Save the Children is the world’s leading independent child rights
organisation. Through our No Child Born to Die campaign we seek to make
immediate and lasting change for children through our advocacy and
campaign work in the UK, in countries and at the global level. The
Advocacy Division leads the development and implementation of advocacy
strategies to achieve policy and political change at the highest level;
engages with the UK government, international institutions and the
private sector; provides political and policy intelligence to the wider
organisation; and forges advocacy alliances with key opinion makers in
the UK and globally.
The Advocacy Adviser (Health) is responsible for improving the effectiveness of our global advocacy, targeting national governments and donors, particularly DFID, leading to demonstrable policy shifts and positive change for children. In this role we see you:
Developing and supporting implementation of Save the Children’s health and child survival advocacy.
Actively supporting the development of national-level advocacy strategies to ensure there is strong policy analysis, acknowledgement of political context and identification of opportunities for policy change
Building strong relationships with our country programmes to build advocacy capacity and ensuring that national level advocacy work is delivered to international debates and decision-makers
Providing strategic advocacy support to countries to deliver on national and global advocacy objectives
We see you bringing to the role a proven advocacy experience: writing and implementing advocacy strategies and knowledge and understanding of a range of advocacy techniques. You will need to have excellent written and verbal communication skills, excellent understanding of the Millennium Development Goals, specific understanding of newborn and child survival, key global health and nutrition issues, institutions and debates. Most of all you’ll need to be a proactive self starter, with a passion to change children's lives.
The Advocacy Adviser (Health) is responsible for improving the effectiveness of our global advocacy, targeting national governments and donors, particularly DFID, leading to demonstrable policy shifts and positive change for children. In this role we see you:
Developing and supporting implementation of Save the Children’s health and child survival advocacy.
Actively supporting the development of national-level advocacy strategies to ensure there is strong policy analysis, acknowledgement of political context and identification of opportunities for policy change
Building strong relationships with our country programmes to build advocacy capacity and ensuring that national level advocacy work is delivered to international debates and decision-makers
Providing strategic advocacy support to countries to deliver on national and global advocacy objectives
We see you bringing to the role a proven advocacy experience: writing and implementing advocacy strategies and knowledge and understanding of a range of advocacy techniques. You will need to have excellent written and verbal communication skills, excellent understanding of the Millennium Development Goals, specific understanding of newborn and child survival, key global health and nutrition issues, institutions and debates. Most of all you’ll need to be a proactive self starter, with a passion to change children's lives.
How to apply:
For detailed job description and instructions on how to apply, please visit www.savethechildren.org.uk/jobs (ref 7650). Closing date:
15 Dec 2012