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• Overview of national level advocacy by helping finalise work plans
  and budgets (ensuring that they contribute to global plans), monitoring
  implementation, compiling and reviewing narrative reports of Beyond 2015
  lead agencies in the region;
• Technically support national hubs by sharing regional and bilateral
  information, by regular communication through emails, phone/skype/webex
  calls and in meetings;
• Advise on establishing contacts with the UN and linking to national
  level government decision makers through global dialogue forums;
• Share information from the UN and experiences from other national
  hubs.
• Ensure that national lead agencies are using their contact lists,
  consisting of all Beyond 2015 CSOs in their country, to communicate with
  Beyond 2015 CSOs in their respective countries.
• Provide any necessary regional support to national advocacy, such as
  advice on regional peer participants, and regular follow up for motivation
  and monitoring of the progress
• Actively participate in important national deliberations in the
  region.

• Actively monitor the discussion on the post-2015 development agenda
  at national and regional level and provide monthly updates to Beyond 2015
  and IFP secretariats.
• Actively participate in regional conferences, meetings, workshops,
  trainings on the post-2015 development agenda in the region.
• Actively participate in global discussions on the post-2015
  development agenda, e.g. through monthly intelligence calls, and encourage
  national leads and CSOs in the region to do the same.
• Use outcomes from the national deliberations to inform the global
  and regional discussions on the post- 2015 agenda, including providing
  political intelligence from the national level.
• Share and translate global documents to the regional level, and to
  the national leads and all CSOs in the region, as and when appropriate.

• Proactively serve as a reference person for Beyond 2015 and partners
  participating organisations in the region, by making global tools and
  communications regionally relevant (for example, adapting toolkits and
  template press releases) and providing relevant information and updates.
• Actively coordinate regional conversations among national hubs about
  post-2015 process, which can include managing listserves, arranging
  teleconferences, and providing administrative support, such as minute
  taking and agenda setting.
• Encourage CSOs to take active part in the discussions on the
  post-2015 development agenda and encourage them to officially join the
  Beyond 2015 campaign.
• Maintain an up to date email list of lead agencies and focal in the
  region, and up to date list of the Steering Committee and another list of
  all CSOs in the region who are participating in
• Beyond 2015. Regional Coordinators should actively communicate with
  these three different lists as appropriate.

• Organise advocacy meetings with relevant regional bodies, using
  messages coming out of national deliberations,
  and ensuring the participation of CSOs in the region
• Actively participate in political mapping and intelligence sharing
  at the global level, bringing in intelligence from the regional and national level.
• Intuitively review the political mapping every other month, with the
  other Regional Coordinators, and having consulted with national lead
  agencies.
• Manage the budget for advocacy in the region.

• The applicant should hold an academic degree in law,
  Political Science, international development or a related field of study.
• At least four years of relevant practical experience
  working with media, advocacy and campaigns, and coordination of a network
  or program.
• Working knowledge and understanding of the process of
  developing the post-2015 framework would be an advantage.
• Good working knowledge of web-based and e-mail
  communication options
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to
  work effectively with people across cultures and levels of seniority;
  strong diplomacy skills;
• Possess the ability to work effectively in a small
  team; excellent writing and oral communication in English and French.

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