Job Location : Washington,DC, USA
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC is one of the world's largest international humanitarian non-governmental organizations (INGO), at work in more than 50 countries and more than 25 U.S. cities helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future and strengthen their communities. A force for humanity, IRC employees deliver lasting impact by restoring safety, dignity and hope to millions. If you're a solutions-driven, passionate change-maker, come join us in positively impacting the lives of millions of people world-wide for a better future.
The Movement Against Malnutrition is a new, highly ambitious effort with a single goal: to ensure that no child dies of hunger. We design and research groundbreaking innovations, deliver malnutrition services to millions of children and advocate for urgent action to end this global public health crisis of up to 2 million children a year dying of acute malnutrition. The Movement is a venture embedded within one of the world's largest humanitarian organizations but operating like a forward-thinking start-up to spur a global movement with partners across government, the nonprofit sector, academia, and corporate world. Our ambition is no less than transforming a broken humanitarian system into a succeeding one where no child dies of hunger.
The Global Advocacy & Influence Department is a dynamic team that uses the power of the organization's ideas to solve the biggest challenges facing IRC's clients. From the drivers of global conflict to the needs of displaced people, the team partners with politicians, policy makers and civil society to bring these solutions to life. We take pride in being oriented towards solutions and creative. We lead change year over year, knowing that system change takes dedicated focus, while maintaining the flexibility to respond to emerging needs.
Job Overview:As the Global Head of Advocacy & Influence for the Movement Against Malnutrition, you are this new venture's Chief Advocacy Officer and the primary leader of all of IRC's malnutrition advocacy work across all global influence markets. As a member of the leadership teams of both the Movement and IRC's Global Advocacy & Influence Department, you will lead a team of market-based advocates, inspiring the team to collaborate closely with technical, programmatic and policy partners internally and externally to generate policy and practice change among donor countries, multi-laterals and host governments. You will develop and be responsible for the execution of the Movement's forward-looking and creative global advocacy strategy, challenging the Movement Against Malnutrition to work with unexpected partners and drive for transformational change on behalf of children. You are the go-to expert for the Executive Director of the Movement and the IRC CEO on legislative and policy trends around malnutrition, creating opportunities to use those trends to further our agenda. You contribute your fresh and creative analysis to inform our advocacy strategies and our policy objectives.
Major Responsibilities:Position reports to: Executive Director, Movement Against Malnutrition and VP, Advocacy & Influence
Position supervises: Head of US Advocacy & Influence for the Movement Against Malnutrition; Head of UK Advocacy & Influence for the Movement Against Malnutrition; and other country-level advocates (e.g., staff fully dedicated to malnutrition advocacy in Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Kenya, Somalia, and Niger). Other positions are planned to be hired in the future.
Internal contacts: Movement Against Malnutrition colleagues; Policy and Advocacy colleagues across the globe; Technical Excellence leads; Marketing and Mobilization; Awards Management; IRC President's Office, External Relations Department
External contacts: Decision makers and policy experts in malnutrition across influence markets, including in multilateral institutions
Job Requirements:Education and ExperienceMaster's degree in relevant field such as Public Policy, Law or International Relations is preferred OR Demonstrated 10+ experience in advocacy and advocacy strategy development with a focus on creativity and strategic thinking. Significant years of experience working on complex humanitarian and/or development issues.
Demonstrated skills and competencies:Standard office work environment. Up to 15% travel required.
Compensation:Posted pay ranges apply to US-based candidates. Ranges are based on various factors including the labor market, job type, internal equity, and budget. Exact offers are calibrated by work location, individual candidate experience and skills relative to the defined job requirements.
US Benefits:The IRC offers a comprehensive and highly competitive set of benefits. All US employees are eligible for sick time, a 403b retirement savings plans: up to 4.5% immediately vested matching contribution, plus an 3-7% additional IRC contribution, and an Employee Assistance Program which is available to our staff and their families to support in times of crisis and mental health struggles.
In addition, full-time employees are eligible for 10 US paid holidays, 20-25 paid time off days, disability & life insurance, medical, dental, and vision insurance (employee contribution starting at $135, $7, and $5 per month respectively) and FSA for healthcare, childcare, and commuter costs. Part-time employees are eligible for a proportionate amount of paid time off. These additional benefits apply to employees who work at least 6 months within a 12 month time period.
Standard of Professional Conduct:The IRC and the IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in the IRC Way - our Code of Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, Accountability, and Equality.
Commitment to Gender, Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion:The IRC is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, respectful, and safe work environment where all persons are treated fairly, with dignity and respect. The IRC expressly prohibits and will not tolerate discrimination, harassment, retaliation, or bullying of the IRC persons in any work setting. We aim to increase the representation of women, people that are from country and communities we serve, and people who identify as races and ethnicities that are under-represented in global power structures.
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