About the role: 

This is a fantastic opportunity for a National Advocacy Lead to join a dynamic Ethiopian team at a growing international development charity headquartered in Bristol, delivering transformational change for some of the world’s most vulnerable people, living on the frontlines of the climate crisis.

Main duties: 

• Building on Tree Aid’s and Farm Africa’s advocacy strategies, lead on the creation and implementation of a joint national advocacy strategy.
• Lead on the development and implementation of yearly action plans for Ethiopia, with support from Tree Aid and Farm Africa senior staff.
• Conduct policy analysis to provide strategic and operational advice across our in-country advocacy teams.
• Coordinate and implement joint high-impact advocacy activities.
• Lead multi-stakeholder coordination platforms and other workshops and meetings with stakeholders, including government sectors offices, donors, key partners, private, INGOs/NGOs and Farmers’ organisation, etc..
• Participate in relevant national and international advocacy events and coalitions.
• Build and maintain national strategic relationships for the joint advocacy strategy.
• Measure impact from joint advocacy action plans
• Carry out activities as asked by the Country Director in line with advocacy and policy influence in Ethiopia.

Job Requirement

About you:

You will:

• Hold a MSc/MAs or BSc/BA in Public Policy, International Affairs, or equivalent experience with qualifications in relevant fields (Forestry, International Development, Natural Resources Management, Livelihood Development, social anthropology and related disciplines)
• Have a minimum of 8 years, for BA holders, or 6 years for master’s degree graduates, of relevant experience in policy and advocacy or in relevant programme management.
• Be able to demonstrate experience in carrying out successful policy advice and advocacy.
• Be fluent written and spoken Amharic and English
• Be an excellent communicator – written and spoken.
• Have a relaxed and open working style, working well individually as well as in a team; be reliable at all times; proactive and imaginative.
• Have experience building and managing strategic relationships.
• Have experience in network management and networking.
• Have strong teamwork skills, including the ability to work in a multi partner approach.
• Have excellent MS Office skills.
• Be committed to the vision and values of Tree Aid and Farm Africa
• Ideally, have existing national relationships and networks among key policy networks for Farm Africa and Tree Aid (community development, natural resource management, forestry) (Desirable)
• Ideally, have experience working in policy and advocacy related to Tree Aid and Farm Africa’s missions (ecosystem restoration, climate and development funding, locally led development, gender equality, value chain development) (Desirable)

Benefits:

Benefits of working at Tree Aid include:

• Contribution into a pension fund
• Contribution towards telephone, transport, medical and school fees
• Annual Paid leave of 15 working days in addition to the customary holidays of Ethiopia
• Sickness pay

Location: ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA

Contract type: 18-MONTH FIXED CONTRACT

Hours: FULL TIME, 35H/WEEK

Salary (gross, inclusive of allowances): ETB 1,482,613/ANNUM (GROSS, INCLUSIVE OF ALLOWANCES)