Advocacy and Capacity Building Officer at Future Resilience and Development Foundation (FRAD) - 2 Openings

Future Resilience and Development Foundation (FRAD) is a registered non-profit organization with the corporate affairs commission in accordance with the Nigerian Law. FRAD over the years having been responding to the more than decade long conflict in Northeast Nigeria with operational presence in Various LGAs across the states. FRAD envision a sustainable future where everyone can access development a world no one is left behind, and work with a mission to build the resilience of vulnerable population using locally available solutions that ensures participation and bring meaningful development leaving no one behind. These mission and vision guide our responses and intervention in thematic areas of Nutrition, protection, Education, early recovery and livelihood and food security.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Advocacy and Capacity Building Officer

Locations: Borno and Yobe
Employment Type: Full-time

Duties and Responsibilities
Functions / Day to day activities:

• Develop and implement advocacy strategies: Lead the development and execution of advocacy plans aimed at influencing policies, practices, and attitudes.
• Stakeholder engagement: Build and maintain effective relationships with key stakeholders including government agencies, NGOs, community leaders, and international organizations to advance project objectives.
• Capacity-building initiatives: Design and facilitate capacity-building workshops, training sessions, and other learning interventions to enhance the skills and knowledge of stakeholders.
• Resource mobilization: Support efforts to mobilize resources
• Communications and outreach: Develop communication materials, including reports, briefs, and presentations, to communicate key advocacy messages and engage with target audiences effectively.
• Policy advocacy: Advocate for policy review where necessary
• Monitoring and evaluation: Monitor and evaluate the impact of advocacy initiatives and capacity-building activities to assess their effectiveness and identify areas for improvement.
• Networking and collaboration: Represent the organization in relevant forums, conferences, and working groups to network with peers, share best practices, and foster collaboration on advocacy and capacity-building efforts.
• Documentation and reporting: Maintain accurate records of advocacy activities, capacity-building interventions, and outcomes achieved. Prepare regular reports of activities

Performance measures:

• Advocacy impact metrics
• Capacity building impact metrics
• Sustainability metrics
• Feedback and evaluation metrics
• Training and development
• Workplace culture
• Community Engagement
• Innovation and Creativity
• Personal development metrics
• External recognition

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Science, with at least 3 years’ experience in similar role.
• Must be honest, accountable, a good listener, able to work in a team, transparent and honest.
• Must have understanding and ability to action and communicate DEI principles in all activities.
• Must be computer literate, with a good knowledge of MS office suites and google workspace.
• Good report writing and workshop facilitation.
• Fluent in Hausa, Kanuri and local languages within the LGAs of implementation.
• The position will be based at the head office with frequent travel to field locations.

Desirable skills:

• Timeliness,
• Honesty
• Accountability
• Good communication skills,
• Confidence,
• proactiveness and able to manage pressure.
• Fluent in Hausa, Kanuri and any other indigenous languages.

Application Closing Date
20th March, 2024.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Applications, CV and Cover Letters in one document to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.

Note

• The title of the position must be indicated in the subject line of your e-mail.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
• Applications will be assessed on a rolling basis due to urgency of need of the position 
• Successful candidate will be required to resume immediately after successful reference check.
• Women are strongly encouraged to apply.