Job Title: Senior Advocacy Officer
Reference: H2/SAO/2011
Location: Abuja
Organisation: Health Reform Foundation of Nigeria (HERFON)
Sector: NGO
The Role:
• The position holder is expected to lead and manage all advocacy activity, undertaken for health sector reform.
• She/he will frame discussions on identified health issues, build a consensus with like-minded stakeholders and partners, attract resources and effectively seize and create opportunities to move reform forward
• She/He will proactively promote health policy reform, publicly support and fast, support for Identified health policies in need of reform or the development of ne policies where none exist.
Person Specifications:
- Possession of an advanced degree in Public Health. Social Sciences or Biological Sciences
- Demonstrable track record of health sector advocacy
- Must have demonstrable skill In written and interpersonal communications, as well as public speaking
- At least two years' experience in handling the media preferred
- Must have a working knowledge of the policy formulation process, political economy mapping and ,communicating for change
- At least 5 years post-qualification experience in the health sector preferred Must be a self-starter and a team player
- Must be energetic and have a passion for Health Reform
- Ability to speak more than one Nigerian Language fluently is a plus.
Specific Tasks:
The Position holder will:
- Familiarize her/himself with all HERFON Programmes and activities
- Identify demand and supply side advocacy priorities within the health sector.
- Identify and engage potential partners to achieve advocacy goals
- Perform regular assessments of the external political environment for strategic management of opportunities and threats.
- Develop Advocacy guidelines and curriculum on Advocacy capacity-building for HERFON members and partners
- Develop and/or acquire advocacy tools for engagement of policymakers
- Develop core advocacy messages for media dissemination
Method of Application:
Applications should be submitted in the form of (1) an application letter for the desired position and (2) a comprehensive CV stating, among others. candidate's full names, date of birth, state of origin, schools attended, qualifications obtained with dates, previous working experience with detailed job description, contact and location addresses, email address, names and addresses of two referees.
These should be sent to us by email at recruitment@herfon.org, healthreformfoundationofnigeria@yahoo.com.
The 'subject' line of the email must be the title of the position being applied for.
Deadline: 20th October, 2011.