1.1 CI roles and responsibilities for advocacy
| Position | Key responsibilities |
| CO Advocacy Advisor- AA (where the position exists) | identifies an initial humanitarian problem that potentially requires advocacy, then collect and analyse information, develop advocacy strategy, and carry out advocacy activities. |
| Country Office Emergency Response team (including Country Director) | Identify initial humanitarian problem that potentially requires advocacy, collect and analyse information, develop advocacy strategy, and carry out advocacy activities. |
| Country Director | Determine if advocacy is appropriate based on key criteria and risk analysis, and approve advocacy strategy and messages. |
| Regional Advocacy Advisor- RAA (where the position exists)- So far we have a regional advocacy advisor for Syria | Support CO analysis, research and advocacy strategy development; and coordinate communication between the CO, Lead Member and CI. |
| CARE Lead Member Advocacy Team | Support policy analysis and research, participate in strategy development, and carry out advocacy activities where necessary.
Obtain relevant Lead Member/ line management approval of strategy and key messages. |
| CARE International Advocacy Working Group on Type 4 emergencies (AWG) with other interested CI Members (those groups exist for Type 4 emergencies)
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Create such group (with the CO, region, interested CIMs, CI Secretariat Staff in New York, Brussels, Geneva). Oversee the implementation of CI’s advocacy around rapid-onset crises, and maintain an overview of new and ongoing joint advocacy within the CI confederation. The AWG in place are different from one context to another.(Please contact Gareth- Price Jones if you need more information on how to create such a group) |
| CARE International Senior Policy and
Advocacy Coordinator
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Support CI Members in coordinating CI advocacy around rapid-onset emergencies, including clarifying advocacy messages, strategies, and resolving disagreement in liaison with CO, national directors, CI Secretary General, ERD and CI Media and Communications Coordinator (refer to Annex 28.2 TOR for CI Senior Policy and Advocacy Coordinator). |
| CI policy and advocacy staff in Brussels, New York and Geneva
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Support analysis, research and advocacy activities where the issue is aligned with CI advocacy priorities (Type 4 emergencies). Lead advocacy directed at EU, UN and member states located in Brussels, New York and Geneva. |
| Emergency media staff including:
CO Media Officer; CI Media and Communications; COMWG members |
Ensure CARE’s media messaging is aligned with and actively supports CARE’s advocacy strategy. |
