Advocacy and Strategic Lobbying Consultant

• Develop and maintain an advocacy and lobbying strategy aligned with GUARD Outcomes 2 and 3 and the approved workplan
• Identify priority decision-makers, institutions, entry points, messages, and policy asks
• Prepare and coach Ecumenical Accompaniers, former EAs, church representatives, community voices, and WCC–EAPPI staff
• Organise and support lobby weeks, delegations, policy briefings, and follow-up engagement
• Coordinate with WCC networks, EAPPI national coordinations, the Advocacy Coordination network, and partners
• Document access, commitments, follow-up actions, policy influence, learning, and risks
• Review project documents, fact sheets, incident trends, campaign materials, lobby reports, stakeholder maps, and WCC policies
• Conduct inception consultations and prepare an inception report and assignment workplan
• Refine the advocacy theory of change, policy objectives, messages, calls to action, target audiences, influence pathways, and indicators
• Map and prioritise executive, legislative, diplomatic, faith, media, and civil-society stakeholders
• Develop stakeholder engagement plans and coordinate outreach
• Produce briefing notes, talking points, meeting briefs, policy asks, and follow-up correspondence
• Verify and clear advocacy materials for accuracy, sourcing, legal and political soundness, conflict sensitivity, and consistency with WCC–EAPPI positions
• Design and deliver training, simulations, coaching, and participant packs
• Support advocacy activities in Belgium/Brussels, Hungary, Italy, the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States
• Prepare and support international delegations to East Jerusalem
• Help secure meetings with parliamentarians, officials, diplomats, church leaders, journalists, policy advisers, and civil-society actors
• Accompany or remotely support missions where agreed and document commitments and next steps
• Maintain a confidential stakeholder engagement and follow-up tracker
• Track outcome-level evidence and facilitate after-action reviews
• Draft activity reports and a final consultancy report and handover
• Report to the WCC–EAPPI Programme Coordinator and work closely with the Advocacy Officer

• Advanced university degree in international relations, public policy, law, human rights, political science, communications, theology, development studies, or a related field; an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience may be accepted
• At least seven years of progressively responsible experience in advocacy, government relations, public policy, political engagement, campaigning, or strategic communications
• Demonstrated record of organising and supporting high-level advocacy or lobby missions involving parliamentarians, government officials, diplomats, faith leaders, or international institutions
• Strong understanding of EU institutions and at least two other target environments; a credible network in relevant institutions is a significant advantage
• Substantive knowledge of international human rights law and international humanitarian law
• Knowledge of the political and protection context in Israel and Palestine, particularly East Jerusalem
• Ability to translate complex field evidence and legal analysis into concise, audience-specific policy messages and achievable calls to action
• Excellent facilitation, training, negotiation, political judgement, writing, and oral communication skills in English
• Commitment to do-no-harm practice, confidentiality, safeguarding, gender sensitivity, cultural awareness, and responsible use of testimony
• Ability to work independently across time zones, manage multiple stakeholders, meet short deadlines, and adapt to changing political or security conditions
• Technical proposal demonstrating understanding, methodology, workplan, quality assurance, risk management, and availability
• Updated CV or organisational profile
• Two examples or summaries of comparable assignments with references
• Financial proposal showing professional fee or daily rate, number of days, taxes, and reimbursable costs
• Declaration of availability, independence, confidentiality, and conflicts of interest

• Travel and event costs may be reimbursed with prior written approval and supporting documentation
• Assignment is primarily home-based
• Professional fee/daily rate and reimbursable costs handled separately
• Up to 90 working days deployed in agreed tranches
• Remote delivery may replace, postpone, relocate, or convert in-person activities when required by security, access, diplomatic, financial, or operational considerations