JOB DESCRIPTION Position: Manager, Social Mobilisation Responsible to: Director of Programmes Location: Country Office, Abuja Grade: 8 Line Management: SCRAP-C Project Manager, SIP Manager, Policy/Campaign Advocacy Officer (EC - PANAF) Overall purpose: The post holder will be a member of the Country Management Team and will be expected to oversee and manage all AAN projects under this strategic focus; s/he will have oversight on the policy and campaigns projects, tax justice, social investments and other campaign related projects within the organisation. S/he will also provide high quality service to ActionAid Nigeria in the following areas: A. Programme Identify gaps in knowledge, thinking & practice around public policy and movements in AAN and developing alternative concepts for filling these gaps. Provide & create knowledge using Human Right based approach, especially on working within a RBA (e.g. inputs into training programmes, conferences & to strengthen ActionAid Nigeria staff capacity and motivation ambassadors’ events) for knowledge-use, critical thinking, experiential learning, popular and participatory methods of knowledge capture, processing, packaging and sharing. Provide leadership in identifying gaps in public policies and work out detailed official policy alternatives from the perspectives of the poor and excluded in Nigeria in response to identified gaps Provide leadership in the development and strengthening of partnerships among stakeholders, government departments and NGOs for effective collaboration and on strategic national & global concerns. Monitor and assess trends, developments, forces, tendencies; make critical analysis of the public sphere at national and international level and advise AAN on appropriate responses to such emerging trends. Lead AAN engagement with policy making institutions and organs and provide proper linkage between local policy initiatives and national and international policy issues Work with IASL in Knowledge Management for the purpose of harnessing critical and analytical learning from all work to create proper documentation, resources ActionAid’s for evidencing our work, evidencing for advocacy and campaigns, analytics new knowledge and continued learning. Strengthen inter-thematic linkages in social movement initiatives and AAN’s interventions. Contribute to ActionAid single campaign. Contribute to AAI annual plans and reports B. Representation and communications Overall responsibility for AAN participation in and contribution to the international policy advocacy and campaigns.
JOB DESCRIPTION Position: Manager, Social Mobilisation Responsible to: Director of Programmes Location: Country Office, Abuja Grade: 8 Line Management: SCRAP-C Project Manager, SIP Manager, Policy/Campaign Advocacy Officer (EC - PANAF) Overall purpose: The post holder will be a member of the Country Management Team and will be expected to oversee and manage all AAN projects under this strategic focus; s/he will have oversight on the policy and campaigns projects, tax justice, social investments and other campaign related projects within the organisation. S/he will also provide high quality service to ActionAid Nigeria in the following areas: A. Programme Identify gaps in knowledge, thinking & practice around public policy and movements in AAN and developing alternative concepts for filling these gaps. Provide & create knowledge using Human Right based approach, especially on working within a RBA (e.g. inputs into training programmes, conferences & ambassadors’ events) to strengthen ActionAid Nigeria staff capacity and motivation for knowledge-use, critical thinking, experiential learning, popular and participatory methods of knowledge capture, processing, packaging and sharing. Provide leadership in identifying gaps in public policies and work out detailed official policy alternatives from the perspectives of the poor and excluded in Nigeria in response to identified gaps Provide leadership in the development and strengthening of partnerships among stakeholders, government departments and NGOs for effective collaboration and on strategic national & global concerns. Monitor and assess trends, developments, forces, tendencies; make critical analysis of the public sphere at national and international level and advise AAN on appropriate responses to such emerging trends. Lead AAN engagement with policy making institutions and organs and provide proper linkage between local policy initiatives and national and international policy issues Work with IASL in Knowledge Management for the purpose of harnessing critical and analytical learning from all ActionAid’s work to create proper documentation, resources for evidencing our work, evidencing for advocacy and campaigns, analytics new knowledge and continued learning. Strengthen inter-thematic linkages in AAN’s social movement initiatives and interventions. Contribute to ActionAid single campaign. Contribute to AAI annual plans and reports B. Representation and communications Overall responsibility for AAN participation in and contribution to the international policy advocacy and campaigns.