Business Advisor – Lobby and Advocacy Expert at Sheer Logic

Duties

• Lead the lobby and advocacy agenda of the country team
• Develop a lobby and advocacy plan for the country
• Co-develop concrete policy papers with farmers’ organisations
• Form a national lobby and advocacy core team and collaborate within the region
• Make an inventory of on-going activities
• Initiate a scan of possible topics
• Identify trajectories with the highest potential
• Collaborate within a team of lobby and advocacy focal points, business advisors and the liaison officer
• Ensure with close monitoring, advice and practical assistance the implementation of the defined lobby and advocacy trajectories by the partner organisations and the national Agriterra business advisors
• Organize workshops, trainings and consultation meetings
• Do desk and field research
• Ensure results in terms of policy changes and donor proposals are achieved and registered
• Develop and manage a network of relevant stakeholders for the lobby trajectories in Kenya and Tanzania

Profile

• Master’s degree in Agricultural Economics, Political Science, or a similar field.
• Proven experience in policy development/policy influencing in the agriculture sector (3-5 years)
• Hands-on attitude, able to deliver high quality policy papers in fluent English/French
• Strong networking, communication and presentation skills, including the use of internet, social media and relevant ICT platforms
• Experience in working with farmers’ organizations and authorities
• Knowledge of the policy environment of the agricultural sector of at least one of the 3 countries of the region.
• Enthusiastic, focused on results and services
• Takes initiative and communicates pro-actively
• Team player