IRC Senior Policy and Advocacy Manager Jobs 2023 – Uganda NGO Jobs. IRC Uganda looking for “Senior Policy and Advocacy Manager“. Applicants with a degree in University Degree may apply on or before January 7, 2023.
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is a global humanitarian aid, relief, and development nongovernmental organization. Founded in 1933 as the International Relief Association, at the request of Albert Einstein, and changing its name in 1942 after amalgamating with the similar Emergency Rescue Committee, the IRC provides emergency aid and long-term assistance to refugees and those displaced by war, persecution, or natural disaster.
IRC Senior Policy and Advocacy Manager Jobs 2023
The IRC has published a job vacancy announcement on Dec. 27, 2022 for qualified Uganda’s to fill in the vacant post of Senior Policy and Advocacy Manager to be based in Kampala, Uganda.
| Recruiter | International Rescue Committee (IRC) |
| Position | Senior Policy and Advocacy Manager |
| Location | Kampala, Uganda |
| Country | Uganda |
| Total Vacant Post | N/A |
| Qualification | University Degree |
| Experience Required | Minimum Five years |
| Application Deadline | January 7, 2023 |
IRC Job Vacancy 2023
Duties and Responsibilities:
The Senior Policy and Advocacy Manager will be responsible for the following key deliverables:
Execute Kulea Watoto’s Policy and Advocacy strategy: in collaboration with Kulea Watoto Project Coordinator, Communications and Advocacy Coordinator, partners (especially AfriChild), Global ECD Policy Advisor, Kulea Watoto technical staff, and other regional advocacy focal points, this scope of work will be achieved through:
- Developing targeted policy and advocacy goals tailored to context as well as enable strategy execution. Goals will focus on strengthening awareness of the existing positive policies for children and strengthening implementation at national and district level.
- Supporting Kulea Watoto technical staff and partners to embed policy change in program operations as they relate to the institutionalization of ECD and caregiving.
- Developing policy advocacy capacity at the country level through one-to-one coaching, training activities, and workshops.
External Representation and Relationship Management:
- Raise awareness and influence decision makers such as line ministries including Ministries of Education and Sports (MoES), Ministry of Gender, Labour, and Social Development (MGLSD), and Health to invest in and adopt effective early childhood development and caregiving solutions, communicating IRC’s policy advocacy expertise and vision.
- Create, enhance, and leverage a network of relevant contacts that foster national policy and advocacy partnerships in collaboration with country, district, and regional stakeholders, serving as focal point for any policy partner relationships.
- Represent the IRC at relevant multinational, national, and district policy-related working groups, meetings, committees, and fora with donors and key policymakers and humanitarian settlement authorities.
Development of Policy and Advocacy Products:
- Keep abreast of ECD and caregiving policy debates and research, sharing relevant evidence and policy developments with both partners and peers
- Write updates and recommendations to key internal and external stakeholders to inform and influence policy and practice.
- Contribute to the production of policy papers, briefs, and summaries targeting internal and external audiences in alignment with communications and viability scope of work
- Develop and assist in the finalization of ECD & ERD specific advocacy talking points and presentations for events and meetings and support relevant staff with positioning and preparation prior to events and meetings as needed.
Position in Organization:
- Requisition ID: req36985
- Job Title: Senior Policy and Advocacy Manager Kulea Watoto – Kampala
- Sector: Education
- Employment Category: Regular
- Employment Type: Full-Time
- Open to Expatriates: No
- Location: Kampala, Uganda
Qualification:
- Graduate degree in relevant field such as Public Policy, Law, International Relations, or Journalism and Mass Communication or strong evidence of a combination of a bachelor’s degree and working experience in a similar field.
- At least five years of experience working in policy advocacy, with proven experience developing and implementing policy advocacy strategies resulting in change.
- Knowledge of policy context and decision makers in Yumbe, Kyegegwa and Kampala districts and can identify avenues for champion building, policy dissemination, policy enforcement, funds disbursement, and demonstrations of accountability
- Passion for humanitarian programming and children’s issues especially in child development, economic livelihood, gender, and caregiving
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to speak and write compellingly and competently in English and Swahili. Arabic is added advantage.
- Demonstrated ability to successfully work in a fast-paced environment, within and across departments/functions and develop positive relationships with locally and remote based staff.
- Strong facilitation skills and ability to support meetings and workshops with diverse stakeholders.
- Self-directed, able to independently set priorities and solve problems with minimal guidance.
- Excellent writing and editing skills: the ability to draft and edit memos, letters, reports, and proposals.
- Good critical thinking; ability to synthesis a wide scope of information.
- Solid organizational skills, with a proven ability to prioritize projects with attention to detail.
- Flexible work attitude: the ability to work productively in a team environment, problem solve with minimal guidance and support any range of projects at a moment’s notice
How to Apply IRC Senior Policy and Advocacy Manager Jobs 2023
Note: Before you apply, please download (link is given below) the full advertisement and read it carefully.
Then to apply, go to https://rescue.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/1/home/requisition/36985?c=rescue
The Closing Date: January 7, 2023.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
| Particulars | Details Link |
| Job Advertisement | Download |
| Official Website | www.rescue.org |
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