Lively Minds Advocacy and Systems Change Director Jobs 2023 – Uganda NGO Jobs. Lively Minds Uganda looking for “Advocacy and Systems Change Director“. Applicants with a degree in University Degree may apply on or before July 05, 2023.
Our mission is to get preschool children in rural Africa school-ready. At present over 250 million children worldwide fail to receive the education and care they need in their early years which means they are less likely to do well in school, find gainful employment, and are at greater risk of early marriage, early parenthood and even criminality. Current approaches to solving this crisis are not proving effective or scalable in lower middle income countries.
Lively Minds Advocacy and Systems Change Director Jobs 2023
The Lively Minds has published a job vacancy announcement on June 15, 2023 for qualified Uganda’s to fill in the vacant post of Advocacy and Systems Change Director to be based in Jinja, Uganda.
| Recruiter | Lively Minds |
| Position | Advocacy and Systems Change Director |
| Location | Jinja, Uganda |
| Country | Uganda |
| Total Vacant Post | N/A |
| Qualification | University Degree |
| Experience Required | Minimum Two years |
| Application Deadline | July 05, 2023 |
Lively Minds Job Vacancy 2023
Main Duties and Responsibilities
- We have already started developing our advocacy & systems change strategy. This is likely to involve a) raising awareness among key policy-makers and investors of our policy alternative b) generating best practice and encouraging uptake of our ideas/approaches and methodology. You will help refine this strategy and will be responsible for delivering it
- Disseminate our learnings, ideas, approaches and evidence by creating compelling decks, thought-pieces, presentations, blogs, submissions that showcase the
- programme and our learnings to the relevant audience & key stakeholders
- Strengthen our relationships with senior global ECD stakeholders and represent Lively Minds at conferences, round tables, events, working groups with senior global ECD stakeholders
- Keep abreast of and engage with developments and research in the global ECD space, identifying where we can contribute ideas and learnings, and sharing
- learnings that may improve our practices
- Support government engagement teams in Ghana and Uganda to develop advocacy positions and objectives when they attend meetings/working groups
- Work closely with our Monitoring & Evaluation team to communicate evidence that we are generating
- Work closely with our Fundraising Team to raise awareness of our brand and organisation
- Build a strong understanding of our operations and ways of working and showcase these externally
Position in Organization:
- Position: Advocacy & Systems Change Director
- Reports to: Chief Executive Officer
- Based: remote but with preference for Sub-Saharan Africa. Must spend at least 4 weeks at start of employment in field to gain strong understanding of the programme, the context and the people we serve Regular travel to Ghana and Uganda if not based in either country.
- Hours: Full time
- Compensation: Starting salary of 59,000 GBP per annum
Qualification:
- Advanced degree in ECD or related field
- Experience working in sub Saharan Africa
- Familiar with Ashoka system-change tools and methodology
- Ideally have experience working either for a policy team/think-tank/funder/bilateral or multilateral funder
Essential Experience and Skills
- Proven experience of developing and delivering an advocacy strategy/bringing about policy or systems change
- Familiar with policy, funder and/or research community in ECD or closely related field
- At least 7 years’ experience in a policy or advocacy role
- At least 2 years’ experience as leader of a team or function
How to Apply Lively Minds Advocacy and Systems Change Director Jobs 2023
If this sounds like you, please send your CV and cover letter to jobs@livelyminds.org by 11:59pm GMT on 5th July 2023.
In the cover letter please include the following:
- Please let us know why you’d be perfect for the role and how you meet the behaviours, skills and experience requirements
- Please provide an example of your experience in developing and implementing an advocacy or related strategy
Due to resource constraints, we apologise, but we will only respond to shortlisted candidates.
Lively Minds operates a strict Child & Vulnerable Adult Protection Policy, and we therefore check suitability of successful candidates though background checks consisting of references and police checks.
Lively Minds is fully committed to equity, diversity and inclusion. We want this to be reflected in the diversity of the people who work for us and we welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and identities.
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| Official Website | www.livelyminds.org |
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