Advocacy Support Officer

Sharek Youth Forum is seeking to employ an Advocacy Support Officer to build a strategy and methodology for advocacy within the organization, for integrating advocacy into Sharek's other programs and to build and develop the advocacy capacity of Sharek Staff. This comes as part of the capacity building component within the Civic Participation Program implemented by the Catholic Relief Services (CRS) and funded by USAID.
Sharek Youth Forum advocacy is seen as a deliberate process of speaking out on issues of concern to young people, in order to exert influence on public policy and resource allocation decisions that directly affect young people's lives. Sharek defines advocacy as the pursuit of influencing outcomes within political, economic, and social systems and institutions. Advocacy is not restricted to an activity, a project or an area of intervention; it is implemented throughout all of Sharek's programmes and activities.

Job Description:

-Develop an updated strategy and methodology for advocacy within the organization, for integrating advocacy into Sharek's other programs
-To work in conjunction with Sharek to develop new tactics for advocacy.
-To adapt advocacy strategies and techniques to the Palestinian context.
-To build the capacity of Sharek and key stakeholder in social media training, journalism training on using specific Sharek topics as a medium design and plan advocacy campaigns.
-To Initiative and research advocacy campaigns related to Sharek works
-To  utilize  social media as a form of promoting/publishing  and  disseminating advocacy/campaigns material.
-To Support the documentation of a advocacy and campaigns
-be responsible for supporting Sharek to promote keys issues at an international level
-To support Sharek's advocacy team.

Qualifications:

-Advanced University Qualification in a related field.
-Specific training: Advocacy, Campaigning, Journalism.
-English: Native speaking and writing level.
-At least five years experience in advocacy training, designing and implementing advocacy campaigns

Interested applicants are kindly requested to send a cover letter and CV with the title Advocacy Support Officer in the subject heading to: [email protected]. The deadline for applications is: May8, 2011. Please be advised that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview.