ONE Champions is a voluntary program where ONE will recruit, train, as well as support 50 emerging young leaders 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.

ONE Champions will work closely with the ONE Nigeria Country program 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.

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Benefits

• Opportunity and network to make a significant impact in your community and the world working with a highly visible, mission-driven organization in an incredibly supportive environment.
• Training on grassroots campaigning and advocacy
• Also, gain experience on the practical side of campaigning
• Opportunities to engage with policymakers
• Receive ONE certificate of appreciation/completion
• In addition, exposure and opportunity to represent ONE at both local and international conferences.

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Eligibility

• Owns a passion for ONE’s mission to end extreme poverty and an interest in international issues
• Willingness to attend a program induction and training in person in Abuja
• Also has great communication and teamwork skills
• Ability to build and maintain relationships
• Ability to encourage as well as support others
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to organize own workload efficiently
• A clear commitment to integrity
• A commitment to stay engaged with the ONE Campaign throughout the year
• In addition, passion for creating change
• Proven commitment to efforts to end poverty
• Interest in engaging policymakers on issues of relevance
• Willingness to dedicate some time to raise awareness and mobilize different people to support ONE’s initiative
• Moreover, must be between the ages of 18 and 35

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Responsibilities

• 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
• Also, develop analyses and write-ups on key issues
• Help to plan and deliver campaigns actions, stunts, as well as supporter-recruitment activities
• Help ONE identify strategic personalities to lobby in your constituency
• In addition, keep ONE informed on key developments in their communities and develop content
• Partner with ONE 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
• Moreover, raise ONE’s profile in your community

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