Advocacy Support Assistant

With over 70 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.

Come join our 33,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!

Key Responsibilities:

Back ground

World Vision Uganda (WVU) is a Christian relief, development and advocacy non-government organization dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice. We currently work in 53 districts and have 48 Area Programmes implementing projects in health & nutrition, water, sanitation & hygiene (WASH), livelihoods & resilience, education and child protection. World Vision (WV) is committed to the protection of children and adult beneficiaries from exploitation and abuse and will not employ people whose background is not suitable for working with these beneficiaries. All employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of all applicable background checks, including criminal record checks where possible.

Due to expansion in scope of our programmes, we are now seeking for a qualified and passionate individual willing to share in our vision and join the team in the following role.

Position:         Advocacy Support Assistant

Report to:       Associate Director Advocacy

Location:        Kampala – National Office

Advert Start Date:     23rd February 2024

Advert End Date:       29th February 2024

Purpose of the position:

The Advocacy Support Assistant will oversee logistical and administrative services for external and internal engagements and support the Advocacy Unit in implementing national project activities. This role reports to the Associate Director, Advocacy, and supports the overall programme quality department as and when required.

Key Outputs/Responsibilities.

• Support with procurement of  consultants and vendors for all advocacy-related activities at the national level  including  external engagement  and /or events
• Manage invoices and follow up on payments of relevant service providers
• Assist in organizing catering needs for internal and external meetings
• Support  internal and external engagement  forums ensuring all the necessary logistics are in place including  registration forms, IEC materials, and process transport refunds where applicable
• Assist with delivery of invitations and track RSVPs including thank you notes for external engagements.
• Track the utilization of national-level advocacy pooled budget
• Ensure all advocacy-related IEC materials  ( Banners, Notebooks, T-shirts, publications etc.) are safely stored and availed whenever required by program teams
• Ensure all advocacy reports and policy documents are properly  filed for knowledge management
• Support in any other relevant duties assigned

Qualifications: Education/Knowledge/Technical Skills and Experience.

• Must possess a University Degree in Business Administration, Management, Social Sciences, development studies, and any other business discipline
• Currently volunteering or working with a reputable organization in a related role
• Demonstrate skills and working knowledge of Microsoft Office Products
• Possess excellent communication and writing skills
• Demonstrate excellent organizational skills and capacity to pay attention to detail
• Appreciation of policy adherence including risk mitigation
• Result oriented and responsive
• Has strong interpersonal skills and capacity to coordinate with teams
• Must be eager to learn and work well with various teams.
• Consistently approach work with zeal and a positive attitude, with the ability to work well under pressure

Applicant Types Accepted:

Local Applicants Only