Advocacy and Community Engagements

• Develop, coordinate and manage Advocacy and Community engagements plans, in order to influence relevant stakeholders and achieve required changes at State and local government levels.
• Lead Advocacy and community engagements at the state, local government and community levels on Universal Basic Education, develop key messages for influencing state policy reviews, processes and discussions.
• Champion, promote, coordinate and manage the implementation of out of school children Campaign Strategy in collaboration with Advocacy, Campaign and Policy Manager learn.
• Mobilize and build capacities of community mobilization officers and assistants, towards delivering advocacy and community engagements strategies through strengthening knowledge and skills/capacities to incorporate, align and integrate advocacy and community engagements into their area of work
• In collaboration with the MEAL Coordinator, s/he shall track, measure, monitor and evaluate the quality of integration and implementation of advocacy and community engagement in the implementation of the project.
• Shall contribute to the development of annual work plans, budgets, reports and document case studies and success stories on the ROOSC project.
• Ensure maximum visibility of Save the Children according to the branding guidelines both internally and externally across relevant platforms.
• Ensure that children are at the heart of advocacy and community engagements activities, and they are an integral part of Save the Children’s campaigning work.
• Ensure proper documentation and dissemination of major activities, successes and learnings related to ROOSC.

Strengthen Networking and Partnership

• S/he shall represent SCI Nigeria in the state level engagements, and shall create, nurture, strengthen and maintain strategic partnership with other key stakeholders in the education sector.
• Work with Media and Communication team, Education Coordinator, Safeguarding officer and Project Director to develop case studies for the project and ensure that these meet Save the Children Child Safeguarding Policies (SP)
• In collaboration with the CO Media and Communication Manager, Advocacy, Campaign and Policy (ACP) Manager/learn, s/he will identify story ideas on lessons learned and experiences for development of success stories and other communication materials.
• Explore opportunities to communicate about ROOSC project deliverables and its impact internally and externally, with a wide variety of state and national level stakeholders using innovative methods.
• Produce reports, advocacy messaging and presentations for internal and external audiences, as directed by the line manager or ACCM Director.
• Act as SCI Nigeria’s representative at state and local government levels as required, mainly in events relating to education advocacy, and community engagement.
• Develop and maintain a professional network for governance issues within project state and within SCI Nigeria.
• Build the capacity of CSOs and support the development of strong civil society engagement in reducing out of school children.
• Contribute to the bi-weekly ACCM country wide coordination meeting and produce stories and case studies for publication in the monthly Jebb times.
• In collaboration with Advocacy Campaign and Policy Manager Lean, Community Mobilization and Engagements manager, organise events on education issues, including symposiums, trainings, high-level seminars and conferences for the dissemination of important information, learning, reports, research and messages.

Others

• Participate in all ACCM activities, meetings, annual review workshops and trainings.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Project Director, Field Manager, ACP Manager/learn or ACCM Director.
  

  Requirements: 

Essential

• Postgraduate in Development Economics, Education, Public Policy, Human Rights Law, Development Studies
• 5 years of experience
• Language Requirements: English Excellent with a good knowledge of Hausa language
• Level of IT Expertise Required Excellent
• Profound knowledge in Nigeria governance and education systems and political terrains
• Ability to write very good position papers and policy briefings
• Strong analytical framework to clearly articulate and communicate our policy positions.
• Ability to be strategic and proactive when required to be able to keep advocacy plans dynamic and aligned to new policy and political developments.
• Ability to clearly communicate and easily relate to state and local government authorities.
• Able to demonstrate positive attitude, diplomatic, negotiator, and team player.
• Experience of working in a multi-cultural environment and respect for diversity
• Comply with the requirements of Save the Children’s commitment to protect children in accordance with the Child Safeguarding Policy

Prior Experience Expectations

• Building external networks
• Strategic Planning
• Governance and Gender advocacy
• Enhanced voice accountability
• Training and Facilitation