate risks and strategically position to mitigate them
Experience in and knowledge of capacity building of staff and partners for greater influence
Fluency in written and spoken English.

Desirable

Proven knowledge and commitment to Oxfam’s One Programme approach
Knowledge of Krio or other local languages is desirable
Experience and knowledge of working with the media and harnessing digital platforms for campaigning.

Key Behavioural Competencies
Competencies

Description

Decisiveness

We are comfortable to make transparent decisions and to adapt decision making modes to the context and needs.

Influencing

We have the ability to engage with diverse stakeholders in a way that leads to increased impact for the organisation We spot opportunities to influence effectively and where there are no opportunities we have the ability to create them in a respectful and impactful manner.

Humility

We put ‘we’ before ‘me’ and place an emphasis on the power of the collective, nurture the team and play to the strengths of each individual. We are not concerned with hierarchical power, and we engage with, trust and value the knowledge and expertise of others across all levels of the organization.

Relationship Building

We understand the importance of building relationship, within and outside the organization. We have the ability to engage with traditional and non-traditional stakeholders in ways that lead to increased impact for the organisation.

Listening

We are good listeners who can see where deeper levels of thoughts and tacit assumptions differ. Our messages to others are clear, and consider different preferences.

Mutual Accountability

We can explain our decisions and how we have taken them based on our organizational values. We are ready to be held to account for what we do and how we behave, as we are also holding others to account in a consistent manner.

Agility, Complexity, and Ambiguity

We scan the environment, anticipate changes, are comfortable with lack of clarity and deal with a large number of elements interacting in diverse and unpredictable ways.

Systems Thinking

We view problems as parts of an overall system and in their relation to the whole system, rather than reacting to a specific part, outcome or event in isolation. We focus on cyclical rather than linear cause and effect. By consistently practicing systems thinking we are aware of and manage well unintended consequences of organisational decisions and actions.

Strategic Thinking and Judgment

We use judgment, weighing risk against the imperative to act. We make decisions consistent with organizational strategies and values.

Vision Setting

We have the ability to identify and lead visionary initiatives that are beneficial for our organization and we set high-level direction through a visioning process that engages the organization and diverse external stakeholders.

Self-Awareness

We are able to develop a high degree of self-awareness around our own strengths and weaknesses and our impact on others. Our self-awareness enables us to moderate and self-regulate our behaviors to control and channel our impulses for good purposes.

Enabling

We all work to effectively empower and enable others to deliver the organizations goals through creating conditions of success. We passionately invest in others by developing their careers, not only their skills for the job. We provide freedom; demonstrate belief and trust provide appropriate support. We give more freedom and demonstrate belief and trust, underpinned with appropriate support.

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