SRH-R Advocacy Coordinator

at Save the Children
Location Kampala, Uganda
Date Posted August 8, 2023
Category Legal
Job Type FULL_TIME
Currency UGX

Description

Reports to: Advocacy & Campaigns Manager. UGA -ACCM

Staff reporting to this post:

Direct: Non

Indirect: Project Partner Reach A hand Uganda (RAHU)

Budget Responsibilities:

With support of the RAISE project Coordinator, the SRH-R Advocacy Coordinator will have a role of managing a budget for national level Project Advocacy activities. S/he will work with RAISE project Coordinator to plan, monitor and report budget performance for national level RAISE project advocacy activities.

Role Dimensions: The project is funded by Save The Children Italy and is implemented in Kasese district. The project supports a community-led advocacy using the community action cycle with the aim of influencing adolescent responsive plans and budgets at district and advocacy actions at region and national levels.

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

Project planning and implementation Management

Effectively manage day to day direct implementation of the project SRH -R advocacy operations to ensure compliance with the approved RAISE project annual plan, phased budget, procurement plan, MEAL requirements, CO KPIs, essential standards, and policies.
Establish functional participatory platforms that advocate for increased investment in adolescents and youth within development and health policies and programmes at region and national level.
Maintain high standard of integrity, transparency, and accountability during implementation project advocacy activities.
Provision of regular operations and implementation updates on programme progress and challenges to allow timely interventions and corrective actions by management.
Ensure that project advocacy related interventions are effectively documented to show a trend of progress before, during intervention and after intervention evidence.
Support in development of concepts and proposals for possible funding of advocacy needs as need may arise.
Participate in the compilation of the six monthly and annual narrative, case studies, tracking indicator performance and reach.
Risk management – Monitor and address or report any risks to implementation of advocacy package.
Advocacy, Networking and influencing.

With support from the ACCM team;

Map and profile key SRHR actors at National and sub-national levels
Build capacity of CSO and SRHR actors on ASRHR Advocacy and programing
Carryout annual research Based on the agenda.
Document and disseminate best practices lessons learned and innovations on SRH -R at regional and national levels.
Document Myths and Misconceptions to inform SRH-R messaging by CSOs and champions.
Facilitate SHR policy consultations and processes by government.
Develop and disseminate SRHR advocacy toolkits for CSOs and SRHR champions.
Build capacity of CSO on Budget and Policy Advocacy
Conduct regional and National Interfaith Dialogues
Conduct an annual Nationals Leaders’ Dialogue on SRHR policy environment.
Lead the joint commemoration of international advocacy days including (International women’s day, 16days of Activism, international youth day, World population day
Summarize, translate, and disseminate already existing policies.
Carry out a Media campaign on ASRH for social mobilization.
Coordinate CSOs and Champions share and learn from each other to improve SRHR programing.
Conduct Annual SRHR partnership reflection to recognize outstanding CSOs and SRHR actors.
Conduct quarterly review and strategizing meetings for CSOs and SRHR Champions
Conduct biannual SRHR learning symposium for CSOs and Champions