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Policy Advisor, Natural Resource Justice
Location
District Of Columbia + 1 moreAll locations: District Of Columbia | Washington
Posted
4 hours ago
Salary
$75K - $85K / year
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Policy Advisor, Natural Resource Justice
Oxfam America
• Develop and implement advocacy strategies to influence U.S. government, companies, investors, international financial institutions and others engaged in the extractive industries. • Provide strategy and technical accompaniment to regional and country offices in support of policy and campaign ambitions on extractive industries. • Coordinate internally within the Oxfam confederation to support country-led advocacy and link program work with broader influencing work. • Undertake policy and political analysis to strengthen Oxfam’s understanding of and ability to influence extractive industries sector. • Monitor developments on inequality, human rights violations, and corruption related to extractive industries to identify leverage and influencing opportunities. • Support research efforts with the goal of increasing program influence and impact. • Analyze and synthesize MEL data to feed into quarterly reviews, annual strategy reviews, annual impact reflections, external evaluations, program review, tracking of outputs/outcomes, and foundation grant reports. • Support fundraising initiatives and donor engagement, including drafting donor reports and learning and impact products. • Partner in representing Oxfam externally at relevant conferences, events and meetings. • Provide program backstopping and logistical support as needed.
Job Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in political science, government, international affairs, or a development related discipline or equivalent combination of education, experience, and training.
- Minimum 3 - 5 years of relevant and progressive experience in policy, advocacy and campaigns.
- Expertise in global, regional and national trends regarding extractive industries, human rights, transparency and inequality issues.
- Demonstrated experience writing and executing advocacy plans with measurable milestones.
- Familiarity with U.S. government foreign policy and practice.
- Strong project management skills.
- Experience with monitoring, learning and evaluation.
- Ability to communicate effectively, including strong writing and public speaking skills.
- Ability to work cooperatively, in a fast-paced environment, and in a cross-cultural setting with a number of long-distance working relationships.
- Commitment to equal opportunity and a promotion of gender equity in all aspects of Oxfam’s work.
- A positive attitude and eagerness to work in a collaborative team environment.
- Ability to communicate in French and/or Spanish.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Remote work options
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