Niyel is hiring a Senior Advocacy Officer.

• Starting Date: Immediately
• Reports to: Director of Programs
• Location: Dakar, Senegal

Founded in 2008, we are an impact-driven make-the-world-better campaigns, advocacy, and public affairs firm. We are looking for a mission-focused, seasoned, strategic, and process-minded leader with experience in managing complex advocacy and policy-oriented projects.

The Senior Advocacy Officer must be able to develop and support the implementation of highly effective strategies for a range of clients, lead a group of diverse and talented campaigners and communicators, and provide leadership in delivering the Niyel strategic plan.

We conceptualize, strategize, plan, implement, monitor, and evaluate advocacy campaigns that seek change in policies, behaviors, and practices.

Niyel is currently looking for a Senior Advocacy Officer to develop and support the implementation of highly effective capacity building programs and strategies for a range of clients and work with other diverse and talented campaigners and communicators

Specific Duties

Advocacy

• Lead strategic planning, help national and international organizations develop road maps for impact.
• Develop advocacy materials and train partners to translate data into powerful messages Provide strategic counsel to leading nonprofits, corporations, and associations on a range of public affairs issues.
• Lead innovative programs and positioning campaigns for organizations looking to strengthen their identities, increase their profiles and improve the public good.
• Provide wide-ranging advocacy support for a range of clients and initiatives

Research and Analysis

• Data collection and analysis of content to inform policy influencing strategies and projects
• Coordinate and produce reports as well as updates on projects as required by the line manager
• Research and develop written materials for Niyel and partners
• Work with relevant partners to develop position papers and advocacy strategy
• Contribute to the production of highlights, website content, and other written materials as needed
• Maintain up-to-date information on political and advocacy developments on the continent as well as international governments and organizations’ respective positions to those developments
• Filter relevant information for the website to the Communications team
• Work with other advocacy and campaigns officers to research relevant information for campaigns and contribute to strategic planning and messaging
• Coordinate the proofreading and editing of documents in French and English as required

Capacity Building

• Help develop and put in place a strategic and integrated capacity building plan for Niyel and partner organizations and movements, consulting colleagues, other NGOS, and other actors to apply a common understanding, principles, and good practice
• Compile and update high-quality resources for capacity building within and outside Niyel
• Set up and maintain a coordination system to achieve the best use of capacity building resources within and outside Niyel
• Identify, develop and promote tools and guidelines for capacity building that help us mobilize people to achieve the greatest possible impact, promote growth in people, and help expand activism and diversity
• Contribute to the development of capacity building standards and best practice, in Advocacy, Campaigns, and Communication and recommend how to spread good practice to ensure Niyel is a leader in change management and organizational development
• Initiate, develop and coordinate capacity-building projects and advice and help others to achieve similar projects. Launch and carry out capacity building learning projects to strengthen our capacity-building supportability
• Keep abreast of developments in capacity building practice and recommend enhancements to Niyel’s efficiency and effectiveness
• Share results and experiences of the Capacity Building Programme with colleagues