Communications and Advocacy Officer- Re Advert 58 views1 application

Center for Advancement of Rights and Democracy (CARD) is a board-led, for-not-profit organization registered in Ethiopia under the Civil Societies Law 1113/2019 with registry number 4307. CARD acquired its legal personality on 24 July 2019.

CARD aspires to see Ethiopia where democratic culture flourished on human rights values and has been working with a mission to empower citizens and groups of citizens to ensure their ability to promote and defend human rights and build democratic governance in Ethiopia.

As its program is expanding, CARD is looking to hire a young, energetic communications and advocacy officer

Communications and advocacy officer role is to handle the organizational and advocacy communications of the organization and ensure CARDs program successes and events are documents and shared with stakeholders, target group and larger public.

Key Responsibilities 

Advocacy

• Lead CARDs advocacy projects, activities and ensure they attain the objective.
• Prepare organizational and project advocacy strategies/guidelines according to CARDs mission and vision.
• Follow different human rights related developments and ensure that CARD conducts active advocacy work on the issues related with its vision and mission.
•  Coordinate advocacy efforts with other like-minded organizations.
• Prepare annual advocacy plan and ensure that it is covered on different project and program planning.

Communications

• Ensure CARD program activities are highlighted on CARDs and other communication platforms.
• Manage CARDs social media and its website and ensure professional content management.
• Lead the design of CARDs communication strategy and ensure its implementation.
• Follow every public event and ensure quality of the event and communications materials.
• Prepare report of events and ensure proper documentation.
• Design and implement documentation strategy, encourage program and administrative staff implement it.
• Design internal communication guideline and present it for senior management approval, follow implementation.
• Manage media relations work of CARD.
• Edit final materials of CARD ensure they are up to standard and highest of quality.

Expected Start Date: As soon as possible 

Qualification

• BA/MA on social science with proven experience on communication and advocacy work At least 4 years proven/related experience.
•  Well versed on current and potential areas of advocacy intervention for organizations like CARD.
• Experience on the area of social media management and strong use of digital media platforms for communication.
• Proven practical experience on different advocacy works is a plus.