Deadline: 24 July, 2020
Location: Yaounde, Cameroon
Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is seeking applications from eligible applicants for the post of INGO Forum Officer.
NRC provides assistance, protection and durable solutions to refugees and internally displaced persons worldwide.
Responsibilities
- Facilitate information exchanges amongst INGOs and between INGOs and external stakeholders on key contextual and operational issues
- Support the development of external communication products
- Contribute to the delivery of quality internal communication products
- Support the organisation of CHINGO meetings (monthly plenary, steering committee, working groups and ad-hoc)
- Support in enhancing coordination between humanitarian international and national NGOs
- Participate and report on coordination meetings at field level on a regular basis
- Facilitate the coordination with authorities
- Support research, data collection and analysis on topics agreed by the steering committee or Advocacy Working Group
- Update and analyse programme information and statistics made available by CHINGO members to support advocacy and media outreach
- Participate and share minutes of the Advocacy Working Group
- Ensure field realities are considered in advocacy messages developed in Yaoundé
Requirements
- Relevant university degree in Political Science, Project Management, Communication or a related field
- Two years, minimum, of relevant work experience in humanitarian project management, advocacy, policy analysis roles
- Experience working in a humanitarian project implementation position in a humanitarian/recovery context
- Previous experience working with INGOs
- Experience writing reports or advocacy notes or in grants management
- Knowledge of the Cameroon context, the humanitarian community and familiarity with the humanitarian architecture in Cameroon and the political situation
- Knowledge of country and regional media and communication networks
- Knowledge of communicating humanitarian needs and ethical reporting
- Fluency in English and French (written and verbal)
- Good networking skills
- Nationality of Cameroon
To apply and for more information, click here.
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