Summary
Date Posted: Friday, February 21 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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About the Country Program in Zambia
Action Against Hunger has been operational in Zambia since 2021 implementing both development and humanitarian programmes through a multi-sectoral strategy where Nutrition, Health, Food Security and Livelihoods, WASH and Protection, Gender and psychosocial support are integrated to have a meaningful impact on people’s resilience.

Summary of position
The Advocacy & Communications Officer will support the Advocacy and Communications Unit to expand Action Against Hunger’s advocacy reach across and target national government structures at all levels and regional decision-makers. He/she will align and streamline internal advocacy efforts across the organization through the development of evidence-based policy positions and coordinating policy and advocacy activities. A cornerstone of this approach is the Advocacy Strategy for Action Against Hunger’s Lusaka, Zambia

The Advocacy & Communications Officer:
• Purpose: Facilitate and support advocacy and engagement structures at local, regional and national level to promote Action Against Hunger.
• Provide support to implementation of Country office Advocacy and Communication strategy
• Engagement: Position based in Lusaka Zambia with key audiences across the project offices and in close collaboration with the Regional and HQ technical specialist.
• Collaborates with other ACF Networks and country offices to develop and deliver advocacy capacity building activities and conduct orientation activities on advocacy integration.
• Delivery: Develop and implement advocacy and communication plans, activities and products for Country office projects and support implementation of the advocacy and communication activities including products (presentations, internal briefing notes, policy briefs, op-eds) for both internal and external use.

Essential job functions
Government Relations and Influencing
• Assist with Action Against Hunger’s efforts to influence policies, promote social protection and nutrition financing in international development.
• Support relationship-building with Governments, Parliamentarians, policy and decision makers relevant to delivering advocacy objectives.

Policy Research and Product Development
• Support the Advocacy & Communications Unit with the research and development of policy products (e.g., briefing notes, key message documents, policy statements).
• Support the Advocacy & Communications Unit in the production and targeted distribution of policy products and key messages.

Project Management
• Organize external meetings and events, including ensuring effective preparation for, scheduling, tracking and follow up.
• Draft quarterly and annual unit reporting and drafting any separate reporting necessary to Action Against Hunger.
• Track results of policy and advocacy initiatives at the output and outcome levels.
• Support in ensuring organizational policy and advocacy systems and processes are robust, effective and sustainable.
• Organize and execute Country project activities

Advocacy Capacity Development
• Facilitate training in advocacy skills to country office staff
• Support country office in development of county advocacy and Communication action plans

Working Conditions, Travel and Environment
• The duties of the job require regular job attendance.
• Must be available to work outside normal office hours or at the weekends as needed or required by contact with the missions or other obligations.
• Must be able to travel coach fare for standard domestic and international business travel as well as to the country programs if appropriate.
• While visiting the field, the employee may be exposed to precarious settings under high security risks and/or very basic living conditions and outside weather conditions, as well as infectious diseases.




Education Requirement: No Requirements

Job Experience: No Requirements

Work Hours: 8

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