**Interviews: To be announced**

**Location: Geneva, Switzerland**

**Contract: 1 year (renewable)**

**One Oxfam Grade: C**

**Salary and benefits**:
**Flexible working**: We believe flexible working is key to building the **Secretariat team** **of the future, so we’re open to talking through the type of working arrangements that might work for you. This is a 40% (2-day/ week) position.

**_The Role_**:
**Oxfam International Secretariat is looking for a **coordinator for Oxfam International’s policy and advocacy on forced displacement in Geneva, focused on support to Oxfam’s partners (such as refugee leaders) to engage in global policy dialogues.***

The position will:

- Initiate and work with Refugee Lead Organisations and other national/ local NGOs on research for influencing agenda, policy and advocacy products, launch and dissemination; and will engage with relevant Geneva-based advocacy targets.
- Act as the liaison with Oxfam’s national and local partners (e.g. refugee activists/ refugee networks/ human rights defenders/ women’s rights activists) to create space in policy dialogue in Geneva. This includes setting up bilateral meetings with policy-makers, organising events, supporting development of talking points and other products, coordinating media and social media for partners.
- Lead Oxfam in Geneva’s work on forced displacement, coordinating inputs and developing products for global policy process on refugees and internal displacement.
- Represent Oxfam in policy discussions in Geneva on displacement, humanitarian and human rights issues when required.
- Provide technical advice and support to partners on how to engage in policy fora in Geneva.
- Coordinate development of partner-led research and policy products, including project management through the Oxfam publication process.
- Lead on internal and external communications of the work of OI in Geneva on humanitarian and displacement issues.

**_Who we’re looking for_**:
ESSENTIAL

These are the essential criteria an individual needs to be able to deliver the role.
- Self-Awareness
- Influencing
- Relationship Building

In addition:

- Be a demonstrated achiever in policy and advocacy, with experience delivering change in global policies.
- Strong research skills, ideally with Master or PhD or equivalent work experience writing external research publications.
- Experience influencing global policies on displacement
- Understanding of gender issues in emergency settings and commitment to gender equity
- Ability to work independently, flexibly and under pressure on fast-changing priorities
- Experience representing an organisation in external policy forums (ideally in Geneva)
- Experience mobilising a diverse range of stakeholders, particularly local actors, and co-designing policy and advocacy strategies.
- Track record of capacity building, working with local actors and co-designing research and policy publications.
- Strong communication skills (written and verbal). Experience producing policy briefs, reports and/ or case studies.
- Excellent organizing skills and ability to project-manage events
- Experience in the humanitarian sector, ideally with overseas experience
- Fluency in written and spoken English

Desirable
- Experience in another UN language e.g. Franch, Spanish or Arabic
- Lived experience of displacement

**_What we offer_**

This role will give you an opportunity to_ act as a key contributor to meaningful refugee participation. _At Oxfam, we believe that every aspect of our work can lead to a positive outcome. If you have the same opinion, together with the ability to meet the challenges involved, this role offers scope for immense personal fulfilment - as well as outstanding opportunities to develop your career.

Oxfam is committed to providing a fair compensation package and to providing a flexible, supportive, working environment

**_How to apply_**:
Please upload an up to date CV and a covering letter, clearly explaining your **suitability against the essential criteria in the **job profile**
- usually within 2 weeks of the closing date.**

**_About us_**:
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 21 organizations (affiliates) plus the Oxfam International Secretariat, working together with partners and local communities in the areas of humanitarian, development and campaigning, in more than 90 countries.

All our work is led by our core values: Empowerment, Accountability, Inclusiveness, Courage, Solidarity and Equality.

**_Our commitment to safeguarding_**:
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