Oxfam Job Opportunity

Oxfam in Timor-Leste is recruiting!

 

Oxfam in Timor-Leste has 3 vacancies, open for creative, passionate and enthusiastic people to join our team! Applications are now open for the roles of

• Strategy and Engagement Lead
• Campaign Coordinator
• Resilience Senior Program Manager

We offer:

• competitive salary and medical allowance, monthly phone and data allowance
• generous annual leave, sick leave, and compassionate & cultural leave entitlements
• study and learning funding and support for career pathways
• flexible work hours, substantial paternity, maternity and carers leave and family-friendly work arrangements

Join the Oxfam team, expand your career opportunities and together make a difference for a Timor-Leste that bring rights, equality and prosperity to all people. 

 

1. Strategy and Engagement Lead
   Senior position (Category 2), reports to Country Director

Salary range; $1,438.21 Gross + Benefits possible negotiate depend on skill and experience

 

 

Are you a dynamic networker and advocate, passionate about human rights and inclusive development? Have you led teams that have delivered successful advocacy campaigns and impactful programs?  Are you interested in sharing your experience in building dynamic partnerships with local organisations, government, international allies and other stakeholders?  Do you want to connect Timor-Leste issues regionally and internationally?

 

If so this position is for you.

 

The Strategy and Engagement Lead will lead strategies for influencing crossing over Oxfam Timor-Leste’s country programs, providing support to all programs and projects.  They will also lead and develop dynamic partnerships with government, civil society, the private sector and other key stakeholders. This work will be in line with Oxfam’s partnership principles. This position will lead key international and regional engagement, including linking Timor-Leste actors and campaigns with international actors and campaigns.

 

Skills and Experience for the Strategy and Engagement Lead

• Extensive experience in senior management, leading and motivating multi-disciplinary teams and stakeholders (internal and external) in the delivery of program strategy.
• Extensive experience in influencing and advocacy, including developing strategies and leading successful campaigns.
• Extensive senior management experience in leading the design and delivery of strategies for complex programs.
• Extensive experience and understanding of economic development, climate change, community development, advocacy, inclusion and gender mainstreaming and humanitarian principles, with a demonstrated ability to develop and implement relevant strategies.
• Experience and skills in stakeholder liaison, including with government and in public policy influencing.
• Experience contributing to funding proposals.
• Excellent time management, coordination skills and an ability to work across multiple thematic areas. Demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks and deliver quality outputs with competing deadlines.
• Demonstrable understanding of gender, disability and diversity issues and proven commitment to and evidence of promoting gender and diversity equity.
• Demonstrated financial management and reporting skills, including experience managing multi donor funded programs.
• Excellent communication, negotiation and facilitation skills, including in a cross-cultural context.
• Qualifications in Economic development, policy, public administration, international development, environment, climate change, gender and related areas is highly desirable. 
• Fluent or very high level written and spoken competency in English and Tetum.

 

 

2. Campaign Coordinator
   Leads on campaigns (Category 3), reports to the Strategy and Engagement Lead

Salary range; $ 913.67 Gross + Benefits possible negotiate depend on skill and experience

 

Are you passionate about equality for all people, gender equality and disability inclusion? Do you want to use and expand your experience in building campaigns, energising social networks and creating movements for change? Are you ready to engage with government and decision makers? Do you want to make a difference through your creative and clever use of social media, communications and events?

 

If so this position is for you.

 

This exciting new position has been designed to develop, coordinate and support Oxfam in Timor-Leste’s key campaigns covering Economic Justice, Climate Justice and Gender Justice. This includes working with Oxfam staff, allies and partners to develop and implement campaign strategies and plans, and align, link, feed into and leverage Oxfam International and regional campaigns. This will include development of campaign materials, press releases, events, supporting movement building and using innovative and exciting ways to engage with different people and groups and influence and change minds and behaviours.

