Women’s Rights Policy and Advocacy Specialist

4 weeks ago

Ottawa, Canada Oxfam Canada Full time

**Internal/External Posting**

**Title**: Women’s Rights Policy and Advocacy Specialist

**Department**: Policy & Campaigns

**Status**: Full-time, unionized

**Location**: Remote in Canada

**Immediate Supervisor**: Manager, Policy

**Salary**: $66,485.00 - $86,330.15

**Salary** **Band**: Band 3

**Application Deadline**: February 24, 2023 or until position filled**

Oxfam Canada is an affiliate of the international Oxfam Confederation networked in over 90 countries as part of a global movement for change. Our mission is to build lasting solutions to poverty and injustice with a focus on improving the lives and promoting the rights of women and girls. We work directly with communities, partners and women's rights organizations to challenge the systems that perpetuate inequality and keep people poor. Together we seek to influence those in power to ensure that women trapped in poverty have a say in the critical decisions that affect them, their families and entire communities. That’s why we believe that ending global poverty begins with women’s rights.

Oxfam Canada offers a generous compensation and benefits program, but more than that, we offer the opportunity to be a part of our global movement for change. If you advocate for gender equality, are passionate about women’s rights, and share our values of Empowerment, Accountability, Inclusiveness - we want you on our team

**SCOPE OF POSITION**:
Reporting to the Manager of Policy, the Women’s Rights Policy & Advocacy Specialist is responsible for developing policy and advocacy strategies in support of raising Oxfam Canada’s recognition as a thought leader on issues related to poverty, gender justice and inequality, both in Canada and globally. The focus of this position will be on Oxfam Canada’s work on business and human rights.

The Women’s Rights Policy & Advocacy Specialist will work with Oxfam stakeholders - supporters, partner organizations and allies, as well as communications, campaigns, and long term development and humanitarian assistance staff, to develop initiatives that advance Oxfam policy in Canada and as part of the global policy and advocacy work of Oxfam International.

**MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES**: (This is not an exhaustive list of duties to be performed)
- Develop and execute impactful policy and advocacy strategies on business and human rights in Canada and globally.
- Convene, implement and facilitate policy and advocacy initiatives drawing on issue experts from different departments in Oxfam Canada, the larger Oxfam confederation and partners
- Produce high quality policy and advocacy products (policy briefs, reports, op-eds, etc.).
- Provide expert capacity in policy and advocacy relationship-building, writing, media, publications and coordination.
- Represent Oxfam in policy and advocacy forums as well as in the media.
- Provide strategic advice to the senior management team and board of Oxfam Canada on policy and advocacy issues.
- Working closely with Oxfam Quebec to coordinate gender rights activities in regard to policy and advocacy issues
- Develop relationships with key officials, Ministers and their staff/committee staff, as well as other elected officials to effectively advocate for Oxfam policy objectives.
- Build support for Oxfam Canada’s strategic policy initiatives vis-à-vis the federal government, allies and the private sector.

**REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & COMPETENCIES**:

- Master’s degree in relevant field of study (such as Political Science, Gender/Women’s Studies, International Development, Law) or equivalent education and experience.
- Minimum of seven years of related work experience with a minimum of five years in a comparable policy/advocacy position.
- Demonstrated experience in research and writing for policy development.
- Experience leading advocacy campaigns focused on national and global issues.
- At least 3 years’ experience leading policy initiatives, including those focused on women’s rights/gender equality and/or business and human rights.
- Demonstrated experience with policy influencing, advocacy and engagement vis-à-vis the private sector.
- Significant experience in coordinating government relations and representing an organization to the government, preferably for NGOs.
- Significant experience in building networks, coalitions and alliances to support policy and advocacy objectives.
- Strong knowledge of the Canadian policy landscape and opportunities for influence.
- Demonstrated strong writing and editing skills, especially the capacity to develop policy and advocacy materials (correspondence with government officials and decision-makers, policy papers, briefing notes, discussion papers, submissions to government consultations).
- Ability to communicate effectively in a public forum and in writing with a demonstrated capability to convey complex ideas in plain language to varied audiences.
- Ability to troubleshoot and anticipate challenges, and effectively a

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