Humanitarian Advocacy & Policy Specialist
Job Description
Humanitarian Advocacy & Policy Specialist
Location: Brussels, in our EU Representation Office
Employment contract: Permanent contract
Department: Humanitarian Team
Start Date: ASAP
About us
World Vision is a global Christian relief, development, and advocacy organisation dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty, violence, disaster, and injustice. World Vision has over 31,000 staff in nearly 100 countries. World Vision collaborates with others in pursuit of positively impacting the most vulnerable children, their families, and communities around the world.
The World Vision EU Representation office works to support World Vision’s engagements with the institutions of the European Union (EU). The Brussels-based office pursuits two main strategic goals:
To influence key EU decision-makers and political processes so that policies, programmes and funding opportunities of the EU positively impact vulnerable children and their communities.
To promote and facilitate access by World Vision offices around the world to the funding opportunities provided by the EU.
Purpose
The Humanitarian Advocacy and Policy Specialist will contribute to the optimal functioning of World Vision’s EU Representation (EUREP) and to the achievement of its strategic objectives: engagement with the EU is sustained, institutional funding pipeline is strengthened, relationships with strategic EU actors and partners are nurtured, World Vision continues to be recognised as a credible and impactful EU-facing organisation, for the well-being of children.
Within these objectives, the Humanitarian Advocacy and Policy Specialist will specifically contribute to WV Partnership’s relations with European Union entities in order to enhance World Vision’s humanitarian mission and impact, by managing policy and advocacy actions around EU humanitarian action and by influencing EU policies and funding environments around children in crises and fragile contexts.
Key responsibilities :
Contribute actively to the development and implementation of EU humanitarian advocacy and policy strategies aligned with World Vision and ECHO priorities.
Lead and coordinate advocacy actions on humanitarian crises, fragility, resilience, and Nexus-related issues.
Draft policy papers, advocacy briefs, analyses and position documents on EU humanitarian affairs.
Monitor and analyse EU humanitarian policies, political trends and stakeholder developments.
Strengthen relationships with ECHO, EU institutions, NGOs, coalitions and humanitarian partners in Brussels
Represent World Vision in EU humanitarian events, forums and advocacy networks such as VOICE.
Coordinate advocacy visits, campaigns and high-level engagements involving global and field teams.
Support World Vision’s visibility, positioning and resource development with EU stakeholders and donors.
Advise internal teams on EU humanitarian advocacy priorities and ensure alignment across global, regional and field levels
Contribute to knowledge sharing, capacity building and the integration of advocacy components into ECHO proposals.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Master’s degree in a relevant field such as International Relations, Humanitarian Affairs.
2 to 4 years of experience in EU humanitarian policy and advocacy.
Excellent understanding of EU institutions.
Strategic thinking and ability to influence policy discussions.
Strong organisational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Project coordination and execution of advocacy initiatives.
Networking and coalition-building abilities, especially with NGOs, coalitions and EU actors.
Excellent command of English written and spoken; French is an asset.
Ability to travel occasionally in humanitarian contexts.
Willingness to foster a transparent and inclusive team culture that values diversity, equity, and respectful collaboration.
Commitment to World Vision’s mission and values
The successful candidate must already hold the right to work in Belgium
We offer:
We offer a full-time permanent contract in a collaborative and supportive work environment.
Our generous fringe benefits package and recently revised salary grid ensure fair and competitive compensation aligned with the market. The salary range for this position is 3.039€ to 3.490 € gross per month paid over 13.92 months.
Employee well-being is at the heart of our HR practice, we are deeply committed to fostering a respectful and collaborative workplace. We are a young, dynamic and inclusive team. Our organisation value personal development, Team spirit and autonomy.
How to Apply
Please send your CV and cover letter to eulo-info@wvi.org with the subject line: “Humanitarian Advocacy & Policy Specialist” by the 31st of May.
Due to limited capacity, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview.