Gender Justice and Women’s Rights Programme Officer (INT7756)

This vacancy is open to Kenyan Nationals only

Oxfam is a global movement of people working together to end the injustice of poverty.

That means we tackle the inequality that keeps people poor. Together we save, protect and rebuild lives. When disaster strikes, we help people build better lives for themselves, and for others. We take on issues like land rights, climate change and discrimination against women. And we won’t stop until every person on the planet can enjoy life free from poverty.

We are an international confederation of 19 organizations (affiliates) working together with partners and local communities in the areas of humanitarian, development and campaigning. Oxfam works in 67 countries around the world.

All our work is led by three core values: Empowerment, Accountability, Inclusiveness. To read more about our values click here

The Role

The Gender Justice and Women’s Rights Programme Officer will be a core member of the Gender Justice and Women’s Rights Programme team and will be responsible for implementing specific projects through effective programme management approaches, supporting partners to develop organisational capacity building, to deliver a high-quality women’s rights programmes and to establish and maintain linkages with other thematic and programmatic areas as well as with relevant state and non-state actors particularly at County level. The Programme Officer will be required to implement campaigning and influencing strategies, undertake research and monitoring, evaluation and learning as well as ensuring the programme takes into account active citizenship. The Programme officer will also support the Gender Justice and Women’s Rights Strategist as the gender focal point in Kenya, to ensure that gender is taken into account in the other programme themes.

The Programme Officer will also contribute to resource mobilization for co-financing of the projects to ensure that the programme is fully resourced.

This role will also contribute to the Humanitarian programme when required, including support to and participation in gender assessments that will inform programme design.

What we are looking for

Essential:

• Professional/Technical qualifications – a bachelor’s degree in gender and development, social sciences, law or governance-related field.

• A strong understanding of gender and women’s rights, development, and humanitarian issues and the political and economic context in Kenya
• At least 3 years’ progressive experience in designing and implementing development and humanitarian projects in Kenya.

• Strong project management and quality knowledge, with ability to ensure consistent quality against standards and to implement effective monitoring and evaluation systems to assess and adjust performance.
• Demonstrated experience in influencing public policies and positive practices with positive results to the poor and marginalized groups.
• Demonstrated experience in managing partners including effective oversight and capacity building as well as mobilizing and organizing marginalized communities and groups to influence positive change to their lives.
• Demonstrated experience in working with senior government officials both elected and the executive as well as civil society on diverse programmatic areas such as capacity building, policy enactments and implementation, and budget influencing.
• Commitment to and good knowledge of working with networks, coalitions and a partnership approach across the spectrum of Oxfam’s work, including innovative approaches to capacity strengthening
• Good knowledge of and experience in developing advocacy and campaign strategies and plans and successfully achieving external impact and change.

• Demonstrated experience in managing and working with researchers and consultants which include developing the terms of reference and effective supervision.

• Ability to gather and apply lessons learned and to communicate this learning effectively to influence others for action – both internal and external audiences.
• Fund raising, donor reporting and budget management skills.

Desirable:

• Proven analytical and conceptual thinking.

• Strong organisational and personal management skills, with ability to prioritise work issues to meet deadlines with minimal supervision and adjust to constantly changing situations while maintaining focus on delivery and follow-through.

• Demonstrated ability to work effectively and sensitively with different values systems and cultures.
• A high level of self-awareness, initiative, sound judgement, personal energy and flexibility

We offer

This role will give you an opportunity to make a difference in Kenya Country Programme, to act as key contributor to Oxfam Kenya Strategic Plan within the ever changing context and to work with a group of passionate people that are specialists in their fields.

Our values and commitment to safeguarding

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 committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people, adults and beneficiaries with whom Oxfam GB engages. 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.

The post holder will undertake the appropriate level of training and is responsible for ensuring that they understand and work within the safeguarding policies of the organisation.

 

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks. Oxfam GB also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.  In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.

We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organisation and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.

How to apply

 

As part of your online application, please upload your up to date CV and a covering letter explaining your suitability against the essential criteria in the job profile through the “Apply For This Role” below.

About us

Oxfam is a global community who believe poverty isn’t inevitable. It’s an injustice that can be overcome. We are shop volunteers, women’s right activists, marathon runners, aid workers, coffee farmers, street fundraisers, goat herders, policy experts, campaigners, water engineers and more. And we won’t stop until everyone can live life without poverty for good.

Oxfam GB is a member of international confederation of 21 organisations working together with partners and local communities in the areas of humanitarian, development and campaigning, in more than 90 countries. 

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