Mozambique: Advocacy Manager (ECHO HIP Project)

The project to System strengthening for disaster preparedness in Mozambique is an ECHO funded 18-month action by COSACA consortium (comprised of Concern, Oxfam, Save the Children and CARE). The project is led by CARE and jointly implemented with Save the Children while CONCERN and Oxfam are on standby for emergency response if the crisis modifier is triggered.

The proposed action is designed to deliver systems strengthening activities in Mozambique to enable well-targeted preparedness and emergency response actions whilst also supporting local communities to effectively use Early Warning messages, mitigate risks and prepare in advance for an effective response to disaster. Specific attention has been placed on including Women and Children in these efforts. The proposed action is designed to deliver improvements to existing systems and processes for:

(a) effectively and quickly sharing Early Warning Information with impact populations prior to a flood, cyclone or other rapid onset emergency;

(b) enabling communities to identify, prepare for, and respond to risks and disasters;

(c) preparing in a more coordinated, synchronized and efficient manner for emergency response actions by the humanitarian community through preparing the way to create and adopt a common system for beneficiary identification, registration and targeting; and

(d) switching to delivery of a rapid response in event of a crisis.

The action will work on multiple levels. It will work at national level with Red Cross, INGC and INAS to deliver the improvements to Early Warning System (EWS) and Beneficiary Registration; link local to national levels by collecting data for the DataWinners SIGIC EWS; and deliver local-level implementation with at-risk communities in three provinces and nine high-risk districts which were chosen based on available data regarding the significance, prevalence and impact of hazards such as floods and cyclones, as well as local information received from staff, INGC and government about areas requiring specific attention.

The four expected results for this project are as follows:

1. The ability of INGC to effectively and promptly share early warning alerts and warnings to at-risk populations has been strengthened by the end of the action

2. The ability of communities, particularly women and children/youth, to identify and manage risks, and take early action, has been enhanced by the end of the action

3. The capacity of emergency response actors to adopt improved beneficiary registration and targeting systems/processes for more effective and timely humanitarian response, and potentially also include cash transfer programming as a response modality, is enhanced

4. The capacity of COSACA to respond to rapid onset emergency is enhanced through access to a crisis modifier

Core Functions/ responsibilities of this position

The Advocacy Manager’s role will be focused on Result 3 and will lead the project’s efforts in:

1. working jointly with the Spanish Red Cross to agree and document key decisions (shared vision, theory of change and advocacy strategy with action plan) to influence the use of cash transfers and potential linkages to the social protection system in Mozambique

2. planning and joint advocacy by humanitarian community to influence adoption by government of Mozambique of cash-based transfers as an accepted response modality

Specific Functions of the role will include:

• Develop advocacy strategy for action

• Produce appropriate high quality advocacy products that identify and document examples of good practice and evidence of impacts of cash transfers in the region

• Monitor ongoing or planned CBT programming in Mozambique that can contribute to evidence base of the action’s advocacy objectives

• Identify relevant stakeholders (government and non-government) and key decision makers and establish effective relationships with them

• Organise and manage events (meetings, workshops etc) that will contribute to the advocacy objectives of the action

• Coordinate activities and agree joint objectives with other agencies and organizations (especially the Mozambique Cash Working Group) as well as in liaising with other stakeholders and international organizations to meet project objectives;

• Submit to the ACD-P regular/requested progresses reports of activities, reports for the donor, implementing partners and other stakeholders related to ongoing projects/activities, including narrative reports and budgets reflecting project results and progresses;

• Undertake duty travel relating to project assessment, liaison with counterparts, problem solving, and new project development, as required;

• Monitoring budget utilizations against planned activities in coordination with the Finance Dept;

• Represent CARE at the meetings related to the project;

• Undertake any other duties as requested.

Required Qualifications:

1. University Degree in International Development or other related subject

Required Experience:

1. At least five years of relevant experience in humanitarian programming.

2. At least two years of relevant advocacy experience.

3. Previous experience in CBTs or Cash Transfers implantation with NGOs or international agencies.

Languages:

1. Fluent English and Portuguese both written and verbal required

Competences:

1. Strong technical Knowledge in advocacy design and implementation;

2. Excellent writing skills

3. Excellent inter- personal and communication skills and ability to work harmoniously in multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural teams;

4. Excellent organizational and time management skills;

5. Strong teamwork, ability to work under pressure and without supervision;

6. Knowledge of the context, Mozambique, desirable

To apply please access http://www.care.org.mz/careers_currentopportunities.php, and do download of “**Application** Pack” including written test "Home Based Assignment" fill and send to: mozrecrutamentos@care.org, until 30th September 2017. Do not receive CV