Program Manager, Protection Advocacy
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InterAction
Hybrid- Career category: Advocacy/ Policy
- Job type: Job
- Experience level: 5-10 years
- Organisation type: Civil Society
- Remote option: Hybrid
- Right to work requirements: Right to work required in advance
- Remuneration: USD 80,000 USD-USD 90,000 USD / yearly
- Work schedule: Full-time
- Length of contract: Not specified
- Location: United States
About InterAction
InterAction is the largest U.S.-based alliance of international non-government organizations (NGOs) and partners. We mobilize our Members to think and act collectively to serve the world’s poor and vulnerable, with a shared belief that we can make the world a more peaceful, just and prosperous place – together. Using our collective voice and convening power, we seek to shape important policy decisions and actions across a wide range of issues – including foreign assistance, humanitarian relief, development, economic equity, food security, and climate change.
Our Members are premier international global development, humanitarian, and sector-supporting organizations that work in almost every country and manage more than $15.4 billion in programs annually. InterAction’s revenue comes from dues, government, private foundation and corporate grants, and fee-for-service programs. Additional information can be found at www.interaction.org.
This is a full-time position based in Washington D.C. InterAction maintains a hybrid work environment and employees are eligible to telework three days a week and required to work in the office two days a week. There is an expectation that employees will be based in the Washington D.C. region.
This is a full-time position based in Washington D.C. InterAction maintains a hybrid work environment and employees are eligible to telework three days a week and required to work in the office two days a week. There is an expectation that employees will be based in the Washington D.C. region.
Essential Functions
- Convene key global level policy and advocacy focal points and InterAction working groups to support advocacy advancing country-level protection strategies
- Lead the development and implementation of a global-level advocacy strategy to advance policies on protection risk reduction with key decision makers
- Support Humanitarian team advocacy on humanitarian principles, standards and, and related reforms
- Lead engagement with NGO Forums on policy and advocacy related to protection and IASC reform
- Supports Secretariat function for the Centrality of Protection (CoP) Community of Practice
- Support the InterAction Protection & GBV Working Group
- Develop advocacy and communications products, including policy briefs, webinars, and talking points, in support of member priorities and the CoP Community of Practice
Minimum Qualifications
- Minimum of 5 to 7 years developing and executing complex advocacy strategies in conflict country contexts and/or at the global level. Experience in both contexts preferred
- Experience convening diverse actors, facilitating dialogue, and mobilizing collective advocacy around complex issues
- Excellent communication skills, including a proven ability to capture complex technical issues in a clear and concise manner, and to tailor written communication to target audiences
- Good knowledge of the international humanitarian architecture - including UN and IASC decision making bodies, and key donors – and how to influence policy change within those systems
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