Description
The Policy and Communications Advisor (PCA), Education is responsible for supporting the Senior Director and Education Leadership Team (ELT) in implementing the IRC's established strategy for influencing external policies and practices, to ensure IRC's programming, policy and research have a greater impact on our clients.
Responsibilities
- Support delivery of IRC's influence strategy for education
- Support with executing Global Education Strategy
- Communications liaison and materials
- Provide coordination support to the Senior Director for Education
Key Working Relationships
- Position Reports to: Senior Director, Education
- Position directly supervises: No current direct reports, potential for supervision of consultants, specialists, or officers as work evolves
- Indirect Reporting: Deputy Director, Global Practice Leads and US and European Policy and Advocacy Departments
- Internal: position is part of the Education Senior Management Team (SMT). Works closely with colleagues in Communications and External Relations.
- External: education in emergencies, development and humanitarian stakeholders, policy makers and advocates.
Professional Profile
- Success in this position requires an individual with strong policy and advocacy skills, expertise in development or humanitarian settings and a keen interest in furthering IRC's strategy and vision. Expertise in education is preferred but not essential.
Work Experience:
- A minimum of 6-8 years of relevant experience, with field and programmatic experience in a donor, NGO or comparable international agency required.
- Experience and familiarity with donors, peer agencies and national contexts required, preferably in education, humanitarian and transitional, post-crisis contexts.
- Experience and expertise raising funds from bilateral, multilateral, and private donors.
- Experience producing communications materials (press-facing content, digital/social content, donor materials) for diverse audiences, in addition to policy/advocacy products.
Demonstrated Skills and Competencies:
- Self-directed, able to independently set priorities and solve problems within established procedures and guidance from the Senior Director; comfortable working for a supervisor who is remotely located.
- Excellent interpersonal and oral and written communication skills; demonstrated ability to successfully work in a fast-paced environment and develop positive relationships with locally and remote based staff.
- Highly effective strategic planning, policy development and execution.
- Private and statutory business development/ fundraising.
- Excellent writing skills, with the ability to translate technical and programmatic content into clear, audience-appropriate language across formats and channels.
- Experience contributing to or managing social media content in a professional context (preferred).
Education:
- First degree in relevant field.
Language Skills:
- Excellent spoken and written English essential. Proficiency in additional IRC relevant languages (Arabic, French, Spanish, Kiswahili, etc.) strongly preferred.
Working Environment:
- Travel may be required.
Compensation:
- (London/UK: GBP 52,210 - GBP 61,999/Annually). (Germany: Euros 68,000 - 72,000 Annually) Ranges are based on various factors including the labor market, job type, internal equity, and budget. Exact offers are calibrated by work location, individual candidate experience and skills relative to the defined job requirements.