Advocacy Officer-Integrated Water Resource Management

Your responsibilities

Duties and areas of responsibilities:

Stakeholder Coordination and Advocacy:

• Develop and implement advocacy strategies to promote catchment-based water resources management.

Engage with key stakeholders, including government ministries, parliamentarians, civil society organizations,

• Develop training programs and materials for local institutions and communities on catchment-based water resource management.

• Facilitate the establishment and strengthening of local water management committees and other relevant bodies.

Demonstration of Project measures

• Support capacity-building initiatives at district, sub-county, and community levels to enhance local governance and management of water resources.
• Develop training programs and materials for local institutions and communities on catchment-based water resource management.
• Facilitate the establishment and strengthening of local water management committees and other relevant bodies.
• Private sector entities, research institutions, academia, and cultural and religious leaders.

• Organize and facilitate meetings, workshops, and forums to discuss and promote water and environment policy reforms.
• Prepare and disseminate advocacy materials, including policy briefs, reports, and presentations.

Legal and Policy Development

• Contribute to drafting and review of legislation supporting catchment-based water resources management in collaboration with relevant stakeholders.
• Monitor and analyze policy developments and legislative changes related to water and environment sectors.

Institutional Strengthening

• Support capacity-building initiatives at district, sub-county, and community levels to enhance local governance and management of water resources.

Communication and Reporting

• Maintain regular communication with key stakeholders and partners at national, catchment and sub catchment levels.
• Prepare and submit regular progress reports to Sector Advisor-WASH Systems.

Representation

• With support from the Sector Advisor-WASH, organize WHH Internal WASH Sector Coordination meetings.
• Represent WHH in external WASH sector coordination fora at national level if delegated or together with the Sector Advisor-WASH Systems.

Your profile

Required Qualifications, Competencies and Experience for the position.

• Environmental Science, Environmental Health science, Water Resources Management, Water Resources Engineering, Public Policy and Advocacy or any other related field.
• At least 5 years of experience in advocacy, policy development, or project management in the water and environment sector.
• Proven experience in stakeholder management, including working with civil society, government, and academic institutions to build and expand networks.
• Proven experience implementing WASH system strengthening and capacity-building initiatives
• Proven experience and familiarity with Catchment-based Water Resource Management practices.
• Strong coordination and networking skills, with a demonstrated ability to adhere to and implement organizational policies.
• Excellent planning, organization, and reporting skills
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent teamwork and flexibility to adapt to positive changes and advance the project/organization goal.

Our offer

We offer you the opportunity to work in a responsible and interesting field as part of an extremely dedicated team. Welthungerhilfe attaches great importance to the personal and professional development of its employees. Remuneration is based on our gender-independent salary scale.