Job Purpose

The Advocacy & Capacity Strengthening Specialist will lead partnership building, represent the organization in advocacy engagements, and strengthen institutional capacities at district and sub-district levels.

Summary of Key Responsibilities:

• Lead systems strengthening with local partners, particularly at the District Level
• Lead partnership engagements with Local Authorities and the Commercial Utility
• Lead advocacy engagements in collaboration with CSOs and other NGOs
• Support Local Authorities to develop IMS, Integrated District Plans and budgets
• Lead all capacity building activities in the project
• Lead formation and training of governance structures at district and sub-district levels (WASH Rights Groups)

Required Skills and Competencies

• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent negotiation skills
• Ability to initiate new systems, procedures and processes
• Excellent facilitation skills
• Excellent writing skills

Primary Areas of Accountability:

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in any Social Science preferably Social Work, Sociology or Development Studies
• Must have at least a minimum of 3-5 years’ experience in advocacy programmes/initiatives, capacity and partnership building with an international NGO
• Must have proven exposure to local governance structures and systems
• Must have proven experience in advocacy and capacity strengthening in WASH projects

• Lead systems strengthening with local partners, particularly at the District Level
• Lead partnership engagements with Local Authorities and the Commercial Utility
• Lead advocacy engagements in collaboration with CSOs and other NGOs
• Support Local Authorities to develop IMS, Integrated District Plans and budgets
• Lead all capacity building activities in the project
• Lead formation and training of governance structures at district and sub-district levels (WASH Rights Groups)

• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent negotiation skills
• Ability to initiate new systems, procedures and processes
• Excellent facilitation skills
• Excellent writing skills

• Bachelor’s Degree in any Social Science preferably Social Work, Sociology or Development Studies
• Must have at least a minimum of 3-5 years’ experience in advocacy programmes/initiatives, capacity and partnership building with an international NGO
• Must have proven exposure to local governance structures and systems
• Must have proven experience in advocacy and capacity strengthening in WASH projects