Organization overview

SOS Children’s Villages Tanzania is a local non-governmental organization established affiliated 60 years to SOS Children’s Villages International, a worldwide childcare and protection organization that provides orphaned and destitute children with a permanent family home and educational opportunities. Currently SOS Children’s Villages International has Children’s Villages and other projects in 135 countries around the world. Globally, it runs the SOS Children’s Village Programme which has two main arms, i.e. Family Like Care based at SOS Children’s Villages and Family Strengthening Programmes supporting families in local communities. SOS Children’s Villages has been working in Tanzania since 1991. Our programs are currently working in Arusha, Dar es Salaam, Mwanza, Iringa, Dodoma, and Mtwara.

Job Summary

The position holder is responsible for the coordination and implementation of a national advocacy strategy that contributes to the promotion of justice and child rights within SOS Children’s Villages in Tanzania. She/he serves as a linkage between the Government of Tanzania and SOS Children’s Villages implementations focusing on well-planned engagements regarding Tanzania child rights policy implementations focusing on children without and at risk of losing parental care.

Major Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and technical leadership to design and implement advocacy strategy aligned with the national policy and regulatory frameworks, strategies, and priorities as per SOS Children’s Villages global and regional policy and regulatory frameworks.
• Coordinate overall advocacy outcomes and initiatives by proactively collaborating and directly engaging with relevant government offices, children and young people.
• Coordinate and actively participate in civil society networks and coalitions to contribute towards effective policy influence efforts at national and local level.
• Lead evidence-based advocacy efforts by conducting policy analysis, research and child rights programme impact evaluation in collaboration with relevant stakeholders.
• Develop and disseminate impact briefs, position statements, key advocacy messages and concept notes to influence policies and regulatory frameworks impacting our target groups and to mobilise resources for advocacy initiatives as well as donor liaison.
• Facilitate the collaboration of child-focused agencies in Tanzania’s reporting to regional and international level advocacy.
• Represent SOS Children’s Villages Tanzania in national or local meetings, events, and fora.
• Establish and maintain platforms building plans and sharing good practices on advocacy and social influence in all programme locations and national office.
• Design and implement strategic advocacy campaigns and media engagements to support social policy influence in child protection as well as to promote relevant policies and practices positively impacting our target groups.
• Provide technical support and guidance to programme locations on all matters concerning advocacy engagement (e.g. submission of regional and international level advocacy reports as required).
• Facilitate national events and technical support from the advocacy person.
• Establish mechanisms for learning and improvement.

Please note:

SOS Children’s Villages Tanzania is an equal opportunity employer. The organisation does not charge any fees at any stage of the recruitment process. Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

• Provide strategic and technical leadership to design and implement advocacy strategy aligned with the national policy and regulatory frameworks, strategies, and priorities as per SOS Children’s Villages global and regional policy and regulatory frameworks.
• Coordinate overall advocacy outcomes and initiatives by proactively collaborating and directly engaging with relevant government offices, children and young people.
• Coordinate and actively participate in civil society networks and coalitions to contribute towards effective policy influence efforts at national and local level.
• Lead evidence-based advocacy efforts by conducting policy analysis, research and child rights programme impact evaluation in collaboration with relevant stakeholders.
• Develop and disseminate impact briefs, position statements, key advocacy messages and concept notes to influence policies and regulatory frameworks impacting our target groups and to mobilise resources for advocacy initiatives as well as donor liaison.
• Facilitate the collaboration of child-focused agencies in Tanzania’s reporting to regional and international level advocacy.
• Represent SOS Children’s Villages Tanzania in national or local meetings, events, and fora.
• Establish and maintain platforms building plans and sharing good practices on advocacy and social influence in all programme locations and national office.
• Design and implement strategic advocacy campaigns and media engagements to support social policy influence in child protection as well as to promote relevant policies and practices positively impacting our target groups.
• Provide technical support and guidance to programme locations on all matters concerning advocacy engagement (e.g. submission of regional and international level advocacy reports as required).
• Facilitate national events and technical support from the advocacy person.
• Establish mechanisms for learning and improvement.