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

Do you have experience in humanitarian response, including start-up of Cat 2 responses and ensuring programme quality with a focus on women-centred approaches?

Do you have experience in knowledge management (KM), including systems, strategies, and implementation of learning processes in humanitarian contexts?

Do you have experience in capacity sharing, including designing and delivering outcome-focused training, coaching, and staff development?

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

The Role:

The Knowledge Management Advisor will strategically lead on knowledge management for the humanitarian work of Oxfam. To ensure knowledge management is improved and drives decision making around technical standards, external influencing and improvements in responses to strengthen the quality of the work.
Lead the design and support the implementation of the knowledge management strategy for Oxfam’s humanitarian work, in concert with wider organisational KM approaches. Ensure technical advice and specific responsibilities on the implementation of some components and collaborate with other KM colleagues across the confederation.
To, along with other advisors, leads and managers, promote safe programming in all humanitarian responses. Be accountable for providing methodological approaches, frameworks and tools, as well as capacity building and steer, to advisors, country programmes and partners to ensure that knowledge management shapes programme decisions and follows feminist principles including strong awareness of power dynamics in the capture, storage and use of knowledge.

This is a Fixed Term role until 31 May 2027 with the possibility of extension.

Location:

This role can be located in one of the following Oxfam locations: Ethiopia, Lebanon, Malawi, Nepal, Philippines, Spain, Kenya, UK. This is subject to right to work requirements being met.  

Please indicate your preferred location and whether you have the right to work there on your application. 

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:

•  Self-awareness and strong interpersonal, communication, and influencing skills, with the ability to engage effectively with teams, senior management, and field staff.
• Strategic thinking, sound judgment, and strong analytical capability, with the ability to provide high-quality programme advice both remotely and in the field.
• High autonomy, creativity, and initiative, with excellent prioritisation, time management, and ability to perform under pressure in insecure environments.
• Excellent written, verbal, and visual communication skills in English, including experience producing reports and documentation for diverse audiences.
• Strong relationship-building skills and cultural sensitivity, with the ability to work effectively across diverse cultural contexts.
• Deep commitment to Oxfam’s mission, values, humanitarian principles, and feminist approaches, including gender equality, women’s rights, and protection.
• Willingness and ability to travel (up to 12 weeks/year), including short-notice deployments.

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.