TITLE OF POSITION: Field Coordinator-Policy and Lobby
GRADE/LEVEL: Coordinator
IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR/REPORTING TO:Sr./Program Coordinator/Manager
WORKING AREA: Ishworpur and Haripur Municipality
CHILD SAFEGUARDING:
The position holder will frequently have direct contact with children and/or young people in their day-to-day work. S/he will have to abide by child safeguarding, protection from sexual exploitation, abuse, and harassment (PSEAH) policy including the organization’s code of conduct. S/he will have to maintain dual adult rules while visiting/meeting with children.
ROLE PURPOSE:
The Field Coordinator – Advocacy and Lobby will support field-level implementation of advocacy and lobbying efforts within the Sponsorship Program. This position focuses on ensuring the sustainability of child-centred initiatives through capacity building, stakeholder engagement, and ownership transition to local governments and communities. A core objective is to integrate children’s voices into decision-making processes and foster the adoption of childcentered policies at the local level.
SCOPE OF ROLE:
Reports to: Sr./Program Coordinator/F Manager
Staff reporting to this post: Officer/Supervisor
Budget Responsibility: Sponsorship Program- Outcome-5 KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
Advocacy Planning and Implementation
- Develop localized advocacy plans aligned with the Sponsorship Program’s goals.
- Identify and prioritize key advocacy issues, focusing on child rights, education, health, and poverty, with an emphasis on sustainability and ownership transfer.
- Plan and execute community-level advocacy campaigns to raise awareness about child-centred policies and practices.
- Collaborate with local stakeholders, including government officials, child clubs, and community groups, to drive advocacy initiatives effectively.
Policy Engagement and Lobbying
- Facilitate interactions between children, community members, and local government to ensure child-focused priorities in local planning and budgeting.
- Organize policy dialogues, public hearings, and stakeholder consultations to influence decision-making processes.
- Prepare and disseminate advocacy materials, including factsheets and presentations, in collaboration with the program team.
- Support evidence-based lobbying by gathering data, documenting challenges, and contributing to policy discussions.
Capacity Building
- Conduct training sessions to build the advocacy and lobbying skills of child clubs, youth groups, and local stakeholders.
- Equip community representatives with the tools and knowledge needed to champion sustainable child rights initiatives.
- Assist stakeholders in designing and implementing their own advocacy campaigns.
Documentation and Learning
- Capture success stories, case studies, and best practices from advocacy interventions.
- Maintain comprehensive records of stakeholder engagement, advocacy events, and their outcomes.
- Generate periodic reports showcasing achievements, lessons learned, and recommendations for improvement. Community Engagement and Accountability
- Ensure the active participation of marginalized and vulnerable groups in advocacy efforts.
- Facilitate feedback sessions to incorporate community input into ongoing advocacy strategies.
- Keep stakeholders and community members informed about advocacy progress and results.
Sustainability and Ownership Transition
- Monitor the capacity of local stakeholders for transitioning advocacy ownership postprogram.
- Facilitate the transfer of knowledge and tools to local authorities and communities for sustainability.
- Provide ongoing technical support to ensure continued advocacy for child rights.
Representation
- Represent the organization in forums, meetings, workshops, and seminars as guided by the supervisor.
Others
- Collaborate with staff and stakeholders to ensure smooth execution of advocacy activities.
- Undertake additional tasks as assigned by the Sr./Program Coordinator/Field Manager or Sponsorship team.
- Support dual roles in development and humanitarian activities during emergencies.
QUALIFICATION, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
Education: Bachelor’s degree in social work, Development Studies, Public Policy, LLB, or a related field. Experience: At least two years of experience in field-level advocacy, lobbying, or community engagement. Familiarity with child rights issues, local governance structures, and advocacy practices in Nepal. ). (Need to verify or Equivalent by Nepal Government if out of Country Degree)
Experience: At least Four years of experience in CP & CRG-related roles.
Skills:
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills for diverse stakeholder engagement.
- Proven ability to organize advocacy events and facilitate capacity-building sessions.
- Competence in documenting and reporting field activities effectively.
- Basic knowledge of local policy processes and governance systems.
- Proficiency in computing skills.
- Strong communication, analytical, and report-writing abilities.
- Basic proficiency in written and spoken English.
- Enthusiasm for working with diverse, multidisciplinary teams and rural communities.
- Demonstrated ability to coordinate with relevant stakeholders.
Child Safeguarding
- Ensure that all Program staff understand and respect the SC Child Safeguarding policy
- Report protection concerns to the Program Coordinator/Manager in line with the SC Child Safeguarding policy
- Ensure the Child Protection Policy and Code of Conduct are visible in all Save the Children activity locations
- Ensure in each location of Save the Children work there is a reporting mechanism and Child protection focal person to report Protection concerns
Well-being
- Ensure that all staff in the Program team feel comfortable in the job and team and inform the Sr. /Program Coordinator/Manager if the employees face particular challenges or have specific needs
- He / She has to do any other job that the organization requires to make the program more effective and successful.
Others
- Other tasks as requested by the Line Manager.
- Support Humanitarian responses where appropriate, ensuring timely and quality responses per SCI standards and principles.
Facilitate Safer programming, Gender Diversity, and Climate resilience programming for longterm impact.
Child Safeguarding
- Ensure that all Program staff understand and respect Save the Children’s Child Safeguarding and Child Protection Policies.
- Report on the protection concerns to the Sr. /Program Coordinator/Manager in line with the Save the Children’s Child Safeguarding Policy.
- Ensure the Child Protection Policy and Code of Conduct is visible at all Save the Children’s activity locations.
Well-being
- Ensure that all staff members in the program team feel comfortable in the job and team and inform the Project Coordinator if the employees face particular challenges or have specific needs.
- The job responsibilities as explained above are not exhaustive and the position holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experiences for the goodwill of the organization.
- Adopt and demonstrate the ‘Do No Harm’ Policy in each and every step of your assignments.
Note
Interested candidates aged 20+ are encouraged to apply with their current CV and Cover letter to the email address [email protected] clearly mentioning the position applying in the subject line addressing to The Human Resource Department, Rural Women Upliftment Association (RWUA), Sarlahi or submit the hard copy to Rural Women Upliftment Association (RWUA), Haripur Municipality-2, Sarlahi Deadline within 9 February 2025 by 5:00 PM.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for the further selection process. No telephone inquiries will be entertained, and any inappropriate recommendation might automatically disqualify the candidate from further processing. RWUA respects Zero tolerance, and child rights and strictly follows the child safeguarding policy of the organization. RWUA is an equal opportunities employer and strictly follows merit-based selection. More Priority to qualified female and LGBTIQ candidates or those from disadvantaged communities and local people with best-fit qualifications and competencies are strongly encouraged to apply.
