Oxfam is a global movement of people working together to end the injustice of poverty.

Are you an experienced copyeditor with an eagle-eye for detail?

Do you have experience of copy-editing a variety of papers produced by the international development sector, ensuring excellent readability and flow?

If the answer is yes, then we would like to hear from you.

The Role:

Oxfam GB is looking for 4 new freelance copy-editors (English x 2, Spanish x 1, French x 1)   to add to our highly skilled and highly trusted pool.

The freelancer copyeditors work closely with the Editorial Managers in the Research & Publishing Team to ensure Oxfam publications generated by teams and partners from across the global confederation are produced to a consistently high standard before being published on Policy & Practice, Oxfam’s main global resources hub.

Most of our reports are drafted in English. However a small number are drafted in French and Spanish so we also need to expand our freelancer pool to ensure we have the necessary skills set

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.

Ideal candidates for the role will also have:

• Proven professional experience of copyediting extensive papers and reports to a consistently high standard to ensure their readability, flow and coherence.
• Ability to work to deadlines
• Experience of writing or editing materials about the work of charities and/or the international development sector, including for specialist audiences (development practitioners, policy makers, researchers, academics, advocates and activists etc).
• Knowledge of the issues and the areas of the world in which Oxfam works

Please see attached ToRs for more details.

We offer:

We contact the freelance copyeditors in our pool as and when requests arise, with workflows varying across the year. As such, we are not able to guarantee a certain amount of work in any given period.  As a rough guide, some of our copyeditors will undertake a piece of work for us once every two months. 

We commit to paying a fair rate, to paying in a timely manner, and to ensuring dignified work.

We offer support and training to help our freelancers build a strong understanding of Oxfam’s brand guidelines and the key, transformative feminist, decolonial and anti-racist framings and approaches we are committed to applying to our work, including publications.

How to apply:

In order to apply for this role, please upload your latest CV and Cover Letter explaining your suitability against the essential criteria in the attached ToRs. Please clearly indicate which language you would like to be considered for (English, French, Spanish). 

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.

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.