Communication Specialist

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 to apply. 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

We are looking for a dynamic and self-motivated communication specialist to join our team. Your main task will be as a digital community mobilizer, you will be responsible for engaging, empowering and mobilizing online communities on Power to Voices. This role will involve developing and implementing strategies to engage and mobilize our digital community of social activists across the globe. You will be working closely with our team to develop outreach programs and to build relationships with key stakeholders. You will play a pivotal role in building and sustaining a vibrant and active user community, ensuring that users are engaged, informed, and connected. Your efforts will contribute to creating a thriving online ecosystem that fosters social interaction, knowledge sharing, and positive user experiences on Power to Voices. You should be passionate about social and climate justice issues, have excellent communication skills and experience working with diverse communities. 

Next to that you will be responsible for increasing the visibility of our programs on the Dutch market. You provide reports and communication products that are audience- and donor-friendly, directly from the program. You will also contribute to the visibility of the programme in the countries and regions where it is implemented.

The unit and the context

You will join a pool of Oxfam Novib public campaigners, working on a variety of issues and part of a Campaigns & Influencing Expertise Unit.

Deliverables

• Keep updated/relevant the platform Marketing and Engagement strategy: Update and implement a marketing strategy to attract new users and increase the reach of Power to Voices. This can involve marketing efforts, partnerships and leveraging other relevant channels for promotion as well as developing and maintaining communication guidelines. 
• Moderation: Implement effective moderation strategies to maintain a safe space free of harassment for everyone while enforcing the platform’s community guidelines, addressing unwanted behavior and encouraging constructive debate.
• Analytics: Monitor key performance metrics to improve user experience and develop campaign/community engagement strategies for the platform.
• Content development and curation: When needed, curate content that is relevant, informative and engaging for users to keep platform content alive especially with emerging trends.
• Develop and manage newsletters, collect stories of change, and management of social media.
• Convening user group facilitators: Different projects have different user groups with their respective facilitators. Convene the user group facilitators for consistency, extended support, coordination and sharing of best practices.
• Key community events: Support the organizing, and promotion of key community events such as the annual Imbizo, to facilitate social interaction, knowledge sharing and networking among others.
• Other involvement: Be involved in in resource mobilization efforts, monitoring, evaluation and learning for sustained engagements. 

Who are we looking for?

• Passion for social activism and affinity with social justice movements and causes.
• Working with/connected to Human rights organizations/movements/campaigns/human rights defenders.   
• Ability to work independently and remotely, take initiative, and manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Bachelor in a relevant field and at least 4 years of work experience in a complex, preferably international development context.
• Experience with social media management (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn).
• Experience in development of online campaigns and public events.
• Excellent writing skills and experience in video and digital production.
• Experience in design applications.
• Good personal communication skills in English.
• Good English writing and presentation skills.
• Remote working skills, including the use of digital meeting and collaboration tools.
• Good planning and organizational skills and ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
• You are highly motivated, open-minded, result-oriented, A self-starter who can work independently, and a team player.
• You are willing to travel if needed.  

Working at Oxfam Novib

• All our work is guided by our core values: Empowerment, Accountability, Inclusiveness, Courage, Solidarity and Equality.
• 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 in The Hague. We offer a one-year contract from start (including a 1-month trial period), with the possibility to extend.
• Oxfam Novib offers an attractive and honest benefits package, including a year-end allowance and yearly pay increase from the Collective Labor Agreement. Moreover, we offer complementary options to choose from. The salary range for this position is set in scale 9 with a salary range between €3.327,- and €5.003,- gross, depending on experience, based on 36 hours a week.
• We are currently working hybrid (50% in the office in The Hague and 50% at home).

Additional information

• Are you ready to make a difference in this exciting role? We can’t wait to meet you! Apply now by submitting your resume and cover letter through our application portal.
• If you have questions regarding the position, please contact Bart Monnens, Manager of the Campaigns and Influencing Unit at bart.monnens@oxfamnovib.nl.
• Only applications received before the closing date November 25th 2024 and submitted via our application portal will be considered.
• This job opening is posted internally and externally, simultaneously. Internal candidates are given preference if they possess sufficient qualifications or these can be obtained in short term. We believe it’s important in our organization that our employees are offered maximum opportunities for growth in new themes and competencies. Priority for internal candidates supports this.
• At the time of a contract offer, it is necessary for Oxfam Novib to request valid references. Our candidates will be subject to appropriate screening checks, including criminal records and terrorism, financial checks or integrity screenings/references.
• Oxfam Novib is based on the power of difference. That is why we aim to attract a diverse mix of talented people who share our standards, values and principles, and who are committed to prevent and eliminate any type of misconduct.
• We have an active policy against sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, any form of abuse of power or lack of integrity and financial misconduct. This subject will be covered in our application and selection process.
• Oxfam Novib reserves the right, to its sole discretion, not to make agreements regarding this job opening, make an agreement in a lower level, or make an agreement with an amended job description.
• Qualified candidates residing in the Netherlands, or other EU/EEA countries and who are willing to relocate to the Netherlands at their own expense and responsibility, are encouraged to apply.
• Oxfam Novib is unable to provide visa sponsorship at this time.

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