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Organizational Overview
Driven by the vision that everyone needs a decent place to live, Habitat for Humanity began in 1976 as a grassroots effort on a community farm in southern Georgia. Habitat for Humanity has since grown to become a leading global nonprofit working in local communities across all 50 states in the U.S. and in more than 70 countries. Families and individuals in need of a hand-up partner with Habitat for Humanity to build or improve a place they can call home.
Habitat for Humanity Ethiopia (HFHE) is a branch of Habitat for Humanity International (HFHI). HEHE is currently operating under Africa Habitat for Humanity International. Since it started operation in 1993, Habitat for Humanity Ethiopia has supported more than 165,279 families (826,396 individuals). Initially focused on mortgage houses for families affected by poverty and other vulnerabilities, the organization has expanded its efforts to incorporate vulnerable group housing, urban slum upgrading, urban resilience building, water sanitation and hygiene (WASH), and Disaster Risk Reduction Response (DR3)-WASH Resilience Building.
JOB SUMMARY
Working under the overall guidance and direct supervision of the Project Manager for Stand for Her Land (S4HL) project, the Advocacy Specialist will design, manage, and implement the advocacy strategies for Stand for Her Land Campaign (S4HL) with the objective of promoting the work of tenure rights as well as increasing awareness for Habitat for Humanity Ethiopia (HFHE)mandate and programs among its grassroot women, partners, the media, and the public. The Advocacy specialist will be responsible for supporting efforts to enhance the information flow and visibility of the Stand for her land project and related advocacy work in the country. Advocacy specialist mobilizing grassroots movements and community organizing to empower women to assert their land rights. In addition, the Advocacy specialist will carry out the development of advocacy tools, strategies, policy analysis and the writing of position statements and support S4HL coalition and its selected partners to advocate for women Land right. Together with project manager & other technical staff of HFHE, and with the advice and input of the Senior management Team (SMT) the advocacy specialist will play an active role in designing advocacy tools and messaging for women land right advocacy work in a wide range of policy and legal issues to position the S4HL campaign for best networking and representation.
Further the Advocacy specialist will work collaboratively work with partners especially the vulnerable groups such as women by building their capacity on the legal instruments that promote/advance women’s rights in relation to tenure rights, and the housing Eco System.
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Duration of the contract: 2 years
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