Advocacy, Communications, Campaigns and Media Manager (ACCM) (Khartoum) – SAVE THE CHILDREN

Job Description

Job Identification	13898
Section/Unit	ACCM
Apply Before	13 Sep 2025
Duration	12 Month
Supervisor	ACCM Director
Locations	Country Office

INTRODUCTION

Save the Children believes every child deserves a future. In Sudan, we work to ensure children survive, learn, and are protected. Through the GFFO-funded project, we are advancing Anticipatory Action to reduce the impact of crises on vulnerable communities. Save the Children is looking for a highly qualified candidate to fill the above position.

ROLE

The ACCM (Advocacy, Campaigns, Communications, and Media) Manager will lead the design and implementation of advocacy and communications strategies under the GFFO-funded Anticipatory Action project. The role will focus on generating and disseminating evidence-based messages, engaging media, coordinating stakeholder platforms, and influencing policy to integrate Anticipatory Action into humanitarian planning and response frameworks in Sudan.

The post holder will carry out these responsibilities in line with Save the Children’s vision, country strategic plan, and principle of Child Right Programming. 

Duties and responsibilities:

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY

Advocacy and evidence generation:

• Lead the development of advocacy materials (policy briefs, reports, case studies) showcasing the impact of Anticipatory Action in target communities.
• Coordinate with technical teams and partners (e.g., OCHA, Start Network, Jameel Observatory) to ensure messages are evidence-based and aligned with national and global priorities.
• Disseminate advocacy messages through Save the Children’s platforms and networks, including the Humanitarian Country Team (HCT).

Media and Public Engagement

Design and implement media campaigns (radio, TV, social media) to raise awareness of Anticipatory Action.

• Build and maintain relationships with local and national media outlets.
• Ensure consistent messaging and visibility of the GFFO project across communication channels.

3. Stakeholder Engagement and Policy Influence

• Organize and facilitate stakeholder workshops and roundtables with government, donors, and humanitarian actors.
• Advocate for the integration of Anticipatory Action into future Humanitarian Response Plans (HRPs).
• Contribute to Technical Working Groups (TWGs) and submit policy recommendations to relevant authorities.

4. Coordination and Forum Strengthening

• Strengthen coordination forums such as the INGO Forum and other Anticipatory Action platforms.
• Facilitate collaboration and information sharing among humanitarian actors, local partners, and clusters.
• Lead regular context analysis exercises (scenario planning, risk assessments) to inform advocacy and planning.

5. Monitoring, Reporting, and Learning

• Track progress against advocacy milestones and reporting deadlines (baseline, midline, endline).
• Document lessons learned and best practices for internal and external sharing.
• Contribute to donor reports and internal learning processes.
• Deliver against Anticipatory Action indicators 

Capacity building:

• Identify advocacy and communications capacity gaps at the Country Office and its partners
• Build staff capacity at all levels to ensure they are effective ambassadors for Save the Children’s work in Sudan
• Develop and implement a general advocacy capacity building plan with particular focus on identifying, planning and implementing advocacy initiatives alongside methods and skills of documenting and communicating lessons learnt and good practices. 

Minimum Qualification, Skills and Experience Required:

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree in social sciences, Development, Journalism, or related field.
• Master’s degree in international relations, Development Studies, or Communications is an asset.
• Minimum 5 years in advocacy, media, and communications within humanitarian or development settings.
• Proven experience in child rights-based analysis and strategic advocacy.
• Strong background in policy engagement, media relations, and stakeholder coordination.

Technical Skills:

• Familiarity with Anticipatory Action, humanitarian systems, and Sudan’s policy environment is an advantage.
• Excellent communication, writing, and negotiation skills.
• Ability to produce high-quality advocacy materials for diverse audiences.
• Skilled in context analysis, strategic thinking, and influencing decision-makers.

Languages:

• Fluency in English (written and spoken) required.
• Fluency in Arabic is an advantage.

Other Requirements:

• Willingness to travel to field locations as security allows.

Strong commitment to Save the Children’s values and mission.

CORE BEHAVIOURS

Understanding humanitarian contexts and application of humanitarian principles:

• Ensures that programme goals and activities uphold the principles of the key national and international humanitarian frameworks, codes and commitments
• Integrates beneficiary accountability principles into the approach
• Participates in disaster coordination mechanisms and interagency cooperation.

Achieving results effectively:

• Ensure efficient and transparent use of resources in accordance with internal controls

Establishes staff engagement mechanismsAddresses difficult situations and makes tough decisions confidently and calmly

• Considers the wider impact of decisions to be made in the short and long-term.
• Continuously provides feedback and updates to achieve improved results
• Coordinates with stakeholders to avoid duplication and maximise resources
• Documents lessons learned and applies them to future projects

Maintaining and developing collaborative relationships:

• Actively listens to different perspectives and experiences of stakeholders
• Actively participates in networks to access and contribute to good practice
• Establishes and maintains clear communication and dialogue with disaster and conflict affected people and other stakeholders
• Establishes clear objectives with teams and individuals and monitors progress and performance

Operating safely and securely:

• Identifies and communicates risk and threats and minimises these for oneself and the agency
• Reduces vulnerability by complying with safety and security protocols set by the organisation
• Takes measures to do no harm and to minimise risks for partners and the communities
• Demonstrates an understanding of wider UN/NGO security coordination and how the organisation can benefit from, and contribute to, those mechanisms

Managing yourself in a pressured and changing environment:

• Helps team members to practise stress management through prioritisation of workloads and modelling of appropriate self care
• Remains effective and retains perspective in the face of difficult or demanding situations
• Demonstrates personal integrity by using one’s position responsibly and fairly
• Maintains ethical and professional behaviour in accordance with relevant codes of conduct
• Plans, prioritises and performs tasks well under pressure
• Takes responsibility for own work and for the impact of own actions

Leadership: Action; Thinking; Self; Inspiring; Developing Others:

• Builds own awareness of the bigger global picture by using a broad range of sources to gather data
• Demonstrates managerial courage by confronting difficult situations and seeking resolution, and stating willingness to champion ideas
• Demonstrates approachability and trust by listening carefully to others and valuing their contribution, and making others feel comfortable by being open and honest about their thoughts and feelings
• Demonstrates self-development and management by taking responsibility for own development, and actively seeking out feedback to better understand their own strengths and weaknesses
• Makes positive statements about work
• Effectively influences others by understanding their interests and show how they will be met by own solution

Gives constructive feedback to enhance capabilities and responsibilities to another for the purpose of his/her development