Policy & Advocacy Leads, Nordics (6-Month Contract, Part-Time 3 Days/Week)

Policy & Advocacy Lead, Nordics (6-Month Contract, Part-Time 3 Days/Week)

About Global Citizen

Global Citizen is a movement of engaged citizens who are using their collective voice to end extreme poverty. On our platform, Global Citizens learn about the systemic causes of extreme poverty, take action on these issues, and earn rewards for their actions as part of a global community committed to lasting change. Global Citizens have taken over 42.9 million actions since 2009. Today, these actions, in combination with high-level advocacy work, have led to over $49 billion being distributed to our partners around the world, impacting 1.3 billion lives in the fight to end extreme poverty.

Contract Overview

Nordic countries have a strong tradition of providing Official Development Assistance (ODA) and are known for their high levels of commitment to international development. They consistently rank among the top countries in terms of ODA as a percentage of their GNI, with Sweden, Denmark, and Norway having historically met or exceeded the 0.7% target set by the United Nations. Yet, in the wake of recent global crises, cuts to Official Development Assistance (ODA) have become a focal point of concern, particularly in Nordic countries, driven by changes to political priorities and lack or weakening of government leadership. Despite the urgent need for international cooperation and support in the face of challenges such as the pandemic, climate change, and humanitarian emergencies, there has been a disconcerting trend of diminishing financial commitments to ODA.

Global Citizen is seeking a part-time Policy and Advocacy lead for a six-month contract (with any potential renewal subject to the organization's discretion). This opportunity will be based in Stockholm with a flexibility of travelling to Oslo and Copenhagen to support Global Citizen’s ODA advocacy campaigns, with a particular focus on global health, and related campaign and events in Europe and globally, including Global Citizen Festivals, thought leadership convenings, and other tentpole moments.

Global Citizen will leverage its “pop meets policy'' advocacy model to create impact. This contractor will be responsible for supporting the execution of global, regional and country specific campaigns consisting of short term and long term goals. This may consist of digital campaigns, offline activations, thought leadership convenings and mass scale policy and live music events. This contractor will be responsible for educating local and regional audiences on the importance of health equity and put pressure on key policy decision makers to deliver on policy objectives to include strengthening local systems and capacities.

Scope of Work

The policy & advocacy lead for Nordics will be responsible for:

• Leading, supporting the design, development, and day-to-day management of a key policy and advocacy grant-funded, multi-year health and development financing campaign. This opportunity focuses on ODA-related advocacy, with a particular focus on global health, and related campaigns and events in Europe and globally to include: Reform of the global financial system, EU MFF campaign, Global Citizen Festivals, thought leadership convenings, and other tentpole moments.

• Grant management: Develop project plans, allocate resources, and track progress against established goals. Provide day-to-day oversight on health grant activities and, where appropriate, connect deliverables across GC’s broader grant portfolio in Europe.

• Donor relations: leads stewardship and cultivation of current and prospective financing, health equity and adjacent sector donors to scale GC’s impact within the region.

• Interface with governments, private sector, NGOs and internal stakeholders to advance advocacy, report back on commitments made as part of Global Citizen advocacy campaigns and tentpole moments i.e impact reporting.

• Support the digital campaigns and content teams to develop actions and content specifically crafted for Nordic countries.

• Relationship management: Organize and drive the agenda and preparation for meetings with grant sponsors and other relevant stakeholders. Manage meetings, and handle correspondence with key stakeholders.

• Supporting and advising the GPA team on managing day-to-day operations and priorities with the grantor.

• Development of policy memos, conducting research and analysis to drive policy formulation and advocacy campaign design

• Ensure effective communication, coordination and managing workflow across the global policy team, Finance, Comms & marketing, Broadcast and production and growth teams as it concerns policy and advocacy priorities related to the Norcids.

• Event management: organize at smaller events in the Nordics with key stakeholders to advance Global Citizen’s priorities

Additional Responsibilities:

Additional responsibilities may include developing briefs and talking points on policy issues aligned with Global Citizen's broader global advocacy objectives, and overseeing policy projects, ensuring timely delivery of goals, especially within the European context.

The ability to work independently as well as collaboratively in a matrixed organization is key. This contractor opportunity will collaborate closely with the broader Global Policy and Advocacy team, interface with governments and stakeholders, and report on campaign commitments. Expertise in project management, data management, and excellent communication skills will contribute to the impactful work of Global Citizen in defeating poverty, defending the planet, and demanding equity.

Requirements:

• Bachelors/ Masters Degree in development, economics, public health, international relations, or related fields.
• 4-7 years of Knowledge and experience with non-governmental organizations, governments, social impact, international institutions, United Nations agencies, and/ or non-profit organizations required
• Previous experience with policy work on development finance and related issues (climate finance, reform of the global financial system, taxation)
• Experience with project management
• Experience with data management, monitoring, and evaluation
• Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
• Excellent organizational skills
• Attention to detail and follow-through
• Ability to manage projects with professionalism and discretion
• Capacity to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Proficient in English and Swedish. Additional languages would be an advantage
• Highly proficient in MS Office, Excel, Google Suite, Salesforce
• Ability to work independently, as well as part of a team

More Details

• Must be authorized for employment in Sweden

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