Policy Officer job at International Rescue Committee

Vacancy title:
Policy Officer

[ Type: FULL TIME , Industry: Nonprofit, and NGO , Category: Admin & Office ]

Jobs at:

International Rescue Committee

Deadline of this Job:
03 January 2023  

Duty Station:
Within Kenya , Nairobi , East Africa

Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, December 20, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

Major Responsibilities
• Enable relationship maintenance and consistent engagement with key relevant stakeholders
• Conduct policy research and writing, generating thought leadership content using programmatic evidence
• Lead on advocacy communications internally and externally, in partnership with communication teams and other departments to raise visibility of IRC’s work
• Support planning and execution of events
• Oversee knowledge management
• Work collaboratively with relevant technical unit and country program staff
• Administrative support

Job Requirements
Preferred experience & skills
• Knowledge of multilateral and bilateral policy processes and foreign assistance priorities
• Understanding of humanitarian aid and refugee issues and/or caregiving, early childhood development and education.
• Strong writing and analysis skills; excellent written and oral communication skills in short and long form
• Ability to think creatively on how to present solutions and engage with high-level stakeholders; plus if experienced in webpage development, graphic design, or data analytics
• Experience in events planning, development, and execution a plus
• Highly organized with demonstrated capability of managing multiple priorities and workstreams while meeting deadlines, resulting in forward progress.
• Demonstrated relationships-building and networking skills with the ability to effectively manage all working relationships, both internal and external
• Commitment to IRC Way and positive addition to work environment and education team.
Education: University degree (four-year Bachelor’s) required; graduate degree in foreign affairs, international development, humanitarian assistance, or public policy preferred.

Experience: Minimum of 3-6 years of related experience in policy advocacy

Languages: English required. Working fluency in additional languages including French, Spanish, and Arabic encouraged.

Work Hours: 8


Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education:
Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure

Interested and qualified? Go to International Rescue Committee on rescue.csod.com to apply


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Job Info
Job Category: Administrative jobs in Kenya
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: 03 January 2023
Duty Station: Nairobi
Posted: 20-12-2022
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 20-12-2022
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 20-12-2066
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