Advocacy and Communications Adviser – Better Learning Programme. at Norwegian Refugee Council

Context:

We are looking for an experienced Advocacy & Communication Adviser to revise and implement the advocacy and communications strategy and action plan for the Better Learning Programme (BLP), NRC’s classroom-based psychosocial support programme. The strategy and action plan will be based on NRC’s ‘Right to Wellbeing-2025’ initiative to roll out BLP across all NRC regional and country offices and raise the profile of the programme and position NRC as a key psychosocial support actor.

Come join the team!

What you will do:

Some of your day-to-day tasks will include:

• Support NRC global, regional, and Country Offices to develop policy recommendations and advocacy products and initiatives (reports, briefings, events and conferences etc.)
• Explore and utilize innovative and emerging communication tools and new media in support of the BLP advocacy and communication strategy framework.
• Develop plans for increasing the profile of BLP through audio-visual material to broadcast and social media, including supporting the update of regional pages on the NRC website and other platforms and the development of quarterly newsletters and videos to support the BLP implementation.
• In collaboration with the Head of Unit and the Research and M&E Adviser, work with the partner universities to ensure data sharing, analysis and re-elaboration of research to pitch at conferences, workshops and learning platforms.
• Participate in all BLP grants related (review, opening, closing, evaluation etc.) meetings
• Train regional/country office staff in content gathering (case studies, multimedia, etc.), and help with capacity building of staff and partners across NRC country offices, in collaboration with the Head Office Advocacy and Media Section.
• Act as an advocate for trauma-sensitive reporting and provide capacity building to comms/advocacy colleagues on the Trauma-sensitive reporting field guide developed with the Dart Center.

What you will bring

• Minimum 5 years of experience in media, communications and advocacy in relation to development cooperation/humanitarian emergencies.
• Experience developing policy recommendations to donors, national authorities and aid actors drawing on programme evidence and experience.
• Extensive technical knowledge and experience in content collection including filmmaking and photography with full proficiency in Adobe’s Creative Suite.
• Excellent digital and design skills with full proficiency in email marketing platforms such as MailChimp.
• Experience in interviewing individuals from crisis-affected communities.
• At ease coordinating with teams of advocacy, communications and media colleagues across the globe often with tight deadlines, supporting, mentoring and ensuring highest quality standards and consistency throughout all our advocacy and communications work.
• Knowledge of relevant thematic areas (Education and psychosocial support).
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
• Ability or experience in conceptualising and producing new creative advocacy, communication and media products.
• Good understanding of the NRC’s contexts and the ongoing crises.
• Natural networker with substantial experience of building relationships.
• Experience working in difficult and hostile environments.
• Willingness and ability to travel extensively to all areas of the region where the programme will be implemented, on a regular basis.
• Knowledge of education in emergency and psychosocial support and social-emotional learning is preferable.

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What makes this position attractive?

• A challenging and exciting opportunity with an international team dedicated to advocating for the rights of people forced to flee.
• A chance to strategically plan, coordinate, and disseminate all communications outputs to ensure they meet the needs of IDMC’s target audiences and have the greatest reach and impact.
• Salary and benefits according to NRC’s salary scale and terms and conditions preferably based in Berlin, Germany. If not possible then in any of the EU representative NRC’s offices.

We are also looking for people who share our values:

• To be dedicated to what we do;
• To be innovative with our solutions;
• To act as one unified and inclusive team;
• To be accountable to the donors that make our work possible; the beneficiaries that we exist to serve; and to each other… the members of our NRC family.

We will be assessing candidates on an ongoing basis; therefore, early applications are recommended.

ABOUT US

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. We work in crises across more than 31 countries, providing emergencies and long-term assistance to millions of people every year. We stand up for people forced to flee, advocating their rights. NORCAP, our global provider of expertise, helps improve international and local ability to prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from crises. NRC also runs the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre in Geneva, a global leader in reporting on and advocating for people displaced within their own country.

Employment with NRC may lead to employment in or deployment to Regions, Countries, Areas or Offices that may be host to considerable health, safety and security risks. NRC takes this very seriously and we have procedures in place to reduce known risks, but will never be able to take away all risks.

NRC is an equal opportunities employer and aims to have staffing diversity in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, nationality and physical ability.