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Regional Media and Communications Advisor

The role: You will: Design and implement a regional media and communications strategy to help bring change on core Oxfam issues, support global and national campaigns, highlight Oxfam’s development and humanitarian work, and raise funds.

Work with country teams, regional programmes and civil society partners to develop media strategies, build their capacity for engagement, and identify opportunities and new story angles.

Maximise the impact of materials and opportunities by linking national, regional and global initiatives and resources.

Maintain relationships and partnerships with journalists, media outlets and bloggers, and respond to media enquiries.

Come up with creative ways to generate media interest.

Develop and drive Oxfam’s digital communications strategy in the region, exploring new ways to get messages across using social media, online platforms and mobile technology, and supporting country teams and partners to develop and maximise their use of digital and multimedia technology.

You will oversee the implementation of the internal communications strategy and supervise the Regional Information and communications officer.

The person: We need an exceptional communications professional with considerable experience of working in international media, communications or public relations roles, ideally in Africa or the HECA region.

The candidate must have experience of the key responsibilities, including working with media, developing and delivering communications strategies, managing internal communications, knowledge of digital media, and building capacity and creating networks.

The candidate must show demonstrable impact in using communications as a tool for social change

How to apply:

If you think you can deliver in this role please read the full job description and submit your application and CV including a day time contact by applying online at http://www.oxfam.org.uk/what-we-do/about-us/working-at-oxfam Using INT6207

A detailed job profile can also be accessed from the link above.

The closing date is 19th May 2013.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Oxfam are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organization.

Regional HR Advisor – Learning and Development

The role:

  • As a key member of the Regional HR team, you’ll provide specialist advice on HR and business process issues.
  • You will provide both strategic, as well as day to day advice to the programme teams and managers, particularly around implementing Oxfam HR policies and procedures in order to ensure consistency and appropriate application within the region.
  • Working with teams across the HECA region, you will ensure the high quality implementation of HR standards in line with organisational and regional service quality guidelines.
  • You will provide leadership and advice in the L&D area.
  • In liaison with Country HR Managers within the region, you will ensure continued review and identification of Learning and Development needs.
  • You will carry out assessment and review of impact of L&D activities on Oxfam’s individual, project and organisational goals.
  • You will support humanitarian capacity building and management development projects.
  • You will oversee implementation of performance management and review cycle; which will contribute to the overall programme quality within the organisational accountability frame.

    The person:

  • You are a Kenyan National, who has extensive HR experience leading in L&D, talent management, and coaching.
  • Your ability to gather and analyse critical information for reporting and producing meaningful senior management information, will be crucial.
  • Desirably, you have worked in the Horn, East and Central Africa region and you will certainly be sensitive to the complexities of working in a multicultural environment.
  • Good networking/ customer service skill’s, are essential, as well as ability to create trusting relationships with others.
  • We are looking for a professional, who will be committed to the beliefs and values of Oxfam – Delivery, Accountability, Realism, Truth and Honesty – and this will be reflected in your approach to working with our diverse teams of staff and managers.

    If you think you can deliver in this role please read the full job description and submit your application and CV including a day time contact by applying online at http://www.oxfam.org.uk/what-we-do/about-us/working-at-oxfam Using INT 6224

    A detailed job profile can also be accessed from the link above.

    The closing date is 29th May 2013.

    Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

    We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organization.

    Diversity The difference starts with you!

    Development of an Advocacy Training of Trainers (TOT) Manual and conducting TOT’s training

    Advocacy Manual Development

    The manual is expected to:  Facilitate standardization of training by ensuring that trainers from different ECHO Consortium Partnerships are exposed to the same content and methodology and that the output in terms of knowledge, attitudes and skills acquired will be shared by a wide range of partners.

  • Contribute to expanding practical advocacy skills among Partners and communities in the ASAL’s
  • Serve as a tool for quality control of training by facilitating the follow-up of trainers and evaluation of training and its linkage to performance.
  • Contribute to a more effective human rights based approach to policy advocacy and media linkages.
  • Save time and energy of trainers within the partnership in planning and organizing training materials and workshops.
  • Empower trainers with skills to perform their advocacy and training roles and serve as a standard tool available for Oxfam partners across Kenya.

    Competencies OXFAM is looking for a qualified consultant(s) who has extensive knowledge and experience in development of training manual and facilitating rights based approach community advocacy trainings, to develop an advocacy training manual; putting the purpose and expected result of the manual as illustrated above in mind.

    It would be important to have someone with a strong background in national political advocacy (e.g. in relation to ASAL’s development and governance, pastoralism, water resource management, conflict, gender policy, etc).

    This would enable the manual to connect with the ECHO Consortium Partners focus areas needs.

    Methodology The consultant will be expected to undertake the development of the manual in a participatory way in all its stages by;

  • A needs assessment capturing issues at the consortiums partner’s national level and community level
  • Coming up with a framework through a participatory process of involving ECHO LANINA Consortium partners and that takes into account the Trainer of trainer strategy and a step by step 'how to' sessions that also include notes for the trainer and practical examples
  • Validating the framework and needs analysis of partners before development of the manual
  • Reviewing existing and not limited to humanitarian advocacy materials/manuals and taking lessons from them in developing the manual.( and also various strategies and plans from the Partnership)
  • Using existing successful advocacy case studies, strategies and campaigns within Oxfam and also from outside Oxfam to illustrate the various modules of the manual
  • Including training modules on media relations skills using good examples from around Africa ensuring this are separate but have a link to the advocacy skills.

    Time frame The consultant is expected to do this work within three months starting from 1st June – 31st August 2013; the first month will include submission of the manual and incorporation of inputs from consortium partners and the following two months will include carrying out of the trainings in all the selected areas and reporting.

    How to apply:

    Interested consultants are requested to submit their proposals including a work plan and budget (covering letter, proposal and CV with two referees) and indicate in the subject line: Development of an Advocacy Training of Trainers (TOT) Manual and conducting TOT’s trainings to the following email: kenyajobs [at] oxfam.org.uk by 5.00PM on 25th May 2013.

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