Policy Advisor – Women’s Protection & Empowerment
- Organization: IRC - International Rescue Committee
- Location:
- Grade: Senior level - Senior
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Occupational Groups:
- Political Affairs
- Legal - Broad
- Women's Empowerment and Gender Mainstreaming
- Protection Officer (Refugee)
- Policy
- Closing Date: Closed
Requisition ID:req3819
Job Title: Policy Advisor - Women’s Protection and Empowerment
Sector: Policy
Employment Type: Full-Time Fixed term (12 months)
Location: London, UK (plus international travel approx 5% of time)
Salary: £43,000 per annum
Job Description
BACKGROUND Over the past 80 years, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) has developed unparalleled expertise in responding to emergencies and helping uprooted communities to rebuild. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster. IRC is a global network, which has its headquarters in New York and London. The IRC is on the ground in more than 40 countries, providing emergency relief, relocating refugees and rebuilding lives in the wake of disaster. Through over 20 regional offices in cities across the United States, the IRC also helps refugees resettle in the US and become self-sufficient. The IRC is committed to a culture of bold leadership, innovation in all aspects of our work, creative partnerships and, most crucially, accountability to those we serve. The IRC is a tireless advocate for the most vulnerable. IRC-UK Our European headquarters, IRC-UK, were established in London in 1997 to support the organisation’s global activities and particularly to diversify its donor base and be able to better advocate with European policy-makers on behalf of the people we serve. Since its establishment IRC-UK has grown rapidly and is now acknowledged for its high quality project management, technical expertise in governance and rights and economic recovery, and innovative thinking on early recovery and gender based violence. IRC-UK comprises approximately 100 staff across five departments. The IRC also has offices in Brussels, Berlin, Bonn, Geneva and a sister organisation in The Hague, as well as programme offices in the Balkans, Greece and Italy, in addition to Germany. The Policy & Advocacy Department The P&A team is a small, dynamic team located in London, Brussels and Berlin. The core purpose of the Policy and Advocacy (P&A) department is to increase the IRC’s influence and profile in Europe, and to establish the IRC as a thought leader that can drive transformational change in the humanitarian sector. Violence Prevention and Response Unit (VPRU) The Women’s Protection and Empowerment (WPE) team is part of the wider Violence Prevention and Response Unit, supporting 32 country programs to facilitate the safety of vulnerable populations and the healing, dignity and self-determination of women and girls who have experienced violence. The Purpose of the Role This is a strategic position which is instrumental in driving IRC’s policy and advocacy work in London, Berlin, Brussels and selected other European capitals. As Policy Advisor – WPE you will: Scope and Authority Authority: In this position you will have the authority to brief senior leaders in the humanitarian and development sector as well as ensuring the IRC is represented at key stakeholder meetings. You will represent the IRC at external advocacy meetings, events and forums, and act as convening chair of NGO consortium events as needed. Responsibility for Resources: The post holder will be responsible for monitoring the Irish Aid partnership budget implementation advocacy activities, field support, production of learning and reporting related to the IRC-Irish Aid partnership and for leading on the development and implementation of the deliverables of selected Listen Up’s policy and advocacy activities. Key Working Relationships Internal communication/collaboration with: External Working Relationships KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES The post holder’s key accountabilities are based on the requirements from the two projects they are responsible for implementing and which sets out clear deliverables to be set out in a workplan. Policy and advocacy work (70%) Coordination and Communication (20%) Other (10%) PERSON SPECIFICATION Experience: Desirable · Experience in policy and advocacy on violence against women and girls and an understanding of gender in fragile and humanitarian settings. ·Experience working in other related humanitarian protection areas (refugee/migrant protection, child protection, etc). ·Knowledge of other EU languages, particularly German. ·Experience of public speaking and working with the media (including writing and broadcast interviews) · Passion for the empowerment of women and girls in refugee contexts and beyond IRC-UK strives to be an equal opportunities employer. IRC-UK is committed to equality of opportunity and to non-discrimination for all job applicants and employees, and we seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce regardless of gender, race, religious beliefs, nationality, ethnic/national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability. The closing date for application is 9am on 22nd February 2019. Interviews will take place on 6th or 7th March 2019. #IRC-Europe
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