Promote and support Action Against Hunger’s advocacy efforts for Syria by engaging with key local and regional stakeholders and partners, while closely collaborating with relevant departments in ACF Syria mission and ACF Spain Headquarters. Strengthen the organization’s stance on critical issues and ensure its active participation in key decision-making platforms addressing the Syria crisis. Support and facilitate ACF’s Syria advocacy strategy and implementation by contributing to more formalized and strategic information sharing among the advocacy resources of the missions, harmonizing and producing position papers and studies on key issues, and representing ACF in relevant fora as needed (outreach to donors, regional fora)
Objective 1: Strengthen Action Against Hunger advocacy and policy on key issues of the Syria Operations
- Design the advocacy strategy for ACF in Syria defining key change objectives, including the identification of targets, tactics, risks, messages, and key indicators in line with ACF policies
- Analysis of key humanitarian challenges at the country level in line with mission priorities – including humanitarian access, quality of aid, the impact of violence on food security, and early recovery in contexts of protracted displacement.
- Lead the development of evidence-based position papers and studies, on restrictive measures analyzing their impact on the humanitarian operations and any future scale-up response in the country, and on approaching the Triple Nexus (including early recovery) and Climate Change. The latter shall include supporting case studies and national/regional advocacy on the impact of violence on food security in coordination with the ACF global initiative.
- In collaboration with Operations and Programming departments, monitor and analyze the humanitarian access impediments and develop advocacy initiatives around it (reports, tactics…) to improve ACF capacity to deliver aid and access to essential services for the population.
- In coordination with the different referents at the mission and HQ levels, develop a communication plan (including social media platform content) in line with the mission advocacy strategy for Syria, raising the profile and visibility of ACF Syria
- Ensure there is an active and agile exchange of information on the Syrian crisis between missions and HQ
- In collaboration with the Programming department, ensure the inclusion of advocacy initiatives at the proposal writing stage to secure dedicated resources.
- Ensure regular reporting of advocacy initiatives in line with ACF International Strategic Plan.
Objective 2: Networking and Positioning
- Coordinate all networking and positioning tasks with ACF Spain HQ advocacy desk officer and Country Director.
- Ensure active participation and influence in the Damascus INGO Advocacy Working Group (DINGO AWG) and any other advocacy bodies in Syria, for issues requiring a Damascus perspective and in close coordination with the Syria mission and ACF Spain HQ Advocacy Desk Officer.
- Participate and influence the SIRF PAWG (Syria INGO Regional Forum – Policy and Advocacy Group) for issues requiring a Damascus perspective and in close coordination with the Syria mission and Action against Hunger Spain HQ Advocacy Desk Officer.
- Liaise with INGO partners bilaterally to develop joint advocacy positions and policy on key issues (such as Early Recover / Restrictive Measures / Humanitarian Access, Health and Nutrition, Climate Change, and the Impact of Violence on Food Security), especially with DINGOs in close collaboration with ACF Syria Teams and overseen by ACF Spain HQ Advocacy Desk Officer.
- In collaboration with the Country Director, engage with policy development platforms, such as the Syria Humanitarian Donors Working Group (SYDWG), the 3RP and other relevant platform to ensure ACF Syria missions’ view and advocacy positions are integrated and ensure coherence with ACF Lebanon and ACF Jordan positioning as needed.
- Support the missions in representation in any other kind of meetings as requested (at national, regional or international Level)
Objective 3: Reporting
- Regular meetings with Advocacy referent at missions and HQ level
- Provide minutes of attended meetings (Advocacy platform, donors, INGOs…)
- Update on regular basis the No Hunger Forum (ACF intranet) (minutes, relevant information regarding Syria…)
Requirements:
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Education: Bachelor’s or master’s degree in law, political science, sociology or similar background; Specific studies in humanitarian aid and/or development, International Humanitarian Law Proven knowledge of strategic planning, representation and coordination
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Technical specific knowledge: Strong geopolitical analysis, Specific knowledge of advocacy approach, design, and implementation techniques
Desirable Knowledge of Action Against Hunger technical sectors, policies and procedure, demonstrated experience in working in the Middle East.
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Previous experience: Experience in advocacy is desirable at the regional level in the Middle East context.
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Humanitarian sector knowledge: Professional experience in the Humanitarian sector, especially in advocacy or related field.
Desirable experience in negotiation with UN, INGOs, donors and coordination forum, experience with Think Tanks and influence groups.
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Languages: fluent English, Arabic is an asset, French and Spanish are appreciated.
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IT systems: Microsoft tools (Excel, Word, Access, PP). Others will be an asset (mapping programmes)
Our remuneration package:
National candidates:
- Contract period: 12 months renewable base on Action Against Hunger fund and performance.
- Salary/benefits: According to Action Against Hunger’s salary scale and terms and conditions.
- Duty station: Damascus.
International candidates:
We offer immediate incorporation to a dynamic international network with the following remuneration package:
- Formal work contract: Up to 12 months
- Duty station: Damascus
- Salary: according to Action Against Hunger salary scale and according to candidate’s previous experience for
- The Expat package includes:
- Expatriate insurance (health, live, repatriation, travel, etc.)
- Break flights/trips to defined area: (break per diem: 215 EUR)
- Yearly holiday return flight ticket
- Accommodation and housing expenses (in shared guest house)
- Travel costs to and from the mission.
- 25 working days of paid leave per year.
– Candidates may be contacted for other suitable positions within Action Against Hunger.
– Due to the high-number of application received, only potential applicants will be contacted.
– Applications will be assessed and vacancy might be closed before the end of the announcement as per qualifications availability.
– The organization is committed to the principles of non-discrimination and diversity and is particularly interested in receiving applications from a broad spectrum of qualified people.
In the process of recruitment, selection and appointment Action Against Hunger implement a range of procedures and actions including Criminal Background Checks/ International vetting/Certificate of good conduct to ensure children and vulnerable adults are safeguarded and abuse is prevented.
Action against Hunger is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work such as but not limited to sexual harassment, sexual exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and/or financial misconduct; We expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through endorsing our code of conduct and other related policies and only those who share our values and code of conduct will be recruited to work for us.
How to apply
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