About the Role
"Key Focus of the Role
● Primary focus (about 60%): Advocacy and influence
● Secondary focus (about 40%): Strategic communication for advocacy
Key Responsibilities
Advocacy Strategy & Coordination
● Lead implementation of COTEA’s organizational advocacy framework
● Identify advocacy priorities, opportunities, and policy windows
● Coordinate advocacy inputs from different projects and locations
● Support senior management in high-level advocacy engagements Government, Donor & Sector Engagement
● Engage local and national government actors on CP, ECE and other key areas in accordance with COTEA's work implementation framework.
● Represent COTEA in policy, coordination, and technical forums
● Support donor engagement with clear advocacy evidence
● Position COTEA as a credible technical voice in community-led models
● Build and maintain advocacy partnerships and networks
Evidence & Advocacy Products
● Work with program teams to gather advocacy-ready evidence
● Develop simple advocacy products such as Policy briefs, Position papers, learning briefs, key talking points.
● Ensure community voices are used ethically and safely
● Link field evidence to national and sector priorities Strategic Communications
● Translate advocacy priorities into clear messages and stories
● Support production of Case studies, Human-interest stories, Simple external updates
● Work with program teams to collect stories, photos, and quotes
● Ensure all communication supports advocacy goals
● Maintain message consistency across programs
Requirements
Note: The communication role supports mainly the advocacy strategy, not high-volume posting.
Visibility, Learning & Accountability
● Document advocacy outcomes, wins, and lessons
● Track advocacy progress and report to management
● Ensure all advocacy and communication follows safeguarding standards
● Support organizational learning on advocacy and influence