Campaigns & Advocacy Manager, Paris
April 2012
Crisis Action is currently looking for a Campaigns & Advocacy Manager based in its Paris office. If you are interested in applying, please download the information & application pack (Word doc).
The deadline for applications is 11.59pm (CET), Sunday 20th May.
Internship Opportunity at Crisis Action's London office
April 2012
Crisis Action is currently looking for an intern in its London office who is available to work for six months full-time from late May/early June. If you are interested in applying, please download the full description (PDF), and then forward your CV and a covering letter to . The deadline for applications is 9am, Monday 30th April.
Announcement of Sophie Sutcliffe as UK Director
April 2012
We are delighted to announce that Sophie Sutcliffe has recently been appointed as Crisis Action's UK Director in London.
Sophie brings to the role of UK Director experience of the political, policy, campaigning and media worlds. She has come to Crisis Action from Westminster having worked as the Senior Political Adviser to the Shadow International Development Secretary, Ivan Lewis, and for David Miliband on the General Election and his Labour Party leadership campaign. Prior to that she worked for the communications company Portland PR on a range of clients including the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, Tutu Foundation UK and the Africa Progress Panel. Sophie has been involved in a number of campaigns including running the launch of World Vision International's Child Health Now campaign. She holds an MSc with distinction in International Relations, a first class degree in Politics from Bristol University and has produced a paper and toolkit on evidence-based policymaking for the Overseas Development Institute.
Job Vacancy: Head of Advocacy, Washington DC
February 2012
Crisis Action has a vacancy for Head of Advocacy in Washington DC. Please click here to download the application pack (Word doc). The closing date for receipt of all applications is Friday 30th March, 2012. Please email your application to .
MacArthur Foundation Award
February 2012
Dear Partners, Supporters and Friends of Crisis Action,
I am delighted to announce that Crisis Action is the 2012 recipient of the MacArthur Foundation's Award for Creative and Effective Institutions. More information is available in the official media release (PDF) and on the MacArthur Foundation's website.
This much coveted Award is given to a select group of innovative organisations to enable them to grow effectively and sustainably. The Award comes at an opportune time as Crisis Action embarks on a five-year strategy to increase its core campaign capacity, strengthen its presence in sub-Saharan Africa and work on better supporting partners to engage with emerging powers. The Award will be instrumental in making this all happen. It includes a one-off gift of $750,000 which MacArthur has earmarked to build Crisis Action's organisational reserves and to underpin its strategic planning.
When I joined the Board of Crisis Action in 2007, the organisation operated with seven staff in four European countries on a budget of less than $300,000. Since then, the organisation has undergone a dramatic metamorphosis. It has now become one of the leaders in its field, with 20 staff in seven countries across three continents and a budget of $2.5 million. This attests to the talent and fantastic hard work of Crisis Action's small and dedicated team under the outstanding leadership of Executive Director, Gemma Mortensen, but also to the impact of our collective efforts, as coordinated by Crisis Action over recent years, to ensure governments uphold their obligations to protect civilians in conflicts from Sudan to Syria, Ivory Coast to Iran.
As an organisation working behind the scenes and out of the limelight, the Award is a tremendous accolade and a testament to the power and inherent value in joint civil society action. Thank you for your tireless and invaluable contributions and support to Crisis Action - it is this that enables and sustains such a compelling and effective model of change. Crisis Action will now work hard to ensure that the Award is used to add ever greater value to your own activities.
We look forward to our continued collaboration and I am sure you will join me in congratulating the Crisis Action team on this terrific achievement and thanking the MacArthur Foundation for recognising Crisis Action's creativity and effectiveness.
Nick Grono
Chair, Crisis Action
Deputy President, International Crisis Group
Internship At Crisis Action MENA
February 2012
Crisis Action is currently looking for an intern to work on MENA conflicts (Middle East and North Africa). If you would like to be considered for a six-month placement, please download the detailed description (PDF), then send a one-page CV and a motivation letter to both and , with "Internship" in the subject line.
