Humanitarian advisors ensure strategies to reduce the impact of humanitarian crises on a national and/or international level. They provide professional advice and support and this in collaboration with different partners.

Tasks

(a) Liaising and consulting with programme administrators and other interested parties to identify policy needs;
(b) Reviewing existing policies and legislation to identify anomalies and out-of-date provisions;
(c) Researching social, economic and industrial trends, and client expectations of programmes and services provided;
(d) Formulating and analysing policy options, preparing briefing papers and recommendations for policy changes, and advising on preferred options;
(e) Assessing impacts, financial implications, interactions with other programmes and political and administrative feasibility of policies;
(f) Conducting threat and risk assessments and developing responses;
(g) Reviewing operations and programmes to ensure consistency with policies of the organization.