Lutheran World Federation – World Service Hiring for Advocacy assistant at Zarqa, Jordan Full Time

LWF World Service is the humanitarian and development arm of the Lutheran World Federation. We are a widely recognized, international, faith-based organization working in over 20 countries. We seek to bring people of all backgrounds together in the common quest for justice, peace, and reconciliation in an increasingly complex and fragmented world.

A commitment to the human rights of every individual, regardless of their status, guides our work, actions, and operations. We are particularly known for our timely, compassionate, and professional humanitarian work and our field presence in hard-to-reach areas. Our work is people-centered and community-based. Above all, we work with the most vulnerable, and in order to claim and uphold their rights, we engage proactively with local government and community structures. www.lutheranworld.org/WorldService.

Scope of Work:

He/she will assist the implementing of the integrated advocacy intervention in Jordan contributing to the LWF ‘Rights-based Approach, Local to Global’ (RBA L2G) initiative”. He/she will assist identify local partners, focusing on women’s rights, especially women’s empowerment and access to employment, and help them bring grass-root priorities into the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) process, and wider advocacy. He/she will ensure that the advocacy intervention is in line with a rights-based approach, ensuring long-term access to fundamental labor rights for local women through structural changes, where duty-bearers (national and international) hold themselves accountable. He/she will be responsible to conduct advocacy on behalf of LWF Jordan with partners and to ensure collaboration, networking, and coalition building for LWF among Jordanian civil society.

Professional Standards:

• The LWF and LWF workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in the code of Conduct.

Requirements:

• University Degree in Law, Gender studies or/and Human Rights
• Minimum 1-2 years’ experience working on human rights and advocacy, with a focus on women’s rights issues.
• A proven track record of inputting into and delivering on successful policy & advocacy strategies.
• Good conceptual and analytical skills and ability to think and operate innovatively.
• Experience working with local partners, community leaders, religious leaders and local authorities.
• Demonstrated experience with capacity building and training.
• Solid understanding of international legal and policy processes relating to displacement.
• Professional knowledge of protection principles and advocacy, and the use of media for public advocacy

Skills:

• Good interpersonal and team building skills.
• Strong negotiation skills essential.
• Experience working with other NGOs and local partners.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong liaison and diplomatic skills.
• Ability to work under pressure to meet tight deadlines.
• very good in Arabic and English.
• Computer skills, in particular email, Microsoft Word and Excel