Job
Head of Advocacy and Evidencing, HelpAge International
HelpAge International
At a glance
- Deadline
- Closes 1 November 2026, 10 days leftThe posting gives a date, not a time. Days left are counted in Lagos time.
- Fee
- No fee to apply
- Who may apply
- must have the legal right to live and work in one of the listed locations, such as Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania or Zimbabwe
- a degree in international development, public policy, human rights or social sciences, or equivalent professional experience
- senior leadership experience in global advocacy, policy influencing and research
- Where
- Ethiopia, India, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, Nepal, Pakistan, Spain, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkiye, United Kingdom or Zimbabwe
Lead HelpAge's global advocacy and research work and manage a team of advisers, from one of 13 listed countries including Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania and Zimbabwe. An open-ended contract.
The facts
- Where
- Ethiopia, India, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, Nepal, Pakistan, Spain, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkiye, United Kingdom or Zimbabwe
- How long
- Open-ended contract
Where you stand
This one is free. There is no fee to apply, and nobody should ask you for money at any point.
What they ask for
- must have the legal right to live and work in one of the listed locations, such as Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania or Zimbabwe
- senior leadership experience in global advocacy, policy influencing and research
- a degree in international development, public policy, human rights or social sciences, or equivalent professional experience
- excellent spoken and written English
Get ready to apply
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1. What to get ready
In their words: “Email a cover letter and CV to Jobs@helpage.org with the role in the subject line, by 1 November 2026”
2. Dates
- Closes 1 November 2026, in 10 days.
- Aim to send it by 29 October 2026. Websites slow down near a deadline, and data runs out. Our advice
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- Match your CV to this job: put the experience closest to what it asks for first, and use the same words the listing uses for the same things.
- For each thing the listing asks for, have one real example ready: where you did it, what you did, and what changed because of it.
- Informal work counts. Selling, tutoring, running a family shop, volunteering and caring for relatives all built real skills; say what you did plainly.
- If a cover letter is asked for, keep it to three short paragraphs: why this job, what you have done that fits, and when you can start.
If there is an interview or a test
- Read the listing again the day before, and the organisation's own about page.
- Prepare two or three short stories: a problem you solved, a time you learned something quickly, a time you worked with others.
- Have one or two questions ready for them, for example what the first three months in the role look like.
- For a call or video interview, test your data, battery and a quiet place beforehand. If your connection drops, call or write straight away.
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How to apply
You apply on HelpAge International's own website, not here. We never send an application for anybody and we never ask you for anything to pass on. Check their page for anything not shown here.
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How we checked this
This was opened and verified at HelpAge International's own website on 19 October 2026: it was real, still open, and open to people from African countries. If anything here is wrong, tell us.