• Application Deadline:
• Position: Global Campaigns Officer - Climate



• Job Type Full Time



• Qualification BA/BSc/HND



• Experience



• Location Lagos




• Job Field Project Management 
  
  

About the Role:

• As the Global Campaigns Officer for Climate, you will be responsible for some specific high-profile projects for the climate campaign, with the support of the Senior Campaigner. This might include a key role in coordinating our campaigning presence at a specific international summit or moment (e.g. COP, UN General Assembly or G20 meetings); project managing key campaigning products like stunts and events; and helping to monitor and evaluate our work.

You’ll:

• Keep the ‘engine’ of the global campaigns team by ensuring key working group and decision-making meetings are scheduled and internal communications compiled.


• Will work with policy, advocacy and communication colleagues across the organisation, including country, regional and global teams, as well as with external stakeholders.


• Be a self-starter, a great team player, a confident cross-cultural communicator and have strong project management skills.

Requirements

To be successful, you’ll need:

• Past background in campaigning, with an ability to evidence skills in public mobilisation (such as utilising communications, events, stunts, social media & other tactics to get the public behind your campaign).


• Strong personal commitment to improving access to Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) across the world, and tackling the impacts of climate change or health.


• Strong commitment to working in partnership with others in a collaborative and equitable way.


• Experience working within the public campaigning or development sector.


• Experience of working on complex multi-stakeholder projects related to public campaigning/ advocacy/influencing.


• Experience of knowledge management within a large, global organisation or experience of project management across multiple areas of work in a global context.


• Strong communication skills, particularly with the design of assets (i.e. presentations, online meetings, documents etc) and presenting to others.


• A keen political ‘savviness’ and proven application in order to achieve political change.


• Understanding of cultural differences and ability to work across countries and cultures to deliver successful projects.


• Excellent digital communication skills including social media and working virtually, as well as Microsoft Office (including Teams, Word, Excel and Powerpoint).


• Ability and willingness to undertake more routine tasks with equal enthusiasm as for special projects


• Ability to travel overseas (with advance notice and reasonable accommodations for caring responsibilities or disability).


• Commitment to WaterAid’s values and a working style that reflects these.

Desirable Skills

• Excellent interpersonal skills and proven ability to successfully manage complex and sensitive relationships to achieve collectively agreed goals.


• Experience working with colleagues in different country contexts.


• Previous experience with digital platforms or CRM packages


• Previous experience working with or leading groups of grassroots or community campaigners


• Experience producing communications products for public audiences


• Proficiency in another language, preferably French or Portuguese.


• Experience of working in Africa, Asia and/or Pacific country contexts (or with teams based in those regions)