What we are looking for

NRC is looking for an Advocacy and Communications Manager to join the Bangladesh mission, to provide overall leadership and strategic direction to NRC’s policy, communication, and advocacy work in Bangladesh. The role holder will be responsible for identifying priority protection concerns for advocacy, strengthening its incorporation into NRC’s activities, and guiding NRC’s messaging to promote an improved protection and humanitarian response environment.

The Advocacy and Communications Manager will be focused on the Rohingya crisis; climate-related displacement; and regional/intra-country advocacy initiatives in close coordination and collaboration with the regional level and the Myanmar country mission.

If you are an influential and strategic leader; with strong communications, networking, and collaborative skills; and a background in protection, analysis, messaging, and coordination, then this is the role for you! ***This position is only open to internal NRC employees***

What you will do

• Advocacy response identification and coordination to prioritised protection issues
• Advocacy strategy development, revision, and implementation.
• Advocacy coherence and synergies with programmes.
• Protection analysis provision on humanitarian and displacement trends.
• Media lines and media strategy advice, ensuring potential risks are assessed and procedures followed.
• People management, and support of their professional development.
• Advocacy training and capacity building.
• Strengthen advocacy networks and identify opportunities to advocate NRC’s position.
• We highly encourage you to learn more about the role: please review the full Job Description here.

What you will bring

• Protection principles and advocacy knowledge.
• International legal and policy processes understanding, relating to forced displacement and migration.
• Analysis, messaging, coordination, and networking experience.
• Advanced degree, or similar qualification.
• Managerial and interpersonal skills.
• Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Refugee and internal displacement understanding relevant to the Bangladesh context.
• English fluency, both written and verbal

What makes this position attractive?

• The opportunity to work in the steadily growing NRC mission of Bangladesh that has scaled up since inception in 2018 to respond to the Rohingya influx, and that has an increasingly growing portfolio and funding. NRC interventions are based on the humanitarian principles and are used to increase the acceptance of humanitarian assistance amongst target Rohingya and Bangladeshi populations, as well as to facilitate and enable access.
• In addition to the existing Rohingya refugee response, NRC’s integrated activities are addressing the impacts of displacement from climate change. As of 2022, NRC is working to respond to severe floods. Bangladesh is one of the world’s most disaster-prone countries while also hosting one million Rohingya refugees. This is now considered a protracted emergency in which displacement and recurrent climate disasters combine.
• This is also set against a backdrop of continued conflict in Rakhine State, steady attenuation of humanitarian access, and political pressure to repatriate refugees. The humanitarian context is characterised by multiple localised emergencies adversely affecting communities and populations with low levels of resilience, high vulnerability, and acute poverty.
• Meaningful work that responds to the diverse needs, priorities, and concerns raised by beneficiary communities. The current context is set against a backdrop of continued conflict in Rakhine State, steady attenuation of humanitarian access, and political pressure to repatriate refugees. This is characterised by multiple localised emergencies adversely affecting communities and populations with low levels of resilience, high vulnerability, and acute poverty.
• Female candidates are strongly encouraged to join our work culture that empowers every employee to share ideas and take responsibility.
• Learn more about NRC’s operation in Bangladesh here.

What we offer

• Dhaka, Bangladesh duty station.
• 24-month contract duration.
• 10% travel, approximately.
• Grade 9 in NRC’s Salary Scale, with accompanying terms and conditions. NRC offers a competitive compensation and benefits package.
• NRC is an equal opportunities employer and aims to have staffing diversity in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, nationality, and physical ability.
• We think outside the box, encourage ideas, and give responsibility to all employees at all levels. You will have many opportunities to be heard and take the initiative.
• Find out more about the benefits of working for NRC.

Important information about the application process

• To apply log in with your official NRC email address or click on Opportunity Marketplace. This position is only open to internal NRC employees.
• When creating your profile, include your full name as per your passport.
• Apply by completing all the system-required fields of your experience, employment history, and education in your application.
• Ensure to attach your latest CV.
• Submit your application and CV in English.
• Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of colour are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. NRC is dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace, so if you’re excited about this role and you meet most, but not all the requirements, we encourage you to apply anyway.
• Applications that do not meet the minimum standards in terms of experience or qualifications will generally not be considered.
• Unsolicited applications not related to this specific job advertisement will not be considered.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. We receive many applicants for each vacant position. Unfortunately, we do not have the resources to give detailed feedback to applicants who have not been shortlisted.
• For any queries, please email us at aela.recruitment@nrc.no with “Advocacy Manager Bangladesh” as the subject line. This email address is for queries only. Applications will not be accepted via email.
• Please note that NRC does not request any fees in connection with its recruitment processes.

Why NRC?

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. Our 15,000 staff work in crises across 40 countries, providing life-saving and long-term assistance to millions of people every year.

Watch this short video to see NRC in action.

NRC works in Cox’s Bazar in response to the Rohingya crisis, and in areas such as Sylhet in the north-east addressing the impacts of climate change. Alongside partners, our integrated operations include shelter and water, hygiene and sanitation (WASH), responding to weather-related emergencies, ensuring education continuity through in-person and digital learning, and scaling up information counselling for refugees and host Bangladeshis, reaching over 150,000 people per year. Our approach to humanitarian action focuses on principled aid delivery and promotes the agency and dignity of impacted populations.

We are looking for people who are passionate about helping refugees and people forced to flee. Are you one of those people? If you are, NRC offers you the opportunity to:

• Do demanding and professional work, often in challenging contexts.
• Join a work culture that empowers every employee to share ideas and take responsibility.
• Be part of a welcoming and supportive community committed to human dignity.

Learn more about NRC here.