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Job Title:  Policy and Campaigns Specialist

Organisation: World
Vision International

Reports to: 
Associate Director- Advocacy

Duty Station: 
Kampala, Uganda

About US:

World Vision Uganda
is a Christian Relief, Development and Advocacy Non-Government Organization
dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome
poverty and injustice. We currently work in over 41 districts in Uganda. World
Vision is committed to the protection of children and we will not employ people
whose background is not suitable for working with children. All employment is
conditioned upon the successful completion of all applicable background checks,
including criminal record checks where possible. “Our Vision for every child,
Life in all its fullness. Our prayer for every Heart, the will to make it so.”

Job Summary: 
The Policy and Campaigns Specialist will manage all aspects of quality policy
and campaigns integration in technical programs, as a contribution towards
sector specific strategic objectives, for sustainable child wellbeing. The job
will involve linking local level AP actions to national level policy processes,
as well as evidence based external engagements, while ensuring alignment to the
WVU National Office Strategy and Our Promise. The job-holder will work
collaboratively with the Technical Leads and Program Operations and Response
Teams to define, plan and implement the relevant advocacy agenda.

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Oversee the development and
  implementation of sector aligned advocacy and campaign initiatives aimed
  at improving services delivery for the well-being of especially the most
  vulnerable children including refugees.
• Coordinate capacity enhancement for
  staff and partners in advocacy and campaigning knowledge and skills for
  both development and humanitarian contexts.
• Provide guidance on integration of
  policy advocacy and campaigns during strategic planning and Technical
  Programs formulation, as well as annual operational plans.
• Support monitoring of policy advocacy
  and campaign initiatives to assess change and also document learning
  experiences for wider sharing.
• Contribute to resource mobilization for
  policy advocacy and campaigns work component.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 

• The applicant for the World Vision
  Policy and Campaigns Specialist job placement should preferably hold a Post graduate Degree in Law/public
  policy and/or social sciences, Development Studies and/or other related
  courses in Humanities
• At least five years of experience in
  policy advocacy and campaigns, ensuring linkages of local actions to
  national level policy processes
• Technical skills: direct programming
  experience and expertise in the field of public policy and/or child rights
  advocacy
• Strong experience in working with the
  Ugandan government
• Experience in working on child rights
  issues
• Experience in policy analysis and
  documentation
• Mobilization and awareness creation
• Building networks and coalitions
• Policy analysis and engagements

How to Apply:

All suitably
qualified candidates are encouraged to apply online by visiting World Vision
International’s e-recruitment jobs portal at the web link below.

Click
Here

Please follow
instructions on How to Create Account and Profile at World Vision’s e-recruitment
portal.  Qualified female candidates are particularly encouraged to apply.

Deadline: 16^th August 2019

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