Advocacy Consultant

• Review War Child’s strategic documents including country strategy, annual plan, and theory of change
• Develop a child-rights focused advocacy strategy and plan for War Child in oPt, in line with the country strategy and taking into account issues identified by strategic civil society partners. The plan will include goals, target audiences, outputs and deliverables.
• Conduct capacity building on advocacy within the oPt country team and partners as needed.

• Plan and implement advocacy activities and interventions, and working with the MEAL Specialist, develops M&E tools and procedures to assess impact of the advocacy strategy and interventions.
• Research, develop/coordinate internal and external child-rights focused policy and advocacy papers, statements, calls for action, including joint policy/advocacy projects with key stakeholders as required.
• Research and produce child-rights focused advocacy messages and materials (written, social media, audiovisual) related to programmatic work, as well as needed investments in MHPSS, SGBV, child protection and education for children living under occupation and in conflict.
• Organize and coordinate advocacy/engagement activities including meetings, steering groups, campaign days, social media campaigns, media/radio broadcasts, conferences, workshops, delegation visits.
• Provide briefings for donors, partners, political actors and delegations as needed
• Represents War Child oPt country office and provides substantial inputs to relevant national (specifically AIDA advocacy and UN agency working groups), regional, and international advocacy platforms.
• Participates in national, regional, and international events to position issues and lobby relevant stakeholders as needed.

Deliverables:(indicative, as deliverables may change depending on the developed advocacy and communications strategy)

• A detailed advocacy strategy and plan, with goals, target audiences, outputs and deliverables.
• Develop 5 advocacy papers/statements (at minimum)
• Produce 6 child-rights focused advocacy audio-visual materials.
• Attend and actively participate in monthly Advocacy Working group meetings.
• Review any policy papers/statements/advocacy materials developed by partners, when needed.
• Any other required activity in order to fulfill the objectives, or requested by the Country Management Team
• A final assignment report outlining key results and achievements.