About us

Oxfam is a global community who believe poverty isn’t inevitable. It’s an injustice that can be overcome. We are shop volunteers, women’s right activists, marathon runners, aid workers, coffee farmers, street fundraisers, goat herders, policy experts, campaigners, water engineers and more. And we won’t stop until everyone can live life without poverty for good.

Oxfam GB is a member of international confederation of 21 organizations working together with partners and local communities in the areas of humanitarian, development and campaigning, in more than 90 countries. 

Our Work in Ethiopia

Since the early 1970s, we have been working to address the underlying causes of poverty and marginalization by focusing on developing sustainable livelihoods, providing water and sanitation, agriculture, climate research, gender, and humanitarian issues

Job details

DIVISION: Operations

TEAM: Gender

LOCATION: Mekelle with frequent travel to field locations

CONTRACT TYPE: Fixed Term

GRADE D2 National                            

JOB FAMILY: Program

SALARY: Choose an item. As per the Oxfam benefit Package

HOURS: 37.5 hours per week

FLEXIBLE WORKING

We believe flexible working is key to building the Oxfam of the future, so we’re open to talking through the type of flexible arrangements which might work for you. This is a full-time role; however, Oxfam offers various flexible arrangements which candidates can discuss with the Recruiting Manager at the interview stage

TEAM PURPOSE:

Lead the implementation of Oxfam’s Gender activities in support of the organization’s integrated response to the Northern Ethiopia Region

 JOB PURPOSE:

Gender Officer is to support the Tigray Response Team in response operation areas in enhancing their capacity to meet the Minimum Standards on Gender in Emergencies so that the different needs of men, women, boys, and girls and people with special needs affected by crisis can be addressed

POST HOLDER REPORTS TO Area Manager-Tigray Response Manager

JOBS REPORTING TO THIS POST No

BUDGET RESPONSIBILITY No

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Overall:

Reports to and support the accountability of the area manager on gender leadership programmatic, technical and operational as well as ensuring gender-sensitive workplace

Coordinate and directly work with technical teams (WASH, EFSVL, Protection) and MEAL in the operation areas to provide technical support on gender mainstreaming and guidance in delivering response programs in line with Gender in Emergency (GIE) Minimum Standards and other Oxfam relevant policies

Ensure that gender is integrated into MEAL processes; setting of specific indicators for process monitoring and follow up; advising team in getting gender-specific information through spot monitoring and Post Distribution Monitoring (PDM) process;

Initiate documentation process to capture learning and changes; support team to collect and analyze sex and gender disaggregating data, utilize gender-sensitive tools and processes of assessments, data collections and research; initiate regular gender assessments and analysis and

Contribute to reporting (e.g. situation report, donor report, project reports, etc) implement and utilize a variety of methods

Staff and partners training, coaching, induction, reflection sessions, field mentoring of Gender in Emergencies to ensure an improved understanding of gender concepts, including feminist principles and their application in humanitarian context taking into consideration the local context 

Proactively contribute to the creation and implementation of gender-targeted actions, and ensure that projects are implemented, and budget utilised as applicable

Coordinate, seek technical guidance, share programmatic and strategic feedback and work with the country Gender Justice Manager

Act as a focal point/representative of Oxfam on Gender in operation areas for sharing, linking, networking, advocacy and learning with field teams, as well as Coordination, negotiation and representation with government authorities, civil society organizations and appropriate regional clusters /sub-clusters and inter-agency coordination groups (e.g. GBV cluster, PSEA).

Provide timely, written feedback about gender incidents, issues and aid-related community conflicts to line and matrix managers e an active member of Oxfam’s humanitarian response team; participate in appropriate staff meetings and planning sessions.

Actively contribute to proposed developments and concept notes as required

Other tasks as necessary in agreement with reporting manager 

Job Requirements

person specification

Most importantly, every individual at Oxfam GB needs to be able to:

Live our values of INCLUSION, ACCOUNTABILITY, EMPOWERMENT, SOLIDARITY, COURAGE AND EQUALITY

Our Values

Equality: We believe everyone has the right to be treated fairly and to have the same rights and opportunities.

Empowerment: We acknowledge and seek to expand people’s agency over their lives and the decisions that impact them.

Solidarity: We join hands, support, and collaborate across boundaries in working towards a just and sustainable world.

Inclusiveness: We embrace diversity and difference and value the perspectives and contributions of all people and communities in their fight against poverty and injustice.

Accountability: We take responsibility for our actions and inaction and hold ourselves accountable to the people we work with and for.

Courage: We speak truth to power and act with conviction on the justice of our causes.

Ensure you commit to our THREE ORGANISATIONAL ATTRIBUTES:

• Be committed to equal opportunities: demonstrating sensitivity to cultural differences and gender equality.
• Be willing to learn and apply gender mainstreaming, women’s rights, and diversity and inclusion across all aspects of your work.
• Be committed to undertaking Oxfam’s safeguarding training and adhering to relevant policies, to ensure all people who come into Oxfam are as safe as possible.
• Ensure you actively ADOPT OXFAM’S FEMINIST LEADERSHIP APPROACH and apply the principles and twelve practices in your work. Read more about this here:

Read this guide to find out more about what our values, organizational attributes and feminist leadership approach mean for how we work

For this role, we have selected two of the most relevant feminist Leadership practices for this role (which you can read more about here:

• Self-Awareness
• Mutual accountability
• Strategic Thinking and Judgment
• Experience, Knowledge & Competencies

Job Requirement

• University graduate in the field of social sciences, development studies, community development, gender and development or other related fields.
• At least 3-4 years of experience in handling gender context in humanitarian and development organization
• In-depth experience in commitment to a rights-based approach, gender equality and women’s rights
• Demonstrated experience working on gender issues as well as working with the communities in humanitarian and early recovery contexts
• Proven skill in collecting and analyzing information using participatory research and assessment methodologies with a gender lens
• Strong communication skills with good levels of spoken and written Tigrigna, Amharic &English
• Good understanding of advocacy, gender, protection, safeguarding and IDP issues including some basic human rights, IDP rights and land and housing rights and related issues. Committed to a rights-based approach
• Good understanding of existing gender biases during emergency responses both at the workplace and program/project interventions and willingness to act accordingly for reducing them in collaboration with gender and humanitarian team
• With a high level of adaptability and initiative demonstrated by having the (a) ability to work in the multi-cultural team across different geographical locations; (b) willingness to travel to remote field areas for regular support to program teams/partners/ communities, (c) willingness to work in insecure environments as needed; and (c) provide remote support to field teams/partners when required
• Knowing the local context including the culture, and tradition of the Region is helpful.
• Proven experience in using a wide array of capacity-building methodologies.

 Safer recruitment: All offers of employment are subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks (which can include counterterrorism, safeguarding and criminal records 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.

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks. 

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

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 CLICK HERE or using Oxfam's internal /External application portal https://jobs.oxfam.org.uk/vacancy/16159/description on or before 05 December 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.