Overview
Lead the design and implementation of the ProLAC advocacy and communication strategy, ensuring advocacy priorities are rooted in evidence and advancing positive change for affected populations.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the development of an advocacy strategy and work plan for ProLAC.
- Develop advocacy and communication products based on ProLAC analysis and data.
- Provide support to ProLAC partners in developing advocacy and communication products.
- Conduct stakeholder and power analysis.
- Analyze protection patterns and trends.
- Draft advocacy reports, briefing notes, talking points, op-eds, and other products.
- Provide policy briefings and analysis to ProLAC Steering Committee.
Required Experience
- At least 5 years of experience in advocacy, policy, or humanitarian/human rights work.
- At least two years’ experience in Latin America and the Caribbean.
- Experience using research, data, and analysis to inform advocacy strategies and policy engagement.
- Proven ability to develop and implement evidence-based advocacy strategies.
- Ability to liaise with a broad range of stakeholders in complex political environments.
- Solid understanding of global protection standards and principles, and regional refugee, displacement and legal and policy frameworks in Latin America and the Caribbean.
- In-depth knowledge of the political, legal and humanitarian context in Latin America and the Caribbean.
- Exceptional writing skills.
- Experience drafting advocacy reports, briefing notes, and messaging tailored to donors, media, and public audiences.
- Strong analytical and political judgment skills.
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively across departments and organisations.
- Experience engaging with senior decision-makers in government, UN, and donor institutions.
- Technical knowledge of the humanitarian and human rights sectors.
- Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts.
- Documented technical competences related to the position’s responsibilities.
- Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities.
Qualifications
An advanced degree in law, political science, human rights, international relations, forced migration and/or refugee studies, or related field.