occupied Palestinian territory: ADVOCACY COORDINATOR - OPT and Israel

ACF is an international non-governmental, private, apolitical, non-religious and non-profit organization created in 1979. Its goal is to combat hunger and dangerous situations that threaten men, women and children. Currently 500 expats and more than 5,000 employees are working for ACF in more than forty-six countries working in projects concerning four areas of focus: nutrition, health, food security and water and sanitation.

GENERAL OBJECTIVES

The Advocacy Coordinator will work as part of the ACF oPt Mission to develop strategic advocacy and contribute to the overall programs of ACF in the country.

OBJECTIFS SPÉCIFIQUES

· To operationalize the advocacy strategy for OPT and establish relevant collaborations for its implementation.

· Conduct research and lobbying on root causes of vulnerabilities faced by our beneficiaries/right holders and by the mission in the discharge of its humanitarian mandate and action.

· To liaise with external stakeholders and headquarters to ensure collaboration in the development and implementation of advocacy work for the OPT mission

· Provide regular updates to Country Director to inform appropriate decision making processes.

· Those duties inherent to the position and requested according to mission needs and context.

· Participate in the updates of security plans and adheres to the adopted measures.

· Coordinate activities with the technical and support teams of ACF in the OPT

CANDIDATE PROFILE:

· Master degree in law or any other related field

· A demonstrated understanding of relevant areas of international law, in particular of international humanitarian law, excellent analytical skills and the capability to work in a precise, structured and detailed manner.

· Minimum 4 to 5 years’ relevant professional experience in advocacy and communications;

· Good knowledge of the oPt context. Previous working experience on oPt desirable.

· Demonstrated experience working in humanitarian and/or development aid

· Experience of complex humanitarian and protection contexts

· Proven experience of influencing skills to achieve policy change

· Proven track record of achieving international media coverage, both traditional and new media

· Demonstrated leadership and supervisory skills

· Solid understanding of the political and humanitarian context of the oPt

· Proven interpersonal and networking skills with international organizations and donors

· Motivation and commitment to humanitarian work according to organizational mandate

· English compulsory, Hebrew/Arabic desirable.

· International with ability to travel to West bank and Gaza and stay overnight.

REMUNERATIVE PACKAGE

We offer immediate incorporation to a dynamic international network with the following remuneration package:

• Base: Jerusalem
• Formal work contract 12 months*.*
• Salary: from 1700 to 2200€ gross per month according to candidate’s previous experience (according to standard list of ACF- Spain).

· ACF- Spain remuneration system allows a salary progression based on the annual development appraisal.

• Up to 20% additional remuneration depending on the position’s context and responsibilities (according the grading scale set by ACF-E)
• House and maintenance covered by the organization (including per diem): package estimated according to the destination.
• Travel costs to and from the mission.
• 25 working days of paid leave per year.
• Break: additional rest period, including travel cost to a reference area and economic help of 215€.
• Health, repatriation, travel and life insurance covered by the organization.

REQUIREMENTS

We will only consider the candidacies received by our online service. Please click in the following link to accede to the service:

https://employ.acf-e.org/

Note. - Given the urgency of this position, the vacancy may close before the deadline. For more information about this position, visit our Website www.accioncontraelhambre.org in case of not find it published here means that the selection process has been closed.