Oxfam is an international confederation of 17 organizations working together with partners and local communities in more than 90 countries.

One person in three in the world lives in poverty. Oxfam is determined to change that world by mobilizing the power of people against poverty. Around the globe, Oxfam works to find practical, innovative ways for people to lift themselves out of poverty and thrive. We save lives and help rebuild livelihoods when crisis strikes. And we campaign so that the voices of the poor influence the local and global decisions that affect them. In all we do, Oxfam works with partner organizations and alongside vulnerable women and men to end the injustices that cause poverty.

Our Mission

Vision

Oxfam's work is always rooted in a vision of a world where women and men are valued and treated equally, able to influence the decisions that affect their lives and meet their responsibilities as full citizens.

Our Values

• 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.

• 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.

• Inclusiveness We are open to everyone and embrace diversity. We believe everyone has a contribution to make, regardless of visible and invisible differences

Why work for us?

Oxfam is a global movement of millions of people who share the belief that, in a world rich in resources, poverty isn't inevitable. In just 15 years, extreme poverty has been halved. 15 more years, and we can end it for good.

Learning and development

Oxfam GB is committed to developing and supporting the learning of all staff across the organization, as we recognize that staff development is central to being as effective as we can be in our fight against the injustice of poverty.

We have a wide internal L&D offer, with on-the-job learning opportunities, mentoring, certified coaching, in-house courses, and much more. We also support employees with external learning opportunities through study leave, and financial support may be offered to individuals who are studying for professional qualifications.

Team Benefits

Oxfam is a great organization to work for, and many of our staff would never have anticipated how working for Oxfam would open the doors to so many other opportunities. Each story is very individual. It is interesting to learn about the creative ways in which our staff have progressed their career within the sector from identifying opportunities and overcoming challenges.

Oxfam aims to recruit and retain diverse, passionate people who have the necessary skills, knowledge, and commitment to meet our vision. We offer a competitive salary and a range of additional benefits to staff, including flexible working options, a generous pension scheme, annual leave, additional leave allowances, company sick pay, life insurance, and a range of other benefits.

Our reward system aims to:

• Enable career progression within Oxfam

• Recognize achievement, skills, competence, and development

• Support and enable recruitment and retention of the best candidates for Oxfam

• Enable an increase in the Voice of the Global South

• Be equitable, fair, transparent, and flexible

• Balance the needs and expectations of our stakeholders

• Encourage and enable management accountability.

About us

Oxfam is a global community that believes poverty isn’t inevitable. It’s an injustice that can be overcome. We are shop volunteers, women’s rights 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 the 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 values and commitment to safeguarding

Oxfam is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behavior at work, including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity, and financial misconduct, and 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 postholder will undertake the appropriate level of training and is responsible for ensuring that they understand and work within the safeguarding policies of the organization.

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 issues.

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 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-Awareness

2 Mutual accountability

3  Strategic Thinking and Judgment

Job Requirements

• Bachelor (BA) or MA Degree from a recognized university in Gender Studies, Sociology, Political Science, or any other related areas that can bring added value to the job.

• Relevant experience of 5+ years managing gender and protection in projects/programs related to WASH and emergency food security.

• Proven work experience in a humanitarian context, mainly in the region, will be an asset, and preferably in an international NGO, out of which 5 years should be at the level of senior or middle project management.

• Experience in gender and protection analysis, research, policy engagement, and developing policy briefs.

• Experience of dealing with and addressing gender, access to social protection and other social inequalities, promoting women’s empowerment

• Hands-on experience in developing and implementing gender mainstreaming strategies and experience in integrating gender and social protection perspectives into emergency projects, strategies, and programs.

• Good networking, alliance building, and multi-stakeholder engagement skills

• Demonstrated ability to work in challenging contexts, multidisciplinary and multicultural teams, and under pressure, and to initiate, plan, and organize own work and meet deadlines.

• Competent in the use of computers and Microsoft applications, especially spreadsheets (Excel), word processing (Word), and PowerPoint. 

• Competent in the use of email packages

• Proven ability to work independently while knowing when to refer for advice.

• Demonstrate excellent communication and human relations skills.

Behavioural Competencies

• Communication and interpersonal Skills 

• Organisational awareness

• Ability to work under pressure.

• Ability to achieve results under tight deadlines.

• Tenacity

• Effective time keeping and organizational skills

Desirable

•  Previous work experience with INGO working in humanitarian contexts is considered an advantage.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to a variety of audience

• Women are highly encouraged to apply.

How to Apply

Interested and qualified applicants can apply online using THIS LINK

until January 19, 2025.