Save the Children recrute: Ebola Advocacy and Policy Manager – WCA

Description de l'offre : Description The advocacy manager provides overall leadership, management and strategic direction to Save the Children’s advocacy in response to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. He/she is responsible for the development and implementation of advocacy strategies that will influence duty bearers at all levels and other key stakeholders of the response to achieve the changes needed to fulfil children’s rights. Ville Dakar Expérience QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE Essential Significant experience in a similar advocacy or policy role implementing multi-country advocacy strategies; Significant experience leading advocacy in at least one of the following areas: humanitarian, health, education, child protection; Experience of working on humanitarian response and policy, including at the country-level, and demonstrable understanding of humanitarian policy issues; Experience of developing and delivering advocacy strategies in low-income countries; Experience supporting civil society advocacy and supporting colleagues remotely; Understanding of advocacy in the context of NGOs, with different types of stakeholders (e.g. UN, AU, EC), a good understanding of the external advocacy environment and ability to assess trends and developments likely to affect advocacy Excellent verbal communication skills, appropriate for high-level external representation, and proven ability to influence others Fluency in English, candidates with proficiency in French preferred Excellent written communication skills, including the ability to translate complex arguments into accessible English for a non-specialist audience, to tailor communications to different audiences and to write articles for publication in the mainstream press Strong analytical skills and the ability to summarise complex data and policy ideas Ability to work quickly and flexibly under pressure, as well as to prioritise with large amounts of work Commitment and understanding to the aims, values       and principles of Save the Children, including the child protection policy Desirable Knowledge of Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia or neighbouring countries. Public speaking skills and experience, including media Expertise in other areas of Save the Children’s work (e.g. programming, media, comms, fundraising) Langues parlées FRANCAIS ET ANGLAIS     Localisation(s) géographique(s) Afrique Contrat CDD Postuler en ligne https://www.savethechildren.net/jobs/job-details/1750 Date de fin de validité 13/01/2015

Date d'expiration : 2015-01-13

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