Protection and Advocacy Adviser Needed at The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)
Employment Nigeria
17-Jul-2016
ABUJA ,
Administrative
NGO
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a non-governmental, humanitarian organization with 60 years of experience in helping to create a safer and more dignified life for refugees and internally displaced people. NRC advocates for the rights of displaced populations and offers assistance within the shelter, emergency food security, and water, sanitation and hygiene sectors.
POSITION : Protection and Advocacy Adviser
Duration: 12months
Job Purpose
- The purpose of the Protection and Advocacy Adviser (PAA) is to strengthen NRC's Nigeria’s protection policy and advocacy performance. It is a strategic advisory position, reporting to the CD.
Job description
- Act as the focal point for the development and implementation of a country specific advocacy strategy, in line with the overall country strategy process and NRCs strategy for global advocacy
- Strengthen NRC's response to prioritized country advocacy and protection issues both within the country and internationally
- Draft advocacy products such as briefing notes, position papers, talking points and reports Support and train programme staff to mainstream protection and do-no-harm into their projects and activities
- Support the CD in ensuring that NRC plays an active and strategic role in the humanitarian community to strengthen the advocacy and protection response in accordance with the country strategy
- Carry out contextual analysis encompassing protection risks, gaps, and conflict trends and dynamics
- Coordinate the implementation of the NRC Nigeria’s access strategy
Qualifications
- Minimum 3 years of experience from working as a Protection and Advocacy Adviser/Manager in a humanitarian/recovery context
- Professional knowledge of humanitarian and protection principles
- Experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
- Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
- Knowledge about own leadership skills/profile
- Fluency in English, both written and verbal
- Valid driver’s license
- Knowledge of the context in Nigeria an asset
Personal qualities:
- Managing resources to optimize results
- Analyzing
- Influencing
- Handling insecure environments
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