Advocacy Manager - Yemen

Job description

• Identify and coordinate NRC’s advocacy response to prioritised protection issues both within the country and internationally
• Develop and implement country-specific advocacy strategy, aligned to overall country strategy
• Provide high quality analysis on key humanitarian and displacement trends and prepare evidenced-based policy briefing papers, policy position statements and other public-facing advocacy products when strategic and relevant
• Liaise with other NRC Country, Regional and Global Representation Offices to coordinate the strategic delivery of advocacy messaging and to maximise impact
• Advise on media lines and media strategy, ensuring potential risks associated with NRC’s positions are assessed and sign-off procedures are adhered to
• Represent NRC to key stakeholders, strengthen strategic advocacy networks and identify opportunities to advocate NRC’s position
• Lead or contribute to Yemen’s Advocacy Working Group, focussing on building common objectives and collaborative approaches to advocacy within the humanitarian community
• Ensure coherence between NRC Yemen’s advocacy and programmatic priorities
• Line management and leadership of advocacy and communications staff, and deliver capacity building for NRC staff across other departments to help build their understanding of and engagement in advocacy

*A full description of the role can be be found in the attached JD*

Qualifications

• Post-graduate degree in relevant and related field
• Minimum 5 years of relevant Manager/Adviser experience within the humanitarian field
• Experience working in complex and volatile contexts
• Professional knowledge about protection principles and advocacy, and the use of media for public advocacy
• Highly-developed research and analysis skills
• High levels of flexibility and creativity
• Solid understanding of international legal and policy processes relating to displacement
• Proven results related to the position’s responsibilities, particularly in analysis, drafting of messages, coordination and networking
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills including strong facilitation and training skills
• Demonstrated understanding of humanitarian operations including principles and coordination mechanisms
• Proven ability to lead processes and work effectively with others in challenging environments
• Ability to live and work in insecure, complex and volatile environments
• Fluency in English, both written and verbal

Personal qualities

• Handling insecure environments
• Strategic thinking
• Empowering and building trust
• Working with people
• Initiate action and change
• Analysing

We offer

• Duty Station: Sana'a, Yemen
• 40% travel to field locations
• Contract Period: 12 months
• Expected start date: 1 October 2018
• Salary/Benefits: In accordance with NRC's policy
• NRC may be required to verify the identity of its partners and employees to check they have not been involved in illegal activities. NRC reserves the right to use electronic screening tools for this purpose.

**Females are highly encouraged to apply**