Re-advertised : Economic Justice Advisor

Economic Justice Advisor

JOB DETAILS

LOCATION: Beirut

CONTRACT TYPE: Fixed term, till end of April 2025

JOB FAMILY: Programmes

ONE OXFAM GRADE: C2        ZONE:

DEPARTMENT:

GLOBAL PROGRAMMES                                                                 

TEAM: Programmes

SALARY: tbc

HOURS: 40 (FTE)

FLEXIBLE WORKING

We believe flexible working is key to building the Oxfam of the future, so we’re open to talking through the type of flexible arrangements which might work for you.  

COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

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

TEAM PURPOSE: The Oxfam team in Lebanon implements integrated humanitarian, development and policy interventions in line with Oxfam’s country strategy for Lebanon as relevant to Beirut, the Bekaa and North Lebanon areas, including protection & governance; cash assistance and economic development/livelihood; WASH/water governance with a focus on partnerships.

JOB PURPOSE: The Economic Justice Advisor provides timely and high-quality technical support to Oxfam and partner teams in Lebanon on all matters related to economic justice. S/he promotes programme learning and continuous improvement of programme quality and effectiveness, strengthened accountability, and supports the production of evidence from programmes underpinning effective advocacy and campaigns. In addition, she/he supports in identifying scaling up opportunities and new project ideas in line with economic needs on the ground, and in consultation with program teams.

JOB REPORTS TO

Program Quality Coordinator

ROLES REPORTING TO THIS JOB

N/A

BUDGET RESPONSIBILITY

N/A

GEOGRAPHICAL SCOPE

All over Lebanon

KEY STAKEHOLDERS

• Programme Coordinators, Country Director, Deputy Country Director, technical advisors, project managers

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES (Technical, Leadership, People and Resource management)

Programme Design and Strategy

• Lead the development of a comprehensive economic justice strategy for Oxfam in Lebanon, which includes elements of economic justice and social solidarity economy programming, and advocacy and policy, working towards a transition into longer-term programmes that links closely with the economic justice change goal, and has a strong partnership approach. This includes defining the strategy, designing approaches, identifying key partners and supporting (or leading when relevant) programme teams and partners in developing (funding) proposals and reviewing and revising current projects to meet changing needs and requirements;
• Support the Programme Development Coordinator on programme design and proposal development.
• Supervise and coordinate implementation of projects and programmes that fall under her/his portfolio
• Participate in-country planning, strategy development and reviews;
• Maintain an up-to-date and comprehensive understanding of livelihoods issues in Lebanon and ensure that programme teams are operating according to emerging evidence on what works, and what does not work, within the Lebanon context and the legal framework;

Technical Advice and Support

• Provide specialist economic justice technical advice and support to the implementation of Oxfam’s interventions and approaches in Lebanon (e.g. economic development, agricultural value chains, rural and urban; agricultural value chains, social safety nets);
• Lead on market research
• Support the programme team in donor reporting, and technical review specifically on economic justice;
• With support from the communications team, advance the visibility of Oxfam’s economic justice activities in Lebanon

Research, Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning

• Support programme teams and partners in developing and applying appropriate monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning (MEAL) tools in relation to Oxfam’s economic justice work in Lebanon;
• Lead on the extraction of learnings in relation to economic justice interventions and concepts.
• Produce regular reports and analysis on economic justice approaches and trends.

Coordination & Influencing

• Represent Oxfam externally in relevant UN/(I)NGO or government coordination fora; develop alliances with organisations and other relevant stakeholders working on governance, with a view to enhancing coordination, and adopting complementary approaches including active participation in relevant coordination and planning mechanisms;
• Attend donor meetings when relevant and organize field visits as required;
• Support advocacy and campaigning on economic justice issues, and advise on relevant research so that influencing and policy work is based on sound programmatic evidence;
• Be the focal point to liaise with technical staff from other country programs in the region to identify opportunities for collaboration and joint learning;

CORE DIMENSIONS (see Standard Role Profiles)

• Helps shape local level objectives within a specific team.
• Provides specialist advice or specific skills to their team or programme unit.
• Ability to demonstrate sensitivity to cultural differences and gender issues, as well as the commitment to equal opportunities.
• Ability to demonstrate an openness and willingness to learn about the application of gender/gender mainstreaming, women’s rights, and diversity for all aspects of development work
• Commitment to Oxfam’s safeguarding policies to ensure all people who come into contact with Oxfam are as safe as possible.
• Behavioural competencies: Influencing, relationship building, strategic thinking and judgment, vision setting, self-awareness.
• Management tasks are complex and non-routine within their specialist unit or function.
• Requires the ability to analyse and communicate complex information to a wide audience.
• Decision-making requires significant levels of judgement based on technical and management experience, generally actively supported by line management or the programme team.
• Delegated authority to supervise junior staff and/or volunteers and delegated projects/activities. 
• Problems vary and include a combination of routine and some complex. 
• Work pattern is a mixture of reactive and project work. 
• Required to make sound judgements regularly within agreed processes using a good understanding of the team and the facilities of the team. 
• Communication is largely with internal staff, (including internationally) also with some external contacts and target audiences to support operational work. 
• Analysis and communication of some complex information at a simple level is required to a wide audience to promote and influence 

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Most importantly, every individual in Oxfam needs to be able to:

• Live our values of INCLUSION, ACCOUNTABILITY, EMPOWERMENT, COURAGE, SOLIDARITY and EQUALITY (read more about these here)
• Ensure you commit to our ORGANIZATIONAL ATTRIBUTES (including adhering to the Code of Conduct):

1. Be committed to our feminist principles, and to applying them in your day-to-day behaviour and your work. Be ready to keep learning, with accountability to those who experience oppression as a result of their identities, such as their gender, race/ethnicity, disability, class, or LGBTQIA identity."

2. Be committed to undertaking Oxfam’s safeguarding training and adhering to relevant policies, to ensure all people who come into Oxfam are as safe as possible.

EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE & COMPETENCIES

ESSENTIAL

• Self-Awareness
• Vision Setting
• Relationship building

In addition:

• Minimum 5 years professional work experience in international humanitarian/development work, including in the MENA region;
• Strong experience in project design, proposal development and concept note development (including budgets) of economic justice interventions;
• Experience in representation and networking, in particular with national and local authorities, humanitarian and development actors and donors;
• Sound knowledge of economic justice issues and priorities in Lebanon, including an understanding of Lebanon’s social, economic and political context;
• Proven analytical and strategic planning skills;
• High-level communications and people skills;
• Excellent writing and communication skills able to negotiate effectively between different stakeholders;
• Strong knowledge of and engagement with Lebanese civil society, and an understanding of/experience with the private sector in Lebanon;
• Professional fluency in written and spoken English.

Desirable

• Master’s degree in relevant area (e.g. economics, development studies, political science)
• Technical Expertise and experience in social entrepreneurship initiative and the private sector.
• Experience in supporting research, advocacy and influencing efforts on economic justice issues in Lebanon;
• Professional fluency in written and spoken Arabic
• Understanding of advocacy and campaigning work

SAFER RECRUITMENT: Oxfam is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and 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. Offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks.