Advocacy and Campaign Coordinator

1. Program management:

Responsible for developing and overseeing multi-regional advocacy strategies.

Direct management of advocacy staff and oversight of campaign budgets.

Requires leadership in innovation of advocacy models and frameworks adopted across the organization.

Increase stakeholder engagement to include senior leadership board members and high-level external partners.

Assigns accountability for organizational reputation and strategic risk management in advocacy.

Deliver measurable impact on strategic objectives funding and partnerships.

2. Influential Messaging & Knowledge Products:

Lead design and drafting of key advocacy messages and briefs drawn from project outputs.

Work with researchers and thematic experts to translate evidence into concise influential messages for target audiences.

Ensure close collaboration with project scientists and thematic leads to align evidence with advocacy priorities.

3. Narrative Development & Storytelling:

Identify narrative hooks and frames that make evidence resonate with investors policymakers or philanthropies.

Design and oversee content production for presentations speeches public announcements and statements.

Design and oversee interactive digital content (story maps explainers infographics data visualisations) that make evidence engaging and accessible.

Coordinate rollout across channels and media ensuring consistency of messages and amplification by partners.

Ensure objectives are integrated and supportive of CIFOR-ICRAFs communications and organizational strategy.

4. Campaigns & Targeted Engagement:

Develop and implement advocacy roadmaps and campaign strategies aligned with high-level policy moments (COPs Global Gateway donor summits humanitarian forums).

Map and engage unusual allies and influencers across sectors to co-design advocacy agendas and expand influence.

Lead planning design and delivery of policy dialogues round-tables and campaign events.

Strengthen advocacy coalitions and ensure events generate clear outputs and partner ownership.

Provide regular reporting and intelligence on activities and results

5. Tracking & Adaptive Learning:

Set clear indicators to track and monitor advocacy outcomes and uptake.

Collaborate with the M&E Officer and Quality 4 Impact Team to support outcome assessment and impact story development.

Track media mentions social engagement policy references partner amplifications and early indicators of shifts in sentiment motivation or perception.

Facilitate learning sessions with CIFOR-ICRAF staff and partners to reflect on campaign effectiveness and share best practices in agenda shaping.

Develop strategies to embed CIFOR-ICRAF influence into long-term policy processes and track influence over time beyond single campaigns.

Requirements

Minimum Academic and Professional Qualifications

Advanced degree in international development communications environmental policy or related field.

Minimum 7 years of experience in advocacy campaigns or strategic communications at international level.

Skills and competencies

Proven track record in building partnerships and delivering campaigns

Proven ability to work across continents navigating complex stakeholder ecosystems (donors UN agencies DFIs governments civil society private sector).

Creative and adaptive with experience in digital storytelling and innovative formats.

Excellent writing facilitation and presentation skills.

Proficiency in additional languages (French Spanish Swahili Portuguese) are highly desirable.