Job Vacancy: Policy Advocacy & Stakeholder Engagement Manager

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Job Vacancy: Job title: Policy Advocacy & Stakeholder Engagement Manager

Job description: Our Client is a leading organisation that promotes inclusive finance in Nigeria, situated at Ikoyi, Lagos, Nigeria. It is looking to recruit a Policy Advocacy and Stakeholder Engagement Manager who will report directly to the Advocacy and Communications Lead, alongside a dotted reporting line to the General Manager, while also working closely with other team members in carrying out other responsibilities.

Responsibilities * Work closely with other teams to produce outputs such as policy briefs, whitepapers, insights, and bulletins resulting from policy research, policy roundtables, and stakeholder engagements.

• Plan and execute policy roundtables to validate the company’s research findings necessary for informing the development of inclusive policies for the advancement of an inclusive digital economy in Nigeria.
• Conduct comprehensive research on policy development, implementation, and evaluation in the context of the digital economy.
• Manage the development and implementation process of a proactive, propositional policy and advocacy strategy for the organisation.
• Identify suitable and potential issues-based network partners, network partner recruitment, management, engagement, and experience.
• Manage day-to-day stakeholder engagement and follow-up to drive synergies and efficiency within the ecosystem.

Specific Duties

Stakeholder engagement

• Coordinate the organisation’s relationship strategy with relevant stakeholders and partners and address any underlying issues.
• Engage network members and maintain communication and engagement around the campaign issue.
• Develop a stakeholder bank that houses a list of all relevant stakeholders, including their contact details and preferred means of engagement.
• Act as the point of contact for complaints and escalate issues appropriately.
• Attend key stakeholder meetings and events to provide support.
• Coordinate the processes for wider government and ecosystem stakeholder relationships.
• Manage stakeholder identification and mapping and develop stakeholder engagement strategies.
• Support strategic relationships among relevant networks, decision-makers, experts, allies, partners, and other stakeholders.
• Co-ordinate the organisation’s stakeholder engagement strategy.
• Prepare communications to stakeholders and respond to stakeholder enquiries.
• Prepare and manage workshops, roundtables, and event logistics, including developing agendas, project plans, taking minutes, and producing reports.

Policy Advocacy & Communications * Identify gaps in extant financial inclusion policies critical to advocacy for policy revisions or new policy initiatives to promote inclusive digital finance and financial inclusion in Nigeria.

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• Drive financial policy awareness and advocacy by facilitating regular policy engagements that help validate and provide stakeholder feedback on the organisation’s policy effort.
• Build relationships with government agencies, industry associations, and other relevant organisations to drive advocacy for inclusive digital finance and financial inclusion in Nigeria.
• Establish coherent plans and activities to achieve the objectives, in coordination with the Programmes & Research teams.
• Deliver clear advocacy strategies to influence decision-makers, the media, wider civil society and policy makers.
• Identify external opportunities for partners to support advocacy campaigns.
• Develop collaterals (engagement briefings, presentations & speeches) for partners for external advocacy opportunities.
• Work with the Programmes & Research Teams to identify key advocacy opportunities and co-ordinate activities to maximise positive impact.
• Coordinate external messaging on policy and advocacy to ensure consistency in our communications and to maximise reach and impact.
• Develop press releases, media statements and reactive quotes, signing off content as appropriate.
• Prepare information resources and briefing material on key policy issues, e.g., reports and briefings for decision-makers, materials for website and other digital platforms, and briefing documents for Senior Leaders.

Skills * A strong networker and collaborator.

• Good understanding of campaigning, use of narratives and communications.
• Able to collaborate effectively and contribute to areas that are outside expertise.
• Strategic, analytical and creative thinking skills.
• Relationship management.
• Problem-solving aptitude.
• Teamwork and leadership skills.
• Strong organisational and analytical skills.
• Ability to understand, analyse and develop recommendations in complex areas.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent IT skills and ability to produce high-quality briefings, data and presentation materials.

Requirements

• BSc/BA in Business Administration, Public Relations, Marketing, Sociology, Political Science, Law, or a related field.
• 7+ years of proven experience managing engagement with high-profile personalities and key stakeholders at a local and national level.
• Minimum of three years’ experience of working in policy, advocacy, and/or research in a multicultural environment; previous experience in policy analysis and development is essential.
• Excellent political insight and judgement with a good understanding of the Nigerian policy processes and the opportunities these present for influencing.
• Experience of design and execution of advocacy strategies and projects.
• Skilled and strategic advocate and a confident communicator who can engage persuasively with a variety of audiences.
• Knowledge policy-making and decision-making processes in Nigeria and other multilateral bodies as is relevant.

Location: Nigeria

Job date: Thu, 01 Feb 2024 23:22:35 GMT

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