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Our values and commitment to safeguarding

Oxfam is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people, adults and beneficiaries with whom Oxfam GB engages. Oxfam expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us.

The post holder will undertake the appropriate level of training and is responsible for ensuring that they understand and work within the safeguarding policies of the organisation.

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks. Oxfam GB also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.  In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.

We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organisation and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.

Our team

The Humanitarian team is responsible for the strategic development, management, and intervention of the country's Humanitarian program. Supports Oxfam’s impact locally, regionally, continentally, and globally through ensuring Humanitarian program alignment to the key strategic objectives and program standards.

Job purpose

The general purpose of the position is to ensure the proper and effective implementation of all protection-related activities and services of the emergency response for Tigray crises. The aim is to protecting and promoting the safety, dignity, and rights of the affected people in the affected areas.

Core details

Location: Addis Ababa with frequent travel to field location (Tigray, Amhara and Afar), Ethiopia

Salary: As per the Oxfam benefit package

Internal Grade: C2, National

Job Family: Programme

Contract type: Fixed-Term contract for one year

Hours of work: 37.5 hours per week. This is a full-time role; however, Oxfam offers various flexible arrangements that candidates can discuss with the Recruiting Manager at the interview stage

This role reports to: Humanitarian Programme Manager

Staff reporting to this post: None

The annual budget  for the post:

N/A

Key relationships/interactions: Screening checks:

All successful candidates will be screened through Refinitiv World-Check One to comply with counter-terrorism and financial sanctions regulations.

References:

Should you be successful and not already employed by Oxfam GB, we will require a minimum of two references covering five years of employment history.

DBS checks (for roles based in the UK):

It is a requirement in the UK for a new DBS check at an enhanced level for every new member of staff who works directly with or has regular contact with, children or vulnerable adults in the UK (consistent with DBS guidance and relevant law). N/A

Key responsibilities

Sector design and Strategic Leadership (40%)

• Support the humanitarian team on humanitarian programmed design ensuring that protection is included as a sector as well as integrated with the other sectors, depending on needs, opportunities, and strategic goals.
• Lead the development, implementation, and evaluation of the protection strategy and program at the country level, providing technical inputs, suggestions for improvements, and recommendations for future actions.
• Ensure quality and timely protection analysis (threats, vulnerabilities, capacities) in current and prospective areas of operations, to inform program and strategies design as well as context analysis
• Conduct an assessment of protection partner capacity and leading on building a potential equal partnership for Protection Program  
• Support the design, planning, and implementation of new emergency projects to the Tigray response and beyond ensuring that protection is always included as a sector as well as integrated with the other sectors, depending on opportunities and specific needs
• Promote the participation of the Ethiopian Protection team in all exchange and experience sharing opportunities within the Global protection Team in Oxfam
• Strengthen the capitalization of data and lessons learned from protection-related interventions
• Ensure that all humanitarian staff, mainly the Tigray response team and partners, are trained on humanitarian principles and basic principles of general protection, first psychological aid, data protection
• Contributing to building the capacity on Safe Programming in coordination with the Senior Management, who is responsible for SP

Technical support and leadership

• Build the Protection capacity within of the humanitarian response, targeting Oxfam staff and partners, community representatives, and sector experts through providing protection training and continuous follow-up and monitoring.
• Design and build capacity on technical tools, guidelines, and SOPs to implement the Protection Program accordingly with the Oxfam Protection Framework as well as the specific country needs and strategic goals
• Ensure, coordinate, and supervise the implementation and the quality of protection activities planned and funded
• Provide input, advise and guide the emergency response team to ensure the quality implementation of the protection activities from the technical point of view.
• Support the program team in donor reporting, specifically on protection activities and adopted approaches;
• Promote age, gender, and diversity sensitive approaches into the project activities, as well as social cohesion initiatives.
• Ensure that all data related to the protection activities are disaggregated by sex and age, in order to develop profiles on the different needs and realities of women, girls, boys, and men, for reporting and analysis purposes.
• In cooperation with the Programme/Project Managers, elaborate and set up specific mechanisms to monitor and evaluate the protection activities,
• Undertake field visits to the project locations as needed to continuously monitor the progress and the quality implementation of the protection project activities.
• In cooperation with the HR team, carry out the identification and selection of the protection staff, as required.
• Support the Project Managers in elaborating and updating the internal monitoring and evaluation tool, the Project Appraisal Tool (PAT), with specific reference to the protection activities.

