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Civic Space Policy & Advocacy Lead

The Civic Space Policy & Advocacy Lead Role
Oxfam is looking for a civic space policy & advocacy lead to provide strategic leadership across
Oxfam to protect and promote civic space, ensuring a strategic approach to global advocacy on civic
space issues, and embedding and mainstreaming civic space policy and advocacy across all our
advocacy and campaigns work in the confederation, to achieve changes at national and regional level.

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Civic Space Policy & Advocacy Lead Requirements
Are you a strategic leader with experience of working in or across movements and groups to protect
and promote civic space? Are you a passionate advocate for democracy, human rights and citizenship
issues? Are you able to develop and lever your networks to achieve impact in different geographies
and with diverse teams and groups? Are you a convenor and facilitator who can understand how to
place Oxfam as a useful ally and supportive member of movements to protect civic space? Are you an
active feminist committed to anti-racism and decolonial approaches?

If so this role could be for you!

What Oxfam offer
This Civic Space Policy & Advocacy Lead role will give you an opportunity to work with a large variety of partners, allies, geographies, and thematic issues supporting movements, groups and communities to defend and protect civic space for a more democratic world, where human rights are respected.

Oxfam believe that Civic space is the oxygen for citizens’ voices, and therefore a critical enabler
in the fight against poverty and inequality, and in the pursuit of social justice. As a vital prerequisite for
a rights-based approach to development and for all the work Oxfam does. The trends toward shrinking
and shifting civic space is greatly affecting civil society organizations and movements, and we require
to adjust and innovate our strategies. Oxfam has started this journey and is committed to
strengthening our approach and especially supporting partners and movements.

In this Civic Space Policy & Advocacy Lead role, you will have the chance to further shape this journey, leading on policy, advocacy and partnership in a large multi-thematic organization and network for exponential change. If you have this ambition, 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 for the Civic Space Policy & Advocacy Lead role
Please upload an up to date CV and a covering letter as one PDF Document, clearly explaining your
suitability against the essential criteria in the job profile. Kindly note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted- usually within 2 weeks of the closing date.

About Oxfam

Oxfam is a global movement of people working together to end the injustice of poverty. That means tackling the inequality that keeps people poor saving, protecting and rebuilding
lives. When disaster strikes, Oxfam help people build better lives for themselves, and for others. Oxfam take on issues like land rights, climate change and discrimination against women and won’t stop until
every person on the planet can enjoy life free from poverty. Oxfam is 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.