Afghanistan: An Advocacy Expert - Afghanistan

We are looking for: AN ADVOCACY EXPERT IN AFGHANISTAN
SPECIFIC ALLOWANCE IS GRANTED FOR THIS POSITION

Position based in Kabul.

Length of contract: 6 months (renewable) from 25^th September 2016**

The position: Under the supervision of the Country Director, you will develop and implement the mission advocacy strategy consistent with international advocacy issues pursued by ACF-F in order to promote the technical and operational strategy, and increase ACF impact by creating political and institutional changes at national level.

More precisely, you will have to:

Contribute to the definition of mission strategy

· Identify objectives of change

· Define the messages, targets, partners and relevant tools

· Write proposals (or advocacy objectives within mission’s proposals) and reports for funding bodies

Implement the advocacy strategy at national level

· Elaborate the action plan and coordinate the implementation of advocacy activities

· Analyse the situation on advocacy issues: collect and update the data, follow political, financial, administrative, national or international dates, follow the positioning of all parties and their changes

· Collect or coordinate the collection of evidence through the results of ACF programs in the country

· Facilitate the sharing of advocacy objectives within the mission

· Write positioning papers and summaries and actively participate to the writing of messages/arguments

· Participate to official and lobbying meetings about issues related to the advocacy strategy

Represent ACF to outside bodies

· Develop and coordinate partnerships with other parties on advocacy activities (NGO, civil society) and facilitate joint advocacy activities

· Support the Country Director (or Deputy CD) in developing contact with the media in order to have an effective and efficient channels for advocacy messages

Contribute to ACF expertise on Advocacy

· Record experience and lessons learned on advocacy activities and transmit to HQ

· Contribute to working groups and advocacy activities (data collection and analysis, possible participation to international forums and meetings) of ACF international network

The applicant: You hold an advanced university degree in international relations/ affairs, social sciences, politics, or similar field, with at least 3 years of demonstrated experience in planning and implementing advocacy activities. You have a strong and demonstrated expertise in humanitarian Advocacy and/or representation, negotiation and influence of aid policies at a high level.

You have a demonstrated working experience in policy analysis, data collection, analysis and interpretation, writing and production of reports, policy briefs and publications. You have experience in using grant management, using M&E information for advocacy, campaign and dialogues with partners and governments.

Autonomous and result-oriented, you have strong political and diplomatic skills and capacity to promote consortiums and partnerships.

English fluency is compulsory. Capacity to work in complicated security environment is required.

Status:

Gross monthly salary ranging from €1805 to €2305 depending on relevant experience

Food and hygiene expenses, per diem, transportation costs, collective or individual accommodation, medical insurance

25 days of annual paid leaves and 20 days of rest and recuperation (R&R) per year