Senior Policy & Campaigns Officer (WB)

Job Title

SENIOR POLICY AND CAMPAIGNS OFFICER – WEST BANK

Do you want to fight for equality? Tackling inequality at its roots, together with colleagues, our partner organizations and activists in more than 90 countries? To change the systems behind it, once and for all!

Oxfam Novib stands behind the people who stand up for equality. Together, we fight for a world where everyone has equal opportunities, regardless of religion, ethnicity, sex, disability, sexual orientation and gender identity. A world where everyone feels safe; where income gaps are shrinking instead of growing, where climate change is tackled firmly.

Equality is the common thread in our work, both internally and externally. We recognize that our team of colleagues can become even more diverse, and that only with a diverse team can we gain a broad perspective on the world. Therefore, we want to encourage everyone who is interested in applying. Our aim is to create an environment where colleagues feel welcome, and diversity is embraced and celebrated.

Our aim is to build a team that offers a rich variety of perspectives, enabling us to achieve an inclusive and inspiring work environment.

Apply and become part of Oxfam Novib!

Job description

TEAM PURPOSE:

The team leads the creation, organization, and delivery of OPT confederation-wide media and communications, influencing, and campaign products, strategies, and approaches that engage internal and external audiences for systemic change. This includes:

• Ensuring that Oxfam’s influencing (campaigns, advocacy, policy, research, communications, media, and digital work) is of high quality and achieves systemic change, with a focus on inequality, gender, rights, and justice.
• Leading and managing Oxfam’s influencing work on OPT at the global level, setting the vision and direction for this work across the confederation.
• Embedding an integrated people-powered approach in all of Oxfam’s influencing efforts.
• Building strategic partnerships with allies and ensuring collaborative and supportive working relationships.

JOB PURPOSE:

To support in development and deliver Oxfam’s influencing work (e.g. policy, advocacy, and campaigns) relating to the West Bank (including East Jerusalem), positioning Oxfam as an influential and leading voice. The role will focus on delivering evidence-based advocacy within programmes and implementing an impact-driven strategy and action plan for the West Bank

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

• Support implementation of the OPT Crisis Influencing Response Strategy and Response Plan for the West Bank (including East Jerusalem), ensuring alignment with Oxfam’s global standards, timelines, and donor requirements.
• Provide policy, advocacy and campaigns support for the development and execution of national and international influencing objectives within projects, in close collaboration with programme staff and partners.
• Ensure harmonization of the influencing work within the West Bank Response Plan, across programmes, and with the wider Influencing Team (including media and communications), ensuring regular updates and coordination.
• Strengthen coordination between Oxfam advocacy and programmes implemented by partners and allies, building the capacity of local partners to design and deliver effective influencing strategies.
• Monitor legal and policy frameworks in the West Bank (including East Jerusalem), including Israeli laws affecting Palestinian rights and international legal instruments.
• Be proactive in identifying and mitigating risks related to the shrinking civic space, the operational environment, and the safety of local partners and beneficiaries.
• Respond to emerging crises by adjusting advocacy strategies to reflect current developments in the political and humanitarian landscape of the West Bank and East Jerusalem.
• Develop influencing components in Oxfam’s programmes and projects connected to Oxfam’s influencing strategy, ensuring that projects and programs are aligned with advocacy goals and contribute to long-term impact.
• Ensure that cross-cutting issues such as climate resilience, water access, and food security are incorporated into advocacy campaigns, particularly in the West Bank’s Area C and East Jerusalem, where these challenges are most acute.
• Mainstream gender considerations in campaigns, especially the unique challenges faced by women and girls in relation to access to land, housing, and services in the region.
• Conduct high-quality evidence-based research, develop policy and advocacy products (eg. reports,  policy briefs, talking points), and support the development of campaigns connected to Oxfam’s influencing objectives.
• Coordinate field visits for journalists, diplomats, parliamentarians, advocacy targets, and Oxfam representatives.
• Undertake research and draft evidence-based policy/advocacy materials to support influencing objectives.
• Conduct assessments and research related to thematic areas within the Response Plan, identifying program-based influencing and policy opportunities.
• Liaise with relevant advocacy actors, clusters, and working groups.
• Provide technical input on concept notes and proposals, including influencing mainstreaming, activity descriptions, budget development, logic frameworks, and MEAL plans.
• Build relationships with national allies and advocacy targets; monitor stakeholder positions and analyze developments.
• Support capacity-building for partners by organizing workshops, consultations, and exchanges that strengthen their ability to lead national and international influencing work.
• Conduct regular monitoring, evaluation, and learning of Oxfam’s influencing work in relation to OPTI.
• Regularly analyze news and external actions/statements to improve information and identify risks.
• Provide progress reports and updates to programme and influencing teams, and contribute quality inputs for donor reporting.
• Work closely with response teams, programme staff, and partners to develop action plans, reports, and deliverables for the influencing components.
• Support in ensuring project schedules and costs are adhered to, and review the quality of influencing activities.
• Contribute to the design, budgets, and reporting of national influencing components in project proposals.

