Hlanganisa Institute for Development in Southern Africa (HIDSA) New Position

Hlanganisa Institute for Development in Southern Africa (HIDSA) is looking to fill the following position:

Job Title: Advocacy and Communication Officer

TCT R350 000
Reporting to the Programme Manager 

The role will include the following responsibilities:

• Support the consultative process and lobbying activities for HIDSA’s core programmatic work/values
• Planning and implementation of awareness raising activities for various programme work and/or campaigns
• Coordination and mobilisation of partners and relevant stakeholders in influencing public policy and government interventions as needed in various programmatic work
• Contribute to the formulation of final reports to all donors, including the HIDSA’s annual report
• Assists in the implementation of HIDSA’s social marketing strategy
• Develop content and supervise the production process of the HIDSA’s annual report and institutional materials
• Lead in identifying, packaging and pitching stories and public issues to put on digital platforms
• Liaising with media and identifying interventions to capacitate them as champions for HiDSA’s work
• Support in writing stories related to programme and project developments as they relate to core programme issues
• Liaise with key stakeholders towards the advancement and strengthening of the programme related agenda.
• Represent the organisation at key events for the advancement and strengthening of our core work with a focus on gender-based work
• Provide advice and support to the Programme Team
• Implementation of key trends and issues regarding core work
• Provide advice and support to grantees through selected interventions/interactions at HIDSA convening’s, forums and platforms.
• Analyse and ensure that interventions are sensitive to women’s leadership and core values in order to achieve progress in terms of inclusion of other groups that are marginalised in society.
• Support in updating and sharing recent developments and knowledge related to the field.

Qualifications and experience

• A minimum of a post graduate tertiary education or equivalent is required in Development Studies, public policy or other relevant qualification
• At least five years’ work experience in a similar environment
• Working knowledge of NGO/NPO sector
• At least 3 years’ experience in gender-related work, and GBV in particular
• Conversance with current debates on gender empowerment, gender identity and sexual orientation
• A valid driver’s license and own car

The ideal candidate should be

• Accurate and efficient
• Works independently and deadline driven
• Fluent in English
• A team player

Interested candidates who meet the criteria can send a cover letter and latest CV to [email protected], by close of business on 17 August 2018.