Application Deadline: May 29, 2022

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 organisations working together with partners and local communities in the areas of humanitarian, development and campaigning, in more than 90 countries. 

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 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 issue                 

Job details

DIVISION: Impact

TEAM: Gender and Protection Team

LOCATION: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

CONTRACT TYPE: Fixed Term contract 

GRADE: C2 National                        

JOB FAMILY: Programme

SALARY: 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:

Oxfam’s Gender program employs two approaches to address gender issues: - implement stand-alone gender projects and provide technical support to the wider team to mainstream Gender across other programmes in the organization.

JOB PURPOSE:

The gender coordinator will be responsible to ensure the integration and mainstreaming of gender across Oxfam programmes and engage in the implementation of gender standalone projects as required. S/he will support the Gender Programme Manager in the implementation of gender programs and provide expert advice to the Oxfam functions.

POST HOLDER REPORTS TO

Country Gender Programme Manager

JOBS REPORTING TO THIS POST

None

BUDGET RESPONSIBILITY

No

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Provide technical support

• Provide support to projects and program managers on technical issues of gender, gender mainstreaming, gender transformative approaches, and in general women’s empowerment
• Advice and support to technical staff working within the respective field offices
• Lead the implementation of gender standalone projects: WE-CARE and the Reset plus together with a local partner
• Support in updating and sharing with staff recent developments and knowledge in the areas of gender and related subjects
• Facilitate organizing training and workshops for relevant stakeholders, staff, and key actors on gender-related topics
• Provide technical skills and knowledge to ensure the effective and efficient implementations of the existing gender projects and contribute to project cycle management including writing reports and knowledge management
• Coordinate and closely engage with Oxfam’s partners such as women’s rights organizations in policy advocacy, campaigning, and influencing works towards issues such as unpaid care works, gender-based violence, SRHR and etc
• Provide support in concept notes and proposal developments, designing policy frameworks and research to ensure gender mainstreaming through gender analysis and other assessments
• Develop high-level reports with case stories for projects on gender equality issues
• Perform other work-related activities as requested by the gender programme manager
• Understanding of and commitment to adhere to equity, diversity, gender, child safety, staff safety health, and wellbeing principles.
• Build the capacity of Oxfam staff, partners, and stakeholders as planned by the gender justice program
• Engage with the country safeguarding and protection advisors on ensuring gender-sensitive and safe program approaches within the organization

Networking and Coordination

• Support the gender programme manager to liaise with national stakeholders, key domestic political and civic actors, civil society organizations, international NGOs, UN partners, and donors in Ethiopia to facilitate and enhance contribution toward the implementation of the gender equality agenda
• Liaise with Government actors including Ministries of Women and Social Affairs, Ministry of agriculture, and the like as demanded
• Jointly engage with other program teams and program quality departments to ensure quality interventions and monitoring works and support knowledge sharing on gender
• Collaborate with country finance and logistics support functions in facilitating effective and efficient gender standalone project operation
• Attend conferences and seminars as directed by the gender program 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:

1. Be committed to equal opportunities: demonstrating sensitivity to cultural differences and gender equality.

2. Be willing to learn and apply gender mainstreaming, women’s rights, and diversity and inclusion across all aspects of your work.

3. 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, organisational attributes, and feminist leadership approach mean for how we work

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

1 Self-Awareness

2 Mutual accountability

3 Strategic Thinking and Judgment

Experience, Knowledge & Competencies

Essential

• Bachelor (BA) or MA Degree from a recognized university/college in Gender Studies, sociology, social work, psychology, and Political Sciences or any other related areas that can bring added value to the job.
• Minimum of 6 years of work experience on the relevant subject (i.e., Gender transformation, gender mainstreaming, Gender-Based Violence, or other related gender works) and a minimum of 3 years of work engagement in an international NGO.
• A good partnership, networking, and alliance-building skills
• Knowledge of, and experience in working with donors with special emphasis on gender requirements
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English to a variety of audiences
• Understanding of development and emergency issues and knowledge of the role of NGOs in development, humanitarian, and advocacy work
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work in a multi-cultural team
• Experience working with partners and other stakeholders on gender-related projects or programs
• Able to provide gender advice, training, and support to various teams
• Experience in advocacy and influence on women’s empowerment and gender equality
• Ability to engage with a variety of complex issues such as humanitarian response, and development to identify and support gender programming in these sectors.
• An understanding of the importance of gender on poverty and suffering and a commitment to promoting diversity
• Competent in the use of computers and Microsoft applications, especially spreadsheets (Excel), word processing (Word), and PowerPoint. Competent in the use of email packages

Desirable

• Assertive with good judgment over issues
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Flexibility in terms of travel and working hours
• Proven ability to work independently whilst knowing when to refer for advice
• Previous work experience with Oxfam or similar INGO working in Ethiopia is considered an advantage
• Knowledge and experience in humanitarian programs and interventions on gender in emergencies
• Adaptability and being a flexible person
• Team player with the ability to work across teams
• Ready and enthusiastic to learn from others

How to Apply

Interested applicants can use THIS LINK or THIS ONE to apply

Note: 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