Job Title: Humanitarian Policy and Advocacy Lead
Hiring Organization: Save
the Children
Location – Locality: Nairobi
Location – Region: Kenya
Industry: Non
Profit
Job Type: Full
Time
Salary: KES
Date Posted: 04/29/2024
The Opportunity
Save the Children International has an exciting opportunity for
you to join our team as the Humanitarian Policy and Advocacy Lead, Centrality
of Protection in the UK (London or Remote) or any existing Save the Children
International Regional or Country office worldwide.
Role Purpose:
The holder of this position is responsible for providing strategic
leadership and vision for the development and delivery of Save the Children’s
global Centrality of Protection advocacy strategy in line with the One
Humanitarian Team’s global strategy, the Humanitarian Advocacy Working Group’s
advocacy priorities, as well as the Protected Breakthrough ambition and Live
Free From Violence Global Goal. The holder will convene and coordinate
Centrality of Protection advocacy and policy expertise across the organisation
and movement, represent Save the Children externally in advocacy fora and draw
from technical expertise, experience and learning across our humanitarian
programmes as well as analysis of global trends and actors in carrying out this
work. They will work with different internal teams and functions in SCI and
across the movement and be responsible for ensuring cohesion across our
humanitarian protection policy and advocacy. They will be responsible for
supporting wider cross-thematic policy and advocacy activities relating to Save
the Children’s work, promoting accountability for grave violations of
children’s rights, adherence to IHL, and humanitarian access.
Experience And Skills
- Significant
policy experience within the field of protection, and a proven track
record in successfully leading the development and implementation of
advocacy strategies on an international level in an INGO.
- Substantial (7+
years) experience in humanitarian advocacy and policy roles at country or
regional levels
- Demonstrable
track record in policy development and influencing on humanitarian crises
at the global, regional and/or national level
- Long-term
experience and proven track record in multilateral advocacy at global
level and successful advocacy at country level on protection and
humanitarian policy related issues
- Demonstrated
expertise in protection advocacy and related thematic areas
- Demonstrated
leadership and mentoring skills, and of delivering significant results.
Experience of building shared objectives, quality control, evaluation,
motivation, performance management, staff development and training
- A demonstrable
ability to plan and communicate at a strategic level
- Excellent
written and oral communication skills in English
- Excellent
capacity-building skills, applicable across different countries and
cultures and at the international level
- Excellent
interpersonal skills and able to work collaboratively
- Commitment to
Save the Children’s vision, mission and approach, including child
safeguarding
- Working
knowledge of Spanish, French or Arabic is desirable
- Experience of
working in displacement contexts and/or humanitarian crises is essential