Advocacy Specialist

● Leads in the implementation of advocacy technical assistance for 36 local CSOs through providing guidance and follow-up and the delivery of advocacy workshops and mentoring.

● Supports connections and networks between communities and civic groups that enables pathways for citizens to participate and assert a voice in policy dialogue and advocacy.

● Convenes and facilitates meetings between governance structures at different levels and across governorates.

● Implements the Advocacy Assessment Tool to monitor the progress of partner CSOs in all advocacy capacity building areas.

● Identifies the thematic needs and advocacy goals and creates a community of practice under each of the four themes (civic space, environment and climate change, support to marginalized groups focusing on women, youth, and Persons with Disabilities (PwDs), and community development).

● Supports all advocacy elements in the capacity assessment of identified organizations using Mercy Corps Organizational Capacity Index Tools.

● Provides strategic program guidance and technical support for all advocacy elements in CSO capacity building activities through provision of support to field staff and partner organizations as required, in coordination with the Team Lead.

● Ensures CSO capacity building curriculum fits local context and capacity. ● Ensures that advocacy topics are identified by ongoing contextual analysis and shared across all partners.

● Provides inputs in refining the existing organizational development to ensure civil society organizations are being strengthened to meet program objectives.

● Supports partner CSOs to explore alternative and sustainable financing models to strengthen and sustain the civil society ecosystem.

● Provides essential follow-up for all advocacy grants activities provided to local CSOs.

● Supports the development of strategic partnership frameworks and partner agreements/memorandum of understanding (MoUs).