Activism officer

Activism officers promote or hinder social, political, economic or environmental change by using different tactics such as persuasive research, media pressure or public campaigning.

The following job titles also refer to activism officer:

events officer
activism & events officer
charity officer
activist
activism and engagement officer
campaign worker
activism and events officer
activism & engagement officer
campaigner
activism coordinator

Bachelor’s degree is generally required to work as activism officer. However, this requirement may differ in some countries.

ISCO skill level is defined as a function of the complexity and range of tasks and duties to be performed in an occupation. It is measured on a scale from 1 to 4, with 1 the lowest level and 4 the highest, by considering:

• the nature of the work performed in an occupation in relation to the characteristic tasks and duties
• the level of formal education required for competent performance of the tasks and duties involved and
• the amount of informal on-the-job training and/or previous experience in a related occupation required for competent performance of these tasks and duties.

Activism officer is a Skill level 4 occupation.

These occupations, although different, require a lot of knowledge and skills similar to activism officer.

election observer
humanitarian advisor
programme funding manager
grants management officer
youth programme director

These occupations require some skills and knowledge of activism officer. They also require other skills and knowledge, but at a higher ISCO skill level, meaning these occupations are accessible from a position of activism officer with a significant experience and/or extensive training.

This knowledge should be acquired through learning to fulfill the role of activism officer.

These skills are necessary for the role of activism officer.

Organise supporters: Coordinate and manage relations with networks of supporters.

Design campaign actions: Create oral or written operations to achieve a certain goal .
Apply strategic thinking: Apply generation and effective application of business insights and possible opportunities, in order to achieve competitive business advantage on a long-term basis.
Use communication techniques: Apply techniques of communication which allow interlocutors to better understand each other and communicate accurately in the transmission of messages.
Guide others: Lead, support, train and motivate a group of people, in order to reach a common goal.

This knowledge is sometimes, but not always, required for the role of activism officer. However, mastering this knowledge allows you to have more opportunities for career development.

Social media management: The planning, development, and implementation of strategies aimed at managing social media platforms, the publications, the social media management tools, and the image of organisations in them.

These skills and competences are sometimes, but not always, required for the role of activism officer. However, mastering these skills and competences allows you to have more opportunities for career development.

Work in an international environment: Guide your career to an international level which often requires the ability to interact, relate and communicate with individuals from different cultures.
Speak in public: Address a group of listeners in a structured, deliberate manner to inform, influence or convince them.
Motivate supporters: Engage people to take action by communicating inspiring public campaigns.
Establish collaborative relations: Establish a connection between organisations or individuals which may benefit from communicating with one another in order to facilitate an enduring positive collaborative relationship between both parties.
Show intercultural awareness: Show sensibility towards cultural differences by taking actions which facilitate positive interaction between international organisations, between groups or individuals of different cultures, and to promote integration in a community.
Observe confidentiality: Observe the set of rules establishing the nondisclosure of information except to another authorised person.
Listen actively: Give attention to what other people say, patiently understand points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times; able to listen carefully the needs of customers, clients, passengers, service users or others, and provide solutions accordingly.
Plan events: plan programmes, agendas, budgets, and services of an event according to customers’ requirements.
Work as a team: To recognize the importance of team work, building and maintaining effective working relationships with all colleagues and within the business.

Perform project management: Manage and plan various resources, such as human resources, budget, deadline, results, and quality necessary for a specific project, and monitor the project’s progress in order to achieve a specific goal within a set time and budget.
Conduct public presentations: Speak in public and interact with those present. Prepare notices, plans, charts, and other information to support the presentation.

2432 – Public relations professionals

 

 

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References

1. Activism officer – ESCO