Gender Justice & Mainstreaming Officer – OXFAM عودة إلى الفرص

Oxfam’s vision is a just world without poverty: a world in which people can influence decisions that affect their lives, enjoy their rights, and assume their responsibilities as full citizens of a world in which all human beings are valued and treated equally.

Oxfam is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behavior at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. 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.

Type of Contract: Full time; 40hrs/week

Annual Salary & Benefits: Local contract; according to Oxfam salary scale and HR policy and conditions in Tunisia

Starting Date: Soonest possible

Reporting to: Head of Programs or Program Coordinator

Key Relationships/Interactions: Project based staff

Staff managed: N/A

Based in: Tunis, Tunisia

Team Purpose

Lead, coordinate and support the development and implementation of the gender transformational lens, values and approaches within the Oxfam programs in line with the feminist principles, the Oxfam global steer and the relevant context/s. Responsible for managing and support the program/s’ gender related needs and work including the development of strategies, action plans and relevant analysis, in collaboration with the team and partners.

Job Purpose – Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

Direct Program Development and Gender Mainstreaming Responsibilities: 75%

• In close coordination with the program team/s, lead the program/s gender mainstreaming – from the design phase to the closure phase, while ensuring sufficient implementation, directly and/or indirectly, throughout the full duration.
• Work closely with the program team/s to ensure and apply a gender lens, the feminist principles and the gender justice goal related outcomes where needed, in projects and activities design, MEAL frameworks, monitoring tools, and implementation approaches.
• Ensure the program strategies and activities responds to the Oxfam transformative gender and feminist lens are suitable for the operational context and are aligned with the country ToC and strategic steer.
• Together with relevant colleagues and partners, contribute to the projects’ inception and kick off effort, including the baseline assessment and research.
• Support the team in operationalizing the transformative gender and feminist lens, plans and ways of working, internally and with partners.
• Provide support to partners, directly or indirectly, to ensure gender mainstreaming across their activities and implementations approaches.
• Together with other team members, support the parnters in the development the directly related activities including the production of policy papers, campaigns, research, etc.
• Regularly monitor and mentor the program/s’ gender related activities, in close coordination with the team/s and other key stakeholders.
• Regularly produce gender analysis and assessment to the program/s and support such efforts required at partners’ level, directly or indirectly.
• Contribute to writing program’ learning documents, case studies, blogs, stories, etc.
• Indirect implementation could be through delegating the work to a staff member and/or contracting an external party. In both cases, the Officer is responsible to ensure the selection of the right implementation party, providing them with the support needed to ensure the adequate implementation and timely and quality delivery of outcomes.
• Following, the is also responsible for drafting ToRs and managing any related recruitments and consultancies together with operation team and in full coordination with the Program Lead/s.
• Provide support, where needed, to the colleagues responsible for digital and social media activities.
• Contribute to the production of the programs reports and plans.
• Actively take part in all program/s related meetings and ensure ongoing sufficient and effective coordination and collaboration with all team members.

Knowledge, Learning and Capacity Advancements (12%)

• Maintain sufficient understanding and knowledge of the transformative gender and feminist lens related strategic steer, obligations and tools, of Oxfam and other relevant key stakeholders, including donors.
• Ensure the relevant staff and partners have sufficient understanding and efficient implementation of the obligations and steer through maintaining sufficient flow of information, sending updates and organizing internal session.
• Participate in trainings and learning trajectories relevant to the program/s to ensure gender and feminist approaches are included.
• Support and in engage in information gathering and analysis on the changing context/s relevant to the programs, at local and global levels, and share latest developments updates with relevant colleagues and partners.
• Ensure sufficient and compliant sign off processes for all the relevant activities and products, as per Oxfam and donors’ policies.
• Regularly assess the needs and capacity of staff and partners to deliver on gender objectives at program and project levels and contribute to strengthening the capacities of partners to deliver high impact gender transformational programs, through sharing resources, providing guidance and advises on relevant Oxfam policies, standards and practices, and/or planning training through others.

Strategic: 8%

• Actively engage in and support the development of the country office strategies to ensure sufficient mainstreaming of transformative gender and feminist principles, in close coordination with other relevant team members.
• Under the leadership of the Head of Programs and in collaboration with other team members, support contribute to the advancement of the gender justice thematic area strategic direction, integrating feminist principles, supporting the gender related programs and team members, expand opportunities and resources including financial and HR.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of other Oxfam’s related gender justice activities, campaigns and materials.
• Actively support the integration of the gender justice lens and feminist principles in new proposals, where needed.
• Contribute to strategic documents review, support the implementation of key gender sensitive trajectories.
• Proactively engage in directly related forums, internally and externally, and contribute to advancing the exposure of Oxfam in Tunisia’ work.
• Responsible for the development of risk analysis and mitigation plans, as needed, for the program/s and for providing adequate factual based recommendations to the Program Focal Point/s and Country Director.
• Contribute to the annual planning, reporting and budgeting of the CO programs and projects.

Other Responsibilities (5%)

• Contribute to creating and maintaining healthy professional relations and atmosphere at the office.
• Actively participate in staff meeting and other related meetings, as well as in strategic planning workshops, etc.
• Contribute to the recruitment and induction of new staff members in relevant positions and provide support to help their integration to the team, where needed.

Organizational Values

Accountability – Our purpose-driven, results-focused approach means we take responsibility for our actions and hold ourselves accountable. We believe that others should also be held accountable for their actions.

Empowerment – Our approach means that everyone involved with Oxfam, from our staff and supporters to people living in poverty, should feel they can make change happen.

Inclusiveness – We are open to everyone and embrace diversity. We believe everyone has a contribution to make, regardless of visible and invisible differences.