Advocacy Manager – Mozambique (Pemba)

About the role

The Advocacy Manager will lead NRC’s advocacy and communications efforts in Mozambique, focusing on humanitarian diplomacy and promoting principled humanitarian action. Based in Pemba, the role will shape and implement advocacy strategies, coordinate with internal and external stakeholders, and ensure alignment with NRC’s overall country programme.

Key responsibilities

• Identify and coordinate NRC’s advocacy response to priority humanitarian, displacement, conflict and protection issues at national and international levels.
• Develop and implement an advocacy and communications strategy that supports the country’s overall programme objectives.
• Provide line management for the advocacy and media team, including staff development, budgeting and administration.
• Deliver systematic training on advocacy, communications and compliance with NRC policies such as data protection and social‑media standards.
• Produce high‑quality analysis, policy briefs, position statements and other public‑facing advocacy products.
• Represent NRC with key stakeholders, strengthen advocacy networks and identify joint advocacy opportunities.
• Coordinate with NRC country, regional and global offices to ensure coherent messaging and maximise impact.
• Lead or contribute to national advocacy fora and working groups to build collaborative approaches within the humanitarian community.

Required profile

• Proven experience in advocacy, communications or humanitarian diplomacy within an international NGO or humanitarian context.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and execute advocacy strategies and to produce evidence‑based policy documents.
• Experience in managing teams, budgets and training programmes.
• Strong analytical skills with the capacity to assess humanitarian trends and translate findings into actionable advocacy messages.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement skills, including representation of the organisation in high‑level fora.

Required skills