Senior Advocate for Displaced Women and Girls' Rights

About the role

Refugees International is seeking a Senior Advocate to lead its work on the rights and protection of displaced women and girls. The role will shape advocacy strategies, conduct research, and collaborate with partners to influence policy and humanitarian responses.

Key responsibilities

• Design and implement advocacy and campaign strategies to influence policy makers and donors.
• Advise senior officials from the U.S. government, UN agencies, and donor communities on protection needs.
• Represent RI at coordination meetings with NGOs, government, and think‑tanks.
• Build and maintain partnerships with local humanitarian groups and women‑led organizations.
• Collaborate with an RI Refugee Fellow to ensure community‑driven priorities.
• Lead or support coalitions to raise RI’s profile on women’s and girls’ rights.
• Contribute to grant proposals and reporting related to displacement.

Required profile

• Extensive experience advocating for displaced women and girls in humanitarian settings.
• Proven research skills, including interviews with displaced persons, UN/NGO staff, and government officials.
• Ability to work closely with communications, government relations, and fundraising teams.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills for policy briefs, media outreach, and public speaking.

Required skills

• Advocacy strategy development
• Policy analysis and briefing
• Research design and execution
• Coalition building and partnership management

What we offer

• Hybrid work environment with three days per week in the Washington, DC office.
• Opportunity to influence high‑level policy and humanitarian action.
• Collaborative team focused on protecting displaced populations.