Strategy and Planning Senior Officer, Global Policy & Advocacy

Location: Hybrid role for candidates located in and authorized to work in the United States; primary location New York, NY HQ, with other locations in Chicago, Silver Spring, and Washington, DC. Up to 5% travel may be required.

Salary: $92,000–$99,000 per year.

Company

hirify.global is a humanitarian nongovernmental organization helping people affected by conflict and disaster across more than 40 countries and U.S. communities.

What you will do

• Translate organization-wide strategy and policy products into department strategies, market-specific advocacy priorities, and thematic policy areas.
• Lead strategy development and annual planning processes for the Policy and Advocacy team, including stakeholder mapping, activity planning, product development, and external-change metrics.
• Manage long-term initiatives such as annual planning, quarterly pauses, retreats, and other strategic projects.
• Design efficient ways of working, collaboration tools, internal communications, reporting processes, and the team’s internal website.
• Develop high-level objectives and detailed KPIs, facilitate quarterly progress reviews, and coordinate weekly reporting.
• Organize team meetings, retreats, trainings, and team-building activities while supporting a collaborative team culture.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in International Relations, Political Science, or a related field.
• 5–6 years of work experience; experience in policy and advocacy is preferred.
• Experience designing and implementing strategic planning processes and progress metrics.
• Excellent organizational and time-management skills, including managing competing priorities and tight deadlines.
• Familiarity with policy analysis or advocacy directed at high-level policymakers and thought leaders.
• Strong project-management skills, preferably within cross-organizational teams.
• Strong English writing and editing skills with attention to detail, plus excellent interpersonal and relationship-management abilities.
• Familiarity with or demonstrated interest in humanitarian aid, foreign policy, and/or refugee issues.
• Fluency in Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, with the ability to learn web-based applications.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively, solve problems, take initiative, learn complex content, and support equity, diversity, and inclusion.
• Must be located in and have the right to work in the United States.

Nice to have

• Lived experience with conflict or crisis-driven displacement, resettlement, asylum, immigration, or migration.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid office work environment with up to 5% travel.
• 10 paid sick days, 10 U.S. holidays, and 20–25 days of paid time off depending on role and tenure.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, flexible spending accounts, disability and life insurance, and an Employee Assistance Program.
• 403(b) retirement savings plan with employer match, plus a non-elective employer contribution subject to vesting.
• Commitment to integrity, service, equality, accountability, safeguarding, and an inclusive humanitarian workplace.