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The Role
Oxfam has been working in South Sudan since 1983. Our Programmatic Strategy concentrates on saving lives, Resilient Livelihoods, Advancing Gender Justice and Good Governance and Active Citizenship through a full spectrum platform that includes humanitarian response, recovery and resilience, long term development and policy and advocacy. Oxfam currently operates via seven area field offices in South Sudan. (It also works in partnership with several national organisations and community groups.
Position: Advocacy & Campaigns Manager
Reports to: Country Director
Location: Juba
Grade & Level: C1 National
Contract Type: Fixed Term
Number of post: 1
Duration of Contract: (01) Year
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
The Advocacy and Campaigns Manager will take overall responsibility in the South Sudan Country Programme for managing the delivery of the advocacy and campaigns strategy across Oxfam International (OI), playing a ‘project manager’ role to complement the roles played by the policy and media leads. The Advocacy Manager will support Oxfam’s efforts to design and implement advocacy strategies to better meet the needs of South Sudanese civilians affected by conflict and humanitarian disaster.
Expectations for the position:
• The incumbent will work independently and effectively with minimal supervision and with flexibility to achieve the deliverables of the position.
• S/he will stay abreast of professional standard, trends and issues affecting this set of responsibilities, demonstrating continuous learning of the field.
• S/he will work effectively and collaboratively in support of building a team-based culture of work, will perform all duties appropriately for a multi-cultural environment, treating all persons with dignity and respect, and will be familiar with and committed to Oxfam GB and affiliate mission and goals.
Management
• Act as overall manager for the South Sudan advocacy response, providing humanitarian advocacy leadership, and working with policy and media colleagues to ensure positions and messages on related issues such as long term response, gender, and protection are consistent and coherent.
• Plan and ensure delivery of an appropriate range of advocacy activities to convey Oxfam’s positions and messages to prioritise advocacy targets and media outlets.
• Directly line manage, support and coach the Media Lead and the Policy Lead in South Sudan, using the Oxfam performance management system, including using the behavioural competencies.
Strategy Development and Implementation
• Lead the development of strategic plans for advocacy and research on humanitarian and conflict-related issues in South Sudan.
• Monitor and analyze developments in country in collaboration with the advocacy, media and communications team and share this information with the broader Oxfam International team through regular SitReps, email updates, teleconferences, and briefing notes.
• Support the development of policy analysis on emerging crisis situations to inform Oxfam positioning and planning.
• In the event of emergencies, assess needs and potential risks and impact of Oxfam advocacy, and design and implement short-term advocacy strategies and action planning.
• Work closely with colleagues in Oxfam and national and international civil society to ensure new developments are monitored and communicated in a timely fashion to ensure information can be used by both advocacies, regional and international.
• Develop and implement advocacy activities, aligned with the strategic plans, in Juba and State Capitals.
• Liaise with Oxfam humanitarian staff and protection advisers, the Protection Cluster, UNMISS, and the Government of South Sudan on issues concerning civilian protection.
Advocacy and External Relations
• Produce weekly written updates on the humanitarian situation in South Sudan, including from information collected from Oxfam humanitarian staff and UN and other agencies working on the ground, to support advocacy to ensure affected people receive timely and adequate assistance.
• Lead in the production of briefs on the humanitarian impact of ongoing conflict and instability in South Sudan for use in global capitals.
• Support local partners’ capacity building on areas of policy, advocacy and campaigning.
• Oversee the production of SitReps.
• Provide analysis when requested and assist media work and contribute to materials for use on Oxfam websites about Oxfam programming.
• Act as spokesperson for Oxfam South Sudan as required.
Skills, Experience & Knowledge
Essential
• Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science/ International Affairs/ Public Policy/ Government with focus on conflict and security/ humanitarian affairs/ governance/ risk management. Advanced degree in related field would be an added advantage.
• Substantial work experience in advocacy, development/ humanitarian response, or international affairs.
• Previous humanitarian work experiences, project management, and coordination skills required
• Understanding of humanitarian response, disaster risk reduction, complex humanitarian emergencies, conflict resolution strategies, and international human rights/ humanitarian law.
• Good understanding of information systems and information technology with a sound knowledge of their development and capabilities
• Leadership qualities and people management expertise to provide direction and effective support to the Media, Policy and Campaigns Team.
• Strong commitment to Oxfam’s purpose, a broad understanding of the work culture in the “development” sector and its impact on key areas of responsibility and a commitment to humanitarian principles and action
• Effective verbal and written communication skills, including high-level interpersonal and representational capabilities
• Lobbying and political skills: persuasive, diplomatic and articulate.
• Experience with media and making public statements and presentations.
• Flexible, self-starter, sense of humour, team player, attention to detail.
• Ability to communicate clearly and work independently yet cooperatively in a cross-cultural setting with a number of long distance working relationships.
• Initiative, influencing skills, self-awareness, ability to work effectively with others and critical analysis skills.
Desirable
• Arabic skills, other local languages highly desired.
Understanding of and familiarity with Oxfam standards, change goals, policy, lobbying and campaigning strategies and tools
How to apply:
Deadline for submission of applications is 03 January 2022. Interested Applicants should send soft copies of their CVs and Cover letters to Hrsouthsudan@oxfam.org.uk
NB: Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
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