The Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) is a non-governmental organisation which envisions societies that are peaceful, equal and free from violence. CSVR aims to understand and prevent violence, heal its effects and build sustainable peace at community, national and regional levels. We do this through collaboration with and learning from the lived and diverse experiences of communities affected by violence and conflict to inform innovative interventions, generate knowledge, shape public discourse, influence policy, hold states accountable and promote gender equality, social cohesion and active citizenship.
CSVR seeks to appoint an Advocacy Programme Manager based in Johannesburg. The position will entail a full-time one year contract, renewable depending on funding. The successful candidate will work as part of CSVR’s Advocacy Programme.
Responsibilities:
Lead on Advocacy strategy development, and manage the development of plans, systems, processes and procedures for efficient implementation of Advocacy
Manage all projects within Advocacy for quality of interventions.
Create synergy and collaboration between the Advocacy programme and the work of other programmes at local, regional and global level.
Initiate and manage fundraising initiatives and Advocacy finances.
Use expertise in the field to profile the organisation’s work nationally, continentally and internationational
Manage the mainstreaming of Gender across the Programme
Coordinate stakeholder management across the organisation
Qualifications, Experience & Competencies:
Masters’ Degree in Human Rights Law/Social Sciences/Development or equivalent
At least 10 years’ experience working with regional networks and developing partnerships and working with policy makers and practitioners at various levels
At least 3 years’ experience in management of advocacy initiative
At least 2 years financial management of budgets over R2 million
Management in the NGO sector will be an added advantage
Strategic capability and leadership
Organisation, programmes financial and project management
People management and empowerment
Stakeholder management
Requirements:
Please submit letter of application, CV and names of two references, indicating the position you are applying for in the subject line, to [email protected]
For more about the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation, refer to www.csvr.org.za