Advocacy Coordinator

Are you able to take the lead in developing and deploying strategic advocacy plans and research on humanitarian-related issues in Greece and the other places we will work in the future? Are you politically and culturally sensitive and are tact and diplomacy among your core qualities? Then apply for the position of Advocacy Coordinator!

Boat Refugee Foundation sets people above limits. Compassion is our motivation. We see people, the injustice they experience and we make sure they are seen. That is the core of your work as anAdvocacy Coordinator. You stand up for their interests and give a voice to the human rights violations we in our work see and hear every day.

WHO ARE WE?

Boat Refugee Foundation provides medical and psychological assistance and standsup for the rights of people on the run. Where systems become inhumane and compassion is lost, we spring into action. Since 2015, we have been committed to various locations on the edges of Europe.

We are currently active in the Mavrovouni camp on Lesvos, where approximately 2,000 people are living in degrading conditions. Here, our teams, largely powered by volunteers, provide assistance seven days a week. In 2022 , we hope to launch more missions and expand our scope.

Our organization runs largely on the strength of professional volunteers. They are supervised on site by a team of (paid) coordinators. Together with the team that works from our head office in the Netherlands ,where you will also work, we are ready every day to make a difference for people on the run.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?

• You will lead the development and implementation of strategic advocacy plans for displaced people. You will conduct research on humanitarian-related issues in Greece, Europe and other places where we may work. These plans are aligned with the general strategic plans of our foundation.

• You organize and ensure, in collaboration with various colleagues, an appropriate range of advocacy activities to convey the views of our foundation.

• You formulate the goals and messages that you want to convey in the context of advocacy.

• You will create high-quality information material for both public and private purposes, including letters, notes and information reports.

• You provide analysis, including agenda items and recommendations, to the members of the management team and other involved employees of our foundation, so that decisions can be made.

• You design advocacy tools, including lists of relevant stakeholders and contact persons.

• You represent the Boat Refugee Foundation in relationships with key discussion partners and networks, such as national and local advocacy networks, to highlight the priorities and concerns of our foundation and to coordinate advocacy initiatives. You maintain contact and take the initiative to expand our network.

• In emergency situations, you evaluate the needs, potential risks and consequences of the advocacy activities of the Boat Refugee Foundation, translate these into short-term strategies and action plans and implement them.

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

• You have a HBO or WO background in the field of political or social sciences, public administration, international studies, communication or another relevant field.

• You have at least three years of work experience in the field of advocacy, development/humanitarian aid or international affairs, in platforms and networks , preferably in the field of migration or people on the move.

• You have knowledge of international humanitarian law and basic humanitarian principles.

• You have experience of advocacy in public statements, presentations, print and/or social media, including developing conversation topics and briefings.

• You are politically and culturally sensitive, a networker by nature and you have experience in lobbying – preferably at European level.

• You communicate clearly and you know how to convey a message clearly and powerfully.

• You are able to create support between a range of internal and external stakeholders.

• Patience, empathy, tact and diplomacy adorn you as a person.

• You have excellent social skills, the ability to lead and work well in a team.

• You can analyse, think strategically and have strong organizational skills.

• You are able to work under pressure, with tight deadlines and you know how to effortlessly combine multiple tasks, and it is precisely then that you continue to communicate clearly.

• You speak and write fluently in Dutch and English. If you also speak Greek, Arabic, Farsi and/or French, that is an advantage.

• You can work well with programs such as Excel, Word, Powerpoint.

• You are ready to travel. For example, you visit our missions several times a year.

Finally, it is an advantage if you have a good understanding of the different EU commissions, the Migration Pact and the Greek migration and refugee context. In addition, it is nice if you have already built up an existing network in the Netherlands.

WHAT DO WE OFFER YOU?

• A promising working environment where you are given a lot of space to develop your capacities and to bring in your own ideas and initiative.

• An annual contract for 32 hours a week with the intention to convert this into a contract for an indefinite period.

• A salary that fits within the charitable sector.

• A travel allowance and a contribution towards a pension provision.

• Flexible working hours and the option to partly work from home, so that you can combine work and private life.

• You will receive a personal training budget, so that you can continue to learn and develop.

• An open and warm team with enthusiastic colleagues.

• A pleasant workplace within walking distance of Ede-Wageningen station.