The African Tobacco Control Alliance (ATCA) is a pan-African non-profit organization that serves as a platform for Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in tobacco control and the promotion of public health in Africa.

Its Executive Secretariat is based in Lomé, Togo, and is staffed by people who ensure the operational and administrative coordination of activities as well as communication with its  members in Africa and partners.

As part of the implementation of its 2024-2028 Strategic Plan, in this case the activities falling under the following priority areas:

1- Promote the adoption and implementation of policies consistent with the FCTC,

2- Integrate the work of ATCA into other key priority areas,

3- Invest in strategic partnerships,

ATCA, is looking for an experienced professional, male or female, for an outsourced consultancy job, to carry out an external service part-time contract as a consultant in charge of a Project and Policy Advocacy Associate.

 

POSITION:

CONSULTANT/ PROJECT AND POLICY ADVOCACY ASSOCIATE

I- DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES :

Under the supervision of the Executive Secretary, the Project and Policy Advocacy Associate is responsible for:

• Support the project manager in identifying opportunities, writing project proposals, planning, executing and monitoring projects
• Use the project management portal, to check projects status and ensure minimal disruption to projects’ progress;
• Collect best practices and lessons learnt and document them;
• Contribute to projects’ updates and reports;
• Support the development and implementation of public health policies, in particular those on tobacco control, in accordance with the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control and its guidelines;
• Support the Secretariat and member organizations in the development and implementation of policy advocacy strategies and programs to advocate for the effective implementation of public health policies, in particular tobacco control policies, at local, national, sub-regional, regional, and international levels;
• Develop relationships and work with strategic groups and partners;
• Participate in trainings, workshops, meetings, conferences, scientific and advocacy events;

The Consultant may be required to undertake other tasks related to the above responsibilities.

 

II- PROFILE OF THE CONSULTANT:

– Hold a bachelor’s degree in project management or a related field;

– Have basic knowledge of tobacco control and have participated in advocacy campaigns;

– Have a very good level of English and French (read, written and spoken);

– Good interpersonal skills;

– At least 03 years’ relevant professional experience in project management and advocacy in an associative environment;

– Solid skills in influencing strategies and change management;

– Excellent organizational skills;

– Ability to plan effectively, prioritise, take initiative and meet deadlines;

– Ability to work remotely with minimum supervision and to comply with partners’ programs and guidelines;

– Strong communication skills and the ability to communicate clearly and concisely with a variety of audiences;

– Good command of basic IT tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.);

– Be highly proactive;

– Be available to travel in Africa and other continents;

– Have no relationship or interest, direct or indirect, in the tobacco industry;

 

III- DURATION AND TERMS OF PERFORMANCE OF THE SERVICE CONTRACT

The Consultant shall be recruited as an external service provider with relocation of his place of work to his home country.

The Consultant’s work will be carried out part-time, over a period of twelve (12) months.

He/She will have a remote service contract and will be subject to the same administrative monitoring of the Secretariat (production of periodic reports, attendance at meetings by videoconference, compliance with work instructions, etc.).

He/She will ensure good working equipment, good connectivity and availability depending on the activities.

Consultants who already have a habitual residence in Togo are also eligible to provide remote services while living in Togo.

IV- FEES

The Consultant shall be paid a gross monthly fee of 1500 USD including the 20% service tax to be deducted on behalf of the Tax Administration in Togo.

 

V- APPLICATION DOCUMENTS AND FORMALITIES :

– A letter of expression of interest;

– An up-to-date Curriculum Vitae;

– A copy of diplomas, certificates, nationality, and evidence of successful completion of similar work.

Applications must be submitted in two (02) PDF files as follows:

– File 1: Letter of expression of interest and CV

– File 2: Copy of nationality and Diplomas, certificates.

The two (02) files must be sent together electronically to the address applications@atca-africa.org no later than 20 September 2024 at 18:00 GMT.

 

VI- REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

If you have any further questions, please send an express e-mail to applications@atca-africa.org  or contact the secretariat on +228 22 25 15 80.

NB: ACTA reserves the right to select the candidate who best meets its aspirations. It also reserves the right to take no further action on this call for applications. In the event of equal competence, ACTA reserves the right to retain the female candidate.