Partnership and Advocacy Officer Full Time NEW

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 organization.

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 the international confederation Oxfam.

Since the early 1970s, we have been working to address the underlying causes of poverty and marginalization by focusing on developing sustainable livelihoods, providing water and sanitation, agriculture, climate research, gender, and humanitarian issues.

Most importantly, every individual at Oxfam GB needs to be able to:

• Live our values of INCLUSION, ACCOUNTABILITY, EMPOWERMENT, SOLIDARITY, COURAGE AND EQUALITY

Your commitment to Oxfam

• 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

Key Attributes:

• Ability to demonstrate sensitivity to cultural differences and gender issues, as well as the commitment to equal opportunities.
• Ability to demonstrate an openness and willingness to learn about the application of gender/gender mainstreaming, women’s rights, and diversity for all aspects of development work.
• Commitment to Oxfam’s safeguarding policies to ensure all people who encounter Oxfam are as safe as possible.

Organisational Values

Our 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 across boundaries in working towards a just and sustainable world.
• Inclusiveness: We embrace diversity and difference and value the perspectives and contributions of all people and communities in their fight against poverty and injustice.
• Accountability: We take responsibility for our action and inaction and hold ourselves accountable to the people we work with and for.
• Courage: We speak truth to power and act with conviction on the justice of our causes.
• Ensure you commit to our THREE ORGANISATIONAL ATTRIBUTES:

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Partnership and Grant Management

• Coordinate and maintain documentation/records of partner (RLOs) due diligence assessment, selection, and onboarding processes, and manage partnership agreements, MOUs, and sub-grants management throughout the partnership lifecycle
• Strengthen long term engagement with Refugee-Led Organizations, Women-Led Organizations, community-based organizations, Networks, key stakeholders (RRS, RCC and UNHCR), and humanitarian actors to advance localization and community-led responses.
• Foster collaborative relationships by maintaining regular and effective communication along with promoting mutual accountability with RLOs, WLOs, and other partners, ensuring their meaningful participation in program design, implementation, monitoring, and decision-making processes.
• Regularly track and assess partnership performance while supporting ongoing improvement efforts, including capacity building and organizational development for RLOs and WLOs to strengthen their leadership, sustainability, and resource access. Actively identify potential risks during project implementation and communicate them to partners in a timely manner.
• Assess and address organizational capacity gaps in governance, financial management, safeguarding, MEAL, advocacy, and project management, and support the institutional strengthening coordination of RLOs and WLOs through targeted training, mentoring, and coaching.
• Provide technical support and monitor partner performance on work plans, budget utilization, disbursements, donor reporting, and project risk management to ensure compliance, quality, and timely implementation.
• Ensure compliance with donor regulations, organizational policies, and partnership guidelines, with particular attention to strengthening accountability systems within RLOs and WLOs.
• Track grant deliverables, milestones, and report deadlines for RLOs and WLOs, ensuring timely implementation and proactive risk management.
• Maintain accurate partnership and grant management databases and records.
• Coordinate joint review and learning processes to capture lessons learned, share good practices, and inform equitable partnership approach.
• Prepare and submit donor reports, partnership reports, and advocacy updates in a timely manner

Advocacy

• Promote localization principles and facilitate meaningful engagement of RLOs and WLOs in program design and implementation.
• Develop and implement advocacy initiatives that elevate the voices and priorities of RLOs and WLOs.
• Contribute for the development of advocacy strategies and plans, briefs, position papers, policy recommendations, and communication materials by RLOs and WLOs
• Coordinate stakeholder engagement with RRS, UN agencies, and humanitarian coordination platforms.
• Represent in relevant coordination, localization, and advocacy forums as delegated.
• Support alliances among refugee-led organizations to facilitate collective advocacy initiatives that amplify refugee women’s voices.
• Lead evidence-based advocacy by gathering field insights, documenting case studies, and translating community experiences into influencing messages.
• Develop and implement media and public engagement strategies, including social media and campaigns, to raise visibility of key issues.
• Monitor, evaluate, and report on advocacy outcomes, documenting impact and learning for continuous improvement.

Experience, Knowledge, Qualifications & Competencies

Essential

• BA/BSC/MA/MSC in Accounting/Finance, Business Administration, Development Studies, Business Management and Economics from recognized University.
• At least 5 years (for Bachelor’s) or 3 years (for Master’s) and relevant work experience.
• Experience working with local organizations, community-based organizations, and Refugee-Led Organizations (RLOs).
• Demonstrated experience in project management, partnership development, grant administration, advocacy, and stakeholder engagement.
• Experience supporting localization initiatives and capacity-strengthening programs.
• Knowledge of local laws of the country including finance, tax, and procurement.
• Flexibility and ability to stay effective and motivated in a fast-changing environment
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work as part of team.
• Demonstrated expertise in partner compliance and ensuring adherence to donor and organizational requirements.
• Proven capability in advocacy, stakeholder engagement, and strategic networking with diverse actors.
• Proficiency in report writing and effective communication across all functions.
• Sound understanding of humanitarian principles, localization frameworks, and refugee protection systems.
• Ability to work independently
• Familiar with and abide by the NGO/Red Cross/Crescent Code of Conduct, the People in Aid Code, CHS and SPHERE principles

Languages

• Fluency in written and spoken English and Amharic
• Knowledge of local language is an asset

Safer recruitment: All offers of employment are subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks (which can include counterterrorism, safeguarding and criminal records 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.

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks.

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