Climate, Gender, and Economic Justice Programs Manager

Annual Salary and Benefits                         37,908 - 48,688

Internal Job Grade                                        C1 – Global/National

Contract type                                                 Fixed Term renewable

Reporting to                                                   Country Director

Staff reporting to this post                           Project Managers

Locations                                                       Oxfam Offices in Amman, Jordan

Annual Budget                                              4 - 5 million Euro

Shaping a stronger Oxfam for people living in poverty.

Team Purpose

To contribute to Oxfam vision in Jordan: Jordan’s Climate, Gender, and Economic Justice  is contained through responses led by those who are least responsible and hardest hit.

This means that communities in Jordan have the ability to realize their rights and improve their well-being despite shocks, stresses and uncertainty as a direct and indirect consequence of climate change, by taking intentional action to enhance the personal and collective capacity to respond to and influence the course of social, environmental, gender, and economic change.

Oxfam’s climate, gender, and economic justice team in Jordan focuses on addressing inequalities and injustice for vulnerable communities in relation to economic empowerment, green and circular economy, social protection, and a just transition. The team focuses on working with civil society, communities, local authorities and partners to achieve a just transition for climate, gender, and economic justice.

Job purpose

To overall manage the Oxfam Climate, gender, and Economic Justice Programme in Jordan that is being implemented in vulnerable Jordanian Communities.

Three outcomes contribute to the vision of the Climate, Gender, and Economic Justice pillars:

• Individuals and communities in Jordan have a better understanding of the impact of climate, gender, and economic change and are more equipped and empowered to adapt to changes through increased knowledge, capacity and opportunities
• Civil society and local actors are increasingly engaged in community-based solutions that address economic and social inequalities
• Experience from Oxfam innovation and experimentation inform policy and practice of Government of Jordan in their transition to a green economy.

The three approaches that  underpin Oxfam’s programare:

• Multistakeholder Participatory approach: through engagement with CSOs, youth, women and gender-based groups, farmers and other community-based groups, academia, key donors, and the private sector, and government.
• A systems approach: that recognizes the limitations of short-term, technical fixes. We will mobilize to transform the systems that perpetuate over exploitation and misuse of scarce natural resources.
• Innovation and experimentation: Oxfam will innovate, test, gather evidence, and demonstrate the effectiveness of its interventions before moving to testing for scalability and efficiency.

The key intervention areas would include but not be limited to:

• Green economic transition: working with enterprises, local authorities and partners, and communities to transition to a sustainable green economy that is inclusive and just
• Addressing inequalities related to climate and economy that prevent effective participation of vulnerable groups in access to finance, resources and influence in policies
• Promote economic growth for vulnerable communities through focusing on market system approaches, market linkages, and innovative finance
• Empowerment of women, youth and refugees to achieve sustainable livelihood through innovative finance, community-based solutions, and partnerships

In all of these areas, women play a crucial role. This potentially makes them leaders and agents of change.

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities

Program development and resources mobilization (30%)

• Lead on programme design, all technical aspects and ensure achieving high programme quality in all aspects of the Climate, Gender, and Economic Justice program.
• Ensure that projects are in compliance with donor and organizational standards and that all reporting is of high quality, and done in a timely manner.
• Work with senior management team to ensure the implementation of climate, gender, and economic justice priorities for Oxfam in Jordan’s country strategy
• Work with the senior management team in the implementation of Oxfam in Jordan’s partnership strategy
• Liase with Oxfam affiliates, regional office, and other offices as needed for program planning and implementation
• Supports partner organizations in developing and delivering projects within agreed parameters and in line with Oxfam partnership principles.
• Work with other programme managers for the development of a single country programme with strong synergies between the different programmatic elements.
• Adopt and use internal processes, procedures and systems and related software effectively, and take initiatives to improve learning and sharing of programme experience (within the programme and beyond), including cross programme learning.
• Ensure that the Climate, gender, and Economic Justice programme is implemented in a consultative, participative, transparent, and gender sensitive way.
• Promote a gender lens in Oxfam’s programming by addressing women’s leadership in water management and promoting gender sensitive programming in the Climate, gender, and Economic sector including solid waste management, green jobs.

