ActionAid International: Head of Campaigns and Advocacy

The vision of ActionAid International is a world without poverty in which every person can exercise their right to a life of dignity.

ActionAid South Africa seeks to appoint an Head of Campaigns and Advocacy, based preferably in Johannesburg, South Africa.  International Terms and Conditions of Service applies.

Responsibilities:

• Overall leadership on achieving ActionAid International’s global strategy ambition to become a more effective campaigning force, improving the impact of our local and national campaigning work as well as implementing multi-country campaigns to address the structural causes of poverty;
• Promote an integrated and strategic approach to campaigning, making full and effective use of our research, policy analysis, lobbying, coalition-building, communications, and mobilising capacities; Connect with key external allies and represents AA as needed;
• Ensure that the organisation develops and invests in campaigning systems, skills, research and advocacy, and builds creative tools to link, organise and energise our partners and supporters at all levels and to achieve our target of five million supporters and five million youth actions worldwide.

Requirements:

• Master's or equivalent experience with a minimum of ten years experience in designing, leading and winning campaigns with strong advocacy underpinnings;
• Minimum of five years international working experience in implementation and strategic roles;
• Experience in developing and leading complex multi-country advocacy strategies;
• Women’s rights understanding, analysis and commitment and experience of campaigning on development and human rights issues, underpinned by a good understanding of international institutions and processes, development issues and debates;
• Communicator and skilled spokesperson with understanding of how to influence political structures and decision makers as well as the ability to represent advocacy messages with authority and credibility to the outside world;
• Negotiation and influencing skills, with the credibility and management experience to broker agreement with senior managers within the organisation;
• Experience of mass communications, fundraising, digital activism or other social marketing disciplines will be an advantage.
• Dynamic and empowering leader;
• Ability to exert influence and drive change without line management authority;
• Staff management experience in a large, decentralised organisation and in a complex, uncertain international environment is crucial;
• Organisational and analytical skills;
• Ability to think and operate strategically in a fast changing campaigning environment;
• Verbal and written communication skills;
• Fluency in in English. Knowledge of French, Spanish or Portuguese will be an advantage.
• Commitment to a human rights based approach to development;
• Champion women's rights and value working with diverse cultures and the poor and marginalised groups;
• Ability and willingness to travel internationally and work flexibly in virtual settings and distant management.

For more information, refer to www.actionaid.org/jobs.

Salary: £54 372 per annum. Additional benefits will apply for relocation.

To apply, submit a CV, contact details of two referees and motivation letter with ‘Head of Campaigns and Advocacy’ in the subject line to programmes.jhb@actionaid.org.

Please quote the source of this advertisement in your application - NGO Pulse Portal.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

ActionAid SA is an equal opportunities employer.

Whilst all applicants will be assessed strictly on their individual merits, qualified women are especially encouraged to apply.

For more about ActionAid International, refer to www.actionaid.org/?intl=.

For other vacancies in the NGO sector, refer to www.ngopulse.org/vacancies..

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