Regional Change Lead - Women’s Rights
Contract Type: Fixed term - 2 years
Level: C1 – Global
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Starting salary: GBP 25,094 net per annum plus a competitive benefits package
Oxfam is
one of the world’s leading development and humanitarian agencies assisting
people affected by natural disasters and conflict throughout the
world.
With over
5,000 staff and dedicated volunteers in more than 90 countries, Oxfam is able
to achieve the greatest impact to end poverty and suffering through
combining emergency response work, long-term programmes for poverty alleviation
and campaigning for lasting change.
The Horn,
East, and Central Africa (HECA) Region is the largest region within Oxfam,
covering 8 countries, including Ethiopia, Tanzania, Kenya, Somalia,
Democratic Republic of Congo, South Sudan, Rwanda and Uganda.
The Regional
Centre is based in Nairobi and is mandated to provide leadership and support to
the Oxfam country programmes in delivering their strategies within the
context of programme quality, and efficiency.
Oxfam
believes in the principle that ensuring design and implementation of all
programming with poor women’s rights at the heart is the key to bring
about lasting change in lives of the poor, especially women.
As a
member of the Regional Programme Support Team, the Regional Change Lead is
expected to work closely with the Regional Programme Quality Lead and
programmes to ensure the embedding of poor women’s rights in the heart of
all programming.
The role
- Work closely
with the Regional Aim 5 lead Develop a strategy & process for design
and implementation of programmes though the perspective of poor
women’s rights
- Work closely in
development, humanitarian and advocacy programmes to incorporate poor
women’s rights in the design
- Help develop
gender sensitive outcomes and indicators in the M&E systems for
programmes
- Accompany
selected programmes closely and provide them support to enhance overall
programme quality in accordance with the regional strategy on the
same.
- Provide support
to relevant regional technical / thematic advisers to ensure that they are
able to provide effective support around poor women’s rights in their
areas of work
- Work with Oxfam
GB corporate leads on facilitating implementation of corporate initiatives
around poor women’s rights
- Support country
gender and poor women’s rights staff in technical aspects of their work.
Work will mostly be with non-gender specialists.
The Person
- Understanding of
a broad range of issues and concepts around poor women’s rights in the
context of programming in the Horn East and Central Africa region
- Strong technical
competence in gender issues, women’s rights frameworks, learning
- Demonstrable
understanding and minimum 10 years of direct experience of long-term
development, humanitarian response and campaigns and advocacy work
- Ability to
demonstrate flexibility and understanding of practical issues faced by
programme managers in implementing programmes in HECA
- Strong
influencing skills especially in dealing with country management teams and
advisers / managers in Oxfam House.
- Demonstrated
tenacity
- Demonstrated
ability to contribute to multi-disciplinary teams and to work with and
influence people from diverse backgrounds
This is a
highly challenging opportunity for a dedicated and highly motivated
professional, with a strong commitment to Oxfam’s values and
beliefs.
If you
believe you are the candidate we are looking for, please submit your
application and CV including a day time contact by applying online at http://www.oxfam.org.uk/what-we-do/about-us/working-at-oxfam using
INT5952
The closing date is: 25th January 2013.
Only
shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
We are
committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organization.
