Policy Advocacy and Campaigns Manager NGO Careers – WaterAid
Job Title: Policy Advocacy and Campaigns Manager
Organisation: WaterAid
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About US:
WaterAid is committed to ensuring that wherever we work in the world there is no tolerance for the abuse of power, privilege or trust. WaterAid reinforces a culture of zero tolerance towards any form of inappropriate behaviour, abuse, harassment, or exploitation of any kind. The safeguarding of our beneficiaries, staff, volunteers and anyone working on our behalf, is our top priority, and we take our responsibilities extremely seriously. All staff and volunteers are required to share in this commitment through our Global Code of Conduct. We will conduct the most appropriate pre employment references and checks to ensure high standards are maintained.
Job Summary: The Policy Advocacy and Campaigns Manager is responsible for providing influencing leadership in WaterAid Uganda Country Programme on WaterAid’s ambition to achieve transformational change at local, regional and national level to ensure everyone everywhere has access to water, sanitation and hygiene. This role draws on WaterAid’s global advocacy priorities and national analysis to develop and deliver a high-quality and politically smart research and policy agenda, advocacy strategy and communications approach, all whilst working with others to achieve change.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Bringing together thought leadership, political judgement, compelling arguments, and collaboration with others to influence policy and practice change by government and other key organisations,
- Secruing and protecting the right of people to safe, affordable water, sanitation and hygiene services.
- Developing policy positions and engage in campaign planning and represent the campaign both internally and externally, deliver operational plans in support of the campaign and the country advocacy strategy and enhance the profile of WaterAid among decision makers and the public.
- Developing and disseminating a range of policy and research products that clearly outline WaterAid’s policy positions with compelling evidence to support this; including background papers, discussion papers, project research reports, policy briefs, policy messages, position papers and briefing notes.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal applicant must hold a Master’s Degree in either International Development, Human Rights, Sociology, Public Policy or Political Science or any other related in the Policy and Advocacy discipline. Or equivalent experience.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences, Economics, Development Studies, Environmental health, Public Health, WASH Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Gender and WASH, Financing and WASH or equivalent expeirence
- Extensive experience in policy, advocacy and/or campaigns including research in the field of development with any reputable national/ international/ donor agency.
- Experience in the WASH area of policy analysis and advocacy, research and publication.
- Excellent sense of strategy, analysis and political judgement, with a track record of achieving progress in advocacy agendas and realizing the rights of marginalised groups of people
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested Candidates find the application form Download Here
Fill in the application form and send with a cover letter to waurecruitments@wateraid.org stating Policy Advocacy and Campaigns Manager in the subject line.
Deadline: 3rd September 2021
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