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• Oversee the Wetlands International advocacy
  efforts on specific advocacy priorities, representing Wetlands
  International to high profile policy makers, practitioners, think tanks,
  academic partners, the media and the public
• Work in liaison with the Wetlands
  International policy and advocacy teams to support the development of
  advocacy strategies and activities on priority issues and develop
  coordinated activities on priority themes
• Provide research and analysis to key debates
  and produce reports, briefing notes and materials on the policy
  environment within Uganda and the region
• Jointly with partners, plan and coordinate
  all policy and advocacy initiatives to ensure the program delivers
  effective evidence base to influence policy
• The incumbent will coordinate policy
  development providing advice and technical assistance to pertinent staff
  to ensure consistency and coherence.
• The jobholder will also plan, organize and
  support the delivery of capacity development activities for staff and
  Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and support the development of related
  materials, on-line tools and information kits

• The applicant should ideally hold an advanced
  university degree in Environmental Law/ Political Sciences or related
  disciplines with a bias in environmental sciences or natural resources
  management, or related field
• A minimum of ten years’ experience in
  managing and coordinating environmental policy and advocacy programs/
  projects
• Working experience in policy and advocacy
  related to wetlands, water and disaster management
• The successful candidate will have a proven
  track record of managing multi-partner programs and projects and working
  with different partners.
• Possess strong policy, advocacy and
  environmental expertise and a good understanding government, private
  sector and civil society complemented with a relevant network.
• Broad knowledge and understanding of
  integrated water resources management, ecosystem based disaster risk
  reduction, wetlands management and biodiversity issues at relevant scales
  and be well able to profile Wetlands International as an authority in
  wetlands issues.

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