Skills and Experience for the Campaigning Coordinator

• Extensive experience of public campaigning, including through social media.
• Experience and skills in public policy advocacy and government liaison.
• Experience of campaign planning and strategy including gender and disability inclusion awareness.
• Experience networking with and supporting civil society and movements in Timor-Leste.
• Proven influencing work and ability to negotiate and agree policy positions amongst different stakeholders.
• Good insight and contacts with major actors on different issues linked to Oxfam priority influencing areas (CSOs, Networks, NGOs, journalists, Government, Private sector).
• Proven ability to develop staff and partners’ advocacy, communications and campaign capacity.
• Demonstrable understanding of gender, disability and diversity issues and proven commitment to and evidence of promoting gender and diversity equity.
• Demonstrated knowledge of one or more of economic development and diversification, state budget, agriculture and gender and disability inclusion will be highly desirable.
• Strong communication skills including facilitation and presentation skills.
• Graphic design skills an advantage.
• Good coordination skills and an ability to work across cross cultural teams on shared priorities.
• High written and spoken competency in English and fluent Tetum.

 

 

3. Resilience Senior Program Manager
   Senior position (Category 2) reports to the Associate Country Director

Salary range; $1,438.21 Gross + Benefits possible negotiate depend on skill and experience

 

Are you passionate about supporting communities to build their resilience to disasters? Are you calm under pressure and experienced in delivering a successful and large program portfolio? Are you experienced in working on disaster preparedness and eager to support local humanitarian leadership and a more gender and disability inclusive approach to disaster response? Are you interested in working in dynamic partnerships with local organisations, government and other stakeholders? 

 

If so this position is for you.

 

This exciting new position has been designed to oversee Oxfam’s large portfolio of resilience, DRR and humanitarian response programs, including COVID response. The Resilience Senior Program Manager will lead the overall oversight and leadership for Oxfam’s projects under the Australian Humanitarian Partnership. The Senior Manager will support partners bring hanges at the community level, as well as changes in policies and practices at the national level. The Senior Manager will also be responsible for leading the strategic planning, overall budget monitoring, program implementation and MEL for AHP, all in line with Oxfam’s partnership approach.

 

Skills and Experience for the Resilience Senior Program Manager

• Extensive experience in senior management, leading and motivating multi-disciplinary teams and stakeholders (internal and external) in the delivery of program strategy.
• Extensive experience and understanding of resilience, disaster risk reduction, preparedness and management, and humanitarian principles, with a demonstrated ability to develop and implement relevant strategies.
• Experience and skills in influencing, stakeholder liaison, including with government and in public policy influencing.
• Demonstrated financial management and reporting skills, including experience managing multi donor funded programs.
• Excellent time management, coordination skills and an ability to work across thematic areas. Demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks and deliver quality outputs with competing deadlines.
• Understanding and commitment to disability inclusion and gender.
• Knowledge and commitment to adhere to the Red Cross and NGO Code of Conduct, Oxfam Code of Conduct, People in Aid Code of Good Practice and Sphere standards
• Excellent communication, negotiation and facilitation skills.
• Strong written and spoken competency in English, fluency in Tetum.

 

 

To Apply

Applicants can request a detailed position description from Benigna Martins in the Business Support Team, by e-mailing benignam@oxfam.org.au,

 

Applicants shall submit application letters outlining experience related to the role (no longer than 2 pages) and CV (no longer than 4 pages). No certificates, copies of qualifications or testimonials are required at this stage of applications, and these will not be included in consideration of candidate suitability. 

 

Application Deadlines

Strategy and Engagement Lead, Campaigning Coordinator and Resilience Senior Program Manager applications must be submitted by the Monday 7th September 2020, 12pm Dili Time.

 

Please submit your application as early as possible.

 

Questions and applications should be sent to Benigna Martins, Business Support Team, benignam@oxfam.org.au,

 

Oxfam is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behavior at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and committed to 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. Oxfam is a child safe organization and successful applicants will be required to sign the Oxfam International Employee Code of Conduct and submit a Criminal register certificate “Bom Comportamento” from the Ministry of Justice.

 

Oxfam is an equal opportunity employer. Woman and Persons with Disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Only Short-Listed Applicants will be contacted.