Advocacy and Private Sector Engagement Officer
Position Circumstances
- Career Category: Advocacy, Resources & Environment, Business Administration
- Schedule:Full-time
- Salary: Negotiable
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Working closely with the steering committee of the DPA-led Extractive Industry Social and Environmental (EISEI) network to facilitate the national-level EISEI network.
- Coordinating with members of the EISEI network, partners, as well as other like-minded NGO networks and community focal persons for collecting data or inputs for organizing indoor campaigns, multi-stakeholder dialogues, and policy dialogues regarding the social and environmental impacts of mineral exploration and mining operations, as well as natural resource management related issues.
- Facilitating the evidence collection and case documentation for advocacy initiatives aimed at addressing the concerns of grassroots civil society and community members.
- Building the capacity of community focal persons and staff members of partners.
- Monitoring the emerging natural resource related issues and facilitate the multi-stakeholder dialogue addressing the emerging issues.
- Establishing and strengthening relationships with civil society groups, media outlets, concerned government institutions, private sectors, and communities.
Expected Profile of Candidates
Languages:
- English - Fluent
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in natural resource management, environmental management, and/or public administration and policy;
Work History:
- At least experiences in engaging in advocacy, natural resources management, digital communication, indigenous people rights, capacity building and environmental policy and safeguarding for 3 years
Skills & Knowledge:
General & Technical Skills
- Knowledge of issues related to social and environmental impact of extractive industry activities; and agribusiness, environmental impact assessment, Free Prior and Informed Consent, Corporate Social Responsible, and Business and Human Rights are the assets and preferable
- EU grant experience preferred
- Proven ability to network and develop positive inter-organisational relationships and with government stakeholders;
- Sound computer skills, including knowledge of MS Word, Excel and Power Point.
- Good at report writing;
Soft Skills
- High level inter-personal and communication skills;
- High proficiency in English.
