GreenPeace Africa

Title: Campaign Coordinator

Department: Programs

Duration: Fixed Term Contract

Direct Reports: None

Reporting to: Food Campaigner

Location:  Nigeria

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Purpose of the Role  

The Coordinator will contribute to the strategic planning and execution of the campaign work in Nigeria including Big Ag using an integrated approach that enables fundraising and engaging audiences to build counter-power effectively. The role will design evidence-based, data-driven campaigns working closely with different teams to ensure effective delivery of campaigns in Nigeria.  The role will monitor the emerging biodiversity and climate action opportunities in the Nigerian landscape, analyze trends, and table suggestions for GPAf to respond to. It will also work closely with the relevant campaign leads to design multi-sectoral response strategies.

The role effectively engages key stakeholders, including government, businesses, lawyers, farmers, media, and civil society, in coordination and the execution of campaign interventions. The Campaign coordinator will track and administer project workflows for the campaign activities in Nigeria, from initial assessment to final reporting.

Main duties 

Strategic development 

• Contribute to developing and implementing Campaigns in Nigeria including the Food Campaign and specifically, the Big Ag strategy.
• Monitor the national landscape and ensure context specific information is disseminated widely and used to inform the strategic direction of the campaign. 
• Ensure alignment of the campaign initiatives in Nigeria with the organisational strategy. 
• Build and nurture strategic partnerships in the country to advance campaign outcomes.  
• Conduct and commission research and investigations into corporate actors, supply chains and emerging threats to expose harm and build the evidence base for campaign interventions

Project management 

• Contributes to the project cycle processes including planning, implementation, monitoring and reporting ensuring the campaign’s work reflects quality, timeliness and effectiveness. 
• Prepare and implement an individual work plan with measurable performance objectives on how the role contributes to the food campaign outcomes.. 
• Ensures timely submission of outputs to the Senior Food Campaigner for consolidation.
• Contributes to the development, planning and implementation of the engagement and fundraising strategy related to relevant project work.

Responsiveness

• Responsive opportunities are identified and campaign activities are planned and executed in a timely manner to advance on the ToC.
• Ensures that Greenpeace Africa can respond effectively to strategic opportunities, and influence the development of relevant national and international legislation and practices.

Building External Networks & Relationships 

• Establish and nurture collaboration with local authorities, international bodies, NGOs including the Climate Justice Movement, partners, lawyers, community leaders, farmers and farmer movements, and other key stakeholders within each project as required.
• Represent Greenpeace Africa at meetings and within communities as required, in coordination with the Food Campaign team.

Communications & Campaign Materials

• In conjunction with the Greenpeace Africa engagement team, design, create and use a range of communication tools (direct actions, direct communication, traditional and new media, briefing sheets and public information) to reach target audiences and achieve campaign objectives.
• Prepare substantive briefings and updates to inform staff, media and stakeholders on campaign issues, progress and outcomes.

Qualifications and Experience

• University degree in food systems, agriculture, environmental studies, social sciences, policy, development or a related field.
• 5 years experience in campaign management and coordination,preferably in food systems,climate,  agriculture or environment.
• Knowledge of the West Africa biodiversity, food, agriculture and policy (PESTLE) landscape. 
• Experience working in an international, multicultural team.
• A strong Pan-African Mindset.
• Ability to be responsive to external moments.
• Familiarity with the project management cycle. 
• Ability to negotiate, build consensus, convene diverse stakeholders, and facilitate dialogue to mutual outcomes.
• Knowledge and/or experience in campaigning, creative advocacy content, execution of strategies, lobbying, and canvassing projects.
• Demonstrated experience working directly with local communities and grassroots groups, including community-led organising and building campaigns from the ground up.
• Proven ability to mobilise large and diverse groups of people behind a campaign.
• Fluency in spoken and written English required; proficiency in French is an advantage
• Ability to support and coordinate legal engagements and litigation-linked advocacy, working closely with legal teams and partners is a strong advantage.

Required Skills & Competencies

• Ability to analyse external socio-economic and political contexts and to identify campaigning opportunities.
• Ability to devise and conduct innovative, high-quality communications in campaigns.
• A firm grasp of Africa’s political, social, technological, and economic context, including food security and ecological framing.
• Ability to analyse environmental and food-system issues in terms of campaign opportunities and overall strategic objectives, including research and/or use of science in campaigning.
• Social media and communication analysis and Continuous learner
• Able to deliver results in a fluid, matrixed structure.
• Cultivate organisation-wide relationships to foster the effective delivery and impact of campaigns.
• Able to work in a diverse team with a joint delivery mindset and strong interpersonal skills. 

Greenpeace Africa is an equal opportunity organisation committed to achieving diversity within its workforce, irrespective of gender, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, culture, religious and ethnic background. 

Contact information

Nozimanga Sikhakhane