Communications and Advocacy Adviser - Malawi Civil Society Organisation Nutrition Alliance (CSONA) – Lilongwe

Progression has made a significant contribution to international development and human rights for more than 70 yrs.  We support poor and marginalised people, especially women, to empower themselves – People Powered development – by placing development workers to share skills in 9 countries and through our policy, advocacy and campaigning Progressio has Catholic roots and works with people of all faiths and none 

Communications and Advocacy Adviser   - Malawi Civil Society Organisation Nutrition Alliance (CSONA) – Lilongwe, with regular travel across the country, 

1 yr placement (with possibility of renewal)
The DW will engage with the media both at national and sub-national level and assist in the formulation of advocacy campaigns, geared towards strengthening Scaling-Up Nutrition (SUN) commitments made by leaders at national level  S/he is expected to build information for influencing debate and advocacy campaigns for decision making at national and district level as well as support the Secretariat in developing a project proposal to help the Alliance advance its advocacy efforts 

Tee development Worker (DW) will work alongside the Malawi Civil Society Organisation Nutrition Alliance (CSONA), facilitating the capacity building of its Secretariat and assisting the Alliance to develop a country specific advocacy strategy and campaign to increase coverage of nutrition issues in the media 

Please note that for this placement we are only able to consider applicants who are fluent in English and Chichewa 
The DW will identify capacity gaps with the Alliance for improved and effective coordination and coherence of nutrition programs and issues for advocacy in Malawi, S/he will also facilitate trainings for the CSONA member organizations, including on the promotion of nutrition specific and nutrition sensitive interventions, at both district and national levels 

Successful candidate should have a Masters Degree in Communications, Development Studies, Law, Social Sciences, or a relate field or a related qualification 

A minimum of 5 yrs experience in designing, implementing and monitoring and evaluating communication and advocacy campaigns/strategies is essential, You should also have experience of working with NGOs or CSOs in an organizational development capacity, designing and delivering training workshops to a variety of audiences on advocacy and communication issues, liaising and networking with arrange of different organisations and stakeholders (e.g. civil society, media, govt officials), developing Information, Education and Communication materials on nutrition, and of working in a resource poor environment

Solid knowledge of the fundamentals of nutrition specific and sensitive interventions, governance issues, especially from a nutrition perspective, and capacity building techniques and methods, and the ability to share-skills, is essential,.  You should also have excellent project management, self-organising, prioritizing and report writing skills,, news and feature writing-skills in English (to publication standard-traditional and new media), including the ability to communication complex issues in an accessible way, sound political judgement, negotiation and mediation skills and the ability to work under pressure and with discretion in a politically sensitive and rapidly evolving environment, interpersonal, communication and networking skills, including the ability to build good working relationships, strong analytical skills and computer literacy and the ability to work in a diverse setting with people of different backgrounds 

It is essential that you complete the application form in full as very specific information is required and will be used to decide whether or nor you will be short-listed for an interview.  Please note that CVs/resumes will not be considered

For further information and an application form visit: www.progressio.org.uk/jobs   Closing date 2nd August  Interviews: Beginning/mid-August , Please return the completed application form to Recruitment@progressio.org.uk