Work closely with the Senior Director and Humanitarian Advocacy Team (HAT) to define, develop, lead and implement Save the Children’s policy and advocacy programs on children in emergencies and crises, collaborating with Save the Children teams and outside coalitions to support and advance Save the Children’s objectives on humanitarian crises and themes, with a priority focus on forcibly displaced children and the Global Compact on Refugees.
Areas of Responsibility:
- Lead Save the Children’s UN General Assembly Hear it from the Teachers project, managing a consultancy to research and write a report on refugee education to influence the Global Compact on Refugees; managing the international movement’s consultation and input; coordinating country office contributions including interviews, media content and context summaries; overseeing the project budget; and formulating and implementing the report’s launch and advocacy plans and activities in Washington and New York. 30%
- Advocate and advance policy objectives on the Global Compact on Refugees and other international processes, global events and thematic campaigns as needed, participating in relevant SCUS business teams, including the Humanitarian Business Team and SCUS campaign working groups. Contribute to related evaluations, reporting, communications and coordination with the broader SCI and SCUS system as well as to SCI, departmental and team planning. 30%
- Cultivate and maintain relationships for Save the Children with key US government officials, on both the Hill and in the Administration, and with other external stakeholders, to help advance Save the Children’s crisis specific policy objectives promoting humanitarian funding, child protection, education and other issues affecting refugees and children in emergencies. Includes leading, coordinating, supporting and participating in meetings with key policymakers, managing meeting follow-up communication and activities, and promoting and advocating federal and legislative initiatives that assist children in emergencies. Initial emphasis: Horn of Africa. 20%
- Represent and lead the incorporation of child-focused refugee, emergency- and response-related policy views of Save the Children in meetings and activities with other non-governmental organizations (NGOs), helping to shape coalition initiatives and communiqués with child-focused content, and reporting on priority initiatives. 20%
Educational Background:
Bachelor’s degree required
Skills/Experience:
- You have a minimum 5-7 years' experience working in humanitarian or human rights policy and advocacy, another related policy area, the US government or the UN system on relevant issues.
- Knowledge of and experience with US policymaking processes around humanitarian, human rights or refugee crises and themes
- Ability to travel up to 15% of the time to international locations, including difficult contexts
- Proven ability to identify, build and maintain relationships with key internal and external partners
- Strong writing, editing, and communication skills in both traditional and social media platforms
- Strong project management skills and experience, including across various offices and cultures and/or in a matrixed context
Preferred Qualifications
- Proven in depth knowledge and experience working on the Horn and East and Central Africa or another crisis-affected region and/or refugee/displacement issues desirable
- Research skills, specifically with internet search engines and Congressional/government websites and online services.
- Ability to work under pressure on a number of competing issues
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Organization Info
Listing Stats
Post Date:
May 24 2018
Active Until:
Jun 24 2018
Hiring Organization:
Save the Children US
industry:
Nonprofit