Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Closing date: 21 Jun 2016
NRC has been present in DRC since 2001 and currently runs operations in the eastern provinces of North & South Kivu, with offices in Goma, Bukavu and Beni. The programme has an annual turnover of approximately NOK 140 mill. (2016). The DR Congo operation responses to populations affected by conflict and displacement in North and South Kivu provinces. Our primary areas of intervention are education, food security & livelihoods, ICLA to provide legal assistance to individuals while building capacity of local commissions, state and customary authorities. Shelter and WASH activities are undertaken in support of the above three areas of intervention to promote integrated programming, through schools construction, transitional shelters in areas of return, or water harvesting points and latrines.
The PAA will report to the Country Director.
Job description
- Act as the focal point for the development and implementation of a advocacy strategy for DR Congo
- Ensure that NRC global advocacy and protection strategies, plans and policies are implemented, and feed local knowledge and analysis into NRCs global advocacy
- Ensure that protection, advocacy and gender is mainstreamed into the overall country strategy
- Lead and coordinate planning and implementation of advocacy activities
- Strengthen strategic advocacy and protection networks and alliances
- Draft advocacy products such as briefing notes, position papers, talking points and reports
- Support the CD in engagement with the international community, humanitarian actors, national and local authorities
- Support and train NRC programme teams to mainstream protection and do no harm into their programmes and activities
Qualifications
- Minimum 3 years of experience working as a Protection and Advocacy Adviser/Manager in a humanitarian/recovery context
- Professional knowledge of humanitarian and protection principles
- Experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
- Fluency in French and English, both written and verbal
- Knowledge of the context in DRC or Great Lakes region
- Experience in training
Personal qualities
- Managing resources to optimize results
- Analyzing
- Influencing
- Communication with impact and respect
- Handling insecure environments
- A good sense of humor
- All employees of the Norwegian Refugee Council should be able to adhere to our Code of Conduct and the four organizational values: Dedicated, innovative, inclusive and accountable
Language
- French
- English
We offer
- Contract period: 16 months
- Start date: As soon as possible
- Salary/benefits: According to NRC’s general directions and free housing of moderate standard.
- Duty station: Goma with 35% travel to the field locations and this is a non family posting. Recreational and social facilities are limited, and accommodation is modest. International staff members are required to live in joint accommodation.
- Approved health certficate will be requested before contract start
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