Job Vacancy: Programme Officer – Advocacy

Background

Inspiring Girls and Grassroots Networks for Inclusive and Transformative Education (IGNITE) is a consortium funded by the Agence Française de Development (AFD) through the Support Fund for Feminist Organizations (SFFO). The consortium comprising of the International Rescue Committee (IRC), the René Moawad Foundation (RMF) – MENA Partner, the Partnership for African Social and Governance Research (PASGR), and Urgent Action Fund-Africa (UAF-Africa) aims at empowering adolescent girls and advancing gender equality in seven target countries in Sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East, namely Burkina Faso, Cameroon, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Jordan, Lebanon, and Nigeria.

The IGNITE project, delivered by a consortium of four partner organizations, supports feminist civil society organizations (CSOs) and women’s rights organizations in 7 target countries and at a regional level to accelerate gender equality in and through education. These include:

• CSOs providing direct support to girls and their families to remove individual, family, and community-level barriers to education.
• CSOs working directly with schools and other sub-national institutions to improve the quality of support for adolescent girls in school as well as access to education for out-of-school girls.
• CSOs conducting research and /or advocacy to advance the rights of girls, including access to education.

Summary of the Position

Based at the Partnership for African Social and Governance Research (PASGR) in Nairobi, the Programme Officer will work on the IGNITE Programme to contribute to the quality and efficient project implementation and manage the delivery of the IGNITE advocacy approach and activities in the remaining 12-month of the French Development Agency (AFD) funded project.

This role will lead IGNITE advocacy work as part of the IGNITE consortium to leverage feminist CSOs with the aim of amplifying their voice, confidence, and agency to advance gender-transformative education and empowerment for marginalized adolescent girls in Africa and MENA. The role will also support research uptake and work with consortium (and grantee) partners to create policy change at the local, national, and regional levels while influencing global and regional discourse. The role will collaborate closely with the IGNITE research team as well as with all members of the IGNITE consortium.

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How to Apply

Interested and eligible candidates should submit their application with the following details:

• A CV/resume, including contact information with a minimum of three (3) references. (5 pages maximum).
• A cover letter with the subject clearly indicating “Programme Officer – Advocacy”, explaining their interest in the position, and relevant experience.

All application documents are to be submitted electronically to recruitment@pasgr.org no later than March 24, 2025, 5.00 pm EAT. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Canvassing will lead to automatic disqualification.