Communication and Advocacy Advisor

JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

SOS Children’s Village Albania is a private nongovernmental and non-profit organization, which makes every attempt to offer a permanent home to the children who have lost their parents or for several reasons have no possibility to live with them. The SOS Children’s Village also strongly supports the children at risk of losing their families, and the families in need through implementation of different projects aiming at the further development of their capacities.

The SOS Children’s Village is starting a new project titled “Youth Can for Wellbeing and Employment”

The project aims to support self-reliance of young people from diverse vulnerable group by addressing the key challenges related primary to mental health services as support and preparation of young people with skills, information and opportunities to access jobs. The project targets vulnerable youth aged 15 to 29 from care services, family empowerment programs, and marginalized communities. The project will address these issues by focusing on: Empowering youth with the skills, knowledge, and support they need to manage their mental health and successfully navigate the labour market, having their emotional needs addressed. Building local capacity through training professionals, corporates and community leaders to provide mental health care and employability support. Creating a supportive environment that reduce stigma, increase awareness, and foster social inclusion. Improving youth employability and employment by providing training, mentoring, job shadowing and job placement opportunities in both the public and especially private sectorTop of Form (corporate sector).Bottom of Form

Duration of the Project: December 1, 2025 - November 30, 2029

In the framework of implementing “Youth Can for Wellbeing and Employment” Project, SOS Children’s Villages Albania is looking for a suitable person in the position of Communication/Advocacy Advisor.

Location: SOS Children Villages, Tirana (with frequent travel to Shkodra)

The Communication/Advocacy Advisor will be responsible for developing and implementing communication and advocacy plans to raise awareness of the project’s goals and impact and influencing policy and mobilizing community support for employment and youth resilience initiatives ensuring compliance with donor requirements as well as requirement of SOS Children’s Villages, Albania.

Requirements for the position:

• University degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, or a related field.
• At least of 5 years of experience in PR, communications, or media relations and advocacy, preferably within social projects.
• Proven experience in designing awareness campaigns, developing promotional materials, coordinating PR events, and managing media channels.
• Proven experience in designing and implementing advocacy campaigns, stakeholder engagement, and partnership building preferably within social projects.
• Knowledge of Results-Based Management (RBM), MEAL systems, and donor-funded project cycles.
• Experience establishing M&E systems for advocacy campaigns and communication initiatives.
• Ability to work independently, plan and manage multiple tasks, and collaborate with diverse stakeholders.
• Excellent conceptual and analytical skills.
• Excellent organisational, coordination and networking skills.
• Independent and reliable person, capable to work under pressure.
• Strong communication, presentation, facilitation and interpersonal skills.
• Fluency in both Albanian and English is required, with excellent written and spoken proficiency in English being mandatory.
• Driving license, active driver.

Main responsibilities:

• Develop and implement communication and advocacy plans to raise awareness of the project’s goals and impact and influencing policy and mobilizing community support for employment and youth resilience initiatives
• Develop and execute communication and advocacy plans, coordinating campaigns and events, producing high-quality communication materials, maintaining relationships with media and partners, and using evidence-based storytelling to highlight the project’s impact and strengthen the organization’s positioning.
• Engage with community members, partners, and media to promote success stories, training opportunities, and employment outcomes.
• Design and implement capacity building activities on communication campaigns and advocacy techniques involving youth project beneficiaries.
• Develop requirements and monitor the implementation of communication campaigns implemented by external agencies and/or experts.
• Create content for various platforms including social media, newsletters, and reports.
• Support advocacy efforts aimed at influencing policy and mobilizing community support for employment and mental-related initiatives.
• Monitor and evaluate communication and advocacy effectiveness to improve outreach and engagement and advocacy approach and tools.
• Ensure collaboration with project teams and stakeholders to ensure consistent messaging and visibility.
• Ensure full compliance with project documentation and requirements, including the grant agreement, project application, timetable, and budget.
• Contribute in development and implementation of MEAL (Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability & Learning) system to ensure evidence-based programming, accountability, and continuous learning.
• Contribute in preparation of timely and high-quality progress and final reports in line with donor requirements and SOS Children’s Villages Albania standards.
• Ensure adherence to SOS CV Albania’s financial and administrative procedures and monitor compliance with the conditions defined in the grant agreement for all project-related expenditures.

In the framework of Safeguarding

SOS Children’s Villages Albania is committed to upholding and promoting its core values, beliefs, and high ethical standards at all levels. We expect all employees to respect these standards and contribute to maintaining a safe and responsible work environment. As part of the recruitment process, reference checks will be conducted to ensure compliance with these expectations. This initiative is intended to prevent applications from unsuitable candidates.

• Has the responsibility to protect children from all forms of abuse, abandonment, manipulation, violence and discrimination.
• Has the responsibility to report any suspicions, concerns, allegations or incidents regarding the safety of children immediately without delay.
• Ensures confidentiality and sharing of information as needed.
• He / she is expected to promote and support a culture of respect, dignity, trust and accountability that deters violations in line with PSHEA document.
• Ensures responsible use and protection of organizational assets in line with the Anti-Fraud and Anti-Corruption Guidelines and the Financial Regulations of SOS Children’s Villages.

If you are interested in the above-described position, send until 25.01.2026 to e-mail address hr@soskd.org.al the:

• CV
• Application letter
• Reference

Please note, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted