Job Details:
Organisation: Oxfam GB - UK
Deadline Tue, 5 Aug 2014
Job type: Contract
Location:
South Sudan
Campaign & Advocacy Manager
Oxfam works with others to overcome poverty and suffering. Working at Oxfam is so much more than just a job. As an Oxfam employee, you will join a team of professionals that is part of the international confederation of 17 organizations networked together in 94 countries. As part of a global movement for change, we are working together to end world poverty and injustice.
The South Sudan Programme provides relief and recovery assistance to the population affected by the conflict. The Advocacy, Media and Communications team is a service group that uses their professional expertise to take the lead and be in the frontline of media, communications and advocacy to build support for Oxfam`s efforts in South Sudan and assist other sections to effectively using communications, media and advocacy.
This is an opportunity to take overall responsibility for managing the delivery of the campaigns and advocacy across Oxfam International (OI), playing more of a ‘project manager’ role to compliment the ‘expert practitioner’ roles played by the policy lead and media lead
The Campaigns and Advocacy Manager will support Oxfam’s efforts to design and implement advocacy strategies to better meet the needs of South Sudanese civilians affected by conflict and humanitarian disaster.
We are looking for candidates with:
- Substantial and proven experience in advocacy or campaigning for humanitarian or human rights
- Understanding of humanitarian response, disaster risk reduction, complex humanitarian emergencies, conflict resolution strategies, and international human rights/humanitarian law.
- Ability to think and operate strategically, independently and creatively.
- Lobbying and political skills: persuasive, diplomatic and articulate.
- Experience in advocacy, research, policy, lobbying, media work and public campaigning, including the ability to act as a spokesperson when necessary.
- Ability to communicate clearly and work independently yet cooperatively in a cross-cultural setting with a number of long distance working relationships.
- Computer literacy (MS Word, Internet).
- Fluent in English, written and verbal
- Flexible, self-starter, sense of humour, team player, attention to detail.
- Initiative, influencing skills , self awareness, ability to work effectively with others and critical analysis skills
This is a fixed term contract for approximately 2 years.
For further details and to apply, please visit the Oxfam GB jobs website:
https://jobs.oxfam.org.uk/vacancy/1249/description/
Ref: INT0689
Campaigns & Advocacy Manager - South Sudan
Job posted by: Oxfam GB - UK - Wed, 23 Jul 2014Job Details:
Organisation: Oxfam GB - UK
Deadline Tue, 5 Aug 2014
Job type: Contract
Location: South Sudan
Oxfam works with others to overcome poverty and suffering. Working at Oxfam is so much more than just a job. As an Oxfam employee, you will join a team of professionals that is part of the international confederation of 17 organizations networked together in 94 countries. As part of a global movement for change, we are working together to end world poverty and injustice.
The South Sudan Programme provides relief and recovery assistance to the population affected by the conflict. The Advocacy, Media and Communications team is a service group that uses their professional expertise to take the lead and be in the frontline of media, communications and advocacy to build support for Oxfam`s efforts in South Sudan and assist other sections to effectively using communications, media and advocacy.
This is an opportunity to take overall responsibility for managing the delivery of the campaigns and advocacy across Oxfam International (OI), playing more of a ‘project manager’ role to compliment the ‘expert practitioner’ roles played by the policy lead and media lead
The Campaigns and Advocacy Manager will support Oxfam’s efforts to design and implement advocacy strategies to better meet the needs of South Sudanese civilians affected by conflict and humanitarian disaster.
We are looking for candidates with:
This is a fixed term contract for approximately 2 years.
For further details and to apply, please visit the Oxfam GB jobs website:
https://jobs.oxfam.org.uk/vacancy/1249/description/
Ref: INT0689