Advocacy Officer
The Alliance for Children's Entitlement to Social Security (ACESS) is a national alliance of 80 organisations. Alliance members share a common mission of ensuring that children's rights to survival and development are promoted and protected through the development of a comprehensive and effective social security system. The ACESS task team includes Soul City, Children's Institute and the Children's Rights Centre. In order to fulfil our commitments to ACESS, the Children's Institute is recruiting an Advocacy Officer for this 12-month contract post.
UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN
ACCESS ADVOCACY OFFICER
CHILDREN'S INSTITUTE
The Alliance for Children's Entitlement to Social Security (ACESS) is a national alliance of 80 organisations. Alliance members share a common mission of ensuring that children's rights to survival and development are promoted and protected through the development of a comprehensive and effective social security system. The ACESS task team includes Soul City, Children's Institute and the Children's Rights Centre.
In order to fulfil our commitments to ACESS, the Children's Institute is recruiting an Advocacy Officer for this 12-month contract post.
Responsibilities will include:
· Establish and manage the ACESS website
· Ensure that information on children's social security needs reaches all relevant stake-holders and decision makers by targetting, marketing and distributing ACESS's messages and products;
· Prepare social security policy summaries and presentations for various audiences ranging from community based organisations, to parliamentarians, departmental officials, services providers and the media;
· Liaise with decision makers in government and parliament;
· Organise and facilitate meetings and workshops;
· Facilitate input from ACESS members and draft ACESS submissions on policy and law reform.
Requirements include:
· A good understanding of the major challenges facing children in South Africa and a passion for improving their lives;
· Understanding of the South African political system and the law and policy drafting processes;
· Legal skills and experience;
· Knowledge of social security policy, the legislative framework and service delivery;
· An interest in constitutional and human rights law;
· Proven excellent writing, editing and conceptualisation skills;
· Skills in public speaking, facilitation, communication and advocacy;
· Advanced computer, information management and internet skills;
· Willingness to travel.
The annual package being offered ranges from R120 000 to R140 000 depending on qualifications and experience. The package includes an annual bonus.
Please send a letter of application plus your CV (including the names, postal/email addresses, telephone/fax numbers of 2 referees) to Paula Proudlock, Children's Institute, 46 Sawkins Road, Rondebosch, Cape Town, 7700 (in triplicate) by 1 July 2002; fax: (021) 689 8330; email: [email][email protected]
Please note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted. The Children's Institute reserves the right not to fill the advertised position.