Emergency Response Roster - Humanitarian Advocacy & External Engagement Director

Job Purpose

In line with the WVI Disaster Management Standards for global emergencies, this position fills an essential function of Advocacy & External Engagement for World Vision’s Humanitarian Responses. This role is critical to providing continued advocacy & external engagement guidance, capacity tools, reporting, and direct support to the Humanitarian Responses.

Key Responsibilities

• Directs the implementation of the Response’s advocacy & external engagement plan.
• Collaborates with World Vision’s humanitarian advocacy representation to the UN in Geneva and New York, regional and national capitals, on the Response.
• Initiates, contributes and/or leads development of relevant policies, reports, briefings and opinions on the Response, and works closely with GCDM H-Policy Team on research opportunities.
• Advises the Response Director and Response’s Leadership Team on major Response advocacy issues, implications of these on field operations and recommends strategies for addressing these, in particular in relation to access and humanitarian funding.
• Represents World Vision on Response humanitarian issues to governments and donors in the UN, with academia, and NGOs.
• Maintains a network of external senior-level humanitarian contacts and builds new networks to grow World Vision’s profile.
• Ensures strong relationships, coordination and communication across Global Capitals, Support Offices and other relevant World Vision offices/teams on the Response policy engagements with external stakeholders.
• Jointly with GCDM H-Policy Team identifies and oversees preparation of external influencing opportunities for Senior Leaders from the Response Team/Field Office, Regional Office and GC.
• Supports World Vision’s operations and programming leads, ensuring the centrality of the rights of the children in WV’s response strategy and grants applications.
• Maintains the updated mapping of national level clusters, working groups and other coordination mechanisms, ensuring the right level of participation for WV response staff.
• Provides strategic advice to the Response Director and Response Operations on context power mapping, private advocacy, and consequently implications for World Vision’s engagement.
• Monitors HRP funding and prepares World Vision’s engagement in Pledging Conferences, or other funding processes.
• Identifies critical child rights violations and protection issues through World Vision’s assessments and leads with unique data driven advocacy.
• Supports advocacy & EE impact reporting by submitting inputs into relevant global reporting, including Advocacy Strategic Measures.
• Trains and coaches the Response staff on humanitarian advocacy and external engagement.

Knowledge, Skill And Experience Required

• 10 years relevant job experience, including in management, with significant time spent in active humanitarian response contexts.
• A post graduate degree in a relevant field (equivalent of a Master’s in international or public relations, international development, or law).
• Professional fluency in English.
• An excellent understanding of International Humanitarian Law and the humanitarian sector and its derivate standards, guidelines and tools, with a well maintained network of external industry relationships.