Policy And Advocacy Senior Adviser

TL;DR

Policy And Advocacy Senior Adviser: Leading humanitarian policy engagement and advocacy in Norway (and Sweden as relevant) with an accent on influencing decision-makers, developing advocacy strategy, and producing high-quality policy materials. Focus on monitoring and analyzing policy developments, coordinating complex stakeholder inputs, and strengthening NRC’s advocacy impact across the Nordic region.

Location: Oslo, Norway

Company

hirify.global (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee.

What you will do

• Develop and implement NRC’s advocacy strategy for Norwegian targets (and Swedish targets as relevant), including strategic planning and coordination of advocacy initiatives.
• Draft and disseminate advocacy products in Norwegian and English (briefings, talking points, speeches, letters, reports, position papers, and other written materials).
• Monitor and analyze Norwegian humanitarian and development policy and related refugee/displacement policy, and advise internal stakeholders on relevant developments.
• Represent NRC in policy and advocacy fora as needed, including acting as a media spokesperson when required.
• Build and maintain strong networks and contacts in Norway (and Sweden as relevant), and coordinate advocacy planning with internal and external stakeholders.
• Provide surge capacity and remote support to country offices on advocacy and policy matters when required, including leadership related to the Norwegian aid reform process Turning Point/Vendepunkt.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in a relevant field (e.g., law, human rights, political science, or related).
• Minimum 5 years of documented relevant experience in the humanitarian sector, including field experience.
• Proven ability to lead high-level advocacy processes with government counterparts, donors, and peer organisations to influence policy and funding decisions.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English and Norwegian.
• Demonstrated experience developing actionable policy recommendations tailored to different interlocutors, including drafting speeches, talking points, and position papers.
• Documented knowledge of Norwegian politics, foreign aid, and refugee policy; knowledge of Nordic/European policy is an asset.

Culture & Benefits

• Permanent contract with duty station in Oslo, Norway.
• Travel up to 30% to support advocacy objectives (including visits to Oslo and Stockholm for donor and policy-maker engagement).
• Grade 9 on NRC’s Resident salary scale with accompanying terms and conditions.
• Equal opportunities employer committed to diversity and inclusion.
• Supportive culture with responsibility and opportunities to take initiative.
• Safeguarding is central to NRC’s work, with a zero-tolerance approach to exploitation, harassment, and SEAH.

Hiring process

• Submit application and CV in English; only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
• Applications not meeting minimum experience/qualification standards will generally not be considered.