Advocacy and Community Liaison Officer

• Bachelor’s degree in political science, International Relations, Mass Communication, Development Studies, Social Sciences, Public Administration, Law, or related field.
  
• Master’s degree is an added advantage.
  

Work Experience:

• Minimum of 3–5 years’ experience in advocacy, community engagement, stakeholder coordination, humanitarian programming, or related field.
  

• Experience working with NGOs, INGOs, government institutions, or humanitarian organizations.
  

• Experience in Northeast or Northwest Nigeria humanitarian context is highly desirable.
  

• Demonstrated experience engaging with government stakeholders, communities, and partners.
  

Program Management, Technical Quality, and Strategy

• Support the implementation of advocacy and community engagement strategies aligned with country program priorities.
  
• Facilitate effective engagement with government ministries, community leaders, civil society organizations, and humanitarian actors.
  
• Support coordination and communication between IRC field teams and external stakeholders at state and community levels.
  
• Contribute to the documentation of humanitarian needs, community concerns, and program impact to inform advocacy messaging.
  
• Support community consultations, stakeholder meetings, and engagement forums.
  

Program Development

• Contribute to proposal development processes by providing context analysis, stakeholder mapping, and advocacy-related inputs.
  
• Support the development of advocacy briefs, talking points, donor engagement materials, and external communication products.
  
• Assist in identifying strategic partnership and collaboration opportunities with government and non-government stakeholders.
  

Staff Performance Management, Learning & Development

• Support capacity strengthening of staff and community structures on advocacy, stakeholder engagement, accountability, and community liaison approaches.
  
• Provide technical support to field teams on community engagement and representation approaches.
  
• Promote teamwork, collaboration, and knowledge sharing across departments and field locations.
  

Research, Learning and Analysis

• Conduct stakeholder analysis and mapping to support advocacy and engagement strategies.
  
• Support data collection and documentation of client stories, community feedback, and program outcomes for advocacy purposes.
  
• Analyze contextual developments, policy trends, and humanitarian issues affecting vulnerable populations.
  

Coordination & Representation

• Maintain effective working relationships with government agencies, community leaders, civil society organizations, donors, UN agencies, and other stakeholders.
  
• Representing IRC in coordination platforms, community meetings, and stakeholder forums as delegated.
  
• Support the organization of advocacy events, campaigns, policy dialogues, and community engagement activities.