The Tearfund West Africa team is looking for an inspired individual  who is passionate about Influencing to fill the role of Influencing Program Manager (Nigeria, Chad, Mali, Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Togo).  This is a key position that helps to support the Regional office and ensures the smooth running of other influencing cluster offices. 

Are you able to:

• Work with churches, NGOs, networks and allies to inspire, empower, develop, mentor and mobilise them to influence change in government policy, economic systems, legal systems and social-cultural practices;
• Influence and support advocacy networks and engage in movement building efforts in line with Tearfund's priority areas; 
• Support the identification of advocacy and influencing opportunities, developing position statements and briefing papers, and leading representation to government authorities  at local, national, Regional and Global levels, in consultation with the Advocacy Team;
• Promote the role of theology, prayer, land leadership development in churches to influence change
• Develop a preparedness/contingency plan and strategy to respond to crisis, using existing networks TF works with already in country;
• Monitor, review and analyse the country context and changing role of aid and development, and adapt Tearfund's strategy accordingly
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• Inspire, envision and strengthen networks and movements of churches, theological institutions and civil society actors, as well as individuals who seek to influence policy and practice;
• Promote Church & Community Transformation (CCT) with an emphasis on catalysing and strengthening the Church for Integral Mission;

• Promote Environmental and Economic Sustainability (EES) by working with churches, governments, partners and allies to influence them to adopt more environmentally and economically sustainable approaches and policies.
• Promote Reconciled and Peace Filled Societies (RPS) by working with churches, governments, partners and allies to adopt peacebuilding and other approaches to reduce and end conflict within countries.

Successful applicants must be committed Christians who are willing to sign up to Tearfund's evangelical statement of faith.  

Applicants must be committed to Tearfund's Christian beliefs.

Please note: The candidate should have the  right to live and work in any of Tearfund West Africa's operational countries including: Nigeria, Chad, Mali, Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Togo. The candidate should have excellent written and verbal communication skills in English , good interpersonal skills to work in a cross-cultural setting.  Proficiency in French Language is required.

The recruitment process will include specific checks related to safeguarding issues. In addition, personal identification information will be submitted against a Watchlist database to check against criminal convictions as a counter-terror measure