Job Description
Want
to use your skills in project management and campaigning to play a
vital role in making clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene normal
for everyone everywhere?
Join WaterAid as Advocacy Officer to
change normal for millions of people so they can unlock their potential,
break free from poverty and change their lives for good. On top of that
you’ll be joining a 2020 Great Place to Work® award-winning
organisation.
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The
WaterAid Global Campaigns Team plays a leadership role across the
WaterAid Federation to drive the design and delivery of WaterAid’s major
advocacy and campaigns efforts to achieve SDG 6 – the global targets to
secure clean water, decent sanitation and good hygiene (WASH) for all
by 2030. We deliver an ambitious agenda, grounded in national level
change and impact.
As our efficient, dynamic Advocacy Officer you
will play a key role in ensuring the delivery of WaterAid’s global
advocacy priority campaigns, providing high quality, flexible all-round
support and leading on specific advocacy projects. This might include a
key role in planning our influencing around a specific international
event (e.g. COP27 or the UN Water Summit), or being responsible for
developing, launching and promoting key advocacy products like reports,
briefs or films.
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Whether
it’s persuading climate change decision-makers that sustainable access
to clean water is fundamental to community resilience and adaptation, or
convincing those focused on COVID-19 and future pandemic threats that
investing in WASH in health care facilities must be a top priority, your
work will help to show governments, donors and businesses why they need
to take urgent action for WASH.
How to Apply:
To see the full job pack, please click ‘Apply’. Please apply by:
* Submitting your CV and a cover letter into one document in either Word Document or PDF format.
* Please indicate your location and the right to work eligibility in your Cover letter.
Applications
will close one minute before midnight on Sunday 11th September 2022.
Availability for interview (online via Microsoft Teams) is required w/c
19th September.
In this role, you will work with policy, advocacy
and communication colleagues across the organisation, including
country, regional and global teams, as well as with external
stakeholders. You will be a self-starter, a great team player, a
confident cross-cultural communicator and with strong project management
skills.
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About you:
*
You will be highly efficient and organised, and have experience of
working on complex multi-stakeholder projects related to
advocacy/campaigning.
* You’ll have experience of managing virtual
and physical events, including logistics and managing contact with
senior stakeholders.
* You will have excellent interpersonal skills
and proven ability to successfully manage complex and sensitive
relationships to achieve collectively agreed goals.
* You will have
excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience
of writing succinct briefings and verbally presenting to groups of
stakeholders.
* And you’ll have the ability to adapt to rapidly changing work and be able to demonstrate a positive ‘can do’ attitude.
Location:
This
is a full time, permanent role. The role will be based in one of the
following WaterAid Country Offices subject to right to work eligibility
in the respective countries: Nigeria, Pakistan, Senegal, Tanzania,
United Kingdom.
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Salary
Salaries
and benefits for different countries will vary in line with the
location of the successful candidate and depending on experience. See
further details below:
- UK – London: Grade 5 – GBP 34,299 – 36,098
- Nigeria: Grade E – NGN 8,149,627 – 11,194,254
- Pakistan: Grade E – PKR 1,829,842 – 2,746,111
- Senegal: Grade E – XOF 20,741,183 – 26,270,115
- Tanzania: Grade E – TZS 65,421,086 – 81,776,358
Additional Information:
In
order to apply for this post, you must be able to demonstrate your
right to work eligibility in the country to which you wish to work.
WaterAid
is committed to ensuring that wherever we work in the world there is no
tolerance for the abuse of power, privilege or trust. WaterAid
reinforces a culture of zero tolerance towards any form of inappropriate
behaviour, abuse, harassment, or exploitation of any kind. The
safeguarding of our beneficiaries, staff, volunteers and anyone working
on our behalf, is our top priority and we take our responsibilities
extremely seriously. All staff and volunteers are required to share in
this commitment through our Global Code of Conduct. We will conduct the
most appropriate pre-employment references and checks to ensure high
standards are maintained.
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WaterAid
is an equal opportunities, disability-confident employer and committed
to achieving the highest standards of diversity, fairness and equality.
Should you have a disability and require any additional support, please
contact us at careers@wateraid.org.