PATH Regional Advocacy Officer Job Vacancy in Uganda

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governments, development partners, and civil society organizations, assure that
the project is well represented.
•          Raise awareness of the
project’s advocacy goals and impact by coordinating special events and meetings
with other project staff and partners.
•          Establish robust advocacy among
other donor-funded projects in the region to ensure an informed and coordinated
response to policies, and an increased engagement by partner organizations.
•          Support advocacy and community
empowerment at the regional level and reposition advocacy as a top agenda for
CSOs.
•          Represent the project in the
region in broader civil society discussions around health policy and citizen empowerment.
•          Support capacity building and
systems development around advocacy to ensure long-term sustainability.
•          Working closely with other
project staff to assess the advocacy needs of sub-grantees.
•          Participate in development of
advocacy related trainings and mentoring of sub-grantees.
•          Work closely with CSOs and
communities, as well as other key stakeholders, to refine program advocacy
during the life of the project.
•          Contribute to the design and
development of advocacy and communication tools.
•          Collaborate with other project
staff to develop strategies and approaches to engage and link mobilized
community members, leaders, and groups with broader CSO advocacy initiatives.
•          Represent the project at the
local district, and regional levels to elevate project goals and contribute to
ensure a strong voice for advocacy intervention organizations within the
broader NGO community and the district local governments.
•          In collaboration with other
project staff, liaise with national and district officials, partner CSOs,
and community groups to identify and strengthen platforms for meaningful
engagement of community members and CSO representatives in decision-making and
policy processes.
•          Build and maintain
relationships with national and subnational governments, development partners,
health professionals and professional associations, consultants, and CSOs;
convene relevant stakeholders and champions when necessary.
•          Contribute to the development
of project work plans and collection of monitoring and evaluation data for
reporting on outcomes and activities.

Required Skills:

•          Demonstrated understanding and
knowledge of advocacy, decentralization in the Uganda context, Uganda’s
sociopolitical economy, health and education sectors;
•          Demonstrated track record of
campaigning and advocacy programs
shall be essential;
•          Demonstrated ability to be a
motivator and leader of change, drawing on excellent communication skills
to drive transformation;
•          Highly developed language and
cultural awareness of  Western Uganda.
•          Excellent judgment, conceptual
and analytical thinking ability;
•          Ability to travel up to 40% of
the time.

Required Experience:

•          Masters’ degree in Public Health,
social sciences, international development or related field,
•          Minimum of 5 years of
experience in development working with on issues of advocacy and community
empowerment,
•          Experience interacting with
local governments, development partners, and civil society organizations
including community based organizations,
•          Experience in developing
effective advocacy strategies, excellent judgment, conceptual and analytical
thinking ability, proven experience of capacity strengthening & advisory
work, proven experience in partnership building and networking at various
levels.

N.B: You must have legal authorization to work in Uganda.

How to Apply:

For detailed job descriptions, required skills and required experience as well
as application guidance, please visit PATH website (www.path.org/jobs ) Please
do indicate the position tracking code and the work station in the subject line
of your letter of intent.

Applicants must have legal authorization to work in Uganda to be considered and
confirm this in their cover
letter.

Application materials must be submitted in English. Please submit a cover letter
with your resume
describing your interest in this position and how you meet the requirements.

PATH offers a highly dynamic work environment and provides competitive compensation
and benefits based on experience. Salary and benefit package are paid in UGX.

PATH is dedicated to diversity and is an equal opportunity employer.