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Amnesty International Jobs in Kenya - Recruiting Country Campaign Manager - East Africa

Directorate: Global Operations
Programme: Africa
Reporting To: Deputy Hub Director (Campaigns)

Job Purpose:

To develop and implement national, regional and international advocacy and campaigning strategies, manage and coordinate actions on human rights concerns by using and developing knowledge on specific countries or other geographical and thematic areas and liaising with and supporting with the AI movement and external partners and networks to ensure maximum impact.

IS Purpose:

The IS, which operates from a number of sites around the world, gathers and communicates accurate and action-oriented human rights information globally. We advocate and campaign for meaningful human rights change; enable effective human rights activism and work to persuade governments and other actors to uphold universal human rights standards.

We provide strategic leadership, support and advice to the AI movement globally, fostering AI’s contribution, presence and public accountability throughout the world.

Working Relationships:

Reporting to: Deputy Hub Director (Campaigns)

Posts that this job manages: No line management responsibility, however this role participates in the coordination of work for the team, other participants in advocacy and campaigning projects, temporary staff and team volunteers

Other key relationships: Close collaboration with the Researcher, the Research and Campaign Assistant (RCCA), the Deputy Hub Director (Research), other posts within the Hub and, where relevant, the regional and International Advocacy Programme (IAP), other posts in the IS and in the AI movement.

Main Responsibilities:

To contribute to the development of overarching research, advocacy and campaigning strategies to deliver impact, and to lead on the development and implementation of specific advocacy and campaigning strategies to support them, managing and coordinating actions on human rights concerns in specific countries and other geographical or thematic areas aimed at effecting change in the human rights situation

To identify innovative strategies of collecting and using real-time, credible data to develop and implement compelling influencing strategies within East Africa

To ensure consistent communications and engagement with and by AI sections and structures, including AI Kenya, to leverage AI’s membership for human rights impact in East Africa

To represent AI at national, regional and international fora and develop and strengthen external partners, networks and alliances to advance challenging and sensitive human rights concerns

To write or otherwise devise campaigning and other materials for external and internal use, such as reports, annual report entries, public statements, web features, audio-visual materials and government correspondence

To research the most effective ways to advocate and campaign on human rights concerns and monitor and evaluate advocacy and campaigning strategies and plans

To monitor and analyze political and human rights developments and conduct research as appropriate into human rights contexts and individual cases, including by participating in field research and through contact with partners on the ground

To communicate AI’s concerns, positions and key messages, including through lobbying at relevant public forums in relation to campaigning priorities and undertaking other advocacy, and in addition, as appropriate, represent AI in governmental, inter-governmental and various public forums, as well as with the media and others

To contribute to the development of sub-regional and region-wide strategies and plans for research, advocacy and campaigning and provide input into internal discussions on the AI mission, policy, organizational and other issues in order to increase the effectiveness of AI’s work

To work in collaboration with project stakeholders to develop annual advocacy and campaign plans and budgets in line with global and regional strategic priorities.

To participate in the coordination of the work of the team and management of team projects, including through setting priorities, preparing work plans and budgets, monitoring implementation and expenditure and conducting monitoring and evaluation

To perform all necessary administrative tasks to ensure effective self-servicing, participate in the recruitment and induction of new staff and consultants and perform other corporate tasks as appropriate

What Does Success Look Like in This Job?

A successful campaigner will have developed and implemented effective

and deliverable advocacy and campaigning strategies within the overall strategy on the countries or other geographical areas or themes in her/his brief; communicated clear and effective messages to government, media, civil society, national and international NGOs and partners on the ground, having an impact on the human rights issues

S/he will have produced, implemented, monitored and evaluated related action plans to set deadlines in conjunction with the researcher and the RCCA; generated external awareness and activities on the countries and/or themes in her/his brief including by mobilizing and supporting the AI movement and expanded networks of influence in relation to key concerns and priority areas in the regional strategy and plans; and written high quality materials for publication and other outputs

S/he will have contributed to the effective functioning of the team, and to the implementation of AI’s mission, upholding AI’s values at all times

Skills and Experience:

Experience of strategic advocacy campaigning, including knowledge of the steps required to devise an advocacy and campaigning strategy and awareness of the need for actions and advocacy and campaigning techniques to be based on strategies and be adapted to effect changes in a given situation

Knowledge of the sub-region in general and a specialist knowledge in relation to specific countries or other geographical areas or thematic issues in your brief

Ability to understand and express ideas in English and, where applicable, other relevant languages in a fluent, clear and concise way, both orally and in writing, and to communicate complex information and institutional positions

Ability to motivate and inspire others towards activism for change, including through creative and dynamic approaches to encourage advocacy and campaigning in the face of obstacles and including an understanding of digital campaigning tools and their appropriate use for target audiences to ensure both online and offline activism and mobilisation

Ability to represent AI in a variety of forums, particularly with civil society and the AI movement, government and intergovernmental organizations

Experience of project management and monitoring and evaluation

Experience of working in a team and understanding of the importance of efficient communications for the coordination and effective functioning of teams

Demonstrated commitment to human rights, e.g. through previous work, membership of an organization, involvement in advocacy of human rights, etc

Experience of managing conflicting demands, meeting deadlines and adjusting priorities

Ability and willingness to undertake personal administrative tasks in accordance with AI’s guidelines on self-servicing

Understanding of equal opportunities, cultural diversity and gender issues as well as a commitment to apply relevant policies

How You Work:

Information to complete this section will be drawn from the AIIS competencies framework – currently in design. Guidance will be available on how to use this once it is complete

Equality Statement

Equality and diversity is at the core of our values and staff are expected to work collectively and individually to promote a constructive and sensitive approach to others from a variety of backgrounds, where the work of others is valued and respected.

Conflict of Interest

Public or other activity, affiliation to or support for any group or organization, personal association or other factor which may generate a real or perceived conflict of interest with AI’s principles (specifically independence and impartiality), or raise a security concern, or otherwise prevent the candidate from carrying out key functions of the specific post and would therefore disqualify the candidate from being appointed.

Closing Date: 8 January 2017

For more information and job application details, see; Amnesty International Jobs

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