Policy and Advocacy Lead (m/f/d)

The Transparency International Secretariat is currently seeking a Policy Lead, Corrupt Money Flows (m/f/d) to join the Policy and Advocacy Team. The Policy and Advocacy Team leads on the organisation’s advocacy initiatives through the development of policy positions, representation of Transparency International at international fora and towards key stakeholders within the anti-corruption community, and cooperation with TI National chapters on shared global thematic priorities. The purpose of this role is to enhance the ability of Transparency International to bring about policy change by promoting sound and evidence-based policy and advocacy to stop the flows of dirty money, advancing and delivering Transparency International’s strategic objective 2 of TI’s Global Strategy 2030 – Holding Power to Account.  

The Policy Lead, Corrupt Money Flows will provide leadership in driving the Corrupt Money Flows priority and support policy development in this area of work, including on issues such as anti-money laundering, beneficial ownership transparency, enablers, and illicit financial flows. The Policy Lead will provide direction and drive practical implementation in a) identifying relevant gaps in terms of existing conceptual frameworks, evidence, analysis and tools in the field; b) prioritizing areas to focus on considering the potential impact, political and advocacy opportunities, added value, and available resources; and c) supporting the implementation of outputs designed to target specific audiences and advocacy objectives.  

Working closely with the Campaigns Lead and the Research team, the Policy Lead will support the creation of and engagement with internal and external strategic partnerships, promote peer-to-peer exchange and information sharing and guide the development of evidence base for policy advocacy. The Policy Lead will also support the successful implementation of key projects related to corrupt money flows, including as part of the Global Anti-Corruption Consortium (GACC) and the Rallying Efforts to Accelerate Progress – Africa Inequalities Initiative (REAP). The Policy Lead will identify funding opportunities to advance TI’s evidence-based advocacy work. 

Role Purpose: The Policy Lead, Corrupt Money Flows (m/f/d) leads TI policy development and engagement on TI’s strategic objective 2, Stopping the Flows of Dirty Money, in coordination with TI national chapters and partners. 

Team: Policy and Advocacy Team 

Reporting Line: Head of Policy and Advocacy 

Band: salary according to TI-S internal salary structure; for this position corresponding to band PF3 

salary starting EUR 55,650 gross per year depending on relevant experience 

Starting Date: as soon as possible 

Contract Duration: Currently we can offer an employment contract limited for a duration of 1 year. There is a prospect of extension subject to organisational need, performance proven and funding confirmed and there is interest in a stable and long-term cooperation. 

Working Hours: full time [100%; 40 hours per week] 

Location: Transparency International Secretariat (TI-S), Berlin 

In order to succeed in this role, candidates will need to meet the following:

• Postgraduate university degree and/or professional qualification in social science, public policy, journalism, international law, economics, management, or other relevant fields
• 7+ years of relevant progressively responsible professional experience preferably in the fields of research, policy or advocacy related to anti-corruption and anti-money laundering
• High level of expertise in anti-corruption, anti-money laundering, illicit financial flows or related fields required
• Demonstrated understanding of anti-corruption and anti-money laundering from research and policy perspectives
• Demonstrable experience in engaging in policy formulation with global and regional standard-setters e,g. European Union; Financial Action Task Force (FATF), UN, OECD, IMF
• Experience in designing actionable policy recommendations at the global, regional or national levels
• Ability to engage with high-level policy makers, government officials and CSOs
• Experience and comfortable with public speaking and media engagements
• Proven ability to provide concise, strategic policy and advocacy briefings
• Demonstrated capacity to build and maintain a strategic network of partners to further advocacy and policy goals
• Self-organiser with ability to prioritise amid competing and changing demands
• Flexible strategist able to swiftly adapt approaches based on latest intelligence and changes in context, while ensuring alignment and coordination with partners and colleagues
• Sound knowledge and experience of incorporating MEAL in advocacy strategy and outcome harvesting
• Excellent communication skills in English required; additional languages, in particular French and/or Spanish, an asset
• High level of intercultural competence, diplomacy and political sensitivity