Фахівець і захисту прав людини (Advocacy Specialist)

Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is an international non-governmental organization, which promotes and supports durable solutions to the problems faced by refugees and internally displaced people all over the world.

DRC is seeking a highly qualified and dynamic professional to serve as Advocacy Specialist in DRC Ukraine.

Under the supervision of the Country Director will play a key role in DRC’s efforts to support the protection of refugees, returnees, IDPs and other conflict-affected persons through advocacy as well as empowering beneficiaries and their host communities.

Your main duties and responsibilities will be:

• Design and implement a country program advocacy strategy in coordination with DRC Ukraine prorgrammes, HQ, Regional Office, Brussels and Geneva DRC offices;
• Ensure linkages between DRC programme implementation and advocacy messaging based on beneficiary priority needs
• Support the Country Director, the Area Managers, programme teams and other senior management group (SMG) members to conduct their external representation and advocacy tasks through feeding of relevant information and advising on coherent and solid messaging
• Support the Country Director in advocacy messaging during high profile visits
• Design and lead advocacy trainings for DRC staff as required.
• Represent DRC in relevant advocacy and communications fora and build relationships with other likeminded organizations (eg NGOs, UN agencies), to coordinate and collaborate on joint advocacy & communication efforts.
• Draft relevant advocacy sections of funding proposals

About you

To be successful in this role we expect you to have minimum 3 years’ of experience working in advocacy on humanitarian issues, refugee rights, human rights, humanitarian law and/or development issues.

Moreover, we also expect the following:

• Master’s degree in International Law, Human Rights or similar.
• Excellent understanding of Ukrainian civil-society, regulatory environment and legal system
• While not mandatory for the role, knowledge of mine action issues is a distinct advantage
• Ability to write clear and concise reports, statements, etc.
• Ability to work autonomously while liaising with several internal and external parties.
• Experience training and capacity building other staff in principles of advocacy and media.
• Previous experience working with international partners, in particular UN, INGOs, as well as local partners.
• Full professional proficiency in English, fluent in Ukrainian and Russian

We offer

Contract length: until 31st of December 2022 with possibility of further extension based on available funding and context developments

Level: G non-managerial

Duty station: Kyiv

Start date: ASAP

Salary and conditions will be in accordance with Danish Refugee Council’s Terms of Employment for National Staff.

All DRC roles require the post-holder to master DRC’s core competencies:

• Striving for excellence: Focusing on reaching results while ensuring efficient processes.
• Collaborating: Involving relevant parties and encouraging feedback.
• Taking the lead: Taking ownership and initiative while aiming for innovation.
• Communicating: Listening and speaking effectively and honestly.
• Demonstrating integrity: Upholding and promoting the highest standards of ethical and professional conduct in relation to DRC’s values and Code of Conduct, including safeguarding against sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment.

For further information about the Danish Refugee Council, please consult our website drc.ngo.