Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Closing date: 15 Apr 2019
World Vision International
World Vision is a humanitarian, development and advocacy organisation devoted to improving the lives of children, families and their communities around the world. Our almost 40,000 staff members working in nearly 100 countries are united through our ethos, mission and shared desire for all individuals, especially children, to overcome poverty, inequality and injustice.
Here’s where you come in:
As Associate Director for Advocacy and Communications, you are responsible for leading and coordinating advocacy and communications. You will lead the development and implementation of the ‘It Takes a World to End Violence Against Children Campaign’. You will position, build the profile and manage the reputation of the DRC National Office via government, UN, peer agency engagement and media. You will manage the Advocacy Manager and the Communications Manager and provide dotted line technical management to Zonal Advocacy staff.
Requirements include:
- Master’s Degree in Social Sciences, Humanities, development studies, International Relations, Communications or its equivalent.
- 5 years of senior leadership experience in advocacy, campaigns, communications and government and stakeholder engagement in a fragile context.
- Advanced understanding of social accountability methodologies.
- Understanding of humanitarian and peacekeeping architecture, international humanitarian law.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills in French and English.
- The position requires ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally up to 40% of the time.
How to apply:
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World Vision is dedicated to our team members’ development and their success. We aspire for all employees to be fulfilled through their work and their contributions to an organisation working to provide long-term sustainable solutions to the world’s most vulnerable people.
Find the full responsibilities and requirements for this position online and apply by the closing date 15 APR 2019. For more information on World Vision International, please visit our website: www.wvi.org. Due to the number of applications received, only short-listed candidates will be contacted.