She also oversaw Oxfam’s international advocacy offices in Washington, Geneva, Brussels, and New York, which focused on the International Finance Institutions, United Nations, European Union and World Trade Organization. Romero was Oxfam International’s Advocacy and Campaigns Director, and oversaw Oxfam’s international advocacy campaigns on a range of humanitarian, development, and social justice issues. Prior to her role at Save the Children, Ms. Romero was also co-chair and member of the management team of Save the Children International’s Humanitarian Advocacy Working Group, which is responsible for Save the Children’s international humanitarian advocacy and campaigning efforts. She served on the Humanitarian Senior Management Team that oversaw humanitarian operations. Romero was the Senior Director of Humanitarian Policy and Advocacy at Save the Children US, where she led Save the Children’s US-focused policy and advocacy around humanitarian crises. NRC USA focuses on fundraising and humanitarian policy and advocacy in the US on behalf of Oslo-based NRC.īefore coming to NRC USA, Ms. NRC USA is also a resource to universities, think tanks, and the general public on refugee issues and seeks financial support and partnerships with US-based individuals, foundations, and corporations.īernice G Romero is the Executive Director of the Norwegian Refugee Council USA (NRC USA) and is responsible for providing overall leadership to the organization. government and Congress can better meet the needs of the world's refugees. The policy and advocacy work translates the direct experiences of NRC field staff and programs into practical recommendations as to how the U.S. NRC USA assists the field programs in applying for critical support. NRC receives financial support from the USAID's Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance and the US Department of State's Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration, as well as private foundations, corporations, and individual donors.
The NRC USA office has two primary functions: raising money for NRC's overseas programs that meet the needs of conflict-affected refugees and internally displaced people and providing humanitarian policy advice to the administration, Congress, and peer non-governmental organizations.
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