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BACKGROUND AND OVERVIEW
CARE International (CI) is among the world’s largest international non-governmental humanitarian relief and development Confederations. Drawing on its 75 years of experience, through its 20 Members, Candidates and Affiliate, CI’s work reaches over 100 countries worldwide to save lives, defeat poverty and achieve social justice.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
– specifically but not limited to The Senior EU Advocacy Advisor will provide strategic guidance to and implement CI’s advocacy work at the European level, particularly on the priority areas for CI and the CI Belgium office, namely: gender equality; countries in crisis; humanitarian policy; climate change; food and nutrition security; and external action budgets.  The Advisor will also follow and provide limited support in other priority policy areas under Vision 2023 strategy, participatory governance, and in other issues related to development and humanitarian aid policies impacting on CI’s work.

1. Leading CI’s European Advocacy work (approximately 65%) • Identify and act on opportunities to support the implementation of CI’s global advocacy priorities through CI’s interaction with European institutions in Brussels, including CARE’s commitment to cede space to local and national women leaders;
• Monitor and influence policy developments at the EU level; 
• Undertake research and analysis on relevant EU policies and identifying opportunities; 
• Draft updates, briefing notes, policy positions and talking points on relevant EU processes;  • Support the organisation of advocacy meetings and events; 
 
2. Contributing to strengthening coordination and information sharing on European advocacy (approximately 20%)
• Lead the work of the European Advocacy Group, including assuming responsibility for developing and monitoring implementation of the EU Advocacy Action Plan;
• Coordinate the interaction of CI’s European members and the European Advocacy Group, and country offices with the EU around EU policy processes and decisions;
• Support the organisation of the European Advocacy annual meeting, bi-monthly and ad-hoc calls, and other relevant meetings as required; 

3. Participating in and supporting the work of CI Brussels office and the CI Secretariat advocacy team lead by the Director of Global Advocacy and Communications as required (approximately 15%)
• Assist in the preparation of annual operating plans, reports, and MEL for CI Brussels’s advocacy work;
• Represent CI in meetings/conferences;
• Support global advocacy efforts beyond Europe as required and feed in CI EU and European perspectives into global advocacy efforts and working groups; 
 
QUALIFICATIONS (key selection criteria) 
Education or work experience: 
• At least 8 years of working experience in advocacy with an NGO or relevant international organisations towards EU Institutions in the areas of development and/or humanitarian policy.  
• Master’s degree (or a combination of a Bachelor degree and/or relevant experience) in social sciences, such as political sciences, international relations, development studies, economics or law. 
• Our official working language is English. However, fluency in our other working languages such as French, Arabic or Spanish are also an advantage. 
• Proven experience in CI priority thematic areas such as gender equality, humanitarian aid and conflict issues, climate change, or food and nutrition security.