Advocacy Officer at Terre des hommes Foundation (Tdh)

Posted on: Fri 17-06-2022

Terre des hommes (Tdh) is a leading Swiss organisation for children’s aid. Since 1960, Tdh has helped build a better future for deprived children and their communities, making an impact with innovative and sustainable solutions. Active in more than 45 countries, Tdh works with local and international partners to develop and implement field projects which improve the daily lives of over 3 million children and their relatives, in the domains of health, protection and emergency relief. This engagement is financed by individual and institutional support, with administrative costs kept to a minimum. Tdh in Nigeria implements projects in Health, Wash, Child Protection and Education sectors.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Advocacy Officer

Location: MMC / Jere LGA, Borno

Employment Type: Fixed Term Contract

Contract Duration: 10 months

Reporting to: CPEiE Team Leader

General Objective

Reporting to the CP/EiE Team Lead, under the overall management and technical guidance of the CP/EiE Programme Manager, the Advocacy Officer works with the CP/EiE staff to develop and implement the Tdh organization’s advocacy strategy and develop strategic plans for the agreed advocacy objectives.
S/He supports the Child advisory group and the advocacy working group in the identification of community-level child protection and education-related concerns and conducts advocacies to relevant government, humanitarian, and/or community stakeholders to address such advocacy concerns.
S/He collaborates with CP & education actors to jointly advocate for child protection and education issues.
Support children to identify, prioritize the risks, develop child-led mitigating strategy and ensures the capacity strengthening of the child right advisory group.
The Advocacy Officer is also responsible for monitoring the implementation of individual strategic objectives and updating these as appropriate.
S/he oversees public advocacy and media advocacy and messages on organizational interventions.

Responsibilities & Tasks

Conduct stakeholder mapping based on initial information about target audiences, available channels, allies
Planning and implementation of the advocacy component of the project
Develop a communications plan and create a series of communications and advocacy tools showcasing child protection and education in emergencies intervention
Oversees preparation of a diverse range of information communications products in support of awareness and campaign initiatives

Others:

Commit to respect Tdh Risk Management Policies including Tdh Code of Conduct, Child Safeguarding Policy, Safety, and Security Policy and Anti-Fraud/Corruption Policy, Whistle Blowing Policy
Ensure adherence to Tdh standards and quality requirements in all the project activities.
Promote, and ensure project activities are in line with child protection principles and humanitarian principles
Ensure the project activities are well-integrated into the Northeastern Nigeria child protection system and humanitarian coordination practices and guidelines
Ensure Tdh Child Safeguarding Policy and Child Protection Minimum Standards are mainstreamed through all the programmatic activities
Commit to ensuring the best implementation possible of the Tdh Risk Management Policies
Commit to inform supervisors and to deal with any cases, allegations, or the possibility of transgression, even potential, of the Tdh Risk Management Policies.

Security:

Comply with Tdh Security Regulations.

Qualifications

Education:

Bachelor's Degree in Public Health Law, Law, Social Sciences, Communication, Journalism, International relations, Public Administration or a related field is required

Work experience:

Minimum of three years of experience conducting advocacy related to child protection and education

Knowledge & skills:

Previous experience with an INGO is mandatory. Previous experience in advocacy is appreciated. Experience in protection, notably child protection is required.

Computer skills:

Excellent IT skills.

Language Skills: