Africa Acts for Africa (AA4A) - Coordinator
Contract Type:Fixed Term - 1 year
Contract Type:Fixed Term - 1 year
Level: C2 - Global
Location: Nairobi
A competitive benefits package will be offered to the successful
candidate including housing, pension, and medical among others.
Holding African Leaders to account..................
Are you an excellent manager with a big address book full of
influential high profile contacts across Africa?
An expert in effective organising through social media and a
person passionate about achieving change on the continent?
If so this job is for you!
Background
Oxfam is one of the world’s leading humanitarian agencies
assisting people affected by natural disasters and conflict throughout the
world.
With over 5,000 staff and dedicated volunteers in more than 80
countries, Oxfam is able to achieve the greatest impact to end poverty and
suffering through combining emergency response work, long-term programmes for
poverty alleviation and campaigning for lasting change.
The Horn, East, and Central Africa (HECA) Region is the largest
region within Oxfam, covering 8 countries, including Ethiopia, Tanzania, Kenya,
Somalia, Democratic Republic of Congo, South Sudan, and Uganda.
The Regional Centre is based in Nairobi and is mandated to
provide leadership and support to the Oxfam country programmes in delivering
their strategies within the context of programme quality, and efficiency.
The role:
- You
will identify campaigning priorities and develop ongoing campaign
strategies for AA4A covering popular campaigning, advocacy, and media,
with partners, allies and team members as appropriate.
- Deliver
high profile campaign actions to bring about change, using a variety of
techniques including mass and digital media popular mobilisation and
coordinated advocacy.
- Work
with media and social networks to reach African publics with actions and
key messages.
- Develop
a strategy for AA4A with defined objectives and work plans.
- Lead
the implementation of the strategy with the Campaigns Manager.
- Produce
campaign and media materials in coordination with partners as
appropriate.
- Responsible
for website and social media content, press releases.
- Event
planning and management (concerts, press conferences, exhibitions, lobby
tours etc).
- Cultivate
and develop relationships with key stakeholders as potential partners in
campaigning, including but not limited to CSO organisations, opinion
leaders, the private sector and major African artists.
- Maintain
overview of contact management and relationship building with the Alliance
Governance body and members.
- Ongoing
liaison and relationship management with key partners and major
artists.
- Responsible
for bringing together a network of influential musicians, artists and
activists for key moments of influence
The person:
We need an exceptional campaigner who will coordinate and
deliver Africans Act 4 Africa, a continent wide citizen’s movement holding
African leaders to account on issues around humanitarian crisis.
We are looking for someone with outstanding communication skills and the ability to motivate people to take action in Africa.
A graduate, you must be innovative and creative and able to
deliver results at the same time.
We need a great project manager with the ability to think
strategically and achieve results.
Experience of grassroots activism and a highly attuned sense of
how to use social media to achieve impact on the continent is a must.
You must be able to see the bigger picture and also not shy away
from being busy.
A high degree of initiative and the ability to work autonomously
is also essential.
Experience of working and managing relationships with high
profile celebrities is desirable.
If you think you can deliver in this role please read the full
job description and submit your application and CV including a day time contact
by applying online at http://www.oxfam.org.uk/what-we-do/about-us/working-at-oxfam Using
INT6133
A detailed job profile can also be accessed from the link above.
The closing date is 14th April 2013.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality
within our organization.