With 75 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.

Come join our 33,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!

Employee Contract Type:

Intern

Job Description:

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES

Monitor and Report on Field Office Advocacy Progress (Impact)

Schedule, send the agenda and take meeting notes for dissemination and filing in Box for Regional Advocacy Forum (quarterly), 9 FO bimonthly (once every two months) calls, External Engagement Meeting, East and Southern Africa Region Joining Forces Alliance (ESAR JFA) Technical Working GroupUpdate the EAR, FO and external partners contact listFile and organize the EAR Advocacy documents in BoxDraft the quarterly FO report including people reached, children reached and policy changesUpdate the key events from 1 October 2023 – 30 September 2024 including people reached and children reached

Research and Analysis (Influence)

Draft 4 policy briefs (one per quarter)Update the EAR statistics table quarterly

Networking and External Engagement

Participate and learn from the monthly or quarterly Working Groups e.g. Regional Protection WG, Regional GBV WG, Inter-Agency (IAWG) Working Group – Advocacy and Communications.

Administrative Support, Planning and Reporting

Prepare the draft budget, agenda and logistics (flights, accommodation, meals, ground transport, advocacy material, passports and visas) for WV EAR Advocacy internal and external meetings, workshops, launches, conferences or forumsUpload the relevant documents on regional WV EAR Advocacy statements, policy briefs and other documents in different platforms such as WV Central, Relief Web and Box.

Amplify Children’s Voices

Support FOs to track the number of children reached on through Advocacy on annual basisSupport FOs to track policy influencing processes on a monthly basisSupport FOs to track number of children participating in Advocacy and External EngagementSupport FOs on children’s participation in WV EAR Advocacy events in line with child safeguarding principles

KNOWLEDGE /QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE ROLE

Required Professional Experience

1 to 2 years of experience in advocacy, external engagement, campaigns or policy analysis work in developing countries.Knowledge on Child Rights including the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child or the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.Experience planning and organizing workshops or forums for participants in multiple countries.Excellent communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills, particularly in a cross-cultural environmentPlanning and organizational skills and ability to prioritize multiple activitiesResearch experience especially in policy and advocacyUnderstanding of humanitarian and fragile contexts

Required Education, training, license, registration, and certification

Master’s degree in social sciences, communication, public policy, management or lawTraining certificate on advocacy, child rights and policy influence, an added advantage

Preferred Knowledge and Qualifications

Capabilities – achieving, thinking, self-managing, relational, networking and collaboration and humanitarian diplomacy.

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