DRC recruits 01 Advocacy and Communications Advisor

About the Organization

The Advocacy and Communications Advisor-Hub is a member of the Global Advocacy Unit. The Unit seeks to promote DRC as a credible humanitarian and development actor with expertise in displacement and to influence key decision makers and other stakeholders.

The Global Advocacy Unit works to:

• Influence international and regional responses in humanitarian emergencies and protracted crises
• Impact humanitarian and development funding decisions
• Advance rights-based policies relating to displacement, refugee rights, migration, and durable solutions

Team members are based in Copenhagen, Amman, Nairobi, and Dakar.

About the Role

The Advocacy and Communications Advisor within the West Africa and the Americas HQ Hub plays a critical role in amplifying and coordinating the advocacy efforts of the country offices supported by the Hub. This position provides strategic advocacy and external engagement advice and support to the Hub's Executive Director.

The role promotes a consistent and cohesive voice on DRC's key positions and messages with the intention of elevating and amplifying DRC's evidence-based advocacy, communications, and external engagement at the country, regional, and global levels. This includes engagement within the UN and other regional and multilateral organizations, among bilateral donors, national and provincial level government representatives, elected officials, and other governmental and non-governmental actors.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development and implementation of the regional influencing components of DRC's global influencing strategy
• Work with country operations to develop country-specific advocacy strategies for Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Chad, Niger, Mali, Nigeria, Cameroon, Burkina Faso, Colombia, and Venezuela
• Coordinate advocacy efforts across supported country offices
• Provide strategic external engagement support to leadership