Senior Refugee Protection Advisor
Act for Peace, Australia
Job Description
The Senior Refugee Protection Advisor (SRPA) will play a key role in the delivery of Act for Peace’s regional and global refugee protection work. The SRPA will support the Senior Protection and Policy Advisor (SPPA) in working directly with overseas partners, Act for Peace colleagues, and other relevant regional and international and Australia-based actors to engage globally and locally, and with a particular focus on strengthening regional refugee protection in Asia, including through research, strategic advocacy, and the design and delivery of niche initiatives to identify, support, strengthen and model positive practices in refugee protection.
About the Strategic Engagement Department (SED)
Advocacy is a central means by which Act for Peace (AfP) achieves change and fulfils our purpose and strategic goals. Research, consultations, mutual learning and analysis, and public policy development are all core priorities. AfP undertakes direct advocacy on a wide range of domestic, regional, and international issues, supports joint advocacy initiatives, mobilises supporters for advocacy, works closely with local partners to achieve change through joint advocacy, provides funds for advocacy and strengthens the advocacy capacity of partners.
Within Act for Peace, the Strategic Engagement Department (SED) acts as both catalyst for strategic advocacy initiatives (leading, supporting, or coordinating advocacy within Act for Peace and with external stakeholders) and a facilitator, aiming to ensure that the research, policy development and advocacy work that Act for Peace engages in is meaningful, well-targeted, results-focused and the product of sound research and consultation.
The SED leads in the development of public policy positions within AfP, leads the Agency in the development and implementation of advocacy initiatives, and ensures AfP’s works within contextually relevant cross cutting policies. Our team pursues an ongoing learning and development focus which is designed to continue to improve our work. Our work responds to our policy framework, our strategy, and strong quality and accountability standards.
About Act for Peace (AfP)
Today, there are more refugees, asylum seekers and displaced people worldwide than at any time since World War II. That’s more than 65 million people forced to flee their homes to escape conflict and disaster.
It’s a terrible injustice. And one that we can, and must, overcome.
We believe that when people all over the world work together, big changes really are possible. That’s why we’ve made it our mission to act in partnership with other passionate people, like you, across the globe to achieve safety, justice and dignity in communities threatened by conflict and natural disaster. We don’t think there’s any task more important.
Over the past 67 years our supporters have provided food, shelter, education, healthcare and training to help the world’s most vulnerable prepare for, cope with and recover from conflict and disaster.
Together we’re tackling the root causes of injustice, and are building a brighter future for everyone. We hope that you’ll join us in this vital mission.
Our Vision:
A peaceful world where all people share a safe, just, and dignified life.
Our Purpose:
We empower passionate people to work together to achieve safety, justice and dignity in communities threatened by conflict and disaster.
How we work:
- Emergency response: When an emergency occurs, we respond fast to give people what they need most to survive. We’re in for the long-haul too, supporting communities in protracted crises until they’re able to get back on their feet. We also work with communities at risk to prepare in advance, which saves lives when disaster strikes.
- Long-term development: Lasting change takes time. Your work will enable long-term development projects that help communities to tackle their own problems whether that’s giving girls a brighter future through education, helping farmers grow enough to eat, or supporting refugees to return home safely after a conflict has ended.
- Advocacy and campaigns: Together, we lobby governments and decision-makers to tackle the root causes of poverty and injustice, not just treat the symptoms. When we come together and speak with one voice, it sends a clear message that people in power can’t ignore.
- Working with partners: We believe local people are best placed to identify the problems faced by their communities and create solutions that work. So, we partner with local organisations on the ground to achieve change. We’re also part of the ACT Alliance, a global network of 140 like-minded organisations across 130 countries working together to share knowled