OSF Economic Justice Advisor at Christian Aid (CA)

Christian Aid (CA) is a UK-based international NGO partnering with others to end poverty in Africa. At the heart of this vision is the transformation of the lives of people who live in poverty, empowering them to have a brighter future. Christian Aid works in more than 30 countries and has been operating in Nigeria since 2003. The Nigeria Country programme focuses on Community Health and HIV, Accountable Governance including humanitarian response and Gender.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: OSF Economic Justice Advisor

Location: Abuja
Employment Type: Full-time

Responsibilities

• As part of the Global Advocacy and Policy team in the Policy in the Public Affairs and Campaigns Department, this role will drive the development of a  shared vision to create a diverse movement to reimagine the global financial architecture from a justice perspective and influence multilateral decision-making over the next two years, enabling  joint policy and advocacy. 
• This role will ensure the delivery of high-quality policy, advocacy, movement building and programming in accordance with Christian Aid’s Programme Quality Standards, as part our  Economic Justice programme and ongoing partnership with the Open Society Foundations.  The postholder will play a pivotal role to contribute to Christian Aid’s economic justice policy and advocacy strategy and ensuring integration between our national, global and regional advocacy around both economic justice and governance & rights. 

Responsibilities / Requirements

• Christian Aid is looking for an experienced individual to shape and deliver our global advocacy in a pan-African context. 
• The successful candidate will be experienced in working with coalition and networks of Civil Society and other like-minded groups  on advocacy and policy and have detailed in-depth understanding of current thinking and debates on economic justice and global economic architecture reform.
• You will you use your  policy research and advocacy, on issues such as tax and debt, aid flows, inclusive budget cycles to support movement building, with the ability to develop a wide range of relevant contacts. 
• The post holder will use its experience in working in global justice movements with an ability to build strong and cohesive relationships within complex and nuanced civil society environments to facilitate movement building and delivering innovative programme.
• With a track record in delivering impact advocacy and using a range of approaches, you will need to be a great team player with proven experience of building constructive working relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders. Experience in working with Open Society Foundations and  grant and financial management  is an advantage.

Application Closing Date
6th August, 2024.