Humanitarian Advocacy and Project Officer (38 hours) At CARE Nederland

This is a combination of an Advocacy Officer and a Project Manager position.

Are you an ambitious and passionate lobbyist with an interest in humanitarian aid and want to contribute to a fairer world?
Do you enjoy influencing policy that has an impact on the lives of people in fragile countries?
Then we are looking for you!

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Why CARE Nederland?

We are CARE Nederland, part of CARE, an international development organisation active in more than 100 countries worldwide. Originating from American food aid to Europe after the Second World War, we have been committed for 77 years to those who need it most.

CARE supports people in the most difficult places in the world in building a better life. We fight poverty by combating inequality. We do this by providing emergency aid, working on equal rights for women and making communities resilient to the effects of climate change and natural disasters by supporting them in building a sustainable livelihood. Our approach is characterised by customisation: in consultation with local partners and residents, we determine what is needed and what works. After all, it is only together that we can achieve sustainable results.

What will you be doing?

As the Humanitarian Advocacy and Project Officer you lead CARE Nederland’s policy advocacy for humanitarian action. In this role you are fully committed to the humanitarian principles and the Core Humanitarian Standard. You have a strong interest in improving the collaboration with and increasing the role of local partners through equitable partnerships, in reducing the environmental footprint of humanitarian aid and in addressing the specific effects humanitarian crises have on women and girls in all their variety. In this role you advocate yourself, but also support and coach colleagues from the Humanitarian Action team to advocate. You also work on humanitarian programming by developing proposals and managing contracts.

Advocacy:

• You follow news, policy developments and processes relevant for humanitarian aid in the Netherlands, in the EU and internationally, in collaboration with colleagues within the CARE advocacy and humanitarian teams.
• You initiate, coordinate and implement activities to influence humanitarian policy and develop your own network, keeping in mind and propagating the positioning of CARE Nederland.
• You support colleagues in the Humanitarian Action team in their advocacy efforts, for example around gender in emergencies.
• You initiate, coordinate and implement advocacy around specific humanitarian contexts in which CARE Nederland is operating, for example Yemen, DRC and South Sudan.
• You represent CARE Nederland in relevant networks in the Netherlands, including the Dutch Relief Alliance and the Platform for Humanitarian Action, and Europe, and within the CARE International confederation.

Programming:

• Project development and preparation.
• Identify and analyse internal and external developments and translate these into project proposals.
• Contribute to the development of new projects and advise about new project opportunities.

Quality contract and project management:

• Set up projects in relevant management information systems.
• Be responsible for the realisation of projects.
• Monitor, evaluate and analyse project results.
• Report to and advise management and relevant stakeholders.
• Monitor and ensure donor compliance.
• Ensure good donor relation management.

This is a combined position of an Advocacy Officer and Project Manager. This position will be line managed by the Advocacy Coordinator and have approximately 50 percent of the time on advocacy and 50 percent on programming. You are part of the Advocacy team and the Humanitarian Action team and have a functional reporting line to the Humanitarian Action Manager. You coordinate closely with colleagues working on knowledge development and communications, with colleagues within CARE International, and in relevant networks. In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, you may be expected to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly.

What do you bring to the table?

• 5 years relevant experience within advocacy and/or programming, partly within humanitarian contexts.
• Experience in developing and executing advocacy strategies successfully.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and experience in developing briefing material, talking points and key messages.
• Experience in organizing online and offline events.
• Excellent skills in coaching colleagues working on advocacy.
• Strong political sensitivity and diplomatic skills.
• Specific knowledge and experience on humanitarian policy.
• Academic work and thinking level.
• Familiarity with the Office 365 suite of tools.
• Excellent knowledge of Dutch and English; French and/or Spanish are an asset.
• Experience with monitoring and evaluation of advocacy is an asset.

CARE maintains a zero tolerance policy on sexual exploitation and abuse and child abuse, and takes all concerns and complaints about sexual exploitation and abuse and child abuse involving CARE staff and related personnel seriously.

What does CARE Nederland offer?

• An interesting position where taking initiative is stimulated.
• A gross monthly salary based on BBRA scale 10 (€3.215 – €5.118), classification depends on relevant working experience.
• A temporary contract for one year with view to extension.
• International informal work environment in which you work with colleagues from different backgrounds to achieve the goals of CARE Nederland.
• Open work culture characterised by weekly joint coffee moments and regular staff meetings.
• Location in the bustling heart of The Hague.