PROTECTION PARTNERSHIP & NETWORK COORDINATOR

JOB DETAILS
LOCATION: This role can be located in a country where Oxfam has a presence, subject to Oxfam’s ability to employ in that location, the affordability and practicality of doing so for this restricted funded fixed term position and right to work requirements being met. Follow this link to see where we work as a guide to where Oxfam may have the ability to establish a contract of employment. Due to legal & financial constraints, it is not currently possible for this role to be based in some Oxfam locations. These include, but are not limited to, Brazil, France, Italy and Sweden and any countries restricted due to budget constraints.
Please indicate your preferred location and whether you have the right to work there on your application.
CONTRACT TYPE: National. Fixed term 12 months with potential extension (depending on start date as the role is donor funded – the current end date is 31 October 2025).
JOB FAMILY: Programme
ONE OXFAM GRADE: C ZONE: 1
DEPARTMENT: Global Humanitarian Team
TEAM: Performance and Innovation
SALARY: Dependent upon location: Competitive salary and benefits packages will be offered in line with local cost of living and national pay structures
HOURS: Full time – exact hours will be according to contracting country.
FLEXIBLE WORKING
We believe flexible working is key to building the Oxfam of the future, so we’re open to talking through the type of flexible arrangements which might work for you.
COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organization.
Global Humanitarian Team Purpose
The GHT has designated responsibilities to support, coordinate and lead humanitarian response and policies to reduce the impact of, prepare for and respond to crises, harnessing the resources of the whole Oxfam confederation to deliver support for Oxfam’s strategic plan.
The GHT works across Oxfam countries and regions and in close coordination with others working on fragility, development and influencing to ensure Oxfam delivers quality work across the nexus. GHT will work with others to maximise the quality and impact of Oxfam’s humanitarian programme by
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• Delivering rapid, safe and high-quality emergency surge capacity.
• Supporting programme strategy, operational design, humanitarian preparedness and response. As necessary, collaborate on our approach to fragility and across the nexus.
• Facilitate the development of humanitarian capacity across Oxfam and partner organizations through building and brokering a cross confederation network and community.
• Supporting the gathering of evidence to enable learning, innovation and advocating for change across the sector.
• Working with Campaigns and Policy to influence for greater respect of the basic rights of crisis affected men and women.
• Working closely with affiliates in their roles as EAs and PAs for the best interests of the humanitarian programme.
• Ensure connection with global and technical humanitarian system and coordination structures to share good practice, be informed of new developments, maintain Oxfam’s reputation and influence the system.
Performance and Innovation Team (PIT) Purpose
As part of the GHT, the Performance and Innovation team is composed of experts in each Oxfam key programming and quality area, to provide strategic leadership, expertise and support to the confederation’s humanitarian programme and global positioning. They PIT builds and brokers a network of practitioners in key technical areas to improve coordination, coherence and learning across the confederation. It sets and monitors programme standards, uses evidence to drive organisational learning and innovation, gathers evidence, analyses performance and makes recommendations for internal change or adaptation and to ensure Oxfam remains a key humanitarian actor able to influence the global sector. The PIT leads innovation and collaborates with external partners and stakeholders to improve the humanitarian system.
In line with Oxfam’s values and aim to be partner led, Oxfam’s project importantly includes organisations in the Global South working on IHL and protection, and the creation of an informal network of organisations to work as a community of practice to promote better understanding and ultimately compliance with IHL.
This project sits under Oxfam’s Global Protection Strategy 2021-30 and contributes to Oxfam’s vision that civilians caught up in conflict and crises will be safer, have their rights respected and fulfilled and parties to conflict – both state and non-state – will uphold their responsibilities to protect civilians, and that those who do not adequately protect civilians will be held to account and survivors will receive justice.
Job Purpose
The Protection Partnership and Network Coordinator will work with the IHL Policy Lead in the GHT to deliver a project on advocating for protection of civilians in conflict and greater compliance with International Humanitarian Law (IHL).
JOB REPORTS TO
IHL Policy Lead
JOBS REPORTING TO THIS JOB
None
BUDGET RESPONSIBILITY
None
GEOGRAPHICAL SCOPE
Global. Requires travel for up to 12 weeks annually based on agreement with line manager.
IMPACT
Humanitarian programmes globally, across the Oxfam Confederation and sector wide.
KEY STAKEHOLDERS
National IHL and advocacy-orientated networks within and external to Oxfam. Oxfam country teams, Oxfam partners at country and global levels.
