Back Advocacy Specialist (with Scaling Up Nutrition)

Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

Summary of key responsibilities:

In particular the Advocacy Specialist will:

• Plan and facilitate a strategic, coordinated, Movement-wide approach to advocacy to increase the salience of nutrition, promote the SUN Movement’s approach and amplify SUN country voices.

• Identify, track and follow up on policy agendas and strategic advocacy opportunities to promote nutrition and the SUN Movement approach.

• Plan and coordinate the SUN Movement Secretariat (SMS) advocacy engagement strategy, including on intergovernmental processes and key events working across the SMS as appropriate.

• Coordinate SUN country engagement on important advocacy opportunities through sharing information, providing briefings, and supporting engagement in policy processes as well as events.

• Facilitate and lead a coordinated SUN Movement advocacy approach, including by convening regular calls, developing policy products and supporting joint engagements with the SUN Networks and partners.

• Maintain regular contact with advocacy “point persons” in the SUN Networks and amongst key partners.

• Manage strategic external engagement with key partners and networks, including with permanent missions in Geneva, and key advocacy coalitions and partnerships.

• Prepare speeches, opinion pieces, policy briefs and other documents in support of advocacy priorities.

• Contribute to the development of SUN policy agendas, key messages and advocacy documents.

• Provide strategic advice, talking points, briefings etc. to the SUN Movement Coordinator.

• Develop written materials and communication packs in the lead-up to key engagement opportunities.

• Work with SUN country stakeholders on advocacy and communications, including through ready-to-use tools, coaching or connecting to technical assistance when required.

  📚 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗮 𝗝𝗼𝗯 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗡 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯! 🌍🤝 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗡 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗨𝗡𝗛𝗖𝗥, 𝗪𝗙𝗣, 𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗖𝗘𝗙, 𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗦𝗦, 𝗨𝗡𝗙𝗣𝗔, 𝗜𝗢𝗠 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀! 🌐

  ⚠️ 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐍𝐨𝐰: 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐚 𝐣𝐨𝐛 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐍𝐎𝐖!

• Support the SUN Movement Lead Group, comprised of 27 high level individuals, in their advocacy role to mobilise political and financial commitment for nutrition, in support of SUN country progress.

• Together with SUN Secretariat staff working on governance, and with the Chief of Staff, liaise with Lead Group members’ support staff and ensure their active engagement in support of the SUN Movement’s advocacy priorities.

• Plan and support Lead Group advocacy engagement, including in intergovernmental processes, national, regional and global events, and through social and traditional media, in close collaboration with Lead Group support staff.

• Contribute to the advocacy and communications’ components of the annual SUN Lead Group meeting, which usually takes place on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly.

Monitoring and Progress Controls

• Setting personal development objectives within the Performance Evaluation Review.

• Successfully meeting deadlines based on a work plan.

• Formulate a work plan, which will be agreed upon between the supervisor with clearly defined outputs, milestones and reporting requirements.

You may find more information at https://jobs.unops.org/Pages/ViewVacancy/VADetails.aspx?id=20730

Requirements

Education:

• Advanced university degree (Master or equivalent) in Communications, Advocacy, Political Science or related fields. A Bachelor’s degree with two additional years of relevant experience may be acceptable in lieu of the advanced degree.

Experience:

• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in advocacy and/or political engagement is required.
• Proven experience in leading advocacy work on a variety of issues with a strong understanding of leveraging political influence and influencing policy change is required.
• Proven conceptual and analytical capacity to monitor complex and interlinked issues to ensure that the main arguments of the written/edited document are communicated is an asset.
• Proven experience in development cooperation, and knowledge of UN processes related to food security and nutrition would be an asset.
• Experience of briefing and supporting senior leaders in public engagements is an asset.
• Some field experience in food security and nutrition and/or health programmes and policies is an asset. Whilst this is an advocacy role, experience of communications would be considered an asset.

Skills:

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work in a multi-cultural environment with sensitivity and discretion.
• Demonstrated leadership, team working and coordinating skills.
• Ability to self-start, self-organise and work independently when required.
• Ability to work across a very wide range of actors.
• General management and judgement/decision-making skills.
• Excellent written and oral skills.
• Excellent analytical skills and a proactive approach.

Languages:

• Fluency in oral and written English is required.
• French and/or Spanish skills are an asset.