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Advocacy Advisor - LEBANON - based in LBN-Beyrouth
6 months Contrat à durée déterminée 01/06/2026 LBN-Beyrouth
PUI all around the world
With its 40 years of experience, Première Urgence Internationale :
➜ Supports close to 6 millions beneficiaries
➜ With more than 100 Millions € yearly budget
➜ Present in 22 countries, on 5 continents
➜ Thanks to the work and commitment of :
• More than 2000 national staffs
• Around 200 expatriates from 45 different nationalities
• And 90 employees at HQ
PUI works in 10 areas of intervention and distinguishes itself by the implementation of an integrated approach in its response. This method aims to identify and understand the needs of all those affected by a crisis. Our teams come together to bring a rapid global response to the basic needs of populations affected by humanitarian crises to help them regain independence and dignity.
Learn more on our history, our values, our areas of intervention.
What about the Advocacy Advisor ?
As Advocacy Advisor, you will be responsible responsible for leading the definition, implementation, and monitoring of the organization’s advocacy strategy in country in line with its mandate and operational priorities. You will ensure that advocacy initiatives are evidence-based, coherent, and aligned with programmatic activities, and contribute to increasing the organization’s visibility and influence among key stakeholders. The position is under the supervision of the Country Director and involves close coordination with program teams, headquarters, and external partners.
For this purpose, you will be responsible for :
➜ Advocacy Strategy: You will lead the development, coordination, and implementation of the mission’s advocacy strategy.
➜ Coordination & Representation: You will represent the organization in relevant fora and maintains relationships with key stakeholders (NGOs, donors, institutions, networks).
➜ Advocacy Tools & Communication : You will be in charge of developing advocacy materials (reports, policy briefs, fact sheets, infographics) and supports the production of communication content while ensuring consistency of messaging.
➜ Outreach & Influence: You will identify advocacy opportunities, supports the organization of meetings, events, and field visits, and contributes to the delivery of advocacy messages.
➜ Monitoring & Analysis: You will monitor relevant political and humanitarian developments, contributes to analysis, and supports the development of tools to assess advocacy impact.
➜ Team Management: You will supervise advocacy staff where relevant.
The challenges that await you :
1) Higher level coordination and representation with other actors in the response and international partners. PUI is one of the most visible and active INGOs in Lebanon, where we currently hold roles in multi-lateral humanitarian coordination. Our engagement in the national conversation is constant and very active, requiring a full-time follow up and clear strategic positioning in order to ensure our advocacy priorities are clear and communicated widely. 2) Crafting and clearly establishing PUI's advocacy strategy at mission level, while contributing to PUI's global strategy and supporting both mission and HQ with technical insight into how to best ensure messages are reaching the targeted stakeholders. 3) Clear positioning and evidence based advocacy. Lebanon is a complicated, multi-faceted environment with overlap of political and conflict dynamics; it will be necessary to take advantage of the large-scale programming ongoing in PUI Lebanon Mission, along with our access to hard to reach territories, to effectively communicate the stories of the most vulnerable and include them in broader advocacy points for stakeholders to consider.
What you will need to succeed
➜ Training
You hold Master’s degree in political science, international relations, international law, human rights, or related field.
➜ Experience
Strengthened by minimum 2 years of experience in advocacy, humanitarian affairs or public policy. You already worked with Première Urgence Internationale? It would be a definite asset!
➜ Skills
You have excellent writing and communications skills. Strong analytical and strategic thinking abilities are a must. A strong work ethic, ability to handle multiple priorities and respect deadlines will be appreciated.
➜ Qualities
You demonstrate an ability to take initiatives and responsibilities. You have a sense of diplomacy and open-mindedness, good analytical skills and you are pragmatic. You demonstrate good organization, management of priorities, an ability to adapt and to work with various partners, in a spirit of openness and with adaptable communications strategies.
➜ Languages
English has no secrets for you! All the better, it is mandatory for this position. If you speak Arabic and/or Spanish, it would be a definite asset.
A word from the manager
« PUI's Lebanon mission is fast paced and highly involved in the ongoing emergency humanitarian response. We have a presence across the entire country, and focus on the provision of Health, Shelter, Protection and MHPSS services to the most vulnerable categories of population in need. PUI is actively engaged in national level coordination and ongoing advocacy conversations. We aim to grow this capacity in the coming months. »
PUI will offer you
• Status : Employé(e) with a Fixed-Term Contract
• Monthly Gross Income : 2340.00 - 2590.00 EUR depending on your experience in International Solidarity + 50€ per semester of seniority with PUI
• Insurance including medical coverage and complementary healthcare, 24/24 assistance and repatriation
• Housing in collective accomodation
• Daily Living Expenses ("Per Diem")
• Break Policy : 5 working days at 3 and 9 months + break allowance
• Paid Leaves Policy : 5 weeks of paid leaves per year + return ticket every 6 months
Our commitments
PUI is committed to preventing all forms of inappropriate behavior in the workplace, including harassment, sexual exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity, and financial misconduct, while promoting the well-being of children and adults with whom PUI interacts. PUI expects all employees to perform their tasks and professional responsibilities in accordance with the PUI Ethical Framework. PUI expects all employees to fulfill their professional duties and responsibilities in accordance with PUI’s Ethical Framework. All employees will receive appropriate training and commit to promoting, disseminating, and upholding the principles set forth in its Ethical Charter. The holder of this position may potentially have access to personal data concerning children and vulnerable adults as part of their work (Category 2 in the safe recruitment risk classification). Consequently, all recruitments will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate background checks, which include criminal record and counter-terrorism financing checks. Première Urgence Internationale considers the diversity of nationalities, genders, beliefs, backgrounds, and statuses within its Human Resources as a major asset for its humanitarian work. The organization is therefore committed to strictly upholding the principle of non-discrimination throughout its recruitment process. We are dedicated to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organization and strongly encourage candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply. Please note that Première Urgence Internationale will under no circumstances request any financial contribution for administrative fees related to recruitment. Any information suggesting otherwise is fraudulent and should be disregarded.
You recognize yourself in this profile and you adhere to our commitments ? You feel ready to take up the challenge and to join PUI great family ?
