Senior Advocacy Lead, US Government Relations - Washington DC, United States
Duration : Permanent
Start date : ASAP
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Purpose: Supports the development and implementation of Action Against Hunger USAโs advocacy to US government (USG) stakeholders focusing on the Administration and Congress, based on global, regional and country strategies and priorities from across the network; mobilizes resources to achieve advocacy objectives; expands learning, and drives organizational efforts to positively influence the policies and practice of USG stakeholders to achieve the organizationโs goal of ending hunger.
Engagement: Advocates and builds partnerships with Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO), research and policy institutes, think tanks, and key Washington, DC-based groups and partners to positively influence US government policies and practices to end hunger and undernutrition.
Delivery: Supports the Chief Executive Officer to strengthen the Action Against Hungerโs capacity to effectively influence the policies and practices of the US government to effectively address undernutrition and the underlying causes of hunger.
Key activities in your role will include
1. Support the planning, development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of advocacy activities
in Washington, DC on behalf of the Action Against Hunger USA (50%)
Administration/Multilateral/NGO Coalitions/Other Advocacy:
Develop and implement an advocacy plan focusing on US government policy makers in line with Action Against Hungerโs strategic priorities. Build alliances with nutrition, health, water sanitation and hygiene, food security and livelihoods, and disaster risk management NGOs and projects/initiatives in Washington, DC, to ensure inclusion of Action Against Hungerโs priorities in collective advocacy initiatives. Assume leadership roles as appropriate within NGO coalitions and initiatives pertaining to Action Against Hunger programs and advocacy priorities. Provide analysis of stakeholders (targets, allies, influential policy makers, fora, working groups, etc.) in Washington, DC, as they relate to Action Against Hunger technical, thematic and operational priorities. Attend advocacy meetings on national and international level and provide verbal and written contributions to advocacy for and meetings in line with Action Against Hunger advocacy priorities. Whenever necessary, provide recommendations to the Action Against Hunger network on advocacy opportunities, advocacy messages based on the evidence and positioning generated by programs and research.Congressional Advocacy:
2. Develop and strengthen internal advocacy capacity of Action Against Hunger (15%)
Build the capacity of the Technical Services and Innovation, External Relations teams, etc. on US government influencing through the development of tools and guidance. Develop talking points, messaging, collateral materials, and maintain advocacy database. Provide ongoing strategic and tactical support to Action Against Hunger staff engaged in US government advocacy. Liaise with country programs to develop USG-focused country-specific advocacy strategies. Support the HEARO and the Technical Services and Innovation team to use technical approaches, research and program learning to influence the policies and practices of USG decision makers. In collaboration with the Business Development team, strengthen advocacy partnerships and identify advocacy funding opportunities. Participate in network processes to build the capacity of advocacy staff and facilitate advocacy activities. Provide regular feedback and analysis on meetings, workshops and seminars relevant to Action Against Hungerโs strategic priorities, including reviews of new approaches to address the underlying causes of hunger. Liaise with the Communications/External Relations Team, providing advocacy messages and content appropriate for external audiences (through channels including social media, direct mail, etc.) Support the HEARO advocacy team to build the capacity of country programs to implement a robust influencing agenda.3. Support robust accountability systems and build Action Against Hungerโs reputation in Washington, DC
as a leader in the food and nutrition security space. (10%)
4. Lead Together Against Hunger summit/event to connect with diverse partners to mobilize the wider public to end hunger (25%)
Responsible for coordinating and executing Together Against Hunger summit/event in conjunction with External Relations, Technical Services and Innovation teams, HEARO, and other key stakeholders. In conjunction with the Chief of Staff, support the Chief Executive Officerโs engagement with the larger Action Against Hunger network membersโ involvement, and budgetary support in executing Together Against Hunger summit/event. Responsible for the choice of venue, logistics, and coordination of all key processes to assure success of the summit/event. Responsible for stakeholder engagement particularly founding partners of Together Against Hunger to facilitate co-ownership of the summit/event. Assign responsibilities as necessary to other parts of the organization including a secretariat in the build up to the summit/event to assure success.5. Serve as focal point for relevant network campaigns and special projects (as needed).
Lead the development of USG government-facing calls to action as part of Action Against Hunger global campaigns and initiativesโincluding developing messaging, tactics and collateral materials.6. Other duties as assigned.