HUMANITARIAN POLICY ADVOCATE

CARE is an international NGO with local staff and community partners in more than 90 countries. We create local solutions to poverty and inequality and we seek dignity for everyone every day and during times of crisis. These solutions have a broad range, from clean water to access to education; from microfinance to ensuring that everyone has nutritious food; from agriculture and climate change to disaster response. CARE puts women and girls at the center of everything we do because they have proven to be the best hope for creating lasting change in the world. Our staff live where they work, which makes us effective at understanding the challenges they face. We’ve been doing this for over 70 years, since World War II. It started with the world’s first CARE Package® of food for the post-war hungry in Europe. Our work today is as important as ever, we believe that poverty and inequality are historic injustices that we can end within a generation, for good. If you share our core beliefs: poverty is an injustice; poverty is solvable; and together, we have the power to end it, join us, and fight with CARE.

The Humanitarian Policy Advocate is a key member of CARE USA’s Government Relations team and will lead a cross-cutting portfolio in collaboration with fellow Policy Advocates by analyzing U.S. government policies, drafting CARE policy positions, and developing appropriate advocacy and implementation strategies to advance CARE’s policy priorities with the U.S. government. They will particularly focus on advocacy related to: reducing extreme hunger exacerbated by the global impacts of the crisis in Ukraine, addressing the humanitarian impacts of climate change including displacement, and influencing U.S. policy and humanitarian response in priority crisis contexts – including but not limited to Ukraine, the Horn of Africa, the Sahel, and Central America. This position reports to the Deputy Director for Government Relations and works closely with the Senior Humanitarian Policy Advocate and in a fast-paced, collaborative environment within the U.S. Programs and Policy Advocacy Department. The individual in this position is expected to register as a lobbyist. This position is funded for 1 year.

Responsibilities:

• Lead a cross-cutting advocacy portfolio on the Government Relations Team
• Represent CARE and further our policy advocacy priorities with key external audiences
• Liaise with key internal colleagues across the CARE Confederation to align strategies and bolster evidence-based policy advocacy
• Other Duties as Assigned

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in relevant field
• Master’s degree in political science/international relations or a related field or equivalent combination of education and work experience as outlined below
• At least five years’ experience in a relevant organization or government agency focused on humanitarian advocacy; or
• 3 years of hands-on experience in international development such as Peace Corps or NGO programs
• Experience working with Congress and U.S. government agencies; or Substantive legislative/congressional experience or advocacy work; or
• Experience in representing an international organization to the US Congress and the Administration
• Experience in the implementation of policy advocacy interventions, and especially in policy analysis, research, and writing Knowledge of issues including international humanitarian assistance, climate, and/or famine and food insecurity;
• Strong knowledge of the US legislative process
• Three to five years’ experience developing partnerships and building coalitions
• Proven ability to get things done in a complex, international organization
• Demonstrated ability to implement advocacy strategies within the USG and/or international contexts.
• Background and knowledge of legislative environment on Capitol Hill and related Executive branch departments.
• Sound technical knowledge and understanding of issues surrounding international humanitarian assistance policy and programs as well as its accompanying budget and appropriations processes.
• Strong Interpersonal skills. Advanced written and communication skills, particularly to convey information effectively and to write persuasively in a variety of styles for a variety of audiences
• Ability to articulate and orally convey information persuasively Visioning and strategic development skills
• Effective interpersonal skills
• Experience in organizational learning and knowledge management
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate well with others and develop and maintain positive working relationships
• Sound computer knowledge and skills.
• 5-7 years or substantive legislative/congressional experience or advocacy work; or 5 years international development hands-on experience such as Peace Corps or NGO programs
• Experience in previous position developing advocacy strategies in humanitarian, climate, or food/nutrition programming Demonstrated strategic planning, teambuilding, and facilitation skills
• Proposal development skills
• Proficiency in a second language, preferably Spanish, French, Portuguese, or Arabic