Deadline: 6 April 2020
The ONE Champions program is a one-year volunteer program which is entering its 5th year in Nigeria and is looking for passionate campaigners to join the 2020 cohort.
This is a voluntary program where ONE will recruit, train, and support 50 emerging leaders approximately between 18-35 years of age who will Champion causes ONE supports at the grassroots, state and federal levels in Nigeria.
ONE advocates and campaigns on education, gender, health, agriculture and transparency as a means to fight poverty. The program was launched in 2016 with 20 Champions.
ONE Champions will work closely with the ONE Nigeria Country program, led by the Country Director and will work with the direction and support of the ONE Campaigns team to come up with innovative and exciting ways to engage policymakers to secure policy changes and public investments to address poverty in Nigeria.
This is a fantastic opportunity to impact your community, country and the world working with a highly-visible, mission-driven ONE supporters in an incredible, supportive environment. ONE Champions will receive training on how to campaign, pressure decision-makers and engage the media. You will have the opportunity to attend ONE events and put your skills into practice in meetings with high-level decision makers.
Benefits
- A fantasctic opportunity and network to make significant impact in your community and the world working with a highly visible, mission- driven organisation in an incredible supportive environment.
- Trainings on grassroots campaigning and advocacy.
- Gain experience on the practical side of campaining.
- Opportunities to engage with policy makers.
- Receive a one certificate of appreciation/completion.
- Exposure and opportunity to respresent one at both local and international conferences.
In this Role, you will
- Meet with decision-makers, movers and shakers;
- Use social media to raise awareness and create change;
- Encouraging the public to take online and in person campaign actions;
- Develop analyses and write ups on key issues;
- Help to plan and deliver campagins actions, stunts and supporters- recruitment activities;
- Help one identify strategic personalities to lobby in your constituency;
- Keep one informed on key developments in their communities and develop content;
- Partener with One’s team to plan events and social media activities;
Help one identify strategic media institutions to target in order to maximize publicity; - Assist in the mobilization of supporters in Nigeria;
- Raise One’s profile in your community.
What ONE is looking for
- A passion for One’s mission to end extreme poverty and an interest in international issues;
- Willingness to attend a programme induction and training in person in Abuja;
- Great communication and team work skills;
- Ability to build and maintain relationships;
- Ability to encourage and support others;
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to organise own workload efficiently;
- A clear commitment to integrity;
- A commitment to stay engaged with one campaign throughout the year;
- Passion for creating change;
- Proven commitment to efforts to end povety;
- Interest in engaging policymakers on issue of relevance;
- willingness to dedicate some time to raise awareness and mobilise different people to support one’s initiatives.
For more information, visit https://act.one.org/survey/one-champions-nigeria-2020/