VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT 

WOMEN AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY Please Note:  

Handicap International has clear institutional policies on “Child Protection”, “Anti-fraud,  Bribery and Corruption”, “Gender” and “Protection of Beneficiaries from Sexual Exploitation,  Abuse and Harassment”. It is therefore mandatory for all staff to commit themselves to  respect, uphold and promote these policies, and to sign the HI Code and Conduct.

General mission  

The Regional Advocacy and Communication Officer works under the direct supervision of the  regional programme coordinator (Chief of Party), and in close collaboration with the different  programme country teams of her/his region as well as both the HI federal advocacy team (AIR),  and the HI federal communication team (Info Fed) at headquarter level.

She/He primarily contributes to the implementation of the global advocacy strategies on the  federal priority topics as seen fit in the region, and produce adequate tools to feed the global  communication and fundraising processes, in compliance with HI quality and ethical standards  and procedures (80% of the time). She/He will also contribute to the implementation of the  regional programme operational strategy by developing context-specific advocacy and  communication action at the regional level (20% of the time)

Missions/responsibilities  

Mission 1: STRATEGY AND STEERING  

Responsibility 1.1: Contribute to the design and review of the CPP2-TMRD advocacy strategies  towards global policy changes

• Feed in the regional advocacy strategies design processes, as requested  • Continuously monitor and share updates on the political and policy environment in the  countries part of the regional programme, and relevant to the federal advocacy strategies, led  by the AIR team.

Responsibility 1.2: Design and steer the advocacy strategy of the regional programme towards  national and regional policy changes

• Support the Regional Programme Coordinator in the preparation and monitoring of the  components of the regional programme Operational Strategy relating to advocacy and  communication.

Mission 2: OPERATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION.  

Responsibility 2.1: Contribute to the implementation of the CPP2-TMRD advocacy strategies in  the region.

• Ensure that the programme produces reliable and consistent data for advocacy purposes, and  where needed, directly collect data and testimonies, as needed by the AIR team  • Contribute to the preparation of CPP2-TMRD advocacy tools (e.g. reports, briefing papers,  factsheets, talking points), in collaboration with the AIR team.

Responsibility 2.2: Contribute to the communication and fundraising efforts of the HI global  network with inputs from the region

• Produce content for the visibility of the projects as part of the regional programme, or specific  content for fundraising (raw information, articles, photos, films), in collaboration with Info Fed  and other relevant colleagues.

Responsibility 2.3: Contribute to the implementation of the regional programme operational  strategy in the fields of advocacy and internal and external communication  • Lead or contribute to the preparation of advocacy tools for regional and national advocacy as  per the action plans (reports, briefing papers, talking points, media/social media tools), in support  of project teams where relevant

Responsibility 2.4: Contribute to support or to implement the programmer’s emergency  preparedness actions, and, in case of emergency, adapt her/his way of working in order to  contribute to an efficient humanitarian response from HI.

Mission 3: STANDARDS and EXPERTISE  

• Contribute to raising the quality and internal ownership of HI advocacy and communication  work
• Comply with and promote HI standards and internal procedures relating to advocacy,  communication and ethics
• Report any issues with compliance to the line manager

Your Profile:  

You hold a Bachelor’s degree in communication-related filed

You have minimum 4 years of experience in communication and/or advocacy You have a strong experience in capitalization and continuous learning

You have experience in results monitoring & indicators and project evaluation  You have excellent skills in the proposal and narrative report writing

You have excellent command of written and spoken English and French  You are able to work under pressure and without constant supervision

You have excellent reactivity and flexibility skills

You have strong interpersonal and intercultural skills, you are resilient to stress and uncertainty

You are a good team member and keen on participatory approach

Professional skills – ADVOCACY 

Other professional skills 

Expected Start Date: January 2023 

Salary: As per the HI salary scale  

Probation Period: 3 months 

Duration of Contract: Initial one (1) year 

All interested candidates should send their CVs and cover letters only, with attachments bearing your  full name; for example: John Doe – CV (for your CV) and John Doe – Cover Letter (for your cover letter)  including at least 2 professional references’ contacts (active email address and phone number), with  the subject of the position applied for by email only to:

recruitment@sierraleone.hi.org 

The closing date for applications is 21st January 2023