Advocacy Manager (Other)

TL;DR

Advocacy Manager (Other): Strengthening NRC's program in Mozambique with an advocacy component to promote principled humanitarian action with stakeholders. Focus on humanitarian diplomacy and finding ways for more principled humanitarian action in Mozambique.

Location: Pemba, Mozambique (Hybrid)

Salary: USD 5,189

Company

The hirify.global (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee.

What you will do

• Coordinate NRC’s advocacy response to prioritized issues both within the country and internationally.
• Develop and implement an impactful advocacy and communications strategy, aligned with the overall country strategy.
• Line management of advocacy and media team, including development of staff if applicable, budget planning and execution, and other administration.
• Develop high quality analysis on key humanitarian, displacement, conflict, and protection trends and prepare evidenced-based policy briefing papers, policy position statements and other public-facing advocacy products when strategic and relevant.
• Represent NRC to key stakeholders and in main fora, strengthen strategic advocacy networks and social/political capital, and identify opportunities to jointly advocate NRC’s position.
• Ensure coherence between NRC Mozambique’s advocacy and programmatic priorities.

Requirements

• Bachelor degree in Political Sciences, Journalism, Law, or any other relevant field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience from working as an Advocacy Adviser/Manager in a humanitarian/development context.
• Professional knowledge of humanitarian and protection principles.
• Professional experience and knowledge of forced migration law and policy.
• Communications management, including internal communications and communicating with communities.
• Fluency in English, both written and verbal.

Nice to have

• Good knowledge of the Mozambique context.
• Experience from work on Humanitarian Diplomacy an advantage.
• Knowledge of Portuguese an advantage.
• Experience with humanitarian protection programmes and humanitarian policy and advocacy.

Culture & Benefits

• Contract: 6 Months (renewable based on funding and performance)
• NRC is an equal opportunities employer.
• 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.