Policy and Advocacy Senior Officer - Emergency (Upon Fund approval)

Handicap International is an equal opportunity employer and particularly welcomes applications from woman and persons with disabilities.

Position’s mission:

The Policy and Advocacy Senior Officer on the Lebanese crises works under the responsibility of the Country Manager for Lebanon covering policy and advocacy for the Lebanon Crises, and in close collaboration with the regional advocacy and communication officer, the HI Institute on Humanitarian Action and the Federal Advocacy and Institutional Relations team (AIR). She/he contributes to the design, implementation and follow-up of HI policy and advocacy strategies related to the Lebanese crisis, on national, regional and international levels

Reports to: Country Manager

Interacts with: Technical advisor, partners, stakeholders, PMs

Missions / Responsibilities:

Mission 1: STRATEGY AND STEERING

Responsibility 1.1: Analyse the humanitarian environment and define HI positions

Activities:

• Monitor and analyze the humanitarian context, architecture and actors at play to identify the main positioning and ethical issues to ensure a principled humanitarian action
• Define and produce policy papers laying down HI positions in accordance with HI ethical guidelines and principles of intervention, liaising with relevant stakeholders at programme level and HQ levels (HI Institute and AIR)
• Undertake research and provide recommendations based on ethical guidelines
• Contribute to the risk-analysis for the adaptation of the advocacy strategy

Responsibility 1.2: Develop and update advocacy strategies and action plans

Activities:

• Work with the regional advocacy and communication officer and the AIR team on developing and updating the joint advocacy strategy related to Lebanon crisis and ensure it is consistent across national, regional and international levels
• Lead the design and implementation of coordinated advocacy action plans at regional and national levels, and ensure they are properly implemented, in compliance with HI advocacy quality standards and procedures
• Identify key issues emerging from HI operations that would require advocacy for policy changes
• Carry out and constantly update a stakeholder mapping and power analysis to identify key advocacy targets and allies

Mission 2: OPERATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION.

Responsibility 2.1: Ensure that advocacy is based on reliable and up-to-date evidence and data

Activities:

• Regularly liaise with key operational staff and external stakeholders to gather timely information and data to feed into federal and country-based advocacy strategies
• Ensure that the programme produces reliable and consistent data for advocacy purposes and that it is shared with the AIR team
• Lead or contribute to the preparation of advocacy tools (reports, briefing papers, talking points, medias/social media tools, collection of testimonies), in collaboration with the AIR team and HI federal Communication team

Responsibility 2.2: Organize the effective influence and outreach of HI vis-à-vis key decision-makers and networks

Activities:

• Engage in relevant fora, networks and coalitions or with key partners at national and regional levels to feed the analyses and promote HI positions; identify opportunities for, and collaborate with the AIR team on collective advocacy initiatives
• Maintain contacts with key decision makers at national and regional levels through regular meetings and exchanges
• Take part in events and conferences and ad hoc meetings with decision makers at global level in coordination with the AIR team
• When appropriate, liaise with the medias on advocacy related issues with the support of the federal Communication, and AIR teams

Responsibility 2.3: Ensure HI internal communication and ownership

Activities:

• Disseminate advocacy- and policy- related information within the HI network through appropriate channels, including by feeding HI internal communication tools and platforms
• Contribute to internal advocacy related working structures, and other relevant internal meetings to provide updated information and discuss advocacy developments; liaise as necessary with AIR, Federal Communication, HI Institute, or National Associations
• Inform and provide support to key operational staff and local/national partners on HI advocacy activities
• Assess needs and provide trainings accordingly on principled humanitarian action and HI ethical guidelines to staff as well as local/national partners when appropriate

Responsibility 2.4: Contribute to fundraising efforts

Activities:

•  Identify funding opportunities for advocacy and positioning activities and staff, including through incorporating advocacy activities into field projects and new project proposals

Mission 3: STANDARDS and EXPERTISE Contribute to raising the quality and internal ownership of HI advocacy work

Activities:

•  Comply with and promote HI quality standards and internal procedures relating to advocacy
•  Report to line manager, the regional advocacy and communication officer, the AIR Humanitarian Advocacy Manager any issues of compliance
•  Contribute to the design and delivery of presentations and training tools on advocacy

 Provide advocacy-related inputs into internal processes as requested

Note that this job description must remain flexible; the list of tasks set out above is not exhaustive and is subject to changes resulting from the diversity of Handicap international activities to respond to additional tasks or changes as identified by the line manager.

Qualifications:

Education:

• Essential: Degree in International Law (IHL, IHRL, Human Rights, Refugee Law etc.), International

Experience:

• Experience: 5 years in related field including 3 years in emergency settings (field experience)
• Experience in context analyses, policy development in relation to principled humanitarian action
• Experience in advocacy work
• Experience in networking and in active participation to conference/forum, including at high level

Language:

• Essential: English and Arabic mandatory (oral and written)

Cross-sector skills:

• Stress management
• Communication and networking
• Ability to analyze
• Frameworks and references
• Office automation and IT tools

PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS:

HI workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in HI Code of conduct. In accordance with these values, HI operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child. Safeguarding, Anti-fraud, bribery, and corruption.

Basic salary ranges for the position is going to be paid according to the experience and to HI salary Grid.

Basic Salary: Starting 2,680 USD

Closing date: 16/10/2024