Elissa Jobson

Elissa Jobson

Chief of Advocacy
Brussels

Crisis Group Role

As Chief of Advocacy, Elissa Jobson provides strategic direction and oversight for Crisis Group’s advocacy and is responsible for developing strategies to maximise the organisation’s policy impact.

Professional Background

Elissa previously served as Director of Africa Regional Advocacy and was the organisation’s main liaison with the African Union. Prior to joining Crisis Group, she was a media relations specialist with UNICEF in New York, where she helped co-ordinate public advocacy around the Sustainable Development Goals. Between 2012 and 2014, she was a freelance journalist based in Addis Ababa working for The Guardian, Africa Confidential, The Africa Report and Business Day.

In The News

27 Feb 2020
While it's good to see that African Union leaders are showing real concern about the conflict in the Sahel, the deployment of troops isn't necessarily the right answer. AFP

Elissa Jobson

Chief of Advocacy
10 Feb 2020
The [African Union] is trying to be more self-sufficient, less reliant on donors. Reuters

Elissa Jobson

Chief of Advocacy
12 Oct 2018
Seeking the leadership of the Francophonie is clearly part of Rwanda's goal for a greater continental and global role. France 24

Elissa Jobson

Chief of Advocacy
15 Mar 2018
At the moment, 60% of the [African Union] budget comes from the five biggest economies. So that means that even if you’ve got the other 50 countries on board, you still h... The Africa Report

Elissa Jobson

Chief of Advocacy
14 Mar 2017
Building coalitions at the regional level and ... at the international level will be how [the head of the AU] can make an impact on many of the crises that the continent ... RFI

Elissa Jobson

Chief of Advocacy
31 Jan 2017
If there is one thing that will in the longer term lead to a more peaceful Africa it will be an Africa trading more freely with itself. The Washington Post

Elissa Jobson

Chief of Advocacy

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