Policy and Advocacy Senior Adviser

Lead NRC's policy engagement and advocacy efforts in Norway and the Nordic region, influencing humanitarian policy and decision-makers. Develop and implement advocacy strategies, coordinate with stakeholders, and support global and country-specific advocacy initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement NRC’s advocacy strategy towards Norwegian targets (and Swedish as relevant).
• Lead strategic planning, coordination and implementation of private and public advocacy initiatives.
• Coordinate and collaborate with peer organisations as relevant, including the 6H network.
• Draft and disseminate high-quality advocacy products in both Norwegian and English: briefings, talking points, speeches, letters, reports, position papers, and other written materials.
• Support visits from field colleagues to Oslo and Stockholm to engage with donors and policy makers.
• Monitor and analyse Norwegian humanitarian and development policy, as well as policy developments related to refugees and displacement.
• Act as media spokesperson and represent NRC in relevant policy and advocacy fora and meetings.
• Develop and nurture strong contacts and networks in Norway and Sweden.
• Advise, inform, and support the development of global policies and/or country-specific advocacy strategies and recommendations.
• Contribute to the creation and revision of advocacy tools, including templates, guidelines, policies, and procedures.
• Coordinate internally to ensure consistency, alignment and coherence across NRC’s engagement.
• Provide surge capacity, gap filling and remote support for country offices on advocacy and policy matters.
• Lead NRC’s advocacy and engagement in relation to the Norwegian aid reform process Turning Point/Vendepunkt.
• Expand NRC’s advocacy and policy engagement in Sweden in coordination with relevant internal stakeholders.
• Coordinate the development and implementation of the new Policy Advocacy plan in the framework of the new NRC Global strategy.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in a relevant topic such law, human rights, political science or other relevant area of studies.
• A minimum of five years of documented relevant experience within the humanitarian sector, including field experience.
• Proven ability to lead high-level advocacy processes, engaging government counterparts, donor agencies, and peer organisations to influence policy and funding decisions.
• Highly developed relationship management and influencing skills, including the ability to build trust and sustain dialogue with senior decision-makers.
• Demonstrated experience in developing sound and actionable policy recommendations tailored to different interlocutors.
• Ability to present arguments in a structured, compelling, and articulated manner.
• Previous experience in drafting speeches, talking points, and position papers.
• Proven research and analytical skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English and Norwegian.
• Documented knowledge about Norwegian politics, foreign aid and refugee policy.
• Knowledge about relevant areas of Nordic and European policy is an asset.
• Strong understanding of and network within the Norwegian foreign aid and policy community.
• Knowledge of Swedish humanitarian and development policy frameworks, and ability to navigate and influence engagement with Sida, Swedish MFA, and relevant stakeholders.
• Experience working across internal functions and geographies, with the ability to coordinate complex stakeholder inputs and align organisational messaging across teams (e.g. partnerships, programmes, advocacy).
• Knowledge of, or fluency in other languages relevant for the position is an asset, especially French, Spanish and/or Arabic.

Skills

• Advocacy Strategies
• Policy Analysis
• Humanitarian Sector Expertise
• Field Experience
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Government Relations
• Donor Relations
• Policy Recommendation Development
• Speech Writing
• Position Paper Writing
• Research Skills
• Analytical Skills
• Relationship Management
• Influencing Skills
• Norwegian Politics Knowledge
• Foreign Aid Policy
• Refugee Policy
• Nordic Policy Knowledge
• European Policy Knowledge
• Cross-Functional Coordination

Languages

English, Norwegian