Gender Justice Advisor
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Oxfam GB
Hybrid- Career category: Programme/ Project design & management
- Job type: Job
- Experience level: 5-10 years
- Organisation type: Civil Society
- Remote option: Hybrid
- Right to work requirements: Right to work required in advance
- Remuneration: £36,826 GBP-£48,136 GBP / yearly
- Work schedule: Full-time
- Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
- Deadline: 31/10/2025
- Location: United Kingdom
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.
DIMENSIONS OF THE ROLE
• Coordinates and delivers agreed plans or strategies over which the job holder has some strategic input.
• Represents the affiliate in coordination meetings and some external relationships.
• Specific competencies and skills are required to achieve the job’s objectives e.g. geographical, thematic, managerial.
• Requires the ability to analyse and communicate complex information to a wide audience.
• The focus of the role can vary but has well-defined targets and/or minimum standards and is both proactive and reactive.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Act as an advocate for Oxfam, influencing decision makers in the UK and globally on Oxfam’s agreed priorities.
• Maintain alliances with other civil society organisations and coalitions, governments, opinionformers, policy experts, academics etc.
• Contribute to ways of working and culture in the team that values multiple talents and specialism and ensure adaptability across the team.
• Ensure Oxfam’s work is well informed and rooted i
• Coordinates and delivers agreed plans or strategies over which the job holder has some strategic input.
• Represents the affiliate in coordination meetings and some external relationships.
• Specific competencies and skills are required to achieve the job’s objectives e.g. geographical, thematic, managerial.
• Requires the ability to analyse and communicate complex information to a wide audience.
• The focus of the role can vary but has well-defined targets and/or minimum standards and is both proactive and reactive.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Act as an advocate for Oxfam, influencing decision makers in the UK and globally on Oxfam’s agreed priorities.
• Maintain alliances with other civil society organisations and coalitions, governments, opinionformers, policy experts, academics etc.
• Contribute to ways of working and culture in the team that values multiple talents and specialism and ensure adaptability across the team.
• Ensure Oxfam’s work is well informed and rooted i
What we are looking for:
We’re looking for a candidate who cares about Oxfam's mission to end poverty and is personally aligned to our feminist principles and values of empowerment, accountability and inclusion in all you do.
An ideal candidate for the role will also be / have:
- Knowledge and experience in working on Gender Justice issues, including through direct advocacy and policy development.
- Good understanding of the UK policy and political landscapes with regard to Gender Justice issues.
- Strong interpersonal, influencing and diplomatic skills, along with awareness of political
sensitivities and experience of working with diverse partners who often will work in dispersed locations across the world. - Excellent written and spoken communication skills combining an accessible style with rigorous analytical skills.
- Experience in using research data and learnings for the development of programmes and/or policy.
- Able to coordinate with various actors and work on diverse activities, sometimes towards tight deadlines.
- Proven sound judgement in complex situations.
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