£24,245 - GBP. 30,853 net per annum
2 year contract
The Role
To serve as the humanitarian policy and advocacy specialist within the Oxfam Ethiopia Humanitarian Team (ETH) , with responsibility for maximising Oxfam's impact on humanitarian policies and practices of local, national, regional and international actors.
The Person
To be successful in this role you will have humanitarian programme experience with international NGOs or other international organizations and a master's degree in a related area (development, nutrition, livelihoods, agriculture etc). You will have significant technical knowledge of the key food security and livelihoods issues in Horn and East Africa, including experience with pastoral populations. You will have experience using livelihoods analytical frameworks to analyze trends, conduct assessments, design programmes, and evaluate the impact of livelihoods interventions. You will have excellent communication, facilitation and representation skills. You will demonstrate the ability to work in an advisory role, with the capacity to influence multi-cultural teams at varying levels. You will be able to develop and manage complex institutional relationships. You will demonstrate a high degree of self-motivation, able to deliver objectives while operating under pressure and in difficult environments. You will be able to spend significant time (at least 30%) travelling within the region. Fluency in written and spoken English is essential, and the ability to speak French, Swahili, Somali or Arabic is an added advantage.
This is an opportunity for an experienced and highly motivated professional, with a strong commitment to Oxfam's values and beliefs.
To find out more about this role and to apply, please visit www.oxfam.org.uk/jobs and quote reference: INT5226.
Closing date: 07 March 2012.
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