Senegal: Advocacy Manager, Fluent in English and French

I- Advocacy Manager

The Advocacy Manager will undertake advocacy work in all thematic including Health, to advance Save the Children Senegal’s policy positions and influence decision-makers, both at national and internationally levels. The Advocacy Manager will shape and implement Senegal office’s efforts to influence and bring about change in the awareness, attitudes, behaviours and policies related to the rights of children in Senegal. S/He will manage media enquiries regarding Save the Children in Senegal and will directly manage public campaigns with special focus identified thematic.

He/she will be responsible for the following tasks :

• Identify policy and practice change that will promote and protect the rights of children ;

• Define key advocacy opportunities and targets at national, regional and international levels ;

• Develop and implement an advocacy strategy to guide SCI work in Senegal, encompassing issues such as (but not limited to) Child rights violations, emergency response and humanitarian access, child protection, education (including in emergency situations), as well as long-term needs of affected populations, and addressing a wide range of audiences ;

• Ensure that voices of children form the basis of Save the Children’s advocacy strategy, and our programming too ;

• Identify and measure indicators for assessing the impact of SCI’s advocacy work in Senegal in the approved advocacy strategy ;

• Draft media briefings, talking points, Q&As, press releases and media statements based on the advocacy priorities identified ;

• Undertake a range of lobbying, communications and other activities to inform and persuade policy makers, including donors and politicians, of the value of Save the Children’s policy recommendations;

• Contribute to the development of proposals and ensure that all Save the Children projects have a clearly developed advocacy component ;

• Support SCI Senegal Senior Management Team in high-level advocacy work towards key UN agencies, donors and other agencies.

• Develop good knowledge of state and national government structures, parliamentary and political processes and key decision making structures and how to influence them ;

• Act as a spokesperson for Save the Children to a variety of external audiences including policy makers and the media, as directed ;

• Support the Country Director in his role as Save the Children Senegal designated spokesperson.

Qualifications, experience and attributes :

• Excellent command of French AND English languages, both verbal and written ;

• Significant experience of planning and implementing successful advocacy and media work ;

• Clear understanding of the range of possible advocacy tools available to influence key targets, and their applicability in a complex situation ;

• Clear understanding of key humanitarian actors - including UN agencies and bilateral donors - and how they coordinate and operate ;

• Proven experience of external representation and direct lobbying of high-level targets ;

• Ability to synthesise complex information into concise and compelling policy briefing notes and advocacy documents ;

• Proven experience of using media for advocacy purposes ;

•Good personal organisational skills, including time management, and ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure ;

• Information Communication Technology advanced skills.

If you want to make change for children, we want to hear from you!

HOW TO APPLY:

In order to apply for this job, please send your CV and Cover Letter toscidakar@savethechildren.org

For more information on Save the Children International and the position you can visit our site:www.savethechildren.net

Please note that the closing date for applications is on August 12^th, 2015 at Midnight GMT

NB: This position is local with local terms and conditions.

ONLY PRE-SELECTED CANDIDATES WILL BE CONTACTED.

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