Program Officer - Global Economic Change Program

Company Description

Oxfam is a global organization that fights inequality to end poverty and injustice. We offer lifesaving support in times of crisis and advocate for economic justice gender equality and climate action. We demand equal rights and equal treatment so that everyone can thrive not just survive.

Job Description

COORDINTES WITH

The Program Officer will work under the direction of Professor Grieve Chelwa who is working with Oxfam on a new initiative on global economic change. The Officer will be situated in the Economic and Racial Justice Department at Oxfam America (OUS) and be managed by the Manager for the Global Economic Change Program working closely with the Director of ERJ and team members. They will also work with colleagues from teams across Finance Human Resources and Information Technology functions at Oxfam America and Oxfam International’s Inequality team.

PURPOSE OF THE POSITION

The Program Officer under the supervision of Prof. Grieve Chelwa will be a central part of a new program focused on advancing economic and racial justice internationally. The role-holder will provide administrative and professional support primarily servicing the constituting of and growing a new and next generation of progressive intellectuals and scholar-activists in the Global South (i.e Pillar 2 of the Global Post-Neoliberalism / Economic Change Program) as well as supporting engagement with influentials. The Program Officer will be responsible for ‘community management’ budget and resource management grants and contract management support and general admin support and reporting. They will also assist on a broader range of areas including event organization desk-research and MEAL.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

Under the supervision of the Project Consultant (Professor Chelwa) provide holistic professional and administrative oversight of and support to Pillar 2 of the Global Economic Change Program – to manage a project to build a cohort and network of a new generation of progressive scholars and public intellectuals in the Global South. This includes: 1.Scholars community management -Building sustainable mutually beneficial and respectful relationships with and between progressive scholars and social movements in the Global South; -Facilitating efforts to grow a new community of scholars to produce over the course of the project including organizing regional and potentially global convenings;

Under the supervision of the Project Consultant (Professor Chelwa) provide holistic professional and administrative oversight of and support to Pillar 2 of the Global Economic Change Program – to manage a project to build a cohort and network of a new generation of progressive scholars and public intellectuals in the Global South. This includes: 1.Scholars community management -Building sustainable mutually beneficial and respectful relationships with and between progressive scholars and social movements in the Global South; -Facilitating efforts to grow a new community of scholars to produce over the course of the project including organizing regional and potentially global convenings;

2.Budget and resource management for relevant components of global economic change program -Monitor restricted and unrestricted budgets and assist team members with updating financial tracking systems preparing expense reports and maintaining financial records; -Supporting team planning and budgeting including accountability towards team plans; -Handle routine business and financial matters including processing: budget changes within the financial system process contract payment invoices and travel costs; -Ensure adherence to OUS standards and fiscal and reporting responsibilities.

3.Grants and contracts management support -Process subgrants and partner agreements in Oxfam’s grants management systems and ensure timely payments of subgrants to Oxfam teams grantees and partners; -Support management of budget and fulfillment of donor-reporting requirements engaging with the Institutional Funding and Partnerships team and others; -Work with other Oxfam grant managers to improve grant-making processes as well as anticipate bottlenecks and troubleshoot grant-making and disbursement processes.

4.General administrative support and reporting -Planning and providing administrative and logistical support for internal and external meetings events and seminars providing technical support for online meetings; -Supporting regular reporting of team activities to internal Oxfam audiences; -Maintain organize and expand database of external contacts; -Support Monitoring Evaluation and Learning (MEAL) colleagues; -Assist with facilitation and note taking for team meetings and other support as required; -First draft design of slide-decks and other public facing presentations and documents.

Under the supervision of the Global Economic Change Program Manager and in collaboration with other key staff at Oxfam US and Oxfam International manage engagement with a global influentials who can contribute to and support the work of scholars’ cohorts and the work of the confederation as a whole. This includes: 5.Influentials coordination -Support the organization’s engagement with influentials – including thought leaders economists former political leaders and others – working with colleagues to engage with and support them; -Oversee a living database of influentials to help track and develop relationships identifying and prioritizing opportunities and monitoring diversity;

-Assist in preparation of written materials for influentials including: mechanisms to keep them regularly updated responses to their queries and requests of them from the program and confederation -Maintain documentation regarding influentials outreach and engagement including successes challenges and lessons learned. As a core member of the team and program the role-holder will also provide input to the design and implementation of program activities and will be asked to provide ad-hoc support as may be required for desk-based research on program content.

POSITION EXPECTATIONS

-Will stay abreast of professional standards trends and issues affecting this set of responsibilities demonstrating continuous learning of the field. -Will work effectively and collaboratively in support of building a team-based problem-solving work performing all duties appropriately for a multi-cultural environment treating all persons with dignity and respect and will be familiar with and committed to OUS’ mission values and goals. -Will have a foundational understanding of gender justice and diversity within key areas of responsibility and a commitment to promoting gender justice racial equity and diversity in our workplace and programs. -Within key areas of responsibility will have a commitment and be accountable for activities contributing towards a safe and an accountable workplace environment projects and relationships for staff partners and the communities we serve.

-They will work toward improving team efficiency processes and contributing to a positive atmosphere for team collaboration. They will work collaboratively with a high level of diplomacy and maturity. -Willingness to travel domestically or globally as necessary.

Qualifications

EDUCATION

•Bachelor’s degree or ideally Master’s Degree or an equivalent combination of education training and experience with some formal aspect of international development studies or related economic issues.

EXPERIENCE AND CORE COMPETENCIES

•Three to five years’ demonstrated experience in project coordination and/or relevant administrative support functions including database management planning facilitation and program coordination. •Experience working in the Global South on issues related to economics and development •Experience working with project or program budgets and strong attention to detail. •Good judgment initiative and ability to anticipate problems and follow through with confidence. •Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills.

•Demonstrated ability to effectively organize prioritize work handle multiple demands at one time and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment. •Experience with office technology and business software including Excel Zoom and Teams.

PREFERRRED QUALIFICATIONS

•Interest in/commitment to international economic issues development economic rights and/or social justice issues. •Familiarity with tools and web technologies that facilitate communication and information sharing (web pages social media). •Experience in meeting and event planning and logistics. •Experience working as a member of a team which travels extensively ad works across time zones. •Comfort operating in a multi-cultural international environment. •Experience in an academic or non-profit setting. •Ability to communicate in English. •Experience utilizing Box and Salesforce.

Additional Information

Oxfam America is a Gender Just organization and an equal opportunity employer. We have a zero tolerance policy for any sexual harassment exploitation and/or abuse. We welcome all persons to apply and do not discriminate. We take measures to prevent discrimination against any employee or job applicant on the basis of race color gender national origin age religion creed disability veteran's status sexual orientation gender identity or gender expression.

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