Advocacy Coordinator

• Develop, implement, and update DRC Ukraine’s advocacy strategy in line with programme priorities, DRC global frameworks, and the evolving Ukraine context.
• Advise the Country Director and Senior Management Team (SMT) on advocacy priorities, risks, and opportunities.
• Ensure advocacy objectives are evidence-based, drawing on protection monitoring and other primary humanitarian data sources.
• Foster coherence and synergies between programmes and advocacy by integrating advocacy into programme planning, implementation, and budgeting.
• Produce contextual updates, crisis briefs, talking points, briefing papers, reports, and advocacy asks for DRC Ukraine.
• Recommend DRC positions on policies and practices of the UN, donor governments, and the Government of Ukraine, including in relation to emergency response and durable solutions.
• Participate in the NGO Platform Advocacy Working Group and support the drafting of joint inter-agency products (key messages, public statements, high-profile letters, briefings).
• Maintain up-to-date awareness of national and regional developments through stakeholder engagement and field visits.
• Provide timely policy analysis and inputs for the SMT and Regional Advocacy Coordinator.
• Support programme leadership to articulate advocacy priorities within clusters, working groups, and area forums.
• Contribute to DRC’s global and regional advocacy initiatives, ensuring Ukraine-specific perspectives are reflected.
• Prepare information and advocacy inputs for global advocacy calls on Ukraine.
• In collaboration with MEAL unit, develop indicators and a framework to measure the effectiveness and impact of advocacy efforts.

• Maintain active liaison with key UN, NGO, donor, and government interlocutors to ensure DRC remains informed and influential.
• Coordinate with DRC Regional Office and HQ on shared advocacy messaging and initiatives.
• Support development of messages and actions on key national policy issues (e.g. protection, funding, coordination, durable solutions).
• Build and maintain networks of informants and stakeholders across Ukraine.
• Represent DRC in advocacy-related fora, including the NGO Advocacy Working Group and other regional platforms as delegated.
• Promote the meaningful and safe participation of affected populations in DRC’s advocacy work.

• Master degree in relevant subject.
• Experience of influencing and advocacy work including lobbying, policy development and information provision in humanitarian issues.
• Experience of advocating in various contexts of large scale, complex international conflicts and displacement crisis.
• Extensive knowledge about DRC’s Core Sectors (Protection, HDP, Shelter, EcRec).
• Excellent skills in advocating towards government stakeholders in the UN’s Humanitarian Aid Architecture, including UN and donor operations at country and regional level.
• Excellent skills in advocating towards government officials.
• Experience of and strong skills in developing and implementing humanitarian advocacy strategies.
• Knowledge of human rights, international humanitarian law, rights-based programming, and protection principles.
• Understanding of political and humanitarian context in the region and/or in Ukraine.
• Demonstrated experience in context analysis.
• Full proficiency in spoken and written English.

• Ukrainian language skills are considered an asset.

• Striving for excellence: You focus on reaching results while ensuring an efficient process.
• Collaborating: You involve relevant parties and encourage feedback.
• Taking the lead: You take ownership and initiative while aiming for innovation.
• Communicating: You listen and speak effectively and honestly.
• Demonstrating integrity: You uphold and promote the highest standards of ethical and professional conduct in relation to our values and Code of Conduct, including safeguarding against sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment.

• Contract length: 12 months, renewable depending on performance and funding, after successful completion of a 3-month probation period.
• Band: F - non-management.
• Designation of Duty Station: Kyiv (non-family duty station), with frequent travel across Ukraine.
• Start date: as soon as possible

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