This senior leadership role involves leading and managing the global advocacy team for Christian Blind Mission (CBM) and driving the implementation of CBM’s global advocacy strategy, ensuring alignment with organizational priorities. The incumbent will be responsible for overseeing the development and use of advocacy tools and products, and ensuring organizational coherence of advocacy work across CBM.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and manage the global advocacy team.
- Drive and implement CBM’s global advocacy strategy in line with organisational priorities.
- Oversee the development and use of advocacy products and tools, including policy briefs, position papers, and the CBM Advocacy Toolkit.
- Ensure organisational alignment and coherence of advocacy work across CBM.
- Analyse political narratives, policy developments, and political trends related to Disability-Inclusive Development, including specific sectors such as Health, Education and Humanitarian Action.
- Identify advocacy opportunities and develop evidence-based recommendations for engagement.
- Link programmatic evidence with policy influencing and advocacy objectives.
- Represent CBM at high-level political and global advocacy events and lead CBM delegations.
- Ensure coordinated and effective CBM engagement in global policy spaces.
- Build and manage high-level relationships with key stakeholders, including UN agencies, governments, coalitions, and Organisations of Persons with Disabilities (OPDs).
- Identify and manage advocacy-related risks, including political and reputational considerations.
- Monitor advocacy outcomes and strengthen the use of evidence to inform positioning, messaging, and decision-making.
- Provide relevant advocacy insights and analysis to senior management.
Qualifications and Experience
- A Master’s degree in Political Science, Social Sciences, or an equivalent field.
- At least 10 years of experience in policy advocacy, preferably within an international civil society organisation.
- 5–10 years of leadership experience managing international teams.
- Strong understanding of political processes at national and global levels.
- Knowledge of human rights frameworks and international processes, including CRPD and the SDGs.
- Proven ability to connect programmatic evidence with policy and advocacy goals.
- Strong critical thinking and the ability to develop clear, well-structured arguments, particularly for policy analysis and writing.
- A results-oriented approach.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- Fluency in English; knowledge of French, Spanish, or German will be an added advantage.
- Identification with Christian values and the mandate of CBM.
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