Vacancy title:
Business Advisor – Lobby and Advocacy Expert
Jobs at:
Sheer LogicDeadline of this Job:
05 December 2022
Summary
Date Posted: Friday, November 18, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed
JOB DETAILS:
Duties
• Lead the lobby and advocacy agenda of the country team
• Develop a lobby and advocacy plan for the country
• Co-develop concrete policy papers with farmers’ organisations
• Form a national lobby and advocacy core team and collaborate within the region
• Make an inventory of on-going activities
• Initiate a scan of possible topics
• Identify trajectories with the highest potential
• Collaborate within a team of lobby and advocacy focal points, business advisors and the liaison officer
• Ensure with close monitoring, advice and practical assistance the implementation of the defined lobby and advocacy trajectories by the partner organisations and the national Agriterra business advisors
• Organize workshops, trainings and consultation meetings
• Do desk and field research
• Ensure results in terms of policy changes and donor proposals are achieved and registered
• Develop and manage a network of relevant stakeholders for the lobby trajectories in Kenya and Tanzania
Profile
• Master’s degree in Agricultural Economics, Political Science, or a similar field.
• Proven experience in policy development/policy influencing in the agriculture sector (3-5 years)
• Hands-on attitude, able to deliver high quality policy papers in fluent English/French
• Strong networking, communication and presentation skills, including the use of internet, social media and relevant ICT platforms
• Experience in working with farmers’ organizations and authorities
• Knowledge of the policy environment of the agricultural sector of at least one of the 3 countries of the region.
• Enthusiastic, focused on results and services
• Takes initiative and communicates pro-actively
• Team player
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 60
Level of Education: Associate Degree
Job application procedure
Are you interested in this position, and do you fit the profile?
Apply before 5 December 2022, with a cover letter and curriculum vitae, by sending an e-mail to recruitment@sheerlogicltd.com and cc kenya@agriterra.org ; clearly write the job title in the subject line.
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