Position
The Girl Generation (TGG): Support to the Africa Led Movement to End FGM/C Programme, (TGG-ALM) is a consortium led by Options Consultancy Services, and includes Amref Health Africa, ActionAid, Orchid Project, Africa Coordination Centre for Abandonment of FGM/C and University of Portsmouth. It works closely with the Population Council’s Data Hub, the programme’s data and measurement arm. The programme envisions a world where girls and women can exercise their power and rights and have expanded choice and agency and be free from violence, including FGM/C.
The programme includes two consortia working in close collaboration. Options leads a consortium including Amref Health Africa, ActionAid UK, Orchid Project, ACCAF and University of Portsmouth to implement the ‘Support to the Africa Led Movement to End FGM/C. Population Council is implementing ‘The FGM/C Data Hub: Data and Measurement Support to the Africa Led Movement to end FGM/C’.
The programme is currently being implemented Kenya, Senegal, Ethiopia and Somaliland.
Options is seeking a Advocacy Officer will be responsible for supporting the TGG-ALM advocacy team. By being hands-on in supporting and implementing a multi-country advocacy strategy. They will also work along TGG-ALM communication team to ensure Advocacy and communication messages are aligned at all times, across countries and partners, and supports with identifying and implementing external opportunities for advocacy & campaigning at the global and regional level, coordinating the development of campaign materials across partners and supporting the CAMB Technical Working Group in bringing together the different advocates from the various partner organizations
The Advocacy Officer will:
Provide substantive support to the planning and design of outreach/advocacy strategies and plans
Support the design, implementation and assessment of TGG-ALM’s advocacy strategies and campaigns
Support movement building, partnerships and resource leveraging work
Support Knowledge and Research efforts in the TGG-ALM Advocacy Team
Represent Options’ and TGG-ALM’s broader interests
Requirements
Proven ability to support coordination of complex international advocacy and communications interventions, with experience in relevant African countries
Leveraging the resources of national governments and partners and building strategic alliances and partnerships.
Experience of developing and maintaining successful relationships and partnerships with a diverse range of organisations and consultants
Significant experience working on gender, women’s empowerment or ending FGM programmes and campaigns.
Experience in developing and managing the rollout of communications programmes and media strategies
Experience in high profile representation
Experience of managing large DFID/FCDO programmes, being a key point of contact with the client
Experience in fundraising / business development
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