Senior Advisor, Policy & Advocacy

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Plan International

Hybrid
  • Career category: Advocacy/ Policy
  • Job type: Job
  • Experience level: Other (specified in job description)
  • Organisation type: Civil Society
  • Remote option: Hybrid
  • Right to work requirements: Right to work required in advance
  • Remuneration: $73,000 CAD-$91,000 CAD / monthly
  • Work schedule: Full-time
  • Deadline: 14/12/2025
  • Location: Canada 
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The Position
 
Team PLAY (Policy, Leadership, Advocacy, and Youth) is responsible for influencing Canadian and global decision makers to advance children’s rights and equality for girls globally, and supporting young people in Canada unlock their leadership potential, be active global citizens and advocates for Plan International’s global purpose and mission. 
 
As Senior Advisor, Policy and Advocacy, you will play a key role in Plan International Canada’s policy advocacy, government relations, influencing, and external relations engagements. Under the leadership of Director of Policy Advocacy, Partnerships, and Youth Leadership, you will support the development, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of Plan International Canada’s policy and advocacy strategy, with a particular focus on humanitarian action, global education, and youth advocacy. You will support the team by executing key elements of Plan International Canada’s Policy and Advocacy Strategy, including the development of evidence-based policy positions and coordinating policy and advocacy activities. In addition, you will play a key role in advancing the overall Strategic Plan for Plan International Canada, most notably our strategic initiative focused on Amplifying Youth Voices.
 


 
Education
  • Master’s degree in international relations, international development, political science law or relevant field or equivalent professional experience.
As our ideal candidate you will have:
 
  • Experience in successful policy and advocacy work, preferably in humanitarian action and international development, with preference for those that have professional experience working in Latin America, Africa and/or Asia.
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills in English. Fluency in French is a strong asset.
  • Successful track record as a policy strategist/analyst with INGOs, government or multilateral organizations
  • Proven experience working on policy advocacy at the federal level in Canada and in global forums such as the G7, G20, UN, World Bank and more
  • Demonstrated capability in producing cross-functional integrated advocacy campaigns (policy recommendations, campaign messaging, resource mobilization, stakeholder engagement).
  • Highly skilled at developing effective, engaging, action-oriented presentations for internal and external audiences
  • Proven track record drafting and contributing to a range of products (presentations, internal briefing notes, policy briefs, op-eds).
  • Recognized capacity in translating complex information in a compelling and accessible way for non-technical audiences.
  • Project management experience, particularly working on complex projects with large cross-functional teams, with the ability to manage deadlines and deliver quality results.

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