Application Deadline: 19 February 2022
The ONE Champions program is a one-year volunteer program which is entering its 6th year in Nigeria and we’re looking for passionate campaigners to join the 2022 cohort. This is a voluntary program where ONE will recruit, train, and support 60 emerging leaders approximately between 18-35 years of age who will Champion causes ONE supports at the grassroots, state and federal levels in Nigeria. ONE advocates and campaigns on education, gender, health, agriculture and transparency as a means to fight poverty. The program was launched in 2016 with 20 Champions.
ONE Champions will work closely with the ONE Nigeria Country program, led by the Country Director and will work with the direction and support of the ONE Campaigns team to come up with innovative and exciting ways to engage policymakers to secure policy changes and public investments to address poverty in Nigeria.
This is a fantastic opportunity to impact your community, country and the world working with highly-visible, mission-driven ONE supporters in an incredible, supportive environment. ONE Champions will receive training on how to campaign, pressure decision-makers and engage the media. You will have the opportunity to attend ONE events and put your skills into practice in meetings with high-level decision makers.
In this Role, You will
ONE Champions will have access to a range of campaign and advocacy tools and activities and will receive support to design and develop their own action plans with the ONE team. They will be expected to deliver a range of actions, including but not limited to:
Meet with decision-makers, movers, and shakers
Use social media to raise awareness and create change
Encouraging the public to take online and in-person campaign actions
Develop analyses and write-ups on key issues
Help to plan and deliver campaigns actions, stunts, and supporter-recruitment activities Help ONE identify strategic personalities to lobby in your constituency
Keep ONE informed on key developments in their communities and develop content Partner with our team to plan events and social media activities
Help ONE identify strategic media institutions to target to maximize publicity
Assist in the mobilization of supporters in Nigeria
Raise ONE’s profile in your community
Benefits
A fantastic opportunity and network to make significant impact in your community and the
world working with a highly visible, mission-driven organisation in an incredible, supportive
environment.
Training on grassroots campaigning and advocacy
Gain experience on the practical side of campaigning
Opportunities to engage with policymakers
Receive a ONE certificate of appreciation/completion
Exposure and opportunity to represent ONE at both local and international conferences
For More Information:
Visit the Official Webpage of the 2022 ONE Champion Nigeria Program
