Global Rights Policy Adviser At HelpAge International

We are seeking a rights-based adviser with a legal or human rights qualification and regional or global experience gained in multiple low-and middle-income countries. The successful candidate must have a track record in undertaking research, analysis and producing quality written material to inform, influence and develop a wide range of stakeholders, including at governmental or international level, and be competent in presenting to a wide range of audiences.

Our Package

We offer flexible working and a competitive benefits package:

• UK Grade E (between £38000 – £45,514 per annum**) or equivalent, adjusted for the local cost of living according to location / type of contract**
• 8.5% employer pension contribution or local equivalent
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Opportunity to work for a leading organisation working with and for older people globally

Candidates can be based in any country in which they have the legal right to live and work and where HelpAge is able to employ and pay them legally. Where we do not have a country office in that location, we will seek to identify a host employer where possible.

The Organisation

HelpAge International is entering into an exciting phase of its evolution as we fundamentally transform what we do, how we do it and how we are organised. Driven by our commitment to the localisation agenda, we are evolving the way we partner and deliver value at the country and local level. In the coming three years, we will localise our country offices and programmes, and develop new and diverse forms of partnerships globally.

We seek to give primacy to local agents for change. To this end, we will replace all programmes delivered by HelpAge staff and resources on the ground with implementation by partners. This will apply across all our work -humanitarian and long-term development. Going forward, our value is framed around supporting, convening and thought leadership.

A keyway of creating value and bringing impact is collaborating across boundaries and by bringing different perspectives, skills and talent together. We will deliver our work through agile teams and a global operating model, with regional roots, to focus on impact and maintain the relationships at the national level to help build collaborations and support others to set their own agendas.

Department and team

The Global Impact Department contributes to the 2030 Strategy as follows –

• To achieve positive impact on well-being, dignity and the voice of older people by inspiring a movement for change, through implementing the strategic approach of support, convene and thought leadership.
• Leading, advocating and partnering on initiatives that support and transform systems, challenge attitudes and social norms, and influence laws, policies and practice at national, regional and global level

The four focus areas for the teams are Inclusive Humanitarian Action, Healthy Ageing, A society for all ages and Income Security. Each of these portfolio teams works together and separately.

The role

As Global Rights Policy Adviser you will work with all portfolios to –

• Provide advice on issues relating to the rights of older people and ensure these are considered in the design and management of all programmes.
• Provide policy advice in formulating and reviewing national policies or ratification of new laws to ensure that these are age inclusive from a rights perspective.
• Develop and disseminate articles, papers and think pieces on rights and programming practices supported by research and data from across the portfolios related to improving the lives of older women and older men.
• Engage and influence UN system, multilateral and bilateral agencies, the UN-open-ended working group on Ageing with network members and partners to promote the rights of older people.
• Produce strategic positions, policies, approaches and guidance on Rights and older people to inform advocacy on ageing within HelpAge and across the sector.
• To provide technical support and thought leadership to joint civil society initiatives campaigning for a new convention on the rights of older persons.
• Support improved Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning on rights from across the portfolios and the sharing and utilisation of related information, data, learning and evidence across the network.
• Develop the capacity of HelpAge staff, partners, and network members through training (including coaching and mentoring), developing tools, training materials, webinars and guidelines that promote the rights of for older people.
• Identify and develop new financial opportunities and programmatic partnerships to increase the impact of the programmes

Let’s talk about you

You will be someone with:

• Experience in one of HelpAge’s regions of operation in more than one country – Latin America & Caribbean, Africa, Eurasia & Middle East, Asia Pacific, especially working with Lower- and Middle-Income Countries
• Experience in a rights-based role in an advisory capacity at regional or global scale.
• Experience in working for a rights-based movement and organisation.
• Degree or similar qualification in law or human rights
• Demonstrable skills and/or experience in conducting thorough analysis, research, report writing and dissemination of information to a broad range of audiences at national, regional or global level.
• Demonstrable skills and/or experience in working with or influencing decision-makers, national governments, or international institutions (eg. UN agencies, ageing platforms at national, regional, and global level)
• Knowledge and understanding of the rights of older people in a humanitarian and development contexts i**s desirable**, but the right person can grow in this area if they have a rights background at a global scale in the context where we operate.
• Demonstrable skills in public presentation and speaking to a range of stakeholders, at all levels.
• Experience in capacity building, development of tools and guidance to promote the rights at a global scale.
• Familiarity in all aspects of project cycle management .
• Proven ability to work collaboratively and dependably with colleagues and in a way that encourages experimentation, learning and agency.

Please see the full job profile for more details of ways of working that you will need to demonstrate in your application.

Our Values

At HelpAge International we work hard to achieve our goals together as a team with a clear shared purpose. Our values inform how we work together:

Inclusive

We respect people, value diversity and are committed to equality.

Impact

We value and recognise the contribution of our staff and network members, as we put older people at the center of everything we do.

Partners

We work alongside network members and others to increase reach, influence and impact. We are committed to a culture of collaboration and building positive relationships.

Learning

We are passionate about learning, accountable and work together to find creative solutions.

Everyone who works at HelpAge shares our values and is committed to behaviours that demonstrate and support them.

Safeguarding

Everyone has a role in creating and sustaining a safe and respectful working environment, where no one comes to any harm or is maltreated. At HelpAge we take our responsibilities very seriously and will take action against wrongdoing. We will do everything we can to ensure that we do not engage people that pose a safeguarding risk and will undertake criminal record checks as required.

Equal Opportunities

HelpAge International is committed to creating an inclusive working environment, promoting and providing equal opportunities and respecting diversity in employment. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals regardless of their age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.

How to apply

To apply for a job at HelpAge, please submit the following documents:

• A cover letter (please provide examples of how you meet all the criteria in the ‘**Let’s talk about you’** section of the job profile)
• Your current curriculum vitae (3 pages maximum)
• Three referees, including your most recent employer
• Equal opportunities form

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Please email your application to HelpAge-HR@helpage.org before the closing date to be considered for the shortlist.

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Closing date: Wednesday, 28 July at 9am (GMT+1)

Previous applicants need not apply. We reserve the right to interview suitable candidates before the closing date.

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