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Job Title:   Advocacy Officer   

Organisation: Shared Action Africa

Project: Arising for Reproductive Justice for Refugee Girls

Duty Station:  Nakivale and Oruchinga Refugee Settlements, Uganda

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About US:

Shared Action Africa targets refugee populations and host communities under its integrated family planning project implemented in Nakivale Refugee Settlement in Isingiro District in Uganda. The settlement hosts over 140,000 Refuges from Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, and South Sudan. The project aims at improving access to modern short-term, long-term and permanent family planning methods for and men of reproductive age in Nakivale refugee settlement and host communities in Isingiro district in Uganda. To achieve its objectives, the project will collaborate with, peer agencies, health facilities and community-based organizations that provide complementary services (financial and energy) to improve access family planning and cervical cancer screening services by refugee populations and host communities in Nakivale and Oruchinga Refugee Settlements.

About Project:

Shared Action Africa is implementing a project “Arising for Reproductive Justice for Refugee Girls” in Nakivale and Oruchinga Refugee Settlements in Isingiro District in Uganda. The two settlements host over 180,000 Refuges from Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, and South Sudan.

The advocacy project aims increasing access to youth friendly SRHR services by the adolescents and young women in Nakivale and Oruchinga refugee settlements in Isingiro district in southwestern Uganda.  To achieve its objectives, the project will collaborate with other likeminded organizations to strengthen an advocacy alliance and also address the structural and social and structural barriers that impede access to SRHR services by young women and adolescent girls.

The Advocacy and Communications Officer will report to the Programs Director, with a dotted line to the Director Finance and Operations.

Job Summary:   The Advocacy and Communications Officer will contribute to Shared Action Africa’s vision and strategies focused on advocacy and communication. Working with the Programs Director; the Officer is responsible using different platforms and avenues to influence national, regional, and international policies, public opinions, related to sexual and reproductive health rights issues of women, particularly of adolescents and young women. The Officer will strengthen the designed linkages and relationships with key Shared Action Africa Uganda donors, partners, decision-makers, and influencers, monitoring relevant SRHR trends to identify opportunities to shape the advocacy work of Shared Action Africa.

 




Qualifications, Skills and Experience:  

• Education: First level university degree in statistics, demographics, public policy, international development, economics, or related field. Advanced certificate or Post graduate training in M&E, Public Health statistics or economics is an added advantage.

Experience: 

• Minimum of three (3) years of professional experience in an M&E position responsible for implementing M&E activities of development particularly advocacy projects.
• Experience in designing, implementing, and operating project M&E systems from project initiation to closeout stages.
• Experience in designing and managing beneficiary monitoring and database systems.
• Experience in project performance measurement, including indicator selection, target setting, reporting, database management, and developing M&E and performance monitoring plans.
• Knowledge of the major evaluation methodologies (e.g., qualitative, quantitative, mixed-method, and impact) and data collection and analysis methodologies.
• Experience in planning and managing surveys.
• Experience in developing and refining data collection tools.
• Experience with data quality assessments and oversight.
• Experience in managing and providing training to partners and target beneficiaries.
• Ability to facilitate and serve as project liaison for externally managed evaluations.

Languages: Excellent written and spoken command of English. Knowledge of Kiswahili and local languages spoken in the area is an added advantage.

Competencies:

• Good knowledge of program implementation, monitoring and evaluation techniques and practices.
• Familiarity with impact assessment an advantage
• Familiarity with some of the substantive issues handled by the project such as sexual and reproductive health and rights.
• Good moderation, facilitation, and training skills.
• Demonstrated ability to liaise and negotiate with government and social partners.
• Ability to perform a variety of conceptual analyses required for the formulation, administration, and evaluation of projects.
• Excellent analytical skills.
• Ability to work in a team and good interpersonal skills.
• Good computer applications skills.
• Good organizational skills.
• Ability to deal with people with tact and diplomacy.
• Ability to work independently with a minimum of supervision.
• Ability to work under time pressure and meet deadlines.
• Ability to work in diversified environments.

NB: Please include your salary expectation

How to Apply:

All interested candidates should submit a cover letter, updated CV, and contact information for three professional references in a SINGLE PDF document to info@sharedact.org Please indicate “Advocacy Officer” in the subject line of the email. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.

Deadline: 20th December 2024

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