Syria Policy & Advocacy Senior Officer – Jordan

YOUR PROFILE:

• Degree in International Law (IHL, IHRL, Human Rights, Refugee Law etc.), International relations, political science or equivalent degree;
• 5 years-experience including 3 in emergency settings (field experience);
• Experience crafting and delivering policy, advocacy work responding to complex humanitarian crises;
• Experience in networking and in active participation to conference/forum, including at high level;
• Excellent analytical, presentation, communication and representation skills;
• Fluency in English (written and spoken) is essential, with demonstrated exceptionally strong writing skills;
• Middle East regional experience and Arabic language skills preferred.

Place: Amman, Jordan
Starting date: 16th September 2024
Duration of contract: 12 months
Closing date for applications: 15 August 2024

Humanity & Inclusion is an independent and impartial aid organisation working in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflict and disaster. The organisation works alongside people with disabilities and vulnerable populations, taking action and bearing witness in order to respond to their essential needs, improve their living conditions and promote respect for their dignity and fundamental rights.

At Handicap International-Humanity & Inclusion, we truly believe in the importance of inclusion and diversity within our organisation. This is why we are engaged to a disability policy to encourage the inclusion and integration of people with disabilities.

Please indicate if you require any special accommodation, even at the first interview. For more information about the organisation: www.hi.org

JOB CONTEXT:
The Syrian crisis is the greatest humanitarian crisis of the last 20 years. According to the latest UN figures (HNO 2023), about 15.3 million people are currently affected by the crisis in Syria, including about 2,1 million IDPs living in last-resort IDP sites, while over 5 million Syrians have sought refuge in neighbouring countries or in Europe. The current humanitarian response only provides a patchy and partial coverage of the growing humanitarian needs. Twelve years after the beginning of the crisis, the number of injured persons in Syria keeps rising, with a severe lack of healthcare in many areas. In large areas of the country, the local economy is in bad shape, local populations and IDPs are in need of livelihoods assistance. The inclusion of the most vulnerable, including persons with disabilities, in the humanitarian response remains a major concern especially following the severe earthquake that struck the northern part of the country along southern Türkiye. From its office in Amman, HI is managing its Syria program which is implemented via three different hubs (Beirut, North-West and North-East), along four main pillars:

• 1. Support to health partners (hospitals, psychosocial support centres, local NGOs) for the provision of multidisciplinary rehabilitation services (physical rehabilitation, psychosocial support and/or prosthetics and orthotics) and standalone psychosocial support services, through training, technical supervisions and donations of assistive devices and/or equipment;
• 2. Humanitarian Mine action (HMA), including education to the risks and effects caused by conventional weapons (including mines, explosive remnants of war and small arms light weapons), non-technical survey of hazardous areas and clearance operations;
• 3. Livelihoods assistance, with a combination of cash for work, vocational training, small grants for businesses and apprenticeships;
• 4. Training and technical support to other humanitarian actors on the inclusion of persons with disabilities and other vulnerable persons in the humanitarian response (with a special focus on inclusive health and inclusive livelihoods).

YOUR MISSION:
The Syria Policy & Advocacy Senior Officer works under the direct management of HI Syria Director of Programme (DP), and the support of the Regional Advocacy&Comms Advisor. She/he will also have close links with the HI Institute on Humanitarian Action and the Advocacy and Institutional Relations team (AIR). She/he contributes to the design, implementation and follow-up of HI policy and advocacy strategies related to the Syria crises on national, regional and international levels.

Responsibility 1: Strategy and steering:

• Organise participatory processes to develop the strategy and action plan, on the basis of the programme document, and clearly set out the roles and responsibilities of the different partners involved, including HI;
• Continuously monitor and share update on the political and policy environment in the countries part of the programme, and relevant to the advocacy strategy;
• Together with partners, carry out and constantly update a stakeholder mapping and power analysis to identify key advocacy targets and allies;
• Continuously monitor policy developments and the debate at national/regional/international levels in the programme sector of focus, to gather any useful information for the project/ thematic advocacy.

Responsibility 2: Operational implementation:
2-1: Implement activities and develop the project/ thematic advocacy tools, as per the action plan, in collaboration with relevant partners:

• Lead or contribute to the preparation of advocacy tools, in collaboration with the partners and internal stakeholders, in compliance with HI advocacy quality standards and procedures relating to advocacy;
• Evaluate, mobilise and organise the internal and external resources needed for advocacy activities;
• Represent the programme in relevant national/regional advocacy networks and other coordination bodies, as agreed by the DP;
• Support partners to build or reinforce their links with relevant national, regional and international networks;
• In collaboration with relevant HI HQ and programme specialists and the federal Advocacy and Institutional Relations (AIR) team, identify opportunities for creating a local-global advocacy dynamic when relevant, including opportunities to facilitate the participation of partners in regional and international advocacy spaces.

2-2: Deliver training and coaching for the project/ thematic partners and HI team on advocacy:

• Identify the training and coaching needs relating to advocacy of partners and HI teams involved in the preparation and implementation of the advocacy strategy, and elaborate training plans, possibly in collaboration with the inclusive governance technical specialist, when relevant;
• Develop and deliver specific training tools adapted to the identified needs for the project/thematic advocacy, notably using HI advocacy toolbox;
• Keep track of the training experience.

2-3: Contribute to support or to implement the programme’s emergency preparedness actions, and, in case of emergency, adapt her/his way of working to contribute to an efficient humanitarian response from HI.

Responsibility 3: Standards and expertise:

• Comply with HI quality standards and internal procedures relating to advocacy;
• Report any issues with compliance to the line manager;
• Provide advocacy-related inputs into internal processes as requested;
• Liaise with the AIR team when relevant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE POSITION:

The position is based in Amman, Jordan, which is a safe and easy environment to live and work. That said, the position requests some travel on regular basis to the various intervention areas such as in North-West Syria, in North-East Syria, in Lebanon, in the Syrian government-controlled area (Damascus).

CONDITIONS:
At HI, the conditions offered are up to your commitment and adapted to the context of your mission. https://hi.org/en/join-the-team

• 12 months International contract starting from 16th September 2024;
• The international contract provides social cover adapted to your situation:
  • Unemployment insurance benefits for EU nationals;
  • Pension scheme;
  • Medical coverage with 50% of employee contribution;
  • Repatriation insurance paid by HI;
• Salary from 2757€ gross/month upon experience;
• Perdiem: 673,33€ net/month – paid in the field;
• Paid leaves: 25 days per year;
• R&R: Level 1: 11 days / year => + possible transport/package support;
• Position
• Unaccompanied:
  • Payment for travel costs (air ticket & visa) and transport of your personal effects;
  • Mission of more than 12 months: a child allowance of 100€ per month, per child paid in the field;
• open to couples:
  • Support travel costs (air ticket & visa) for accompanying dependent and health/ repatriation insurance if the dependent has no income;
• open to families: Family package:
  • a child allowance of 100€ per month, per child (from the second child) paid in the field;
  • Contribution to school registration fees for children over 3 years;
  • Family-wide health coverage;
  • Payment for travel costs (air ticket & visa) and transport of your personal effects;
• Housing: Individual taken in charge by HI;
• If you are resident in the country: local package.

TO APPLY:
Only online by joining a CV and cover letter via the following link: https://apply.workable.com/j/70D01D80A5

Applications will be processed on an ongoing basis, don’t wait for applying!
Only successful candidates will be contacted.