CareerPlan

Regional Policy and Advocacy Lead - MENAU

Amman, JordanFull-time2026-11-02 → 2026-11-11
Hybrid · Jordan, Lebanon

Core

Lead regional policy and advocacy strategy for the International Rescue Committee across the Middle East, North Africa, and Ukraine (MENAU) region, influencing national, regional, and global decision-makers to improve humanitarian outcomes.

Role type

Senior regional policy and advocacy lead

Builds

Regional policy positions, advocacy products, and communications strategies for humanitarian crises

Domain

Humanitarian aid, international development, Middle East and North Africa

Required skills

Strategic leadership, policy development, advocacy, stakeholder engagement, media relations, crisis response, regional political analysis, team management, content creation

Preferred skills

Master's degree, experience in complex humanitarian crises, prior work in the Middle East

Technologies

N/A

Responsibilities

Develop and implement regional policy and advocacy strategy; coordinate with country-level and global teams; represent IRC in regional and global forums; manage communications and media relations; supervise regional and country-level policy and advocacy staff

Seniority

Senior, strategic leadership with team management