Norway: Roving Humanitarian Access and Negotiations Advisor

Job Description

The Roving Humanitarian Access and Negotiations Adviser will be responsible for providing support to country offices that are struggling with access issues and/or are planning to engage in humanitarian negotiations efforts. To achieve this the advisor will:

• Support country programmes in developing and executing access strategies, including outreach and negotiations
• Provide technical support to field based access advisers
• Refine and further develop tools, guidance and training materials on access (access strategy, negotiations, remote programming)
• Train and mentor staff engaged in humanitarian access and negotiation efforts
• Document and share organisational learning on access and negotiations in NRC
• Contribute to donor applications and fund raising initiatives
• Contribute to NRC’s international advocacy efforts in relation to access
• Build relationships with relevant external stakeholders and represent NRC in international fora related to access and negotiations
• Carry out other duties of temporary character appointed by Head of Unit

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of relevant professional experience within the humanitarian field – minimum 3 in a highly insecure context.
• Significant experience from participating in/leading humanitarian negotiation efforts and leading teams in other efforts to increase access
• Experience form developing and conducting trainings
• Demonstrated ability to represent the organisation at a strategic level
• Fluency in English, both written and verbal. French and/or Arabic/Spanish is an asset.

Personal Qualitites

• Proven ability to handle insecure environments
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently in a results oriented multi-tasking and multi-cultural environment
• Willingness to undertake shorter missions to the field on short notice

We offer

• Contract period: 12 months, starting as soon as possible
• Salary/benefits: According to NRC’s general directions
• Duty station: Oslo, Norway (up to 75% travel)

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