Background:

The purpose of NRC’s Advocacy Manager function is to strengthen NRC program in Mozambique with an advocacy component to be stronger on principled humanitarian action in general, and in this play a strong role in pushing this with necessary stakeholders in country and outside. The role is created with the ambition to establish a humanitarian diplomacy initiative.

What you will do:

The Advocacy Manager supports leadership, management and strategic direction to NRC’s advocacy and communications work in Mozambique, leading or coordinating delivery of the advocacy strategy plans.

This role is developed with focus on Humanitarian Diplomacy and how to find ways for a more principled humanitarian action in Mozambique. 

General Responsibilities:

• Identify and coordinate NRC’s advocacy response to prioritized issues both within the country and internationally
• Develop and implement an impactful advocacy and communications strategy, aligned with the overall country strategy.
• Line management of advocacy and media team, including development of staff if applicable, budget planning and execution, and other administration
• Ensure systematic training on advocacy and communication to develop capacity of all relevant staff (within and beyond the advocacy and media department) and ensure compliance with NRC policies, e.g. informed consent, data protection, social media standards
• Develop high quality analysis on key humanitarian, displacement, conflict, and protection trends and prepare evidenced-based policy briefing papers, policy position statements and other public-facing advocacy products when strategic and relevant
• Represent NRC to key stakeholders and in main fora, strengthen strategic advocacy networks and social/political capital, and identify opportunities to jointly advocate NRC’s position
• Liaise with other NRC Country, Regional and Global Representation Offices to coordinate the strategic delivery of advocacy messaging and to maximise impact
• Ensure coherence between NRC Mozambique’s advocacy and programmatic priorities Lead or contribute to relevant in-country advocacy coordination fora such as Advocacy Working Groups with the goal of building common objectives and collaborative approaches to advocacy within the humanitarian community in Mozambique

Specific responsibilities:

• Develop strategy and action plan for humanitarian diplomacy in Mozambique. 
• Support coordination fora on specific advocacy plans, objectives, or products, e.g. for the Protection Sector, INGO Forum, Cash Working Group etc.
• Contribute to Country Office and Area Office problem, protection, and programme analyses and ‘systems thinking’ with a policy lens and a public interest lens, and subsequently promote that relevant policy, advocacy, and communications elements are integrated when designing responses and strategies
• Prepare high quality briefings, reports, press statements, letters, and other communications materials (including visual, digital, and social media) for internal coordination and external use.
• Gather and analyse primary data, evidence, testimony, and visual stock, from displacement- and conflict-affected people, either directly or indirectly through NRC staff or outsourced means (e.g. to a research firm, photographer), in a manner aligned with NRC’s standards of informed consent and data protection
• Support facilitation and/or accompaniment of external media personnel visits
• Support the HSS management and area management teams, with communications input into humanitarian access negotiation and civil-military coordination preparations and debriefing

What you will bring:

Generic professional competencies: 

• Bachelor degree in Political Sciences, Journalism, Law, or any other relevant field

• Minimum 5 years of experience from working as an Advocacy Adviser/Manager in a humanitarian/development context

• Professional knowledge of humanitarian and protection principles

• Professional experience and knowledge of forced migration law and policy

• Communications management, including internal communications and communicating with communities

• Experience from working in complex and volatile contexts

• Experiencing planning and overseeing communications and media planning

• Fluency in English, both written and verbal

Context/ Specific skills, knowledge and experience:

• Good knowledge of the Mozambique context

• Experience from work on Humanitarian Diplomacy an advantage

• Strong writing and analytical skills

• Knowledge of Portuguese an advantage

• Experience with humanitarian protection programmes and humanitarian policy and advocacy

What we offer:

• Duty station: Pemba, Mozambique

• Contract: 6 Months (renewable based on funding and performance)

• Travel: at least 20%

• Salary/benefits: grade 9 on NRC’s International salary scale (USD 5,189).

• NRC is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to diversity without distinction to age, gender, religion, ethnicity, nationality, and physical ability.

• We think outside the box, encourage ideas, and give responsibility to all employees at all levels. You will have many opportunities to be heard and take the initiative.

Find out more about the benefits of working for NRC

Important information about the application process

• For Internal candidates: To apply as an internal candidate, log in with your official email or click on Opportunity MarketPlace.

• When creating your profile, include your full name as given on your passport. Complete all the system-required fields for experience, employment history and education.

• Applicants who do not fill in the required information will not be considered for the role. 

• Submit your application and CV in English, taking care to attach your latest CV.

• Applications that do not meet the minimum standards in terms of experience or qualifications will generally not be considered. Unsolicited applications not related to this specific job advertisement will not be considered.

• Mandatory to submit the below when applying:

  • Your most updated English CV and remove all previous outdated CVs. 

  • Applicants should include links to their three most compelling advocacy, media & communications production in their cover letter, ideally one text, one video, one TV/radio interview. 

  • Do not attach certificates or any other documents from the two mentioned above. 

• This position is open for international candidates. Internals might be

• We receive many applications for each vacant position and so only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

• If you have any questions about this role, please email esa.recruitment@nrc.no with the job title as the subject line.

Why NRC?

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. Our 15,000 staff work in crises across 40 countries, providing life-saving and long-term assistance to millions of people every year.

Watch this short video to see NRC in action.

We are looking for people who are passionate about helping refugees and people forced to flee. Are you one of those people? If you are, NRC offers you the opportunity to:

• do demanding and professional work, often in challenging contexts.

• join a work culture that empowers every employee to share ideas and take responsibility.

• be part of a welcoming and supportive community committed to human dignity.

Learn more about NRC in Mozambique.