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• Managing the
  strategic development of creative, engaging and powerful advocacy
  initiatives for the organisation as well as delivery, through appropriate
  advocacy and campaigning strategies.
• Research,
  analyse, prioritise, engage on and monitor local, national and regional
  legislation on land.
• Developing 
  annual advocacy plans as well as provide technical support to Land Right
  Information Centres for the preparation of similar advocacy plans at their
  level;
• Undertaking
  capacity building of staff to help initiate and roll out advocacy plans;
• Coordinating
  and collaborating with the Program Director and managers to identify, plan
  and implement district and national level advocacy work;
• Tracking,
  monitoring and documenting the status and progress of advocacy
  interventions and reporting thereon;
• Keeping
  abreast of and engaging in broader development policy analysis and cross
  cutting policy processes, in collaboration with the Program Director and
  the ED;
• Developing
  strategic links with organizations and networks to deliver common goals
  relating to the advocacy plans.
• Lobbying and
  engaging with government departments (including political establishments).
• Engage in
  broader ULA programme and administration initiatives like fundraising

• The applicant
  should hold a university degree in the humanities. A masters Degree
  in the Humanities is desirable. Post graduate training in management is an
  added advantage.
• At least five (5) years of experience in a similar or related field;
• Proven and
  demonstrable experience in research design and implementation of research
  projects particularly action research
• Demonstrable
  knowledge of policy advocacy
• Demonstrable
  experience in designing, developing and implementing advocacy
  interventions  in a land related field
• Demonstrable
  ability to relate and link contemporary land concepts and issues at local
  and national level to regional and global discourses
• Experience in
  movement building and management is desirable.
• Strong
  networking, team work and management skills
• Ability to
  work under pressure in diverse environments
• Ability to
  represent and articulate the organization’s philosophy at various fora
• Demonstrable
  effective written communications skills including the ability to prepare
  reports, proposals, policies and procedures
• Effective
  public relations and public speaking skills
• Research and
  program development skills
• Very strong
  analytical and innovation skills
• Ability to
  use various research software

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