Policy and Advocacy Coordinator - National Office (Mansourieh)

JOB PURPOSE

This position will contribute to implementation of the external engagement strategy and advocacy plan of World Vision Lebanon. It will re-enforce WVL’s ability to credibly engage with national and local stakeholders (governmental entities, coalitions, civil society organizations, etc) helping WV leverage its presence, results and brand to ensure the following:

1. Influence policies on child-wellbeing issues prioritized in WVL National Strategy (through position papers, policy briefs, research, campaigns, etc)
2. Linking local level issues to national level policy change through coordination of advocacy initiatives and evidence gathering on common issues and needs,
3. Support the implementation of the global campaign and provide technical support for linking local to national level advocacy and ensure children and community participation
4. Support the Public Affairs manager in high level External engagements and national level policy and advocacy efforts.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

30%

National Advocacy and Policy Influence (Development, Humanitarian, and Emergency contexts)

• Understand the social, political and economic context of Lebanon and analyze the different arenas in which World Vision can conduct national level policy and advocacy and how this can be linked to national level systems reform.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of WVL’s advocacy and office strategies
• Establish and cultivate an extensive network of well-informed contacts to exchange relevant insights as well as map and analyse the political and policy context continually to inform ongoing advocacy work. Engage with national and local stakeholders and represent WVL at relevant national committees and events
• Provide ongoing, quarterly context analysis on national ministerial changes and/or opportunities for policy influence and reporting of advocacy initiatives
• Identify advocacy priorities and spaces for policy influence in emergencies
• Lead and support the development of policy briefs and publications for policy reform or implementation
• Report on WV’s participation in international consultations or conferences
• Lead on the Advocacy Success Matrix process and other reporting mechanisms

 30%

Technical and staff Support and Coordination with other teams

• National updates in legislation and context changes are monitored and reflected in internal communication with the technical and operations teams.
• Engage frequently with the technical team for sector updates and provide support in prioritizing key asks, their engagements and development of advocacy messages on prioritized issues or emergency ones.
• Liaise with CP&A coordinator to leverage on local-level initiatives
• Collaborate with the ELA team and provide input on the research being developed and use evidence from our programming and assessments for advocacy.
• Engage with GAM to include advocacy at the proposal level and on fundraising for the global campaign and support in the development of advocacy initiatives under the campaign which can be funded through grant funding as well as in their advocacy towards donors.

 30%

Supporting the implementation of the new global campaign and leading on the reporting.

• Coordinate with the technical team and field teams when leading national level initiatives and implementing the planned interventions for the campaign
• Work jointly with the communications officers on the development of media campaigns and public engagement activities in relation to the campaign and to support and policy initiatives or national events.
• CP&A coordinator and ADP staff to implement their own child-led  or community initiatives in relation to the advocacy priorities and link local to national level advocacy initiatives
• Engage in regional meetings
• Ensure the documentation and reporting of initiatives and campaign in coordination with ELA

10%

General

Safety and Security responsibilities:

• Responsible of own security and actively contribute to a positive security culture
• Abide by the security policies and procedures and report any incidents or breaches to line manager and / or security manager

Other Duties:

• Attend and participate in local and international capacity building events as needed
• Attend and participate in spiritual nurture events and other organizational events
• Perform other related tasks as required by the Public Affairs team

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Minimum education, training and experience requirements to qualify for the position:

• Bachelor's degree in International affairs, journalism, public health, Law or other social sciences majors.
• Very strong Facilitation and communication skills 
• Very strong ability to write, edit, and speak English (Previous experience writing, editing and/or publishing articles and taking photos)

• A full commitment to World Vision’s core values and humanitarian mandate.
• Full adherence to World Vision Lebanon Child Protection, Code of Conduct and Conflict of Interest policies.
• Must be able to represent World Vision to major program stakeholders and donors in a highly professional manner, in person and in writing.
• Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Minimum 3 years of experience working in international affairs, advocacy with Lebanese civil society
• Ability to work with minimal direction, with team members as well as alone.
• Experience of coordinating work between different stakeholders
• Ability to cope with working in a dynamic and changing environment.
• Ability to exhibit exemplary lifestyle as interpreted in specific local cultural context
• A full commitment to World Vision’s core values and mission statement.

Preferred skills, knowledge and experience

• Experience in planning and implementing advocacy campaigns and engaging with various audiences and coordinating projects with other local NGOs is preferred.
• Experience in organizing events with Civil society and engaging in public campaigns
• Good knowledge of human rights/child rights particularly in the Lebanese context
• Good knowledge of child rights and development discourse
• Can identify major stakeholders involved in child wellbeing matters in the country.

Work Environment

• Position requires availability and willingness to work outside regular office hours occasionally.
• Position requires willingness and ability to continue to function during a crisis situation, including during a World Vision response to a manmade or natural disaster. Also requires willingness to undergo World Vision and external training on how to respond to such emergencies, including first aid training.
• Willingness to develop survival and security skills for various risks and challenges encountered in emergency situations.
• Willingness to undergo first aid and security training.