Policy and Campaigns Specialist NGO Careers – World Vision International
Job Title: Policy and Campaigns Specialist
Organisation: World Vision International
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Associate Director Advocacy
About US:
World Vision Uganda is a Christian Relief, Development and Advocacy Non-Government Organization dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice. We currently work in over 41 districts in Uganda. World Vision is committed to the protection of children and we will not employ people whose background is not suitable for working with children. All employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of all applicable background checks, including criminal record checks where possible. “Our Vision for every child, Life in all its fullness. Our prayer for every Heart, the will to make it so.”
Job Summary: The Policy and Campaigns Specialist will manage all aspects of quality policy and campaigns integration in technical programs, as a contribution towards sector specific strategic objectives, for sustainable child wellbeing. The job will involve linking local level AP policy and budget advocacy to the district and to national level policy processes, as well as evidence based external engagements, while ensuring alignment to the WVU National Office Strategy and Our Promise 2030. The Campaign’s Specialist will also lead the amplification of World Vision Uganda’s Campaign initiatives at the local and national level including the response areas of operation. The job-holder will work collaboratively with the Technical Leads and Program Operations and Response Teams to define, plan, implement the relevant advocacy agenda in line with the technical programme theories of change.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Coordinate implementation of sector aligned advocacy and campaign initiatives aimed at improving services delivery for the well-being of especially the most vulnerable children.
- Coordinate capacity enhancement for staff and partners in advocacy and campaigning knowledge and skills for both development and humanitarian contexts.
- Provide guidance on integration of policy advocacy and campaigns during strategic planning and Technical Programs formulation, as well as annual operational plans including their implementation
- Support monitoring of policy advocacy and campaign initiatives to assess change and also document learning experiences for wider sharing.
- Contribute to resource mobilization and strengthened partnerships for policy advocacy and campaigns work component.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal applicant for the World Vision Policy and Campaigns Specialist job must hold a Degree in Development Studies and other related courses in Humanities
- Proven experiences in policy advocacy and campaigns, partnership building, ensuring linkages of local actions to national level policy processes.
- Mobilization and awareness creation
- Building networks and coalitions
- Policy analysis and engagements
- Research and analysis
- Communication skills
- Technical writing skills
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified candidates are encouraged to submit your application and complete Curriculum Vitae by applying online through visiting World Vision International’s e-recruitment jobs portal at the web link below.
Deadline: 14th October 2020