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Job Title: Advocacy & Knowledge Management Specialist
Location: Abuja
Duration: One (1) year
Background
- Africa (HCD+) is a platform funded by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) and will have the capability to serve as an African voice for advocacy, accountability and transparency on HCD.
- It will seek to accelerate political commitments, decision-making and funding for key priorities towards realising SDGs #1-6 in Sub-Saharan Africa. It aims to incubate regional advocacy and technical assistance hub on Human Capital Development towards increasing African Government’s commitment, funding, and accountability to HCD.
- The platform, through increased HCD advocacy, focuses on three pillars: (i) Health and Nutrition; (ii) Education, skills and labour participation; (iii) Entrepreneurship, financial inclusion, and digital economy.
- Also, HCD sits across multiple Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) in many African governments.
- Hence, no organisation holds an integrated vision for HCD. An HCD-focused institution can further help the HCD agenda on the continent. It will focus on four missions: (i) Create transparency on the HCD performance across the continent; (ii) Advocate with heads of state and decision-makers to make HCD a priority; (iii) Ensure effective coordination and collaboration with stakeholders and decision-makers; (iv) Selectively drive the implementation of flagship programs in education, health and economic inclusion. The programme has since commenced its activities in Abuja.
An Overview
- The Advocacy & Knowledge Management Specialist will provide strategic inputs and operation support to implement the HCD+ strategic communication, knowledge management, and learning portfolio.
- He/she will produce high-impact deliverables – such as newsletters, case studies, discourse events, websites, knowledge-sharing events, social media, online resource platforms, and media campaigns as required.
- In addition, keep abreast of the latest trends in international and domestic policy, and assess and revise HCD+ policy and advocacy priorities, platform, and messaging as and when necessary, including informing stakeholders of the latest global trends in Human Capital Development.
Responsibilities & Duties
Communication & Knowledge Management Responsibilities:
- Provide inputs into the development of strategies, processes, and initiatives
- Conceptualise, plan, manage, and execute successful knowledge-sharing events, including roundtables, seminars/webinars, workshops, conferences, and peer learning sessions.
- Provide analytical reviews, evidence-based opinion pieces, success stories, case studies, resources, guides and toolkits.
- Manage HCD+ brand and visual elements.
- Develop and manage the internal & external newsletter
- Engage partners and learning champions to lead the coordination of learning activities.
- Identify and curate technical content for the HCD+ website in collaboration
- Develop tools and initiatives to engage employees and improve performance.
- Develop communications products for both internal and external audiences
- Implement strategies to increase visibility and brand credibility among target audiences
- Lead the development of learning and knowledge sharing policies and/or standard operating procedures (SOPs) to ensure minimum standards and implementation across countries
- Manage the creation of knowledge products that showcase results and impact, to effectively profile HCD+ with donors, partners, civil society organizations and other stakeholders. This includes case studies, stories, reports, briefing notes, etc
- Other duties as assigned
Advocacy Responsibilities:
- Oversee the HCD+ strategic endorsement process.
- Lead the development of strategic partnerships, campaigns and alliances with key stakeholders.
- Create strategies with key partners and stakeholders for efficiently mobilising resources to maximise the use of resources and prevent duplication of efforts.
- Engage key HCD+ stakeholders—partners, donors, and decision-makers—in high-level policy and advocacy, forums, meetings, and events.
- Provide strategic advocacy resources, including training, production and dissemination of tools and guidelines.
- Support HCD+ in building and nurturing advocacy-oriented strategic partnerships at global and regional levels.
- Identify and implement creative, efficient and effective ways to engage HCD+ audiences and stakeholders including through organising events such as field trips, missions, seminars, workshops, forums, guest lectures and seize conference participation opportunities in different thematic areas.
- Develop and produce communication and advocacy instruments and materials, including briefing materials, press releases, and articles and coordinate its dissemination through effective channels
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications and Person Specification
- A First Degree in Mass Communications, Public Relations, Literature, Law, Knowledge Management or a related field.
- A Master’s Degree is an added advantage
- Over 6 – 8 years of work experience in a similar role with steadily increasing responsibility, with at least 5years in international development in research & analysis, communications, media, advocacy or knowledge management roles.
- Good qualitative and quantitative research skills and the ability to deliver technically rigorous documents.
- Professionalism and demonstrated experience working effectively with project teams.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills, including synthesising large amounts of information and repurposing messages for different audiences.
- High attention to detail and commitment to high-quality work.
- Cross-cultural competence, comfortable engaging in a global firm, a proven ability to work across multiple business functions and proficiency at managing stakeholders.
- Experience using technology as a medium for knowledge sharing and capacity building; iDocs, InDesign, Adobe, and other online based tools like Infographic, etc.
Languages:
- Fluency in English Language and French Language is required and
- Experience working in Francophone Countries is required.
HOW TO APPLY
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: [email protected] Copying: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.
Note: Only candidates who are successful at the pre-qualification stage will be contacted for interviews.
Deadline: April 19, 2023
Job Features
Job Category | Knowledge Management / Communications Officer |