DIMENSIONS of the Role (see Standard Role Profiles, Oxfam Reward Job Slotting Toolkit Link)
• Represents Oxfam corporately and manages and influences significant external relationships in a specific programme unit.
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• Produces, assimilates, analyses and uses programme information from varied and diverse sources to provide in-depth analysis in the specific programme unit or policy area.
• Works autonomously with significant representational responsibility.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES (Technical, Leadership, People and Resource management)
This role Is part of the GHT Performance and Innovation Team, which leads innovation and collaborates with external partners and stakeholders to improve the humanitarian system. The Partnerships and Network Coordinator is primarily responsible for developing and coordinating an informal network of national and international organisations carrying out advocacy, campaigning and influence with the aim of greater compliance with International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and better protection of civilians in conflict and crisis situations.
• Develop an informal network of national and international organisations including consultations on the specific objectives of the network, structures, ways of working
• Lead the development of a strategic plan for the network including a communications plan
• Coordinate and communicate with other relevant networks and organisations including on the goals and purpose of the network
• Creation and coordination of a series of capacity-building actions on collective advocacy, campaigning and influencing for local, national and international NGOs, international organisations, and humanitarian leaders, including peer to peer learning
• Create spaces and opportunities for network members to participate in key meetings, and events (such as PoC week) providing practical and technical support to enable their participation
• Provide technical support and advice (including in-person support) on developing context-specific advocacy strategies, activities, and tools.
• Support to the development of Oxfam partner’s protection and IHL advocacy work, including through coaching and mentoring individuals.
• Active participation in Oxfam’s Global Protection Team and Rights in Crisis Campaign structures and support to the implementation of Oxfam’s Protection Strategy 2021-30.
• Work with the IHL in Focus project team to ensure effective implementation of the project, and to ensure the monitoring and evaluation of project activities and objectives, and compliance with donor requirements
• Develop sustainability options for the network including mapping out future funding potential.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Most importantly, every individual in Oxfam needs to be able to:
• Live our values of INCLUSION, ACCOUNTABILITY, EMPOWERMENT, COURAGE, SOLIDARITY and EQUALITY (read more about these here)
• Ensure you commit to our ORGANIZATIONAL ATTRIBUTES (including adhering to the Code of Conduct)
1. Be committed to our feminist principles, and to applying them in your day-to-day behaviour and your work. Be ready to keep learning, with accountability to those who experience oppression as a result of their identities, such as their gender, race/ethnicity, disability, class, or LGBTQIA identity.”
2. Be committed to undertaking Oxfam’s safeguarding training and adhering to relevant policies, to ensure all people who come into Oxfam are as safe as possible.
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EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE & COMPETENCIES – WE PROBABLY NEED TO CUT THESE DOWN TO ABOUT 10 AS THESE SHOULD GUIDE INTERVIEW QS AND TESTS
ESSENTIAL
• Self-Awareness
• Systems Thinking
• Relationship building
• Excellent understanding of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and the protection of civilians within the international system
• Excellent understanding of humanitarian diplomacy, advocacy, influencing and policy development on IHL and the protection of civilians.
• Experience of creating, supporting or participating in inclusive networks including with mixed membership of national, regional and international actors.
• Experience working with national teams, partners and networks on national, local and community advocacy, influencing and negotiation.
• Demonstrable commitment to supporting national and local protection actors, and to changing the power dynamics within the international humanitarian system for greater inclusion, accountability, and impact. Familiarity with the ambitions of the Grand Bargain and Charter for Change.
• Experience of designing or successfully leading advocacy and campaign strategies including lobbying and media work internationally or at national or sub-national levels.
• Demonstrable strategic thinking and judgement, and experience in high level representation
• Understanding of intersectional gender and power dynamics and awareness of issues relating to the decolonisation of aid, racial justice and equitable partnerships.
• Excellent inter-personal skills, emotional intelligence, self-awareness and ability to work effectively in different cultural contexts.
• Fluent written and spoken English and strong preference for the postholder to be able to work in French.
• Knowledge of and commitment to Oxfam’s values, mission and work and to global justice, social change, women’s rights and gender equality and commitment to delivering humanitarian work through feminist principles.
Desirable
• Experience of adult learning approaches and capacity building on campaigns/advocacy skills.
• Ability to work in French, Spanish or Arabic an advantage
SAFER RECRUITMENT
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 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. Offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks.