JOB PURPOSE: The Advocacy, Campaigns, and Media Manager (ACMM) works closely with the humanitarian and development program teams, which are integrated through a “one program approach,” to advance Oxfam in Ethiopia’s core goals of saving lives and promoting resilient livelihoods while also empowering communities and promoting accountable governance.

This role oversees Oxfam in Ethiopia’s Communications team and ensures that all photo video/content is aligned with Oxfam’s global standards for ethical representation and informed consent. The ACMM leads in developing and implementing OiE’s influencing strategy—covering advocacy, public campaigning, policy, and coordination.

Job Requirements

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 culture 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 applying the principles and twelve practices in your work. Read more about this here: For this role, we have selected two of the most relevant feminist Leadership practices for this role (which you can read more about here.1 Self-Awareness2 Mutual accountability3 Strategic Thinking and Judgment

SKILS, Experience, Knowledge & Competencies Essential

• Master/Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science / International Affairs / Public Policy / Government with a focus on conflict and security / humanitarian affairs/governance/gender in emergencies or another relevant field that can bring value to this role.

• Minimum 8 years of experience in advocacy, policy analysis, and communications—preferably in a crisis context and working with an international I/NGO—out of which at least 3 years should be supervisory/managerial experience.

• Leadership, management, negotiation, and coordination skills (of people and projects) in a complex multi-stakeholder, networked, global, and largely virtual environment.

• Strong ability to communicate clearly and impactfully with a range of stakeholders, including representing Oxfam in coordination bodies and high-profile international forums.

• Exceptional writing, editing, and communications skills, including the ability to act as a spokesperson when necessary.

• Excellent written and spoken skills in English are essential. Proven ability to manage risk to populations of concern and country programs.

• Excellent interpersonal and collaboration skills, particularly in cross-cultural contexts. Ability to think and operate strategically, independently, and creatively.

• Previous advocacy and communications capacity-strengthening and training experience.

• Knowledge and experience in promoting gender equity, and an active commitment to promoting the interests of marginalized people in all aspects of program work.

• Commitment to Oxfam’s vision and mandate. Commitment to humanitarian principles. Ability to travel, including to remote and difficult locations.

Desirable

• In-depth understanding of humanitarian coordination mechanisms, disaster risk reduction, complex humanitarian emergencies, gender in emergencies, conflict resolution strategies, and international human rights/humanitarian law.

How to Apply

Register using the following LINK