Senior Advocacy and Influencing Officer

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

Mercy Corps is a leading global organization powered by the belief that a better world is possible. In a disaster, in hardship, in more than 40 countries around the world, we partner to put bold solutions into action - helping people triumph over adversity and build stronger communities from within. Now, and for the future. Mercy Corps has been operating in Nepal since 2005, implementing programs in food security, agriculture, market development, financial services, youth engagement, climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction. We take a systems-based approach in our programming, with the aim of improving the lives and potential of vulnerable individuals and communities across Nepal.

Applications are invited from interested, committed and dynamic Nepali nationals for the following positions:

1. Position: Senior Advocacy and Influencing Officer -1 

Duty Station: Kathmandu, Nepal

General position Summary: The Senior Advocacy and Influencing Officer assume responsibility to lead overall design, management, implementation, and coordination for ZCRA’s policy, advocacy and influencing work in climate resilience in Nepal. The Senior Advocacy and Influencing Officer will provide strategic oversight and leadership to help ZCRA in Nepal to achieve its project advocacy and influencing goals with summary of key functions as follows:

• Identify and lead formulation of appropriate advocacy and influencing strategies, plans, initiatives, research and implement them at federal, provincial, local and community level as required.
• Actively lead the advocacy and influencing work including but not limited to disaster governance, disaster budget influencing and tracking heat governance, risk-informed planning, flood, heat, urban heat, drought private sector engagement in disaster management and climate change adaptation at project’s working areas engaging federal, provincial local and community stakeholders.
• Develop advocacy and influencing materials and support the project in relation to its knowledge products.
• Establish and strengthen strategic partnerships with government agencies, alliance partner, peer organizations, development partners, civil society, and private sector, think tanks, research institutes and media for advocacy and influencing work.

Required Qualification and Skills: Master’s degree in climate change, disaster risk management, social sciences or other relevant fields with at least 5 years relevant experience with designing, managing, and implementing policy research, advocacy and influencing initiatives in Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation. Strong knowledge and understanding of Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation including system change approaches. Excellent ability to conduct policy and stakeholder analysis through rigorous document reviews and network development, and articulate policy recommendations for advocacy and influencing. Ability to scope, design, and lead research to build evidence base for programming and advocacy as well as program impact evaluation.

For detailed Job description and to apply visit Mercy Corps Nepal Vacancies by COB July 16, 2026. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for the interview process.

Mercy Corps reserves the right to close the application before the deadline if a sufficient number of applications have been received and to extend the deadline if needed.

Mercy Corps promotes workforce diversity and is an equal opportunity employer.