Internship At Crisis Action Brussels
February 2012
Crisis Action is currently looking for an intern to work in its Brussels office. If you would like to be considered for a six-month placement, please send your CV, a cover letter and contact information for two references to with "Brussels Spring 2012 Internship" in the subject line. Applications will be accepted until 19th February 2012.
For more information, please download the detailed description (PDF).
Announcement of Nicola Reindorp as Senior Advisor for Strategy and Campaigns at Crisis Action
February 2012
We are delighted to announce that Nicola Reindorp has recently been appointed as Senior Advisor for Strategy and Campaigns at Crisis Action. Nicola has been lobbying to prevent and protect people in crises for more than 15 years. Much of that time has been working for Oxfam - as a policy adviser on the Great Lakes for Oxfam GB, as a lobbyist in Oxfam International's Washington DC advocacy office, and setting up Oxfam International's New York office where she was the head from 2002-2007, but with periods as a consultant for the UN in Rwanda and a fellow at the Overseas Development Institute's Humanitarian Policy Group in London in between. From 2008–2010, she was the Director of Advocacy at the Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect. Most recently, she has been advising online campaigning organisation Avaaz.
Announcement of Sacha de Wijs as Advocacy and Campaigns Manager of Crisis Action in Berlin
February 2012
We are delighted to announce that Sacha de Wijs has recently been appointed as Advocacy and Campaigns Manager of Crisis Action in Berlin. Before joining Crisis Action Sacha worked as an independent policy researcher and consultant advising companies on political and regulatory frameworks for investments in new markets. Previously, Sacha worked for a Berlin based communications agency where he worked with various political institutions, think tanks and NGOs focusing on strategic positioning and communications strategies. Sacha holds a Bachelor's degree in Modern European Studies from the University College London, a Master's degree in Contemporary European Studies from the University of Bath and Humboldt University Berlin as well as a PhD in Political Science.
Announcement of Martha Bakwesegha-Osula as Crisis Action's Head of Office in Nairobi
December 2011
We are delighted to announce that Martha Bakwesegha-Osula has recently been appointed as Crisis Action's Head of Office in Nairobi. Martha joins Crisis Action having previously worked with the African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD) in Durban, South Africa working on peacebuilding programmes in Angola, Liberia, Burundi and the DRC. She has also worked on governance and policy related programmes at the Development Policy Management Forum (DPMF) in Addis Ababa Ethiopia. Martha holds a Bachelor's degree in Political Science from Rutgers University in New Brunswick, USA with a certificate in International Studies and a Masters Degree in Public Policy from the University of Natal (now the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal) in Durban, South Africa.
Internships at Crisis Action New York
December 2011
Crisis Action accepts rolling applications for full-time six month internships for its New York office. For more information, please download the detailed description (PDF). Please send your resumé and a cover letter to with "New York Internship" in the subject line.
Announcement of Mariam Kemple as Crisis Action's Campaigns and Advocacy Manager in London
November 2011
We are delighted to announce that Mariam Kemple has recently been appointed at Crisis Action's Campaigns and Advocacy Manager in London. Mariam has extensive campaigning experience within the UK both professionally and as a member of local campaigning groups (particularly the London feminist movement). She previously worked at Mind, the UK's leading mental health charity, developing mental health services policy and running national campaigns on numerous issues including access to psychological therapies and men's mental health. Before this she worked at Help the Aged (now Age UK) and was involved in the award-winning Just Equal Treatment campaign that successfully led to the outlawing of age discrimination in the UK. In addition, she has worked in a consultancy role at the Fawcett Society, leading a project to improve the organisation's evaluation of its campaigning and communications activity. She holds an MA in Human Rights Law from the School of Oriental and African Studies and a BA in English Literature from Cambridge University and has published a number of articles in a range of publications, including the Journal of Human Rights Practice.