What we are looking for:
The newly established NRC Policy and Advocacy Section (PAS) resulting from the merge of the Advocacy Media and Humanitarian Policy sections is seeking an experienced Head of Policy & Advocacy – Strategy & Support to provide technical supervision, strategic guidance, and support to Country Offices (COs) and Regional Offices (ROs). This includes offering backstopping, surge capacity, remote support, and advice, as well as leading the development and dissemination of global strategies, tools, and training.
The role focuses on enhancing NRC’s capacity to drive systemic change by integrating advocacy and programming across the organization, improving coordination of advocacy and policy efforts at country, regional, and global levels, and securing resources to effectively support advocacy and policy initiatives.
What you will do:
Some of your specific responsibilities include:
- Responsible for building NRC’s capacity to affect systemic change, in line with NRC’s global strategy, including leading the design, planning and implementation of efforts to better integrate advocacy and programmes across the organization, improve coordination on advocacy and policy efforts across country, regional, and global levels, and more effectively fundraise for advocacy and policy resources.
- Lead, coordinate and provide global support and input to the One response strategy process in country offices – and the development of complementary advocacy strategies and workplans, together with the Regional Heads of Advocacy.
- In collaboration with the thematic leads, lead the development and revision of NRC’s global advocacy strategy, facilitate its implementation, and evaluate its impact on global, regional, country and representative office levels.
- Lead or support strategic planning, coordination and implementation of private and public global advocacy initiatives on country-specific and thematic issues of global interest.
- Improve the evidence and knowledge base for advocacy including by identifying and sharing best practice and by direct support to COs and ROs to help identify research questions and generate evidence, including the perspectives of displacement-affected people.
- Provide expert advice, briefings and talking points to the Policy and Advocacy Director, Secretary General and senior management staff on relevant advocacy matters.
- Ensure coordination and information sharing between Regional Heads of Advocacy and other relevant advocacy, policy and communications colleagues at the global level, including through the regular advocacy loop calls.
- Secure a strong link between NRC’s policy, advocacy, media and communications work and represent the section in the daily morning meetings with the public communications section.
- Any other tasks as delegated by the line manager (PAS Director).
Please download the detailed job description to learn more about the position.
What you will bring:
- Master’s degree in social science, human rights, law or other relevant field
- Minimum of seven years progressively responsible work experience from humanitarian advocacy, including field experience.
- In depth knowledge, expertise and experience in advocacy, campaigning, or similar.
- Proven management experience, including in areas such as strategic planning, budgeting and team management. Knowledge about own leadership skills/profile. Experience with managing remote team members is an asset.
- Proven research and analytical skills.
- Ability to work efficiently and to organise and prioritise different streams of works, including keeping to tight deadlines.
- Strong team player and ability to build trust and secure efficient collaboration across teams.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills in English.
- Excellent presentation skills.
- Excellent interpersonal and facilitation skills.
- High level strategic and tactical skills. Experience in developing advocacy strategies and ensuring effective implementation.
- Strong knowledge and understanding of humanitarian sector, both policy and practice. Experience from NRC is an asset.
- Professional knowledge and understanding of the use of media and communications for public advocacy
- Experience from matrix management.
- Experience with training and capacity building.
- Proven coordination, networking, communication and interpersonal skills.
- Knowledge and understanding of international humanitarian and human rights law is an asset.
- Strong oral communications skills, and experience from representation and media interviews.
- Excellent written communication skills and experience in editing public documents.
- Strong team player and ability to build trust and secure efficient collaboration across teams.
- Flexibility and ability to adjust to changes and new requirements.
- Knowledge of, or fluency in other languages relevant for the position is an asset, especially French, Spanish and/or Arabic.
- Willingness to travel.
What we offer:
- Duty station: NRC Rep. Office (except Geneva and Washington), Head office, Regional office, or where NRC has employer of record services (Finland, Italy, Spain, Sweden, France, Netherlands and Denmark).
- Contract: Permanent.
- Travel: 30%
- Salary/benefits: grade 10 on NRC’s national salary scale, with accompanying terms and conditions
- NRC is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to diversity without distinction to age, gender, religion, ethnicity, nationality, and physical ability.
- We think outside the box, encourage ideas, and give responsibility to all employees at all levels. You will have many opportunities to be heard and take the initiative.
Find out more about the benefits of working for NRC
Important information about the application process
- For Internal candidates: To apply as an internal candidate, log in with your official email or click on Opportunity MarketPlace.
- When creating your profile, include your full name as given on your passport. Complete all the system-required fields for experience, employment history and education.
- Submit your application and CV in English, taking care to attach your latest CV.
- Applications that do not meet the minimum standards in terms of experience or qualifications will generally not be considered. Unsolicited applications not related to this specific job advertisement will not be considered.
- We receive many applications for each vacant position and so only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
If you have any questions about this role, please email ho.recruitment@nrc.nowith the job title as the subject line.
Why NRC?
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. Our 15,000 staff work in crises across 40 countries, providing life-saving and long-term assistance to millions of people every year.
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We are looking for people who are passionate about helping refugees and people forced to flee. Are you one of those people? If you are, NRC offers you the opportunity to:
- do demanding and professional work, often in challenging contexts.
- join a work culture that empowers every employee to share ideas and take responsibility.
- be part of a welcoming and supportive community committed to human dignity.
About Us
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a global humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee.
Join us in assisting millions of people in areas where others cannot, tackling some of the world’s most dangerous and difficult crises. Bring your skills and dedication to an organisation recognised for providing high quality aid and for defending the rights of refugees and internally displaced people.
At NRC, we give responsibility to employees at all levels and foster professional growth and innovative teams. You can expect a supportive culture and an open dialogue with management. We are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion.
Together, we save lives and rebuild futures.
Safeguarding is central to NRC’s work. We expect all employees to:
• treat everyone with respect and dignity
• contribute to building a safe environment for all
• never engage in any form of exploitation, harassment and specifically sexual exploitation, abuse and sexual harassment (SEAH)
• always report. NRC has a zero-tolerance approach to inaction against exploitation, abuse and SEAH
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