Advocacy Specialist - African Population and Health Research Center

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Closing Date

Sep

28

Responsibilities
  • To understand the policy environment and identify entry points for where evidence can be used to improve service delivery, increase resource allocation and expand implementation of existing policies
  • To develop and execute an advocacy strategy predicated on that evidence
  • To work with an array of civil society stakeholders and amplify their voices with communications and advocacy technical support to achieve shared goals
  • To drive the production of innovative knowledge translation materials that will assist in the achievement of the advocacy goals
  • To develop a framework for monitoring and evaluation of the advocacy work being conducted by APHRC and its partners that demonstrates a familiarity with outcome mapping and articulates a strong theory of change
  • To mentor other members of the Policy Engagement and Communications team and share knowledge in order to deepen the team’s understanding of how to conduct effective advocacy campaigns that achieve results
Skills and Qualifications
  • Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Journalism, Public Policy or related field; Master’s degree desirable
  • At least five (5) years of post-qualification work experience in communications, writing and content creation, preferably at an international organization.
  • Project or campaign management experience
  • Familiarity with developing, executing and evaluating the impact of a theory of change; some experience with monitoring and evaluating attribution of impact desirable
  • Excellent editing and writing skills as well as ability to translate technical ideas into accessible messages
  • Familiarity with approaches for planning, executing, and monitoring impact communications strategies
  • Facility with convening networks of civil society stakeholders
  • Demonstrated willingness to work as part of a team
  • Networking, interpersonal, analytical and organizational skills coupled with resourcefulness initiative and maturity of judgment

How to Apply

Interested applicants are encouraged to apply through our recruitment portal http://hrs.aphrc.org and should include: Your cover letter should include an example of a theory of change related to one of the six signature issues in the APHRC Strategic Plan, which is available on the APHRC website.

Please include one reference of someone who can speak directly to your ability to manage a complex and varied workload.

Applications will be considered up to September 28, 2018.

Cover letters should be addressed to: –

The Human Resources OfficerAfrican Population and Health Research Center
P.O. Box 10787 – 00100 GPO Nairobi

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