For Oxfam Pilipinas

Philippine Nationals Only

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

About Oxfam Pilipinas

We seek lasting change. We at Oxfam Pilipinas dream and work for a future where Filipinos are free from poverty. For more than 30 years, serving in a country where close to 27 million now live in poverty, we have relied on the power of people to carry out programs designed to achieve our shared vision. Central to our strategy is working with partners to transform the unequal power relations, structures, norms, and values that cause poverty and inequality, including gender-based violence and injustice.

We strive to apply a feminist lens to all our analyses and actions. We seek to save lives, provide access to services, and reduce the impact of disasters, particularly on the most vulnerable and disadvantaged. We belong to the larger Oxfam family of over 20 organizations networked with partners and grassroots communities in all corners of the globe. We are part of a global movement for genuine change, seeking to rid the world of the scourge of poverty, with gender justice at the core of what we do.

Job Purpose

To ensure the design, implementation, and monitoring of Oxfam Pilipinas’ influencing strategy, with particular focus on social accountability and addressing inequality delivered via partnerships, and ensuring alignment with Oxfam’s Worldwide Influencing Network (WIN) strategy.

What we are looking for:  SKILLS, EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE, ATTRIBUTES AND VALUES:

Essential 

• At least five (5) years of demonstrated competencies in policy advocacy and communications work; experience in the thematic areas is an advantage.
• Experience in project management.
• Experience of and ability to build, sustain, and manage strong partnerships and work collaboratively with a wide variety of organizations, including government agencies, CSOs, NGOs, and private sector institutions, in different geographic areas.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work in multicultural settings and with community groups of varying backgrounds; developed capacity for tact, diplomacy and negotiation.
• Organized, with good attention to detail and developed ability to prioritize tasks to meet tight deadlines and organize work in a complex institutional setting.
• Proficiency in designing and managing project meetings, activities, and workshops, such as designing, documenting, and facilitating programs and processes.
• Excellent communication skills with fluency in written and verbal communication (i.e. English and Filipino).
• Proficiency in using basic MS office applications (Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint).

Desirable

• Knowledge in Do-No-Harm principles and conflict sensitivity.
• Demonstrated experience and knowledge on gender and development and women, peace and security.
• Proficiency in designing, facilitating and documenting meetings.
• Proficiency in People Soft tools for project management.
• Experience in basic capacity development initiatives across partner organizations.

Key Attributes

• Ability to demonstrate gender-sensitivity and feminist principles, collective leadership, program management, sensitivity to cultural differences and gender issues, and commitment to equal opportunities.
• Ability to demonstrate openness and willingness to learn about application of feminist principles and gender mainstreaming approaches in all aspects of work within Oxfam Pilipinas.
• Commitment to Oxfam Pilipinas safeguarding policies to ensure all people who come into contact with Oxfam Pilipinas – its staff, partners, consultants – are as safe as possible.

Organizational 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 in working towards a just and sustainable world.

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

• 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

• Courage - We speak truth to power and act with conviction on the justice of our causes

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Policy Officer will closely collaborate with various teams in carrying out the following responsibilities:

    1. Strategy Delivery 

• Working with the MELSA and Policy, Advocacy and Communications (PAC) teams, coordinates OPH work on social accountability, and inequality.
• Coordinates with the PAC team and partners’ advocacy officers towards implementation of the communication plan, strategies and activities in line with Oxfam Pilipinas’ procedures and donor branding requirements.
• Supports the MELSA and PAC Managers in managing grants and commissioned work within the thematic areas, ensuring timely submission of high-quality reporting that complies with organizational and donor requirements.
• Helps build relationships with key stakeholders.
• Supports the capacity building of staff and partners by providing updates on relevant trends and leads in sharing regular updates and written briefings for both internal and external audiences, in support of the thematic areas.
• Ensures administrative and logistics procedures are followed in all relevant activities of the program and project in close collaboration with logistics and admin officers.

   2.  Other responsibilities:

• Required to adhere to Oxfam’s principles and values as well as the promotion of gender justice and women's rights
• Understanding of and commitment to adhere to equity, diversity, gender, child safety and staff health and wellbeing principles.
• Contributes positively to other cross-functional teams as appointed.
• Performs priority organizational tasks related to her competencies, as may be assigned from time to time.
• In times of emergency and disasters, supports humanitarian surge capacity.

Contract Length: One-year fixed term contract, and must be immediately available

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 promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. 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.

We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organisation and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.

How to apply

Applications must include a curriculum vitae and a letter of intent in a single file. 

Applicants may also submit their applications to ophrecruitment@oxfam.org.ph. Please use the email subject format: Position Applied For - Surname, First Name.

Note: All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks.