Title: Advocacy
Coordinator
Reports To: Program Manager
Location: Head Office (Kisumu)
Closing Date: 26th December, 2011
Omega Foundation is seeking to recruit an Advocacy Coordinator to perform the functions outlined below.
A. Main Purpose and Scope
The Advocacy Coordinator will perform the overall advocacy and outreach duties
and tasks at Omega Foundation in close collaboration with all program
departments. She/he will identify, prioritize and analyze the issues that
affect the day to day life of a Person Living with HIV and AIDS, Widows, OVC
and youths (Omega Foundation beneficiaries).Reports To: Program Manager
Location: Head Office (Kisumu)
Closing Date: 26th December, 2011
Omega Foundation is seeking to recruit an Advocacy Coordinator to perform the functions outlined below.
A. Main Purpose and Scope
She/he will ensure the environment for Omega Foundation beneficiaries is more conducive for prevention of further infection, abuse of their rights and enhance care and support for improved social and economic productivity.
She/he will be innovative towards tracking of the implementation of policies at various levels and ensure the influencing of community attitudes, capacity of community structures to intervene on behalf of vulnerable individuals against rights abuse.
B. Duties & Responsibilities:
- Manage
advocacy portfolio for Omega Foundation,
- Work
with programs manager in re-designing and implementing advocacy program
approach,
- Provide
advocacy trainings to CBOs and support groups
- Undertake
policy and budget analysis related to health, HIV and poverty reduction
from which advocacy agenda will be developed,
- Support
programs to undertake research on policy matters, build case studies, and
assist conduct operations research to inform advocacy agenda
- Conduct
periodic review of cases with clients and community leaders to ascertain
that clients’ rights have been upheld.
- Develop
tools for determining the quality of impact of the prevention and advocacy
messages and how this contributes to the overall outcome
- Carefully
examine the advocacy strategy, tools and approaches for achieving it to
ensure that the original objectives are not sacrificed to embedding
dispute resolution mechanisms within community structures.
- Represent
as liaison for Omega Foundation in all advocacy related meetings
regionally and nationally,
- Collaborate
with other advocacy organizations and coalitions
- Lead
CBOs/partners in developing workable innovative advocacy strategies that
are responsive to rights issues in the target communities
- Collaborate
with Training and Organizational Development Officer and participate in
the planning and facilitation of technical training for capacity building
in advocacy programs
- Implement
and report advocacy activities in line with Omega Foundation M and E
framework.
- Implement
media and public relations strategy
- Draft
talking points, speeches and statements on the organization’s position on
various issues.
- Produce
quality, accurate and timely advocacy program documents.
- Provide
relevant support to line ministries, key partners and stakeholders where
Omega Foundation and partners’ work come into confluence
- Undertake
other duties as reasonably assigned by management
C. Qualifications:
- At
least three years of experience in the area of Advocacy and lobbying work
for vulnerable and marginalized populations or equivalent combination of
education and work experience.
- Bachelors’
degree in social sciences and/ Diploma in communications or mass media,
- Knowledge
and experience with NGO operations and community-based programming.
- Strong
written and verbal communication skills, especially with community-based
groups.
- Experience
with conducting survey and research.
D. Critical Competencies
The incumbent must have strong analytical skills; have excellent interpersonal; communication, strong results orientation, organizational, creative and multitasking ability; Proficient in Project cycle management, excellent computer skills (Microsoft Office Programs).
A knack for stakeholder management, influencing; and ability to work individually and in teams are essential; be proactive & creative; as well as strong leadership acumen and coaching skills.
Should posses excellent oral/written communication; aptitude for report writing; Willing to work under pressure and within tight deadlines; Demonstrated ability to transfer knowledge through formal and informal training approaches.
E. Desirable Characteristics
The incumbent must have strong analytical skills; have excellent interpersonal; communication, strong results orientation, organizational, creative and multitasking ability; Proficient in Project cycle management, excellent computer skills (Microsoft Office Programs).
A knack for stakeholder management, influencing; and ability to work individually and in teams are essential; be proactive & creative; as well as strong leadership acumen and coaching skills.
Should posses excellent oral/written communication; aptitude for report writing; Willing to work under pressure and within tight deadlines; Demonstrated ability to transfer knowledge through formal and informal training approaches.
E. Desirable Characteristics
- Mature
and professional composure
- Highest
level of honesty and integrity
- Eagerness
to develop personally/professionally, willingness to learn, develop new
skills, and take on more responsibilities
- Openness
to working in a flexible work environment with fast evolving systems and
Procedures
- High
level of initiative in improving the organization’s working environment
- Results
oriented to the point that person is willing to engage hands-on with
duties of all variety
1. Applicants MUST quote current and expected salary.
2. Availability for interviews in the week of 27th - 30th December 2011.
3. One year contract – renewable depending on performance and availability of funds.
To Apply:
Interested candidates should submit application with CV and testimonials to the
Human Resources Office,
Omega Foundation,
P.O. Box 3246-40100,
Kisumu, Kenya.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted by email for an interview.
Applicants are encouraged to apply early, as applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and the position may be filled prior to the application deadline.
Application deadline is 26th December 2011.
E-mail applications should be addressed to info@omegafoundation.or.ke and please copy toomegafoundation384@gmail.com
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