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Job Profile
Food and Climate Justice Advocacy OfficerGeneral:
Job title : Food and Climate Justice Advocacy
OfficerOrganisation : Oxfam Novib, Country Office Pakistan
Levels : D1 (1306,239/- gross per annum divided in13
installments)
Duration : One year
Duty Station : Islamabad
Reporting to : Campaigns Coordinator
Supervises : NA
Oxfam Novib Mission:Oxfam Novib is based in Netherlands with
field offices in different countries in Asia andAfrica. We work
with poor men and women, local organizations, private
sectororganizations and governments aiming to ridding the world of
poverty and injustice. Wehave a conviction that people are capable
of building a livelihood without poverty on theirown, once given
the chance to do so. This is why Oxfam Novib support local
initiatives indeveloping countries to lobby with governments and
companies to take into account theinterests of the poorest people.
We believe that poverty and injustice are global problems.They are
about unjust economic and political relationships. That is why all
the Oxfams areworking together to have more influence and achieve
more in our struggle for a just world
without poverty. For more details about Oxfam Novib, please
visit our web sitewww.oxfamnovib.nl
GROW Campaign:GROW is Oxfams campaign in which we advocate
growing in a more equitable and
sustainable way and helping to ensure that by 2050, the world
produces enough food for all
while respecting the ecological boundaries of the earth.
Thematically it is focused on climate
change in relation to food security, land rights, investing in
smallholders, and food price
volatility (including biofuels). Oxfam Novib has received
funding from Sida to fund part of
its work on GROW. The Sida GROW programme aims to help empower
people living in
rural poverty, particularly women, to claim their rights to
build a sustainable livelihood,including by tackling policies that
hamper their access to livelihood resources and public
goods. For Pakistan, the Sida GROW programme includes developing
a national level
campaign on food and climate justice, with the ultimate aim to
promote relevant gender just
policies.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
To influence key local to global private and public decision
makers on policies impacting on
food and climate justice in Pakistan, with the aim to contribute
to the development and
implementation of gender just food and climate justice policies,
as part of the wider Oxfamfood and climate justice campaign in
Pakistan.
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Main Responsibilities
Provides strategic leadership to Oxfam policy and advocacy work
on Food and Climate
Justice in Pakistan, including identifying and using
opportunities to link Oxfams FCJ
work in Pakistan optimally to Oxfams wider FCJ campaign at
regional and global levels
Coordinates the design, planning and implementation of the FCJ
advocacy strategy in
Pakistan including its contribution to the wider Oxfam FCJ
advocacy strategy. Develops
policy propositions and advocacy strategies with the aim to
achieve local to global
gender just policy changes that contribute to food and climate
justice in Pakistan
Advocates policy change by key government, company and/or
international public
institution decision makerseither in direct exchanges with them
or indirectly via
partners and the media.
Supports strategies, such as community level programs, research
and public
campaigning where suitable that increase the chance of achieving
the advocated policy
change.
Involves partners in developing the advocacy strategy and helps
strengthen theircapacity to carry out advocacy/campaigning work and
participate in the Oxfam Noviband Oxfam International advocacy
work;
Keeps well informed of the policy context within Pakistan and
the region and the
respective views and positions of key actors in Pakistan;
Facilitates data gathering, research, analysis for the Oxfam
advocacy/campaigningagenda;
Represents Oxfam Novib in its Oxfam International lead role with
national andinternational stakeholders and platforms;
Contributes to the monitoring and evaluation of Oxfam
advocacy/campaigning work.
Required skills and experience:Oxfam Novib is looking for a
dynamic, creative and result-oriented person with
Strong knowledge of poverty and development and in particular
economic justice, foodsecurity and land rightsAbility to deal with
uncertain situations/scenarios, work incollaborative manner not
only with Islamabad based team but also with Hague basedadvocacy,
policy and campaigning teams and has enterprising personality
(willing totake risk and scale up business)
Thorough geo-political and socio-economic knowledge of Pakistan
and South Asiaregion (with reference to Pakistan, India and
Afghanistan); strong knowledge of foodand climate issues
Strategic thinker with analytical skills; Experience in advocacy
and campaigning work; Strong influencing and convincing skills
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and a track record of achieving advocacy results
Strong networking skills;
Accustomed to working in complex political settings
Experience in facilitating (capacity building)
advocacy/campaigning work of local NGOsand other civil society
organisations;
Good communication and organisational skills; Willingness to
travel extensively within security protocol;
Fluency in written and spoken English and Urdu. Knowledge of any
regional languagewill be an added advantage.
Competence profile:
Results orientation 3
Analysis 3
Co-operation 3
Power of conviction 3
Written Communication 3
Spoken communication 3
Application procedure:
Application procedure:
We are thankful for your kind interest to work with Oxfam Novib.
