Job Purpose
The
Policy and Advocacy Lead position is a regional role intended to facilitate the
coordination of TGG:ALM advocacy efforts among consortium partners at multiple
levels across the four focal countries of the TGG:ALM programme—Senegal,
Somalia (Somaliland), Kenya, and Ethiopia. The successful candidate will play a
crucial role in offering guidance, coordination, and technical support to Amref
Country Offices, consortium partners, TGG:ALM grantees, and frontline community
champions. This support encompasses diverse interventions in advocacy,
communications, and movement building. Special focus will be directed towards
empowering frontline grassroots champions, TGG:ALM grantees, FGM/C
survivors/activists, journalists, youth-led, women-led and feminist organizations/movements.
This includes strengthening their organizational capacities, fostering
activism, enabling active campaign engagement, and cultivating heightened
leadership in the efforts to end FGM/C.
Primary Responsibilities
Strategic, Planning and
Direction (25%)
Provide
thought leadership and strategic direction to the TGG:ALM consortium regarding
its Advocacy, Communications, and Movement Building work aimed at promoting the
adoption of a girl-centered approach to ending FGM/C within the movement and
beyond.
Work
with the consortium’s senior leadership team, technical leads, and Amref’s
senior management to broaden understanding of strategic and operational
Advocacy, Communications and Movement Building issues.
Support
in the development, implementation and monitoring annual advocacy consortium
work plans and budgets, mentor and coach advocacy team members, and ensure
coherence across country -based, regional and global advocacy activities.
Oversee
the finalization and implementation of TGG:ALM’s Advocacy, Communications, and
Movement Building Strategy, ensuring alignment, an integrated approach to
influencing and a unified approach among the TGG consortium, grantees, and
partner organizations.
Support
the consortium to develop ‘core’ intervention models that are scalable and can
achieve and evidence ‘Proof of Concept’
Support
partners to develop interventions that are tailored to their contexts,
supported by best practice approaches
Lead
the development of advocacy, communications and movement building tools such as
briefings and key messages; guidelines; training modules; and awareness raising
material/communications in collaboration with the COs, working group members
and local implementing partners for a variety of stakeholders
Technical Support and
Capacity Building (25%)
Build
the capacity of TGG:ALM consortium, grantees and partners offering coaching,
mentoring and on-demand technical assistance and training in the areas of
advocacy, communications and movement building., social-norm change and
girl-centered programming in relation to ending FGM/C
Provide
technical oversight to the advocacy components of the programme, including
undertaking field visits to consortium partners to oversee implementation,
provide on-site feedback on required improvements and generate field visit
reports with timely and appropriate follow up on action points
Develop
and disseminate relevant manuals, strategies and tools, communications and
curriculums
Attend
Amref and consortium level working group meetings and monthly performance
management and learning meetings.
Partnership Management
(25%)
Build
strong partnerships with all consortium delivery partners and consortium Prime,
getting to know their work and building positive ways of working
Identify
and build strategic partnerships and engagement to advocate and negotiate with
diverse, relevant external actors’ such as organisations, networks, political
contacts, technical experts, civil society, and other key stakeholders to
further the delivery of the FGM influencing agenda and build a stronger
movement.
Coordinate
collective action efforts across the participating countries, including
supporting and building CO capacity, and connecting national level initiatives
to regional/global opportunities and spaces such as Day of the Girl, regional
bodies, African Union, Women Deliver, CSW etc.
Provide
oversight of the relationships with civil society partners, regional bodies and
consultants and ensure timely execution of joint work plans.
Identify
and bring on board new partners as needed and ensure timely execution of joint
work plans.
Lead
and Chair the Advocacy, Communications and Movement Building Working Group on
behalf of the consortium
Build
a solid knowledge of intervention packages and approaches across partners,
consolidating and disseminating accessible summaries to all consortium members
Seek
opportunities to represent the consortium at relevant meetings and conferences,
amplifying positive stories of change from the grassroots
Have
regular contact with other advocacy roles within Amref working on FGM/C
Participate
in relevant Community of Practice (CoPs) with staff in relevant country offices
and HQ units.
Adaptive Learning and
Management (25%)
Work
with the MEL Lead to monitor and evaluate the progress and impact of advocacy,
communications and movement building interventions, ensuring ‘Proof of Concept’
can be demonstrated
Facilitate
the sharing of best practice, case studies and learning from other experiences,
including the design and delivery of conferences, workshops and other events
Spearhead
adaptive learning, programming and management across the consortium, ensuring
true learnings inform the adaptation of the programme
Support
the MEL Lead and in-country MEL staff to adapt methods for provision of quality
and appropriate evidence from ongoing monitoring and evaluative initiatives
(baselines, midlines, evaluations and reviews) in a rapidly changing, complex
and high security contexts.
Support
the compilation of Country Office progress reports, working closely with UK
office counter-parts
Support
the development of key research and evaluations
Support
the development of innovate and creative approaches to demonstrating impact and
‘proof of concept’
Required Qualifications
Education and Professional
Qualifications
Master’s
degree in Public Policy, Communication Studies, Gender Studies, Development
Studies, Public Health, International Relations, Human Rights, Social Sciences
and/or other related fields.
Required Experience
Essential
At
least eight (8) years of professional experience at the regional and/or
international level, demonstrating a proven ability to coordinate advocacy
interventions across multiple levels.
Experience
supporting country offices, building capacity, and providing technical support
is essential.
Extensive
experience in facilitating alignment and collaboration among consortium
members, diverse groups of stakeholders and other relevant partners in multiple
geographies
Experience
in developing and implementing high impact advocacy campaigns and strategies to
influence governments and other audiences (including media)
Preferably
experience in influencing on FGM/C or related issues such as gender equality,
harmful practices, VAWG
Experience
of working directly with girls, youth and feminist movements in participatory
ways to develop girl-led influencing strategies and campaigns for change
including experience of developing and delivering advocacy strategies and/or
campaigns preferably with a gender equality or girl-led focus an advantage
Experience
of working with coalitions and networks, building effective relationships,
demonstrating leadership and exerting influence with various stakeholders
through acting in an advisory capacity
Understanding
of movements and activism approaches and trends across Africa including
intersectionality with youth/feminist movements and of strategies to support
cross-movement and intergenerational learning, collaboration and influencing.
Ability
to at times work autonomously combined with an ability to work as part of a
consortium leadership team
Able
to consult, gather and integrate feedback into internal and external
influencing briefings and materials
Desirable
Deep
familiarity with at least one country where FGM/C is practiced
Knowledge, Skills and
Competencies
Proficiency
in leveraging social media for impactful advocacy
Excellent
communications, collaborating and influencing skills
Resourcefulness,
highly organized, detail oriented
Analytical,
strategic
High
integrity/ethics, commitment and respect for diversity
Good
interpersonal skills
Training
and presentation skills
Project
management skills
Problem
solving skills
Proficiency
in ICT and strong technical systems acumen
Languages
Fluency
in English
Proficiency
in French could be an asset, but not required
How To Apply
Apply before or on January
30, 2024
