Policy and Advocacy Officer Job Vacancy

Policy and Advocacy Officer Job Vacancy
The Tax Justice Network promotes transparency in international finance and opposes secrecy. We support a level playing field on tax and we oppose loopholes and distortions in tax and regulation, and the abuses that flow from them. We promote tax compliance and we oppose tax evasion, tax avoidance, and all the mechanisms that enable owners and controllers of wealth to escape their responsibilities to the societies on which they and their wealth depend. Tax havens, or secrecy jurisdictions as we prefer to call them, lie at the centre of our concerns, and we oppose them.
TJN-A aims to promote socially just, democratic and progressive taxation systems in Africa. We advocate for tax systems which are favourable to the poor and finance public goods.
We challenge harmful tax policies and practices which favour the wealthy and which encourage unacceptable inequality.
Our core Objective is to mainstream tax justice in the economic policy and development discourse in Africa.

Job Title: Policy and Advocacy Officer
Based in Nairobi you will be expected to contribute to the development of policy and advocacy strategies of TJN-A; You shall provide high quality and high speed research and analysis for the TJN-A policy & advocacy needs, in support of emerging TJN-A work on tax justice as well as issues related to effective mobilisation of domestic resources.

Kenyan Jobs Vacancies: National Cohesion & Integration Commission Recruitment- Senior Civic Education And Advocacy Officer

Kenyan Jobs Vacancies: National Cohesion & Integration Commission Recruitment- Senior Civic Education And Advocacy Officer
National Cohesion and Integration Commission invites applications from qualified persons for the following positions:
SENIOR CIVIC EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY OFFICER, (CSO/ DONOR LIAISON) NCIC GRADE 4
(a) Duties and Responsibilities
Based at the headquarters, the officer will assist the Commission Secretary (CEO) and will be answerable to the CEO.
Duties and responsibilities will entail:
1. Arranging donor and supporters meetings.
2. Developing, organizing, and managing partnership with CSO`s, corporate organizations and public institutions.
3. Proposal writing and grant making; grant monitoring; donor reporting; information communication and dissemination.
(b) Requirements for Appointment
(i) Have served for a period of at least six (6) years in the field of donor relations, CSO grant making in the Public Service,
Private Sector or NGO or an international organization;
(ii) Have a Masters Degree in Social Science or equivalent
(iii) Thorough understanding of proposal writing, grant making, interaction with donors civil society organizations (CSO) and
development and public sector
(iv) Have thorough report writing and dissemination skills
(v) Be innovative and results oriented.
(vi) Be proficient in computer applications;
Applications attaching CVs should reach the undersigned by 30th September, 2010.
Hassan S.Mohamed OGW
Commission Secretary
Delta House 4th Floor, Waiyaki Way
P.O Box 7055-00100