Advocacy and Awareness Officer

Jhpiego is an international non-profit and non-government organization affiliated with Johns Hopkins University. Jhpiego works with health experts, health providers, government and community leaders to scale innovations that save and transforms lives of women, children and families.

In the Philippines, Jhpiego works closely with the Department of Health to help the country meet its commitments to the Cervical Cancer Elimination Global Strategy through the Scale-Up Cervical Cancer Elimination through Secondary Prevention Strategy (SUCCESS) and Centralized Laboratory Model for HPV Screening (CLAMS). The CLAMS Project builds on the progress on SUCCESS’ efforts in increasing access to optimal early diagnosis and treatment technology (HPV screening and thermal ablation). The project aims to contribute to increasing testing capacity of public facilities with a centralized laboratory model to test HPV samples in highly urbanized cities of Metro Manila.

The Advocacy and Awareness Officer will work with the CLAMS Project Officer in developing a national advocacy strategy for cervical cancer elimination in the Philippines, implementing advocacy and awareness activities and provide technical support for development of advocacy and communication materials that support the scale-up and expansion of cervical cancer elimination services at national and local levels.  They will provide technical and administrative support to ensure the timely and optimal conduct of advocacy activities. This position will liaise with project partners and national and local key stakeholders to ensure that advocacy and awareness initiatives and activities contribute to increasing access and demand for quality cervical cancer prevention services in the Philippines.  

• Lead the development and implementation of national advocacy strategy and materials for cervical cancer elimination in the Philippines
• Lead the implementation of national-level advocacy and awareness activities to support the scale-up and expansion of cervical cancer elimination services.
• Monitor regional, national and local policy trends in relation to cervical cancer elimination, women’s cancers and intersections with sexual and reproductive health programs.
• Provide technical and administrative support in the development, production and mass reproduction of advocacy and awareness materials as outlined in the Cervical Cancer Elimination Social Behavior Change Communication Strategy 
• Participate in the evaluation of demand-generation, awareness and advocacy activities with the goal of improving project outcomes.
• Manage relationships with project partners, key stakeholders and civil society partners.
• Support advocacy capacity strengthening activities including supervision and mentoring of local program managers.

• Degree in communications, social sciences, social work, public health, public administration, development management, community development, or related field;
• At least 5 years' demonstrated experience in conducting policy research and review, executive and legislative lobbying, advocacy campaigning and strategy development for public health programs, women’s sexual and reproductive health rights, and/or HIV/AIDS programs, and local governance;
• Have demonstrated experience in client servicing, civil society and community engagement, private sector engagement, networking and strategic partnerships and resource mobilization;
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English and Tagalog is necessary. Ability to communicate in other Philippine languages such as Cebuano is an advantage;
• With good understanding of dynamics of Philippine public health system, and local governance;
• Proficiency in use of word processing applications and familiarity with desktop publishing tools;
• Familiarity with print and multimedia production in relation to development of advocacy and awareness materials;
• Ability to travel within the country;
• Adept at working as part of a team but able to think independently.