Representation & influencing

• Represent Oxfam externally inappropriate protection-related UN/ I()NGO for a ( such as protection cluster, GBV sub-cluster), with a view to enhancing coordination, and adopting complementary approaches including active participation in relevant coordination and planning mechanisms and supporting field staff in field-level protection coordination
• Establish and maintain collaborative relations with relevant donor officers, partners, key stakeholders, and other humanitarian actors.
• Support the policy team in advocacy and campaigning on protection issues including analysis, surveys, assessments, and support to the development of policy products as required;
• Support the Humanitarian Coordinator and the policy team in integrating programmes and policy, to ensure that programmes are working towards achieving the same aims and leveraging impact in line with Oxfam’s country strategy Ethiopia.

Job Requirements

Essential - Experience, Knowledge, Qualifications & Competencies

• Master’s degree (MA or LLM) in Human Rights, International Humanitarian Law or related subjects (desirable) and Minimum BA in the relevant field (Social Science, Psychology, Social Work, human rights, international humanitarian law, or other related fields related to social development and humanitarian work or any other related areas that can bring added value to the job
• Minimum of 7+ years of relevant working experience in protection-related sectors, preferably within an INGO or UN.
• Strong theoretical, technical and practical background on protection and Strong skills in networking with partners and donor liaison
• Able to gather and critically analyze data, gaps, and trends related to Protection issues
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage efficiently multiple priorities, deadlines, and tasks
• Solid time-management skills, resourcefulness, and attention to details
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage efficiently multiple priorities, deadlines, and tasks and proven training skills and capacities in developing trainings
• Demonstrable understanding of the gender dynamics of protection work and ability to implement protection activities with a strong emphasis on the gendered aspects of conflict, violence and abuse;
• Proven ability to work creatively, innovatively, and effectively with limited direct supervision.
• Proven experience as a team worker and demonstrably co-operate with members of the teams.
• Familiar with and abide by the NGO/Red Cross Code of Conduct, the People in Aid Code, CHS and sphere principles 
• Experience working with partners;
• Understanding of advocacy and campaigning work;

 Languages

•  Fluency in written and spoken English and Amharic

Your commitment to Oxfam

• Required to adhere to Oxfam’s principles and values as well as the promotion of gender justice and women's rights
• Understanding of and commitment to adhere to equity, diversity, gender, child safety and staff health and wellbeing principles

Key Attributes:

• Ability to demonstrate sensitivity to cultural differences and gender issues, as well as the commitment to equal opportunities.
• Ability to demonstrate an openness and willingness to learn about the application of gender/gender mainstreaming, women’s rights, and diversity for all aspects of development work.
• Commitment to Oxfam’s safeguarding policies to ensure all people who come into contact with Oxfam are as safe as possible.

Organizational Values:

• Accountability – Our purpose-driven, results-focused approach means we take responsibility for our actions and hold ourselves accountable. We believe that others should also be held accountable for their actions.
• Empowerment – Our approach means that everyone involved with Oxfam, from our staff and supporters to people living in poverty, should feel they can make change happen.
• Inclusiveness – We are open to everyone and embrace diversity. We believe everyone has a contribution to make, regardless of visible and invisible differences.

Note to candidates: Shortlisted candidates will be assessed on our organisational values and attributes at the interview stage. The successful candidate(s) will be expected to adhere to our code of conduct. We encourage candidates to read and understand our code of conduct.

How to Apply

As part of your online application, please upload your up to date CV and a covering letter explaining your suitability against the essential criteria in the job profile through www.ethiojobs.net or using Oxfam internal application portal here or through the given link on or before 12th February 2021.

Your application will be shortlisted based on your CV and your responses to the above questions. You need not comment on your suitability against the essential criteria in the job profile.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.