Number of Vacancy: 1

Location: National Office Sanothimi

Position Purpose (Mission):

The Advocacy Advisor is responsible for overall leadership and management of advocacy programmes of SOS Children’s Villages Nepal. S/he shall lead the planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of advocacy programmes, and ensures the policy compliances and coordinates the advocacy activities.

Key Performance Areas and Main Responsibilities: 

• Reviews, evaluates and tactically plans the national advocacy approach to advocate SOS Child-Care Model for meaningful representation across all relevant stakeholders in the country.
• Represents, promotes and advocates the organisation’s key messages through regional/international networks and ensures coalitions with governmental and like-minded non-governmental organizations to ensure child friendly policies.
• Identifies crucial child rights issues relevant for the organization and accordingly prepares the advocacy plan in cooperation with National Child Safeguarding Focal Person.
• Works in close coordination with Head of Programme and other functions for advocacy related deliverables by suggesting solutions and innovative ideas to address advocacy needs.
• Ensures meaningful representation of SOS Child-Care Model in different professional forums having different thinking or mindset.
• Keeps national advocacy network live and proactive to address advocacy related topics with sense of urgency.
• Ensures meaningful representation and cultivate partnership to leverage advocacy opportunities with government bodies, and other implementing partners.
• Ensures national agreed advocacy plans are timely implemented.
• Works in capacity building of national advocacy-network.  

Qualification, Experience and Skills: 

• Master's degree or equivalent degree in political science, international relations, law, public administration, international development or related fields with working experience of five years.
• Experience on advocacy, child rights at national level, and working on development issues from a policy, research and/or advocacy perspective.
• Experience in coordination, team play and rapport building with diverse stakeholders such as like-minded organizations and, government bodies at local and national level.
• Excellent communication skills in English & Nepali and proficiency in computer applications.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and positive attitude.
• Experience of working with children and young people will be an added advantage.

Salary and other benefits: As per the policies of the organization.

SOS Children's Villages Nepal reserves the right to reject any or all the applications without assigning any reason whatsoever. SOS Children’s Villages Nepal follows the Inclusive Policy and therefore encourages women, people with disabilities, people of ethnic minorities and marginalized communities to apply.