Key details
Salary: Competitive salary, depending on experience
Starting date: As soon as possible
Responsible to: Executive Director of Crisis Action
Principal roles
1. Building a diverse, flexible and innovative network in key East and West African states to campaign for the protection of civilians in armed conflict – you will position Crisis Action as the hub of campaigning on issues of armed conflict. You will achieve this by proactively recruiting diverse partners and by delivering high impact advocacy and campaigns. You will liaise with senior representatives from a wide range of potential partners and demonstrate to them the added value of working in coalition.
2. Political Analysis - Focusing on actual or potential conflicts of most concern to our partners, you will ensure that Crisis Action supplements their understanding of potential solutions by analyzing the policy positions of key governments within the African Union, particularly the Peace and Security Council, and key AU officials. You will ensure that Crisis Action builds up in-depth and sophisticated understanding of the key governments’ position towards relevant conflicts, the results of which will be top quality advice to partners on advocacy demands, strategy and suggestions for action.
3. Relationship building – A key part of your role will be to build relationships with key government and AU officials, media and civil society leaders. You will prove yourself to be a highly-professional, reliable and strategic interlocutor between these different stakeholders.
4. Advocacy and Media - A major area of your work will be working with our partner organizations to drive forward and develop advocacy and media work that mobilize the resources and influence of civil society to the greatest possible effect. This process will involve advising on strategy, proposing initiatives, drafting advocacy products and then implementing diverse advocacy activities. These could include media work, liaising with senior officials, preparing reports and briefings and identifying and building relationships with potential allies inside and outside government.
4. Leading the development of Crisis Action in Africa– As Head of our Nairobi office, and a senior member of our international team, you will lead the development of the organization regionally, help support Crisis Action’s development globally and ensure Crisis Action engages seriously and constructively in the region. You will bring an ambitious entrepreneurial attitude with you and will be asked to assist with devising and implementing our fundraising plan, our organizational strategy and our vision.
5. Supporting our global work – With offices in Cairo, London, Brussels, Berlin, Paris and New York – Crisis Action will support the work of our partners campaigning for the protection of civilians on the international stage and increase the impact of joint work exponentially. You will be a core part of this team, jointly strategizing around regional and international policy and how to change it. You will also help us reach out to potential partners in countries where we don’t have a presence and seek to engage and support them.
Qualifications
Person Specification
The following are essential:
· Ability to work in Nairobi and travel in the region
· A proven track record in advocacy or lobbying towards the African Union
· Experience of media work with national and regional media
· Proven ability to analyse complex political issues and to define sophisticated strategies for achieving policy change.
· Campaigning and lobbying skills.
· Excellent political judgement and instincts, especially with regard to foreign affairs.
· Knowledge of - and experience in - influencing government policy in the region.
· Expertise in working with the media, including ability to write articles, prepare media releases, contact journalists and promote stories.
· High level contacts in politics, the media and the voluntary sector.
· Ability to instil trust and confidence in partner organisations and colleagues from a variety of backgrounds.
· First-class interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to cultivate high-level contacts within governments, the media and the voluntary sector.
· Excellent writing skills, and clear competence in the use of research tools
· Ability to identify opportunities for influencing policy and the activities necessary to do so.
· The drive and initiative necessary to take ideas forward to fruition in a coalition setting.
· High levels of energy, enthusiasm and efficiency.
· High levels of professionalism, reliability and delivery.
· Resilience and an ability to cope with multiple internal and external demands.
· Commitment to Crisis Action’s aims.
· Willingness to take responsibility for and sometimes to delegate the administrative tasks associated with running a small organisation.
· Fluent written and spoken English
· Experience of managing a small team and budget
The following are desirable:
· Fluency in French
· Existing documentation to work in Nairobi
· Knowledge of conflict issues, especially with regard to the role of the international community.
· Excellent knowledge of the African Union
· Understanding of the challenges involved in organising NGO coalition campaigns.
The following would be an added advantage
Fundraising experience
Contact Details
- Contact:
- Crisis Action
- Email:
- andrea.vukovic@crisisaction.org
Application Instructions
How to apply
If you would like to apply for this position, please:
1. Complete the Application Form.
2. Complete the Equal Opportunities Form(included in the application form)
CVs may be attached but CVs alone will not be accepted.
Submitting your completed application
Please submit applications by email.
· The document should be saved in Rich Text Format (.rtf).
· Please write: “Application: [Your name]” in the Subject line of the email.
· Applications should be sent to: andrea.vukovic@crisisaction.org
The closing date for receipt of all applications is 12th October 2011 (close of business)
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