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Job Profile Food and Climate Justice Advocacy Officer General: Job title Organisation Levels Duration Duty

Station Reporting to Supervises : : : : : : : Food and Climate Justice Advocacy Officer Oxfam Novib, Country Office Pakistan D1 (1306,239/- gross per annum divided in 13 installments) One year Islamabad Campaigns Coordinator NA

Oxfam Novib Mission: Oxfam Novib is based in Netherlands with field offices in different countries in Asia and Africa. We work with poor men and women, local organizations, private sector organizations and governments aiming to ridding the world of poverty and injustice. We have a conviction that people are capable of building a livelihood without poverty on their own, once given the chance to do so. This is why Oxfam Novib support local initiatives in developing countries to lobby with governments and companies to take into account the interests 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 are working 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 site www.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 Oxfam food and climate justice campaign in Pakistan.

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 makers either 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 their capacity to carry out advocacy/campaigning work and participate in the Oxfam Novib and 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/campaigning agenda; Represents Oxfam Novib in its Oxfam International lead role with national and international 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, food security and land rightsAbility to deal with uncertain situations/scenarios, work in collaborative manner not only with Islamabad based team but also with Hague based advocacy, policy and campaigning teams and has enterprising personality (willing to take risk and scale up business) Thorough geo-political and socio-economic knowledge of Pakistan and South Asia region (with reference to Pakistan, India and Afghanistan); strong knowledge of food and climate issues Strategic thinker with analytical skills; Experience in advocacy and campaigning work; Strong influencing and convincing skills

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 NGOs and 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 language will be an added advantage. Competence profile: Results orientation Analysis Co-operation Power of conviction 3 Written Communication Spoken communication 3 3 3 3 3

Application procedure: Application procedure: We are thankful for your kind interest to work with Oxfam Novib. We encourage you to apply 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. The closing date for the post is November 22nd 2013. Oxfam Novib is an equal opportunity organization. Women & Minorities are encouraged to apply. Please send your application in writing, including a motivation letter and curriculum vitae to the following address (Email Address: OXFAMNOVIB.HR@Gmail.com Only 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.

Job Profile Media and Communication Officer Job title Organisation Levels Duration Duty Station Type of Contract Reporting to Supervises : : : : : : : : Media and Communication Officer Oxfam Novib, Country Office Islamabad D1 (1306,239/- gross per annum divided in 13 installments) One year (extendable) Islamabad, Pakistan with frequent field visits Fix Term National Contract Campaigns coordinator Not Applicable

Oxfam Novib Mission: Oxfam Novib is based in Netherlands with field offices in different countries in Asia and Africa. We work with poor men and women, local organizations, private sector organizations and governments aiming to ridding the world of poverty and injustice. We have a conviction that people are capable of building a livelihood without poverty on their own, once given the chance to do so. This is why Oxfam Novib support local initiatives in developing countries to lobby with governments and companies to take into account the interests 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 are working 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 site www.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. Purpose of the function To lead and co-ordinate the media and communication function of the GROW campaign in Pakistan. Main Tasks and Responsibilities To develop, on the basis of the Oxfam international media strategy and knowledge of relevant local and international developments, and in consultation with other Oxfam affiliates, the Oxfam media policy, strategies and action plans for the country and specific media and communication products; to assist in identifying new innovative media angles;

To proactively identify, meet, establish and cultivate relationships with key media and other relevant external contacts, and compile and maintain contacts and general data bases; To contribute to achieving quality, efficiency and impact of the Oxfam media and communication 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 affiliates as needed; In consultation with the country director, to act as needed as public spokesperson by liaising with media and other external parties and give interviews; To ensure/contribute to the production of bi-weekly situation reports to inform relevant Oxfam structures of all relevant aspects of Oxfam work in the country/region as well as briefings 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 progress reports of the international and national Oxfam media and advocacy work and others as required; To ensure/contribute to the production of accurate and timely minutes/reports of Oxfam meetings; and to ensure humanitarian data, policy and media documents are archived appropriately.

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Application procedure: We are thankful for your kind interest to work with Oxfam Novib. We encourage you to apply 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. The closing date for the post is November 22nd 2013. Oxfam Novib is an equal opportunity organization. Women & Minorities are encouraged to apply. Please send your application in writing, including a motivation letter and curriculum vitae to the following address (Email Address: OXFAMNOVIB.HR@Gmail.com Only 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 Media and Communication Officer.

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