Capacity Building Advisor-Lobby & Advocacy National Volunteer
JOB DETAIL
VSO is the world’s leading international non-governmental organisation that works through volunteers to create a fair world for everyone. In 2022/23, over 7,700 dedicated individuals from across the globe volunteered with VSO, bringing their abilities to support almost 11 million people in 35 countries.
Our work centres on those who are left out by society – those living in extreme poverty or with disability and illness. Those who face discrimination and violence because of their gender, sexuality, or social status. Those who are at risk from disaster, disease, and conflict.
But they are not passive beneficiaries of aid; they are the “primary actors” at the heart of our efforts. From their perspective, we define the issues, opportunities, and solutions that drive sustainable, local-led change. These individuals are the key agents of their own transformation.
| Role Details | |
|---|---|
| Location: | Rwanda |
| Salary: | Not Specified |
| Contract Type: | Not Specified |
| Contract Length: | Not Specified |
| Full Time: | Not Specified |
| Application Closing Date: | Oct 18, 2024 00:00:00 |
| Interview Date: | N/A |
| Start Date: | 1st Nov, 2024 |
| File Size: 50.58 KBs, File Type: docx | |
Role Overview Summary
The volunteer will support lobby and advocacy initiatives within VSO/Make Way , consortium partners and (youth-led/focused) Civil Society Organizations, to enable them to: 1. gain skills and knowledge in Lobby and Advocacy (L&A) relevant to the needs of the Intersectionality Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) program; 2. Have the necessary tools for undertaking Lobby and Advocacy activities within the programme; 3. Raise awareness and promote dialogue among different stakeholders to respond to the SRH needs and priorities of vulnerable youth with compounded vulnerabilities; and, 4. To engage and mobilize vulnerable youth groups to lead their own advocacy agendas.
The Make Way Programme is a five-year intervention (2021-2025) that aims to break down barriers to sexual and reproductive health rights by promoting new ways of looking at, and organising, SRHR issues, through an intersectional lens. The Programme brings a new approach of analyzing and tackling SRHR issues in a way that no one is left behind due to given vulnerabilities.
Ideal Applicant Summary
Competencies and Behaviour
At VSO we believe progress is only possible by working together. Whether you want to join us as an employee, or as a volunteer working in your own country, overseas or online, our selection process includes an assessment based on these core competencies:
• Ability to be open minded and respectful
• Ability to be resilient and adaptive to new situations
• Ability to facilitate positive change and build sustainable working relationships
• Ability to seek and share knowledge
Equal Opportunities
VSO promotes equal opportunities and values a diverse workforce
Equal Opportunities: VSO promotes equal opportunities and values a diverse workforce.
VSO reserves the right to close this job early if we receive a sufficient number of applications.
