Advocacy Lead: Policy Influence & Community Voice

Mothers2Mothers; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Mothers2Mothers in Cape Town is seeking an Advocacy Lead to drive advocacy, policy influence and community accountability across the EKN HIV Instrument Project, collaborating with governments, civil society and partners to improve outcomes for AGYW, key populations and vulnerable communities.

You will lead the Spokeswomen Programme, coordinate activities across countries, and translate evidence into advocacy products, briefs and communications to influence policy, donor engagement and practice.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years' experience in advocacy, public policy, social accountability, public health or development programming.
• Experience with government institutions, civil society organisations and community structures.
• Experience developing and implementing advocacy strategies.
• Experience influencing policy, systems or practice.
• Experience facilitating stakeholder engagement and coalition building.
• Experience translating evidence into policy and advocacy messaging.
• Experience working within donor-funded programmes.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and implementation of the project's advocacy agenda across participating countries.
• Monitor policy developments and emerging issues relevant to project priorities.
• Facilitate engagement with policy makers, institutions and technical stakeholders.
• Translate project evidence and learning into accessible advocacy messages.
• Promote rights-based, gender-transformative and community-led approaches within advocacy activities.
• Support implementation of national and regional advocacy priorities.
• Strengthen participation of AGYW, KP and community representatives in project structures and processes.
• Lead implementation of the mothers2mothers Spokeswomen Programme across the EKN Project.

Skills

Advocacy

Policy influence

Stakeholder engagement

Community accountability

Public health

Donor-funded programmes

Education

Master's Degree in Public Policy/Related Field

Job description

Mothers2Mothers in Cape Town is seeking an Advocacy Lead to drive advocacy, policy influence and community accountability across the EKN HIV Instrument Project, collaborating with governments, civil society and partners to improve outcomes for AGYW, key populations and vulnerable communities.

You will lead the Spokeswomen Programme, coordinate activities across countries, and translate evidence into advocacy products, briefs and communications to influence policy, donor engagement and practice.