JOB DETAILS:
Key Job Duties And Responsibilities
Advocacy Support
Project Management and Reporting
• Support the development and implementation of TAA’s advocacy strategy, focusing on care reform across Africa.
• Maintain a database of key advocacy contacts and ensure regular communication with those contacts.

• Maintain a database of relevant national, continental, and global policies on care reform and ensure these policies are effectively applied to TAA’s work.

• Provide clarity on annual advocacy progress, identifying key milestones and advancing TAA’s strategic goals.

• Collaborate with TAA partners to support them in the development of key care reform policies and regulatory frameworks in their countries.

• Lead the development of a youth advocacy toolkit to empower young people to participate in care reform efforts.

• Design and launch a participatory podcast to amplify grassroots voices and perspectives on care reform issues.
• Facilitate learning and sharing of evidence and existing models of care reform internally and externally.
• Build the advocacy capacity (knowledge and skills) of partners to effectively advocate at national, regional and global level.

Qualifications and Experience
• Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences, Development Studies, Communications, or a related field.
• At least 3 years of experience in advocacy, child protection, or care reform.

• Proven track record in coordinating advocacy campaigns or managing projects involving multiple stakeholders.
• Experience in digital communications, including website management and social media strategy.
• Strong understanding of key frameworks such as the African Charter, Agenda 2040, UNGA 2019 Resolution on the Rights of the Child, Kigali Declaration, UNCRPD, and other relevant policies and guidelines.
• Experience collaborating with international organisations and consortia such as UNICEF, FAFICA, and Family for Every Child is an advantage.

Skills and Abilities:
• Strong organisational and time management skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including minute-taking, report writing, and press release development.
• Proficiency in MS Office, Zoom, Basecamp, and other digital platforms.
• Knowledge of care reform strategies and frameworks, including alternative care and child protection.
• Ability to engage and collaborate with a multicultural team across diverse locations.
• Personal Attributes:
• Proactive and capable of working both independently and as part of a team.
• Commitment to TAA’s vision of a continent free of orphanages and where all children grow up in families.
• Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to build and nurture professional relationships.
• Resilient and capable of working under pressure to meet tight deadlines.

Send your updated application letter and CV ONLY to jobs@childsifoundation.org .Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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