Advocacy Technical Officer

The Advocacy Technical Officer engages private and public audiences on NRC’s key advocacy issues, producing video and digital content, and works closely with programme teams in Gaza to reflect priorities and develop media relationships for coverage of NRC programmes and advocacy.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with NRC policies, guidelines, and standards.
• Ensure compliance with the advocacy strategy, tools, guidelines, and standards.
• Develop, coordinate, and generate communications, media, and advocacy products.
• Support NRC's media work.
• Identify patterns and trends to raise awareness of international human rights law and international humanitarian law violations in Gaza.
• Highlight key incidents during escalations or emergencies for rapid advocacy and communication intervention.
• Promote the rights of refugees and internally displaced persons in line with the advocacy strategy.
• Ensure advocacy initiatives and messaging are evidence-based, conducted in close coordination with programmes, and integrated throughout all of NRC’s work.
• Contribute to strengthening strategic advocacy networks and identify opportunities to advocate NRC’s position.
• Represent NRC to partners and the public, including with local and international NGOs, UN agencies, national authorities, and the media.
• Contribute to the implementation of Safe and Inclusive Programming Minimum Standards across area of responsibility.
• Produce videos and develop features and photo essays that put a human face on complex issues, ensuring strong evidence-base in messaging and following agreed sign-off procedures.
• Develop relationships with journalists and conduct spokesperson work with international and Arabic-language media on behalf of NRC.
• Create digitally native content such as infographics, interactive experiences, data visualization.
• Stay abreast of emerging digital storytelling approaches and trends.
• Maintain consistent editorial standards, across multiple platforms and types of content.
• Support strategic outreach to media to raise awareness about country office advocacy areas and urgent situations.

Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree in journalism, law, social sciences, or related studies.
• At least three years of experience working on evidence-based content, focusing on accountability for violations and ensuring Palestinian rights are respected, protected and fulfilled.
• Video and photography skills, including video editing, required.
• Experience with the Adobe Creative Suite, including Premiere Pro and InDesign, preferred but not required.
• Technical specific knowledge of the humanitarian and human rights sectors.
• Experience working in complex and volatile contexts.
• Documented technical competences related to the position’s responsibilities.
• English fluency, both written and verbal.
• Demonstrated ability to conceptualize and produce visual content such as infographics, photo essays, and videos.
• Exceptional critical thinking and thrives on creative advocacy and strategizing solutions in the face of complex challenges and obstacles.
• In-depth and nuanced knowledge of the context in the oPt, including serious violations of international law that drive humanitarian needs.
• Experience developing compelling and accurate story-driven content.
• Experience converting primary, internal documents into compelling public- or donor-materials.
• Keen attention to detail.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively, multi-task, set priorities and meet required deadlines.
• Strong work ethic and excellent interpersonal skills.
• Basic analytical and IT skills are also desirable.

Skills

• Evidence-based content development
• Accountability Reporting
• Video Production
• Photography
• Video Editing
• Adobe Premiere
• InDesign
• Humanitarian Context Knowledge
• Human Rights Knowledge
• Working in volatile contexts
• Visual Content Creation
• Infographic Design
• Photo essay production
• Story-based Content Development
• Document conversion for advocacy
• Critical Thinking
• Creative advocacy
• Context analysis in oPt
• Analytical Skills
• IT Skills

Languages

English