Womens Rights and Migration Advocacy Advisor
Womens Rights and Migration Advocacy Advisor
ActionAid International
Brussels, Belgium
The Role:
The role of EU Advocacy Advisor is an exciting opportunity to join ActionAid and advance its work on Women Rights and Migration, to achieve a feminist just transition in the EU and the 45 countries where ActionAid works.
The EU Advocacy Advisor role anchors ActionAid’s influence with EU institutions and Brussels-based civil society networks and allies, leading policy analysis and strategy on the issues of women rights and migration in relevant EU spaces.
Coordinates with European ActionAid (AA) country offices, providing support for collaborative initiatives at the regional level. Assists ActionAid country offices across the federation to advance their objectives when EU/EC institutions are targets or potential allies. Collaborates with colleagues in the ActionAid Global Secretariat (GS) and federation to support advocacy, campaigns and research, joining the dots between issues in the Global North and South, amplifying impact and advancing ActionAid’s strategic priorities.
Who we're looking for:
A passionate activist with a cool policy head, excited to advance the interconnected issues of women rights and migration (development/humanitarian policies) alongside NGO allies and social movements. You should have significant experience of EU policy spaces, NGOs, networks and strategies. Policy experience in one or more of the following gender, migration, development, humanitarian will be an advantage. You should have a strong knowledge of European migration and women rights policies and debates, political processes, reforms and policy positions within the different political parties and Member States.
You should have a strong commitment to ActionAid’s values and ethos, including ActionAid’s feminist leadership principles with a deep understanding of intersectional struggles at global and European level, and a recognition of Europe’s impact and responsibilities in the wider world. You should have a strong understanding of and passion for ActionAid’s theory of change, recognising that injustice can only be overcome by strengthening the individual agency and collective power of oppressed groups to achieve system change.
We are looking for a strong team player who is able to work closely with others (often from a distance) to meet tight deadlines and multiple priorities with proven ability to think strategically and analytically. Proven initiative, flexibility, and enthusiasm in managing complex activities in an organizationally complex and changing environment. Proven ability to work and deliver high-quality work on own initiative with minimal supervision, ability to work to deadlines under pressure.
What we offer:
ActionAid is committed to providing a welcoming, supportive workplace where we recognise a job well done, encourage close collaboration and sharing power, and where safeguarding standards and feminist leadership are exemplified everywhere. At ActionAid, you can look forward to a fair compensation package and a flexible working environment, including
- A workplace that embraces intersectional feminist principles;
- Generous maternity, paternity and adoption pay;
- Extra-legal benefit: pension scheme, local transport support, lunch vouchers, 13th month, holiday pay, 3 days wellbeing leave, 10 days extra-legal holidays.
How to apply:
Please click on the "apply" button to start the application process:
Applications close on 15th November 2024 by 23:59 GMT. Please upload an up-to-date curriculum vitae and a covering letter, clearly explaining your suitability against the essential criteria in the job profile.
Please check your application and make sure you meet all the essential criteria listed in the person specification. In addition, your application will be stronger if you meet at least some of the desirable criteria. If you do not meet at least all the essential criteria, please do not apply as we only consider candidates if they meet the essential criteria listed on the job description.
Due to high volumes of applications received, we can only correspond with short listed applicants. Should you not have received feedback on your application within two weeks of the closing date, please consider your application as unsuccessful. The suitable candidate must have the rights to work in Brussels.
ActionAid International will not consider unsolicited candidates from recruitment agencies. We reserve the right to withdraw any of our vacancies at any time.
About us:
ActionAid is committed to recruiting candidates who promote ActionAid’s SHEA and Safeguarding policies and values.
ActionAid will only recruit candidate who are committed to SHEA and Safeguarding and ActionAid’s values, thereby helping to create safer working cultures. As a deterrence measure ActionAid is also committed to deterring candidates who are intending to cause harm from joining ActionAid.
Our commitment to Safeguarding
ActionAid is committed to recruiting candidates who promote ActionAid’s SHEA and Safeguarding policies and values.
ActionAid will only recruit candidates who are committed to SHEA and Safeguarding and ActionAid’s values, thereby helping to create safer working cultures. As a deterrence measure ActionAid is also committed to deterring candidates who are intending to cause harm from joining ActionAid.
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