Management and oversight of implementation (30%)

• Foster inclusive and participatory work culture within the program team and with colleagues from other units, promote consultative approach to decision-making. Let staff feel they are cared for and that their voices are heard.
• Recruit and manage staff in line with Oxfam policies, ensuring that they have the necessary induction, training, and support as required.
• Develop and maintains a positive and inspiring environment for the team, coordinating timely discussions on strategic programming issues.
• Have excellent people management skills and ensures programme team development
• Ensure regular Performance Reviews and create space for a dialogue for the team members and encourages initiatives.

Representation and influencing (20%)

• Represent Oxfam in appropriate forums at a local, national and international level with: government authorities, UN organisations,I/ NGO’s and donor agencies.
• Liaise with appropriate international bodies, government officials, local organisations and other bodies, as necessary, to promote Oxfam’s programs and overall principles.
• Develop an advocacy and influencing framework around Oxfam’s climate, gender, and economic work in Jordan in collaboration with Oxfam’s Campaigns and Policy Team including program portfolios and other fundraising tools
• Strengthen alliance building and develop strong cooperation with wide range of partners and

Fundraising & Grant Management (20%)

• In close collaboration with the Funding Team, identifie and develop opportunities for project
• Ensure all donor grant management requirements are

Essential Qualifications:

Technical Skills, Experience & Knowledge Essential

• Relevant management experience at programme level;
• Proven people management and leadership practical experience.
• Extensive experience including both through theoretical knowledge and practical implementation in relation to green and circular economy, entrepreneurship and enterprise support, economic empowerment, just climate transition and inequality work; good understanding and experience of humanitarian and development;
• Well-developed analytical and planning skills;
• Proven team leadership and the ability to work
• Proven decision-making
• Demonstrates ability to identify and implement opportunities for innovation
• Can effectively influence outside own team and successfully represent the programme;
• Contributing to strategic development at a wider level within the programme;
• High-level interpersonal and communications
• Anticipates problems and regularly provides
• Proactively assumes more responsibility and/or more difficult areas of work in agreement with
• Strong and proven commitment to gender justice and women’s rights with ability to champion it internally as well as externally including in program and project design and strategies.
• Fluency in written and spoken
• Experience of working in a multicultural
• Able to work under pressure, ability to prioritize and commitment to meet
• Commitment to humanitarian principles and action and to Oxfam’s equal opportunity and gender policies

Desirable

• Arabic would be a strong
• Knowledge of Jordan and Middle East context is

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.

We offer:

We offer a competitive salary and a range of additional benefits to staff including flexible working options, generous pension scheme, annual leave, additional leave allowances, company sick pay, life assurance and a range of other benefits. 

From the day you join Oxfam we invite you to stretch and learn in your role. Our wide range of Learning & Development opportunities includes in-house courses, e-learning modules, on-the job learning opportunities, coaching and mentoring, and much more. 

You can read more about all Oxfam has to offer here.

Flexfam:

We believe flexible working is key to building the Oxfam of the future, so we’re open to talking through the type of flexible arrangements which might work for you.

How to apply:

As part of your online application, please upload your up to date CV and Cover Letter explaining your suitability against the essential criteria in the job profile.  

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. 

A thriving diverse Oxfam:

It’s people power that brings about change. To play our part as a global organisation working to overcome poverty and inequality, we need equality, diversity and inclusion across our community of staff, partners and volunteers. Together, we’re committed to becoming a more diverse workforce, better able to tackle the global challenges that face our world today.

To do that:

• We need to dismantle the unequal power structures that exist everywhere, this including Oxfam and the wider development and charity sectors.
• We need an inclusive Oxfam where everyone can bring who they are to our work and feels celebrated for the differences they bring.
• We want and need everyone, and that means we need you.