Humanitarian Policy and Advocacy Lead

• Lead Team: Policy and Advocacy
• Location: Canberra Secretariat
• Employment Status: Ongoing, 0.8 – 1.0 FTE
• Reports to position holder: Chief of Policy and Advocacy
• Position Classification: Senior Officer (Grade 3‐4)

Salary: Range of $93,798 to $96,055.28 (depending on the skills and experience of the candidate) plus 11% superannuation. Under current taxation laws, up to $15,900 of the base salary may be taken as a tax‐ free fringe benefit.

Purpose of the Position

The primary focus for the Humanitarian Policy and Advocacy Lead is developing and leading ACFID’s policy and advocacy on humanitarian issues, in line with ACFID’s Advocacy Agenda, including how to address root causes of crisis, respond globally based on need, and ensure effective and inclusive response. The role is the focal point for engagement and collaboration with ACFID members and external stakeholders on these issues ‐ including the Australian Parliament, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), the Australian Civil‐Military Centre (ACMC), and the International Council of Voluntary Agencies (ICVA). The role engages ACFID Members to influence Australian Government policy on key humanitarian issues, including through the coordination of ACFID’s Humanitarian Reference Group and Technical Advisory Group to DFAT.

The role‐holder will:

• Lead ACFID’s policy and advocacy on humanitarian, fragility, peace and security issues, including ensuring the expertise of ACFID members and the broader sector informs the development of ACFID policy and advocacy products, such as budget submissions.
• Progress the achievement of ACFID’s Advocacy Agenda by developing and implementing humanitarian advocacy projects.
• Engage ACFID Members and strategic partners on humanitarian policy and practice issues, including through the coordination of the Humanitarian Reference Group, and management of the Civil Society Engagement Advisor to the ACMC.
• Ensure ACFID is positioned to engage in current policy debates on humanitarian issues, as well as to foresee and predict new areas of policy that meet ACFID’s strategic aims and those of our members.
• Engage with the Australian Humanitarian Partnership Support Unit (AHP) and ACFID HRG Members to ensure that ACFID humanitarian policy and advocacy positions are drawn from Member experience and practice.
• Act as the focal point for communication on member responses to sudden onset emergencies, including through coordinating consolidated appeals pages for the ACFID website.
• Support ACFIDs engagement in the media to advocate for humanitarian issues including on content and as a spokesperson.
• Act as a senior member of the policy and advocacy team, including managing other staff and supporting organisational strategy.

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How to Apply

Taking into account ACFID’s core competencies and the required functional competencies of the role as detailed in the position description, please send a covering letter and your Resume by filling in the online Application for Employment form, via the Apply now link.

A position description is also attached.

Gender and Diversity Approach:

Staff and potential staff are treated solely on the basis of their merits, abilities and potential, regardless of gender, ethnicity or national origin, age, socio‐economic background, disability, religious or political beliefs, family circumstances, sexual orientation or other irrelevant distinction.