Job Title: Advocacy Officer
Organisation: Lutheran World
Relief (LWR)
Relief (LWR)
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Uganda
About US:
Lutheran World Relief is a US non-profit organization that works with
local partners to provide lasting solutions to poverty, injustice and human
suffering. LWF Uganda works to reduce people’s vulnerability, supporting them
to realize their potential, to build on their assets, and to respond to their
own problems and needs. LWF Uganda currently has five areas of operation in
Pader, Kitgum, Adjumani, Katakwi, Sembabule, Kampala and Kamwenge Districts.
local partners to provide lasting solutions to poverty, injustice and human
suffering. LWF Uganda works to reduce people’s vulnerability, supporting them
to realize their potential, to build on their assets, and to respond to their
own problems and needs. LWF Uganda currently has five areas of operation in
Pader, Kitgum, Adjumani, Katakwi, Sembabule, Kampala and Kamwenge Districts.
Job Summary: The Advocacy
Officer will provide coordinated and integrated advocacy intervention with
delivery of other programs, and to reinforce delivery of impact on the ground,
bringing priorities from the grass-roots into the Universal Periodic Review
(UPR) process, and wider advocacy; also in aligning this project with
rights-based approaches at community level; ensuring in the long-term that
local people and communities are able to access their fundamental rights, and
meet their needs, not through service delivery by external actors, but by structural
changes where duty-bearers (national and international) hold themselves
accountable and ensure implementation.
Officer will provide coordinated and integrated advocacy intervention with
delivery of other programs, and to reinforce delivery of impact on the ground,
bringing priorities from the grass-roots into the Universal Periodic Review
(UPR) process, and wider advocacy; also in aligning this project with
rights-based approaches at community level; ensuring in the long-term that
local people and communities are able to access their fundamental rights, and
meet their needs, not through service delivery by external actors, but by structural
changes where duty-bearers (national and international) hold themselves
accountable and ensure implementation.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
- Conduct mapping of actors, coalitions and
alliances and build/strengthen networks at national level to position LWF
and partners as leading actor on fundamental rights in UPR
coalition/alliance; - Empower
local partners so that they can follow up and translate UPR
recommendations into measurable concrete lives changing policies, legal
instruments and actions on the ground; - Work in coalition and alliance with other
key local partners, agencies, organizations, churches, run in-country
workshops to inform about UPR process and produce alternative reports
where the LWF’s priority themes are reflected; - Provide on-going support to ensure
sustainability of coalitions/alliances. Ensure that LWF and partners carry
out capacity-building and dissemination of learning to strengthen
effectiveness in this work; - Support local level actors to participate
with input into UPR process and play role in ensuring implementation at
local level; - The applicant will support country
coalitions/alliances to submit incisive, specific alternative reports
reflecting thematic priorities; including working with government on
preparation of state’s report; - Facilitate the coalition/alliances to run
side events to raise profile of thematic issues; - Carry-out written and oral interventions
at HRC sessions to ensure recommendations reflect LWF’s priorities; - Undertake complementary advocacy/ lobbying
by partners in other arenas (e.g. Missions, key governments, international
institutions, etc.); - Support National level
coalitions/alliances to work with duty-bearers to ensure implementation of
UPR recommendations (or those from previous UPR cycle); - Assist with Monitoring and Evaluation of
the impact of implementation. Report on national and local impact and
disseminate stories.
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
Experience:
- The ideal candidate for the Lutheran World
Relief (LWR) Advocacy Officer job vacancy should hold a University degree
in law preferably with specialization in criminal or international law
Diploma in Legal Practice; - Master or higher qualification in the
relevant field is an added advantage. - A minimum of three years’ experience in
designing and implementing activities related to advocacy - Ability to exercise sound legal judgment,
well organized, self-motivated and reliable with a demonstrated interest
in international & National human rights; - Demonstrated compassion for refugees,
asylum seekers, displaced people; - Proven ability to communicate effectively
both orally and in writing; - Demonstrated ability to work in a team as
well as individually; - Ability to deal with complex legal issues
into reader-friendly and policy relevant language - High levels of political and human rights
skills. - Proven track record of inputting into and
delivering on successful policy & advocacy strategies within the
humanitarian framework. - Good knowledge of key issues in the
development and emergency sectors, ideally in: sustainable livelihood
opportunities for marginalized groups, particularly women and children
among refugees and rural communities with emphasis on gender inequalities.
Other issues include Refugees, resilience and social protection,
Environment/climate change, land rights. - Previous experience of lobbying within
political and government sectors. - Experience of producing policy materials
for varied audiences. - Excellent communications (oral &
written English), presentation, interpersonal, influencing and negotiating
skills for engaging with a wide-variety of contacts. - Ability to communicate complex messages in
an accessible manner for varied audiences. - Good conceptual and analytical skills and
ability to think and operate innovatively. - Good administration and organisational
skills and ability to optimise independent use of time against variable
workload. - Ability to manage resources.
- Flexible approach to working hours and
ability to travel both in-country and abroad.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should send their
applications (One page cover letter, explaining the candidate’s suitability for
the position and an updated Curriculum vitae, CV), with the names and e-mail
addresses of three professional referees and send via Email to: [email protected]
addressed to Office of Administration/Human Resources.
applications (One page cover letter, explaining the candidate’s suitability for
the position and an updated Curriculum vitae, CV), with the names and e-mail
addresses of three professional referees and send via Email to: [email protected]
addressed to Office of Administration/Human Resources.
NB: Please do not include
certificates for education, trainings, etc. Only short-listed candidates will
be contacted
certificates for education, trainings, etc. Only short-listed candidates will
be contacted
Deadline: 22nd
December, 2016
December, 2016
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