Oxfam Novib is committed to ridding the world of poverty. We have a conviction that people are well capable of building a livelihood without poverty on their own, once given the chance to do so. Which is why we support local projects in developing countries, and why we lobby governments and companies to take into account the interests of the poorest people. We work together with other Oxfam affiliates to increase our impact on development issues.
Oxfam Novib is looking for a temporary
****Policy & Advocacy Advisor – Oxfam Egypt****
****Location – Open (one of Oxfam affiliates)****
****32 hours per week – until December 31, 2015****
****Main tasks:****
- Deepens Oxfam knowledge and policy proposals regarding the Egypt Governance and Active Citizenship Program
- Leads and/or contributes to the development of theories of change, Oxfam policy propositions and advocacy strategies, in co-ordination with relevant Oxfam Novib teams, country offices (other than Egypt CO), and with other relevant teams from within the wider Oxfam confederate structure.
- Advocates for agreed policy propositions towards public and private global policy-makers and decision-makers, by means of letters, conversations, debates and the media.
- Leads and/or co-ordinates when needed Oxfam advocacy (project) teams.
- Initiates, co-ordinates and/or takes part in meetings and negotiations within Oxfam and if needed with other partners to bring about jointly the desired policy changes
- Supports Egypt program staff on developing influencing strategies and programmes, and works with them to achieve advocacy results at the local and international levels (linking local to global).
- Works with other departments and teams in Oxfam to contribute to the development and implementation of the wider policy work on Governance and Active Citizenship.
- Initiates and/or works, in co-operation with other departments within Oxfam, on the development of projects and programmes that back-donors could fund.
- Monitors the situation of Civil Society in Egypt, collects information on policy positions regarding civil society in Egypt of international actors, makes proposals for Oxfam strategic (re-)positioning and ensures follow up.
****Job requirements:****
- A university level education, preferably including a background in Social/Political science and/or Middle East studies
- At least 5 years of work experience in the field of policy development, influencing and advocacy, preferably with an international agency;
- Good knowledge of the current developments in Egypt on Civil Society space, Governance and Active Citizenship and/or the wider regional context and/or international policy regarding Egypt.
- Demonstrated analytical and strategic skills;
- Excellent writing and communication skills;
- Strong influencing and convincing skills and a track record of achieving advocacy results
- Leadership skills and experience with working with cross-country teams and affiliate teams
- Good knowledge of the NGO sector; a network with donor agencies is an asset, while also knowledge of the Oxfam confederation will be considered an asset.
- Accustomed to working in complex political settings
- Strong networking skills;
- Willingness to travel abroad;
- Fluent in English and preferably Arabic;
What we offer
Oxfam Novib is committed to providing you with a competitive, fair and comprehensive pay and benefits package that is justifiable to our donors. The employee will be contracted by Oxfam Novib according to Dutch labor legislation. This is a position in scale 9 with a salary range between € 2.639,-- to € 4.061,-- gross per month based of a 36 hours week. We offer a contract until December 31, 2015.
This position is not based in Egypt.
We have a preference for applications living and/or working out of a location where Oxfam has an office.
HOW TO APPLY:
****Are you interested?****
Please email your application letter and CV, using the vacancy reference number 5-307 tojobs@oxfamnovib.nl, to the attention of Marjon Eshuis. Your application must be received by us by September 1, 2015. For information about the post please contact Interim Oxfam Country Director Egypt, Annemieke Burmeister (annemieke.burmeister@oxfamnovib.nl).
