Policy Adviser - South Sudan

Job description

Generic responsibilities
• Conduct context analysis of the conflict and humanitarian crisis with a view to support humanitarian strategic and operational decision-making in key humanitarian forums (protection cluster, ICWG, HCT, etc.)
• Provide advice on key humanitarian policy and advocacy efforts in key humanitarian fora
• Manage the implementation of the project grant, budget management and reporting, and the timely production of deliverables
• Represent NRC in relevant forums/clusters, including with national authorities and donors as required
• Provide advice on conflict-sensitive approaches to humanitarian assistance (NRC and INGOs through the Protection Cluster)
• Support and participate in NRC programme or contingency planning as necessary
• Foster relationships and information sharing with non-humanitarian actors including academia, human rights organizations, and civil society groups

Specific responsibilities
• Provide contextual analysis to the inter-agency and international community through bi-weekly briefing papers and quarterly reports, including monitoring the humanitarian situation, access and protection concerns in the region, as well as emerging trends and displacement patterns
• Provide analysis briefings to inter-agency forums (including for the Protection Cluster, OCHA or Inter Cluster Working Group, HCT), donors and the diplomatic community as required
• Drafting policy and advocacy position papers, talking points, key messages, ad-hoc reports and other documents for the protection cluster and other relevant humanitarian fora
• Develop, manage and undertake research projects - including identifying research opportunities, hiring and managing research consultants, and supervising the research and delivery of final research reports
• Convene workshops and roundtables to foster a better analysis and understanding of emerging trends and thematic issues – especially in line with research products
• Manage South Sudan Humanitarian Project website – including adding new material to the site, promoting articles through social media and managing relations with the company that hosts and supports the website
• Support NRC internal advocacy work by assisting in drafting press releases, talking points, and quarterly messaging as necessary
• Support the development and updating of NRC advocacy strategy for South Sudan – ensuring that it is in line with NRC’s Global Advocacy Strategy
• Support NRC representation offices by providing situational updates, analysis, and updates on key messaging for South Sudan

Qualifications

• Advanced university degree in International Law, International Relations, Conflict Studies, Social Sciences or related field
• Minimum of 3-5 years’ experience working on conflict or political analysis, or on humanitarian advocacy
• Experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
• Documented experience with research and the production of written materials – such as reports, briefing notes, position papers, talking points, etc.
• Documented experience with humanitarian operations, protection, humanitarian space and access, or conflict sensitive approaches
• Confident communicator, with experience in giving briefings and presentations.
• Strong inter-personal skills, working well both in teams and independently
• Self-motivated and excellent observer of protection issues
• Able to work under pressure and good at timely decision making
• Fluency in English, both written and verbal.
• Previous experience or strong knowledge of the context and conflict in South Sudan, desirable

Education field

• Law
• Political science
• Social sciense

Education level

• College / University, Master / Phd grade

Personal qualities

• Handling insecure environments
• Planning and delivering results
• Analysing
• Communicating with impact and respect
• Coping with change
• Influencing

We offer

• Duty Station: Juba, South Sudan
• Contract Period: 12 months
• Travel: 20%
• Salary/Benefits: Grade 8 - in accordance with NRC's general directions
• An approved Health Certificate will be requested before contract start
• NRC may be required to verify the identity of its partners and to check that its partners have not been involved in illegal activity. NRC reserves the right to use electronic screening tools for this purpose