We encourage you toapply for this post. Oxfam Novib will screen
applications on daily basis until we find an
appropriate candidate to fill this post. Please send your
application at the earliest. Theclosing date for the post is
November 22nd2013.
Oxfam Novib is an equal opportunity organization. Women &
Minorities are encouraged toapply. Please send your application in
writing, including a motivation letter and curriculumvitae to the
following address (Email Address:[email protected]
short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Please clearly write the title of the position in Subject of
your email Application for the Post
of Programme Officer Advocacy.
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]
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Job Profile
Media and Communication Officer
Job title : Media and Communication OfficerOrganisation : Oxfam
Novib, Country Office Islamabad
Levels:
D1 (1306,239/- gross per annum divided in 13
installments)Duration : One year (extendable)Duty Station :
Islamabad, Pakistan with frequent field visitsType of Contract :
Fix Term National ContractReporting to : Campaigns
coordinatorSupervises : Not Applicable
Oxfam Novib Mission:Oxfam Novib is based in Netherlands with
field offices in different countries in Asia andAfrica. We work
with poor men and women, local organizations, private sector
organizations and governments aiming to ridding the world of
poverty and injustice. Wehave a conviction that people are capable
of building a livelihood without poverty on theirown, once given
the chance to do so. This is why Oxfam Novib support local
initiatives indeveloping countries to lobby with governments and
companies to take into account theinterests of the poorest people.
We believe that poverty and injustice are global problems.They are
about unjust economic and political relationships. That is why all
the Oxfams areworking together to have more influence and achieve
more in our struggle for a just worldwithout poverty. For more
details about Oxfam Novib, please visit our web
sitewww.oxfamnovib.nl
GROW Campaign:
GROW is Oxfams campaign in which we advocate growing in a more
equitable andsustainable way and helping to ensure that by 2050,
the world produces enough food for allwhile respecting the
ecological boundaries of the earth. Thematically it is focused on
climatechange in relation to food security, land rights, investing
in smallholders, and food pricevolatility (including biofuels).
Oxfam Novib has received funding from Sida to fund part ofits work
on GROW. The Sida GROW programme aims to help empower people living
inrural poverty, particularly women, to claim their rights to build
a sustainable livelihood,including by tackling policies that hamper
their access to livelihood resources and publicgoods. For Pakistan,
the Sida GROW programme includes developing a national
levelcampaign on food and climate justice, with the ultimate aim to
promote relevant gender justpolicies.
Purpose of the functionTo lead and co-ordinate the media and
communication function of the GROW campaign inPakistan.
Main Tasks and Responsibilities
To develop, on the basis of the Oxfam international media
strategy and knowledge ofrelevant local and international
developments, and in consultation with other Oxfamaffiliates, the
Oxfam media policy, strategies and action plans for the country and
specificmedia and communication products; to assist in identifying
new innovative media
angles;
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To proactively identify, meet, establish and cultivate
relationships with key media and
other relevant external contacts, and compile and maintain
contacts and general databases;
To contribute to achieving quality, efficiency and impact of the
Oxfam media andcommunication efforts in the country, taking into
consideration potential Oxfam brand
risks; To facilitate the ability of Oxfam counterparts to work
effectively with the media, by
organizing capacity building and information sharing;
To review and verify facts in policy and media documents
produced by Oxfam affiliatesas needed;
In consultation with the country director, to act as needed as
public spokesperson byliaising with media and other external
parties and give interviews;
To ensure/contribute to the production of bi-weekly situation
reports to inform relevantOxfam structures of all relevant aspects
of Oxfam work in the country/region as well asbriefings on the
current context within which the Oxfam programme is working;
To ensure updated information and knowledge on the latest
developments in the country
related to the humanitarian and development context and provide
bi-weekly progressreports of the international and national Oxfam
media and advocacy work and others asrequired;
To ensure/contribute to the production of accurate and timely
minutes/reports of Oxfammeetings; and to ensure humanitarian data,
policy and media documents are archivedappropriately.
Profile of CompetencesResults orientation 3Analysis
3Co-operation 3Power of conviction 3Written Communication 3Spoken
communication 3
Application procedure:We are thankful for your kind interest to
work with Oxfam Novib. We encourage you toapply for this post.
Oxfam Novib will screen applications on daily basis until we find
anappropriate candidate to fill this post. Please send your
application at the earliest. Theclosing date for the post is
November 22nd2013.
Oxfam Novib is an equal opportunity organization. Women &
Minorities are encouraged toapply. Please send your application in
writing, including a motivation letter and curriculumvitae to the
following address (Email Address:[email protected]
short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Please clearly write the title of the position in Subject of
your email Application for the Postof Media and Communication
Officer.
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]
