Advocacy Lead

• Lead the development and implementation of Aahung’s organization-wide advocacy strategy aligned with a focus on Life Skills-Based Education and adolescent wellbeing.
• Align advocacy priorities with Aahung’s strategic goals, programmatic learning, and emerging policy opportunities across sectors.
• Identify advocacy opportunities and pathways for the institutionalization, scale-up and sustainability of LSBE across Pakistan.
• Develop annual advocacy plans and oversee their implementation across projects and initiatives.
• Lead the development and implementation of advocacy frameworks, strategies, and roadmaps.

2. Pakistan Alliance on LSBE (PAL) Coordination and Management

• Serve as the focal person for the Pakistan Alliance on LSBE (PAL).
• Lead the strategic planning, coordination, and implementation of PAL activities in collaboration with member organizations.
• Facilitate effective governance, communication, and joint decision-making within the alliance.
• Develop and implement strategies to strengthen PAL’s visibility, credibility, influence and positioning at provincial and federal levels.
• Coordinate convenings, working groups, and joint advocacy actions under PAL.

3. Government Engagement and Coordination

• Establish and maintain strategic relationships with government counterparts at provincial and federal levels.
• Coordinate with public and private education departments across provinces to advance LSBE integration and scale-up.
• Engage with curriculum bodies, teacher training institutions, and education authorities as relevant.
• Monitor policy and political developments relevant to education, adolescents, and life skills programming.
• Identify and pursue strategic entry points for policy influence and systems strengthening.
• Support evidence-informed dialogue with government stakeholders to inform policy and practice.

4. Partnership Management

• Support the development and management of strategic partnerships with civil society organizations, networks, academic institutions, and donors.
• Work closely with the Partnership Lead and relevant teams to identify strategic funding opportunities aligned with Aahung’s priorities.
• Contribute to the development of concept notes, proposals, and strategic documents by providing advocacy perspectives, evidence, and policy insights.
• Support the design of fundraising strategies that strengthen the positioning and sustainability of LSBE initiatives and the Pakistan Alliance on LSBE (PAL).
• Provide technical input on donor engagement materials, including presentations, briefs, and advocacy packages.

5. Representation and External Engagement

• Represent Aahung and PAL at federal and provincial forums, conferences, consultations, and advocacy events.
• Participate in government committees, technical working groups, and independent networks relevant to education and youth development.
• Lead Aahung’s participation in campaigns and external advocacy initiatives.
• Build Aahung’s visibility as a thought leader in LSBE and adolescent wellbeing.

6. Evidence and Data for Advocacy

• Work closely with research, learning, and evaluation (RLE) teams to utilize evidence for advocacy purposes.
• Synthesize research findings, program data, and lessons learned into advocacy messages and products.
• Lead the strategic use and dissemination of evidence to influence policy and practice.
• Ensure evidence generated by projects is translated into actionable advocacy outputs such as policy briefs, presentations, and reports.

7. Monitoring, Reporting, and Learning

• Develop and track advocacy indicators and milestones.
• Prepare reports, updates, and documentation related to advocacy initiatives.
• Monitor progress against advocacy objectives and identify emerging opportunities and risks.
• Promote learning and continuous improvement in advocacy approaches.