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We are looking for candidates for the position of Program Manager Advocacy at a Large International NGO
Position Title: Program Manager Advocacy
Position Location: Islamabad
Sector: Development Sector
Company Type: Large International NGO
Salary: About 150K -- may vary based on candidate credentials
Duration: Candidate will be hired immediately for a 3 months contract only. Thus, this is a short term assignment.
Position Title: Program Manager Advocacy
Position Location: Islamabad
Sector: Development Sector
Company Type: Large International NGO
Salary: About 150K -- may vary based on candidate credentials
Duration: Candidate will be hired immediately for a 3 months contract only. Thus, this is a short term assignment.
But there is possibility of regular employment (based on evaluation/competition with other candidates)
Essential Requirements:
-- About 8 years work experience
-- Experience in Advocacy
-- Project Management/Program Management experience
-- Experience of Development Sector -- e.g. Experience in NGO/International NGO/International Organization/Donor-funded project
-- Experience in a Development Sector area dealing with Children preferred
PURPOSE OF POSITION
-- Working together with Integrated Program Managers and Area Manager, the incumbent will be
responsible for developing and implementing advocacy program/activities to help achieve the aim
of organization’s overall national strategy and Advocacy Program objectives. The position
also aimed to initiate and lead organization advocacy pillar at district, provincial and national level and
mainstreamed advocacy into organization relief and development works.
Major Accountabilities:
-- List statements describing the results of your job; how you accomplish the results; and how the results are reviewed.
Major accountabilities are one-sentence statements of the important functions necessary to
accomplish the end result for which the job exists to achieve. Each statement should relate to
an end result or objective which must be accomplished and against which some measurement of
performance can be applied.
Major Activity:
-- Establish a national advocacy strategy; continue contributing to the strategy, advising staff.
of any changes/amendments needed in order to fully strengthen the on-going initiative in line
with national program strategy.
-- Coordinate with various organization departments nationally; maintain information exchange to identify advocacy issues in line with advocacy strategy.
-- Actively engage with coalitions, Govt. and other stakeholders, Represent organization and push the agenda forward.
-- Actively engage in Public Policy advocacy in line with organization commitment to the process and ensure that the protocol is adhered to and that the process is facilitated in a way whereby the rights of the vulnerable are not violated.
-- Actively contribute to decision-making process within organization by way of exchanging information, collecting data and info from other stakeholders and ensuring that all appropriate channels of communications are feeding into the process.
-- Conduct in depth assessments on the Advocacy Issues in organization’s areas of impact, including small studies clarifying specifically relevant questions.
-- Analyze the advocacy issues identified in line with the government policies.
-- Compile and present discussion papers about Advocacy issues to the NO management
-- Work closely with communications department to facilitate Media Relation and media
engagement Plans
-- Conceptualize and Design Advocacy Proposals in line with the advocacy priorities set in strategy in collaboration with PDQ
-- Operationlize and implement the advocacy Programs.
-- Capacity Building of staff in advocacy and new techniques/approaches to be adopted for
effective and informed advocacy practices.
-- Ensure that recruitment of Advocacy staff following HR recruitment policies and
guidelines.
-- Ensure development of performance agreements and periodic evaluation of staff to maintain quality human resources.
End Results Expected:
-- Document prepared and executed by organization staff
-- Updated information and Best Practice model on Advocacy shared with organization - staff.
-- Organization member of coalitions and Groups to highlight the issues of the marginalized.
-- Meetings participated and recommendations provided.
-- Decisions are made in the light of the provided information
-- Assessment conducted and reports ready for sharing.
-- Highlighted issues are based on accurate policy/ implementation gaps.
-- NO and Region are updated and supportive of the issues being taken up.
-- Local & National Media onboard to highlight the work of organization
-- Advocacy Projects/Programmes designed and submitted for funding.
-- Advocacy Programmes on Board and being implemented.
-- Advocacy related Trainings for staff held (internal & External).
-- Staff hired in line with the desired standards.
-- Staff development plans are in place and staff being rated based on them
CORE CAPBILIETIES
Achieving quality results and services
Directs and supports staff toward achievement of challenging goals
Communicating information effectively
Guides staff in solving daily work problems as required
Thinking clearly, deeply and broadly
Identifies critical issues facing the organization
Minimum education requirements;
• University/Master degree in law, social sciences, history with relevant experiences,
Knowledge and Experience
• Requires knowledge of:
-- Human Rights, relevant chapters of International Humanitarian Law, Refugee Law, the
Convention of the Rights of the Child
-- The instruments of law that apply in the particular environment of the program
-- The relevant positions of the UN, ICRC and major NGOs on protection of civilians in
armed conflict, in particular to IDPs, women, children.
-- The codes of conduct , the Humanitarian Charter, The Sphere Project
-- At least five years field experience in the NGOs or similar organizations.
-- Project management experience (including staffing and financial management) preferred.
-- Experience in project design, implementation, monitoring, evaluation and reporting writing.
-- Strong organizational skills and ability to work under pressure.
-- Demonstrated capacity to function well in a team and contribute effectively to team efforts.
Skills and competencies:
-- Requires strong skills of communication, negotiation, mediation and coordination, both verbal
and written.
-- Requires demonstrated well-developed knowledge and sensitivity of cross-cultural
communication and dynamics.
-- Self-motivated, committed person will be preferred.
-- Demonstrated leadership ability.
-- Must be fluent in English and have strong written and oral communication skills. Knowledge of
a local language would be highly regarded.
-- Good interpersonal skills and cross-cultural sensitivity.
-- Requires emotional maturity and ability to adjust to harsh living conditions.
-- Ability to identify advocacy opportunities
-- Interest in human rights issues and social change
-- Working together with Integrated Program Managers and Area Manager, the incumbent will be
responsible for developing and implementing advocacy program/activities to help achieve the aim
of organization’s overall national strategy and Advocacy Program objectives. The position
also aimed to initiate and lead organization advocacy pillar at district, provincial and national level and
mainstreamed advocacy into organization relief and development works.
Major Accountabilities:
-- List statements describing the results of your job; how you accomplish the results; and how the results are reviewed.
Major accountabilities are one-sentence statements of the important functions necessary to
accomplish the end result for which the job exists to achieve. Each statement should relate to
an end result or objective which must be accomplished and against which some measurement of
performance can be applied.
Major Activity:
-- Establish a national advocacy strategy; continue contributing to the strategy, advising staff.
of any changes/amendments needed in order to fully strengthen the on-going initiative in line
with national program strategy.
-- Coordinate with various organization departments nationally; maintain information exchange to identify advocacy issues in line with advocacy strategy.
-- Actively engage with coalitions, Govt. and other stakeholders, Represent organization and push the agenda forward.
-- Actively engage in Public Policy advocacy in line with organization commitment to the process and ensure that the protocol is adhered to and that the process is facilitated in a way whereby the rights of the vulnerable are not violated.
-- Actively contribute to decision-making process within organization by way of exchanging information, collecting data and info from other stakeholders and ensuring that all appropriate channels of communications are feeding into the process.
-- Conduct in depth assessments on the Advocacy Issues in organization’s areas of impact, including small studies clarifying specifically relevant questions.
-- Analyze the advocacy issues identified in line with the government policies.
-- Compile and present discussion papers about Advocacy issues to the NO management
-- Work closely with communications department to facilitate Media Relation and media
engagement Plans
-- Conceptualize and Design Advocacy Proposals in line with the advocacy priorities set in strategy in collaboration with PDQ
-- Operationlize and implement the advocacy Programs.
-- Capacity Building of staff in advocacy and new techniques/approaches to be adopted for
effective and informed advocacy practices.
-- Ensure that recruitment of Advocacy staff following HR recruitment policies and
guidelines.
-- Ensure development of performance agreements and periodic evaluation of staff to maintain quality human resources.
End Results Expected:
-- Document prepared and executed by organization staff
-- Updated information and Best Practice model on Advocacy shared with organization - staff.
-- Organization member of coalitions and Groups to highlight the issues of the marginalized.
-- Meetings participated and recommendations provided.
-- Decisions are made in the light of the provided information
-- Assessment conducted and reports ready for sharing.
-- Highlighted issues are based on accurate policy/ implementation gaps.
-- NO and Region are updated and supportive of the issues being taken up.
-- Local & National Media onboard to highlight the work of organization
-- Advocacy Projects/Programmes designed and submitted for funding.
-- Advocacy Programmes on Board and being implemented.
-- Advocacy related Trainings for staff held (internal & External).
-- Staff hired in line with the desired standards.
-- Staff development plans are in place and staff being rated based on them
CORE CAPBILIETIES
Achieving quality results and services
Directs and supports staff toward achievement of challenging goals
Communicating information effectively
Guides staff in solving daily work problems as required
Thinking clearly, deeply and broadly
Identifies critical issues facing the organization
Minimum education requirements;
• University/Master degree in law, social sciences, history with relevant experiences,
Knowledge and Experience
• Requires knowledge of:
-- Human Rights, relevant chapters of International Humanitarian Law, Refugee Law, the
Convention of the Rights of the Child
-- The instruments of law that apply in the particular environment of the program
-- The relevant positions of the UN, ICRC and major NGOs on protection of civilians in
armed conflict, in particular to IDPs, women, children.
-- The codes of conduct , the Humanitarian Charter, The Sphere Project
-- At least five years field experience in the NGOs or similar organizations.
-- Project management experience (including staffing and financial management) preferred.
-- Experience in project design, implementation, monitoring, evaluation and reporting writing.
-- Strong organizational skills and ability to work under pressure.
-- Demonstrated capacity to function well in a team and contribute effectively to team efforts.
Skills and competencies:
-- Requires strong skills of communication, negotiation, mediation and coordination, both verbal
and written.
-- Requires demonstrated well-developed knowledge and sensitivity of cross-cultural
communication and dynamics.
-- Self-motivated, committed person will be preferred.
-- Demonstrated leadership ability.
-- Must be fluent in English and have strong written and oral communication skills. Knowledge of
a local language would be highly regarded.
-- Good interpersonal skills and cross-cultural sensitivity.
-- Requires emotional maturity and ability to adjust to harsh living conditions.
-- Ability to identify advocacy opportunities
-- Interest in human rights issues and social change
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