TCOE is a national organisation established in 1983 working in strengthening rural movements towards access to land and rural livelihoods promoting agroecology and alternatives as well as holding rural governance to account.
TCOE, seeks to appoint a Movement Building Program Assistant, to assist in coordination of movement building strategy supporting its work with local association and Inyanda National Land Movement, preferably to be based in Eastern Cape, Zingisa Berlin office.
Key job responsibilities:
Help build and strengthen Inyanda leadership and associations
Coordinate Inyanda national meetings
Participates in Inyanda leaders meeting
Liaises, facilitates and engages with external stakeholders including government
Understands and is abreast with relevant policies in the sector for the TCOE / Inyanda to engage with
Convenes campaigns, supports and amplifies lobbying and advocacy initiatives of Inyanda/ TCOE and its strategic partners
Assists in organising and conceptualising the annual political school and oversees establishment of local movements study circles
Monitoring of Inyanda national activities
Develop and a framework for profiling the movements and Inyanda
Organise and co-ordinate popular education and training
Network with other organisations and link local movements to relevant stakeholders
Assist Inyanda to have a database with clear membership numbers
Conduct a baseline study of all the movements linked to Mawubuye/ Inyanda.
Assist in organising of campaigns with local movements based on their issues/needs
Engage affiliates and movement in using popular media as a way of communicating
Build capacity on advocacy and lobbying strategies
Coordinates local movements report into a and leads reporting
Key requirements:
Tertiary qualification in a related field
Minimum of five years’ experience in managing or assistant programmes or networks
Applied knowledge, meaningful engagement with current land affairs and experience within the civil society sector
Experience with lobbying, advocacy and campaigning
Strategic thinker with basic research and work well in a collective
Good project management and organisational skills
Ability to work under pressure and set priorities
Good interpersonal, communication and facilitation skills
Good writing skills and presentation skills in English
Own transport and valid unendorsed Code 8 Driver’s license
Competent in self-management
Extensive travel will be required
Proficiency in two or more official South African languages
All applications must include a letter motivating suitability for this position, current salary details and a CV, including 3 contactable references.
Applications must be sent to [email protected] by 26 February 2021. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. For further information
For more about the Trust for Community Outreach and Education, refer to www.tcoe.org.za.