General Other Responsibilities

• Eager and required to adhere to Oxfam’s principles and values (click here) as well as the promotion of gender justice and women's rights (click here). 
• Understanding of and commitment to adhere to equity, diversity, gender, child safety and staff health and wellbeing principles.

Key Attributes

• Ability to demonstrate sensitivity to 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.

CORE DIMENSIONS

• Managing existing significant processes. 
• Resolve diverse problems with impact in defined area. 
• Problems are not repetitive, but not totally novel. 
• Occasional complex problems. 
• Recommendation and implementation of change processes. 
• Deals with a wide variety of information, which requires the post holder to analyse, interpret and check for errors 
• Impacts also on other parts of affiliate. 
• Frequent internal/external negotiation. 

Who are we looking for?

Essential Competencies

• 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.

Essential Technical Competencies

• A University degree in political science, journalism, law, human rights, or development. Advanced degree is an advantage
• At least +4 years proven work experience in policy, advocacy, media or campaign work at local, national and international levels
• Proven ability to conduct high level research and development of policy and campaigns materials
• Proven ability to communicate and adapt complex policy and development issues to different levels of target audience
• Proven ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment; to troubleshoot and follow projects through to completion, consistently on schedule, without loss of attention to detail and budget
• Strong interpersonal and coordination skills, ability to work independently and as part of a team  
• Excellent networking and negotiation skills to develop good working relationships within Oxfam and with the media
• Ability to think and operate strategically and creatively
• Results-oriented and strong analytical skills
• Understanding of gender issues and commitment to promoting gender equity and mainstreaming gender in lobby, advocacy and media work  
• Keeps up to date with internal or external activities which may influence role.
• Anticipates outcomes of activities and uses initiative to keep these activities on course.
• Actively promotes high standards and continuous improvement and synergy where possible. 
• Proven experience of using MS Office applications (Word, Excel and Power Point)

Desirable Technical Competencies.

• Knowledge or experience of Oxfam’s work;
• Knowledge and awareness of issues related to Oxfam’s strategic objectives and theories of change;
• Strong proven ability to identify and articulate strategic and policy issues through effective oral and written briefs

Key Attributes

• Ability to demonstrate sensitivity to 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.

Working at Oxfam Novib

• All our work is guided by our core values: Empowerment, Accountability, Inclusiveness, Courage, Solidarity and Equality. (read more about these here)
• At Oxfam Novib, we work according to the Feminist Principles - Oxfam Policy & Practice.
• Oxfam Novib is committed to offer you a motivating work environment at our offices. The contract duration for this position is 12 months, (including a 3-months trial period), with the possibility to extend based on the need and budget availability.
• Oxfam Novib offers an attractive and honest benefits package, including a transportation allowance and yearly pay increase based on our policies.
• The salary range for this position is set in scale D1 with a salary range starting from 10,578.67 gross depending on experience, based on 40 hours a week (full time).

Additional information

• Do you believe that this is the job you are looking for? Then we would love to meet you! Please send your resume and cover letter via our application portal.
• Only applications received before the closing date (1st Apr 2026) and submitted via our application portal will be considered.
• This vacancy is open to both internal and external candidates -local contract only for those who are based in the WB - with priority given to internal applicants who are qualified or can develop quickly. We encourage growth and opportunities within our organization while warmly welcoming new talent with fresh ideas and expertise!
• Oxfam Novib seeks talented individuals who share our values and commitment to preventing misconduct. We maintain a strict policy against all forms of abuse, exploitation, power abuse, and financial misconduct, which is also integrated into our recruitment process. As part of a job offer, we request valid references, and candidates may undergo integrity screenings, including criminal record and background checks.
• Oxfam Novib reserves the right, to its sole discretion, not to make agreements regarding this job opening, make an agreement at a lower level, or make an agreement with an amended job description.
• Due to the urgency to fill this role, applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Kindly note that the position might be filled before the vacancy announcement is closed; therefore, early applications are encouraged.