截止日期: Sunday / January 27, 2013

工作地点: Beijing

工作性质: Full Time

职位月薪: About 15,000 Yuan – 18,000 Yuan (commensurate with experience and skill level)

合同期限: Long Term

汇报给: China Country Manager

 

职位描述／要求: Communication and Advocacy Manager

 

With headquarters in Sydney, The Fred Hollows Foundation (FHF) is an Australian based independent, non-profit, politically unaligned and secular organization working in around 19 developing countries of the world, including China. The vision of The Foundation is for a world where no one is needlessly blind, and Indigenous Australians enjoy the same health and life expectancy as other Australians.

 

Since 1998, The Foundation has been supporting China county hospitals and rural communities to treat and prevent eye diseases through improving the quality and effectiveness of eye care services. Since 2010, FHF has expanded its China Program into other 5 provinces to cover more underserved population, particularly in the rural western region of China. With a newly established FHF China Office in Kunming, Yunnan Province, and with rapid scaling up of our program in rural China, FHF is now seeking a competent program manager at national level:

 

The Communication and Advocacy Manager (CAM) is responsible for managing and promoting FHF image, advocacy and communication work in China. The CAM will manage and oversee FHF China advocacy and/or promotion campaigns; work with existing PBL (Prevention of Blindness) advocacy networks and provide FHF China team with centralised support. This role will have following main components:

• Raising the profile of eye health and the elimination of avoidable blindness;

• Advocating Chinese governments such as MoH (Ministry of Health) and CDPF (China Disabled Persons Federation) to increase resources to take responsibility and accountability for provision of quality eye care services in rural areas by increasing government budget for rural doctor training and hospital renovation.

• Managing the advocacy plan (includes developing promo material, case-studies, events management, plus the relationship management component with stakeholders – government, I/NGOs, etc);

• Supporting for eye health promotion activities to projects (IEC material development / measuring impact / KAP (Knowledge and Practice), etc).

• Demonstrating and lobbying with government for the replication of successful rural eye care models established by the FHF in China.

 

Key responsibilities will include:

• Production of promotional materials and fund raising materials (e.g case-studies, posters, pamphlets and newsletters etc);

• Providing guideline for FHF China program team to coordinate IEC materials development for projects, ensuring materials are developed according to a strategic, pre-tested and effectively monitored manner;

• Management of FHF China’s advocacy activities, specifically involves coordination with government health authorities at national and provincial levels, as well as NGOs, ophthalmic communities, and other government institutes in relation to the advocacy strategy;

• Management and development of FHF China website.

 

Qualifications & Experience

Knowledge (Education & Related Experience):

• Minimum of 5 years experience in the NGO sector managing complex programs in public health or development; ideally with some exposure to eye health programming;

• Significant experience of advocacy and policy work, preferably in PBL development and / or health related context.

• To be familiar with working at a senior level both internally and externally

• Relevant degree with social development, masters in public health (desirable).

• Proven experience of developing policy advocacy and communication strategies and initiatives targeted at a variety of internal and external audiences.

• Able to thrive in a professional structured work environment with consistent standards, clear expectations and careful planning.

• Accepts accountability for work promised.

• Can foster an open trusting work environment. An energetic and proactive approach with the ability to work both independently and cooperatively within a team.

• Resourcefulness, flexibility, and the ability to prioritize and handle multiple requests concurrently, and to work to tight deadlines when necessary.

• Good IEC materials design

• Good computer and Internet skills.

• Clear understanding of the political, economic, social and environmental issues and trends which impact on rural poor in China.

• Understand blindness prevention and public health issues in China

• Experience in brand management, positioning and marketing.

• Experiences in project promotion or events management.

 

Skills (Special Training or Competence):

• Campaigning, influencing and other advocacy skills.

• Strong relationship building skills at all levels.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Good presentational and public speaking skills.

• Excellent planning and organizational skills.

• Highly proficient in English and Chinese languages.

• Strong intellectual skills for dealing with complex multifaceted issues.

• Ability to think strategically and to develop effective advocacy plans.

• Training and mentoring in advocacy skills (desirable).

• Good knowledge of the context of China health system.

 

Key Behaviours:

• Excellent interpersonal skills with particular reference to influencing skills

• Ability to network and inspire others to collaborate.

• Strong cultural sensitivity

• Resilient

• Action orientated

• Strong team player

 

Application Instructions: Interested applicants please send your bilingual (English and Chinese) CV and cover letter by e-mail to admin@hollows.org.cn (cc to tingyu.wang@hollows.org.cn ) to avoid lost of emails; please indicate with specific position such as “Recruitment Communication and Advocacy Manager” on the subject line.

 

Please include:

In your CV or email the name, position and contact details for your two most recent supervisors for the purposes of referee checks;

In your cover letter, please explain why you consider yourself a good choice for the position and attach your claims against the criteria for the position in no more than 2 pages;

Salary will be at 15,000 Yuan – 18,000 Yuan (commensurate with experience and skill level), but you may mention your salary expectation, and your earliest availability for the job

 

Deadline for application is Sunday / 27 January 2013. Please be aware that applications may be viewed and applicants contacted prior to the close date.

 

The Fred Hollows Foundation is an equal-opportunity employer and welcomes applications from female and male candidates, persons with disabilities as well as from ethnic minority groups in China. More information about our organization is available at our website: http://www.hollows.org