Advocacy and Campaign Coordinator – EU Project

Save the Children is recruiting an Advocacy and Campaign Coordinator to manage advocacy and campaign activities under an EU-funded education project in Jigawa State.

The role will promote safe, inclusive and uninterrupted education, particularly for girls and out-of-school children.

Key responsibilities include:

• Develop state, LGA and community-level advocacy and campaign plans.
• Lead engagement on Universal Basic Education and education-policy reform.
• Coordinate the out-of-school-children campaign strategy.
• Build project-team and civil-society capacity to integrate advocacy into programming.
• Track advocacy results in collaboration with the MEAL team.
• Prepare workplans, budgets, donor reports, policy briefs and campaign materials.
• Strengthen relationships with government, education actors, civil society and community stakeholders.
• Promote child participation in campaign activities.
• Develop stories, case studies, messages and communication materials.
• Organise symposiums, trainings, seminars, webinars and conferences.
• Promote Save the Children visibility while complying with branding and safeguarding standards.

Requirements:

• Degree in Social Work, Development Economics, Education, Public Policy, Human Rights Law, Development Studies or a related discipline.
• Relevant professional certification is desirable.
• At least five years of post-NYSC education or development-advocacy experience.
• Excellent English and good Hausa.
• Strong knowledge of Nigeria’s education and governance systems.
• Ability to prepare policy briefs, position papers and strategic advocacy plans.
• Strong project-management, networking, negotiation and facilitation skills.

This is a full-time Grade 3 position with an initial one-year contract and possible extension. Level 3 child-safeguarding requirements apply