Job Description
Vacancy title: Policy and Campaigns Specialist
Jobs at World Vision Uganda (WVU)
JOB DETAILS:
World Vision Uganda (WVU) is a Christian relief, development and advocacy
non-government organisation dedicated to working with children, families and
communities to overcome poverty and injustice. We currently work in 43 districts
and have 48 Area Programmes implementing projects in health & nutrition,
water, sanitation & hygiene (WASH), livelihoods & resilience, education
and child protection. World Vision (WV) is committed to the protection of
children and adult beneficiaries from exploitation and abuse and will not
employ people whose background is not suitable for working with these
beneficiaries. All employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of
all applicable background checks, including criminal record checks where
possible.
Due to expansion in scope of our programmes, we are now seeking for a qualified
and passionate individual willing to share in our vision and join the team in
the following role.
Position: Policy and Campaigns Specialist
Report to: Associate Director Advocacy
Location: Kampala – National Office
Purpose of the position:
Over-see 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 Outputs/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: Education/Knowledge/Technical Skills and
Experience.
• 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 net-works and coalitions
• Policy analysis and engagements
• Research and analysis
• Communications
• Technical writing
Job application procedure
Use the link below to apply:
https://careers.wvi.org/jobs/uganda/advocacy/policy-and-campaigns-specialist/15422
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