Advocacy and Stakeholder Relations Advisor

1 week ago

Sandton, South Africa Nomadic HR Solutions Full time

**Advocacy and Stakeholder Relations Advisor - Office of the Founder**

**GRACA MACHEL TRUST OVERVIEW**

The Graça Machel Trust (GMT) is a Pan-African advocacy organization focused on child health and nutrition, education--especially girls’ education, women’s economic empowerment and leadership. Our mission is one to amplify women’s movements, influence governance and promote women’s contributions and leadership in the economic, social and political development of Africa. The Trust has financial inclusion, agribusiness and enterprise development-focused networks in 17 countries in Africa. The Trust also advocates for the protection of children’s rights and dignity, and an end to stunting and malnutrition.

Since 2010, we have worked to “Multiply the Faces and Amplify the Voices” of African women and organizations serving children. As a Pan African organization operating at multiple strategic levels--at the national, subregional and continental level— we intend to remove structural barriers and unleash the potential of millions of women; achieving wide reaching impact and accelerate the transformation of Africa to a more equitable and prosperous continent.

**OFFICE OF THE FOUNDER OVERVIEW**

Mrs. Graça Machel is a renowned international advocate for women’s and children’s rights and has been a social and political activist for many decades. Mrs. Machel works through several regional and international development bodies to accelerate social transformation.

Mrs. Machel’s office, “The Office of the Founder” (OOF) supports Mrs. Machel in all her undertakings related to high-level policy and advocacy actions influencing the lives of women and children in Africa. The Advocacy and Stakeholder Relations Advisor position is a new position which will be housed within the OOF in Johannesburg, South Africa. The Advocacy and Stakeholder Relations Advisor reports directly to Mrs. Machel and works in collaboration with the Graca Machel Trust CEO.

**POSITION OVERVIEW**

**1. JOB TITLE**

Advocacy and Stakeholder Relations Advisor

**2. POST TYPE**

Full Time Contract

**3. DIVISION**

Graça Machel Trust, Office of the Founder

**4. REPORTING TO**

Graça Machel, Founder and Board Chair of GMT

**4. LOCATION**

Johannesburg, South Africa. Significant international, regional and country level travel will be required.

**5. POSITION OBJECTIVE**

To engage key stakeholders within Global and African civil society, public sector, private sector and multilateral institution landscape to shape their decision making, increase their investments in women’s and children’s rights, and ensure issues of women’s advancement and children’s rights are central to their agenda.

To strengthen and enhance the role of the Graça Machel Trust as a thought leader, advocacy influencer, and partner of choice.

**6. REMUNERATION**

Salary is market related and commensurate with qualifications and experience.

**SPECIFIC DUTIES**

**Technical Support to the Founder’s High-Level Africa-based Advocacy Efforts**
- Represent the Office of the Founder, where appropriate, at high level meetings and speaking engagements to advance the work of the Founder and GMT
- Support the Founder’s participation in global, African continental, regional and/or African country level events and outreach events including preparation of briefings, presentations, organization and attendance at meetings, and ensuring follow-up.
- Design technical briefs and policy papers to inform Founder’s advocacy efforts.
- Support the drafting of the Founder’s advocacy messaging, preparation of meeting agendas, statements, blog posts, Op-eds, social media posts, briefing notes and commentary documents for contributions to influence policy and decisionmakers at country, regional and continental level.
- Identify strategic entry points for the Founder and GMT to engage with African and global institutions
- Advise on and create opportunities around public events in which the Founder can participate and/or activities can be highlighted and ensure advocacy messaging is communicated on an influential national, regional and/or global platform.
- Keep updated on relevant technical and strategic discussions as they relate to the Founder’s advocacy
- Identify and create synergies within the different areas of work to ensure advocacy for GMT, including:

- At the continental level:

- African Union, African Development Bank, Africa Union Development Agency-NEPAD
- UN organizations working continent-wide (UNICEF, UNFPA, UNECA, WHO)
- At the regional level:

- Regional Economic Communities (RECs)
- Organizations: Africa Child Policy Forum, ACCORD, Foundation for Community Development (FDC), GMT’s partners and network organizations,
- At the country level: GMT’s partners and network organizations
- Respond to ad hoc requests.

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**Technical Support to GMT to influence African and global decision-making bodies and platforms**
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