Lead, Humanitarian Advocacy

• Provide strategic support and lead advocacy efforts during major emergencies, focusing on anticipatory and evidence-based approaches.
• Deploy as surge capacity in early stages of escalating or new major emergencies.
• Support development and implementation of advocacy strategies and messaging for Country Offices, Regional Offices, Members, and Global Teams during crises.
• Lead horizon scanning and strategic analysis to identify emerging humanitarian risks and opportunities, integrating field evidence into organisational policy.
• Contribute to organisational positions on key issues such as protection, displacement, humanitarian access, conflict, and international humanitarian law, adapting strategies to contexts.
• Represent Save the Children in global humanitarian forums and engage with governments, UN agencies, and other stakeholders to advance advocacy goals.
• Provide coaching and technical guidance to humanitarian advocacy colleagues and participate in global networks and working groups.

• Extensive experience leading humanitarian advocacy in major and complex emergencies, including cross-regional crises.
• Proven ability to develop and implement advocacy strategies and messaging in rapidly changing humanitarian situations.
• Strong knowledge of humanitarian access, protection, displacement, conflict, and international humanitarian law.
• Experience representing organisations in senior external forums and policy dialogues with governments, UN agencies, donors, and multilateral institutions.
• Ability to engage and influence a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Experience conducting horizon scanning and strategic analysis to identify emerging humanitarian risks and advocacy opportunities.
• Skill in translating complex evidence into clear advocacy positions.
• Experience as a spokesperson or public representative on humanitarian issues, including media engagement.
• Experience coaching and mentoring advocacy colleagues in a large, matrixed organisation.
• Ability to collaborate across teams, regions, and organisational levels to align advocacy positions.
• Demonstrable commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion with experience advocating for marginalised groups.
• Advanced degree (Master's or higher) in International Relations, Human Rights, International Development, Law, Political Science or related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• Knowledge of international humanitarian law, human rights or child protection is highly desirable.
• Additional languages such as Arabic, French, or Spanish are desirable.

Apply through the employer's official contact by submitting a CV and cover letter. The closing date for applications is Friday, 27 November 2026.