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Reference: 73622

Date Added: 3 December 2019
Closing Date: 20 December 2019

Job Title: Advocacy Officer

Working For: International Rescue Committee UK

Location: London

Salary: £30,000 per annum

Length of Contract:

Job Details

Building IRC’s profile and influence; effective advocacy for change (70%)

  • Support the development of advocacy strategies and their implementation, coordination, information sharing and product development.
  • Build IRC’s credibility, influence and relationships with the UK Government advisers, Parliamentarians and other key targets in support of advocacy strategies on IRC’s priority issues.
  • Ensure that IRC and our priority issues have a strong profile in the UK Parliament and with other relevant influencers.
  • Support our wider influencing work in partnership with IRC colleagues in Europe and elsewhere.
  • Spot and deliver on external opportunities to advance IRC’s policy and advocacy objectives.
  • Provide input into policy analysis and development on a range of agreed issues, and work with Policy and Technical Unit colleagues to produce advocacy briefings, reports and other materials.
  • Draft briefing papers, submissions to government consultations, and other materials for advocacy.
  • Represent IRC externally and work alongside colleagues in other NGOs in both formal and informal coalitions to advance joint advocacy objectives.
  • Contribute to the operations of the Policy and Advocacy Department, including the delivery of ad hoc project work.

Support for strategic planning and reporting to Board (15%)

  • Create and maintain internal systems, including contact database, diaries of upcoming events and opportunities.
  • Monitor and record IRC UK’s impact with the UK Government and Parliament, and potentially with others in Europe.
  • Provide updates and information on policy and advocacy work to assist with reporting to board members and potential donors.

Events, communications and fundraising (15%)

  • Work with the Communications and Fundraising teams to help pursue opportunities for funding for IRC programmes and for advocacy.
  • Organise events on key IRC issues.
  • Work closely with the IRC Europe Communications team to help develop and coordinate policy and advocacy products, and public campaigns on IRC priority themes and countries.
  • Identify and attend priority contact groups and forums in the UK and Europe to deliver policy change related to priority countries and crises.
  • Any other tasks appropriate to the role.

Closing Date: 20 December 2019

Interview/Start Dates

Interviews will take place around 9th January 2020. 

Application Details

Please apply online here: https://rescue.csod.com/ats/careersite/jobdetails.aspx?site=1&c=rescue&id=7359

Website: https://www.rescue-uk.org/

Additional Notes