HUMANITARIAN ADVOCACY ADVISOR – STC

The Humanitarian Advocacy Advisor will support CARE Palestine West Bank & Gaza efforts to influence donors, UN agencies, partners and governments on the current crises in Gaza and West Bank.

They will work along the Country Director, Regional Humanitarian Director and regional Advocacy Coordinator to represents CARE in Humanitarian Fora. and will work to ensure that the diverse needs of crisis-affected people are met and their rights—under international humanitarian, human rights, and refugee law—are protected. The Humanitarian Advocacy Advisor will support efforts to further principled humanitarian access, secure unfettered and safe humanitarian access; protect humanitarian workers and conflict-affected populations; and address humanitarian access impediments. This person will support humanitarian capacity building and formulate advocacy positions/messages, policies, and guidance documents for CARE Palestine WB&G, Lebanon and Egypt Country presences. As well as support and lead advocacy initiatives in this Sub-Regional Crisis.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

· Humanitarian Advocacy & Policy:

· Work with the MENA Regional Team, Palestine (WB & Gaza) Country office, CARE USA Humanitarian Affairs, and members of the CARE confederation to identify, and elevate relevant humanitarian advocacy issues at various levels.

· Provide direct technical support for the Egypt and Lebanon Country Presence on the current humanitarian crisis with a focus on gender, nexus, access, and localization.

· Draft talking points and briefing documents for high-level CARE engagements

· External Representation:

· Represent CARE at the national level with key humanitarian stakeholders (UN agencies, peer NGOs, donors, etc.) and in national fora, as well as in Regional specific event based on Regional Office request.

· Coordinate closely with peer INGO advocacy colleagues (for example, as part of Advocacy Working Groups) and CARE advocacy colleagues to ensure alignment of our messaging, particularly around key moments and ad hoc influencing opportunities.

· Cultivate relationships with, and links to, diverse local and external networks, policy makers in the region and internationally, in coordination with other CARE regional colleagues.

· Capacity Building/System Strengthening/Relationship Development

· Provide advocacy and policy capacity-building and technical support to the CARE country office
work with them to prepare internal and external messaging and talking points as needed

· Support regional and country teams’ advocacy trainings and actively contribute to fundraising and proposal development for advocacy.

· Support country teams in articulating their top advocacy priorities so that national, regional, global and donor advocacy are aligned

· Thought Leadership, Research, & Learning:

· Prepare and/or commission high-impact materials for internal and external advocacy and influencing.

· Distill what CARE and partners are learning from multi-country advocacy initiatives, such as food insecurity/the hunger crisis, localization, Gender Based Violence and gender, in coordination with global, regional, and national teams and provide the analysis to translate learning into policy asks

· Ensure the results of advocacy initiatives are documented and quantified, and strengthen program learning and documentation on advocacy

· Ensure lessons learned from country programs informs global and regional agendas and decision making

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Degree in a related field (international affairs, law, humanitarian studies, social sciences, women’s studies, etc.)
• 5+ years relevant humanitarian advocacy experience – ideally in the MENA region.
• Comprehensive understanding of the humanitarian architecture, including governing and participating bodies, at the international, regional, and country levels
• Demonstrated track record in humanitarian advocacy, particularly in designing humanitarian advocacy initiatives and generating policy and advocacy message and guidance.
• Outstanding analytic abilities.
• Excellent written and spoken English language skills.
• Strong communication and diplomatic skills, including in cross-cultural work contexts.
• Sound personal organizational skills, including excellent time management, ability to meet deadlines, prioritize tasks, and work under pressure.