Policy Advisor Digital Rights & Space – OXFAM Uganda

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Annual Salary and Benefits –	Competitive package according to Oxfam Salary Scale
Internal Job Grade –	C1
Contract type –	Fixed Term (Renewable)
Reporting to –Line Management of – Matrix Management of –	Unit Manager Championing Civic SpaceWork with Oxfam Novib Country Director
Key relationships/interactions –Location –	Internal and ExternalKampala

Shaping a stronger Oxfam for people living in poverty.

Oxfam is a worldwide confederation of 21 member organisations (affiliates) working in 88 countries and coordinated via the Oxfam International Secretariat. We are a global movement of people who are fighting inequality to beat poverty together. We tackle the inequalities that make and keep people poor. We save and protect lives in times of crisis, work with people to build resilience and rebuild their livelihoods and, because we want lasting solutions, we campaign for genuine, durable change. We engage partners, Government and local communities to build a world in which everyone enjoys the same opportunities regardless of gender, race, culture, or physical ability. In Uganda, our program is anchored on three broad themes of Resilient Livelihoods; Governance and Accountability; and Humanitarian Preparedness and Response, which are all deliberately focused on promotion of women’s rights. Our Humanitarian work aims at enhancing preparedness, reducing vulnerability, strengthening resilience, and ensuring effective response to humanitarian crises.

Position Purpose

The main aim of this position is to shape the work on digital rights and -space in relation to Oxfam work on Civic Space, Oxfam’s Civic Space working group and OI working group on digital rights. The advisor will build and maintain a relevant network and undertake the necessary influencing activities connecting local to international level. The advisor will bring together knowledge, practice and instruments from within and outside Oxfam to support safe and smart use of digital space by activists, movements, projects, partners and country teams.

Team Purpose

The Policy Advisor will work as part of and in collaboration with the Championing Civic Space team to support Civic (digital) space work as well as advise other units in Oxfam and the Civic Space Working Group on digital rights and space work (as far as time allows). A smaller part of the time, the policy advisor will work on country/region/cluster specific issues.

Job Purpose – Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities

Research and update knowledge and experiences about digital rights and -space in and outside Oxfam
Support a targeted group of activists, movements, partners and country teams related to Oxfam projects in using most strategically and safely their digital space and rights
Contribute on digital rights/space issues as part of program/project development
Contribute to digital rights/space networks and advocacy debates
Document good and bad practices on digital rights & space
Contribute to awareness raising on digital rights and space; on what is possible/ necessary and what not in Oxfam’s work
Advise Oxfam’s Civic Space group on digital rights and space
Developing guidelines for aligning the digital rights & digital space work with the civic space work; ICT work and digital campaigning work.

Education

Masters Degree in a relevant field and academic working capacity, preferably related to digital civic space work.

Experience

At least 5 years’ experience working on digital issues in relation to promoting and defending civic space, human rights, democracy, social innovation in the global South and preferably in restricted environments
Experience in facilitating strategy and program/project development related to digital rights and civic space
Experience with capacity strengthening and facilitating mutual learning trajectories, preferably on digital civic space
Experience in knowledge management and learning trajectories is an asset.

Skills

Strong personal motivation for protecting and strengthening online civil society and civic space
Embrace feminist principles in your work; the importance of equality in partnerships and able to reflect on your own perspective (‘positionality’) and that of others
Excellent analytical skills and demonstrable ability to think strategically and innovatively
Ability to be a proactive connector, team player, and excellent facilitator – online and offline
Result oriented approach; and strong skills in planning and organizing
Good (online and offline) communication skills, including through social media; blogs, opinion articles
Excellent written & spoken English skills; French or other languages is desirable
Ability and interest to travel regularly.

Knowledge

knowledge of digital civic space and rights
understanding of and skills in influencing is an asset.

Key Behavioural Competencies

Competencies	Description
Decisiveness	We are comfortable to make transparent decisions and to adapt decision making modes to the context and needs.
Influencing	We have the ability to engage with diverse stakeholders in a way that leads to increased impact for the organisation We spot opportunities to influence effectively and where there are no opportunities we have the ability to create them in a respectful and impactful manner.
Humility	We put ‘we’ before ‘me’ and place an emphasis on the power of the collective, nurture the team and play to the strengths of each individual. We are not concerned with hierarchical power, and we engage with, trust and value the knowledge and expertise of others across all levels of the organization.
Relationship Building	We understand the importance of building relationship, within and outside the organization. We have the ability to engage with traditional and non-traditional stakeholders in ways that lead to increased impact for the organisation.
Listening	We are good listeners who can see where deeper levels of thoughts and tacit assumptions differ. Our messages to others are clear, and consider different preferences.
Mutual Accountability	We can explain our decisions and how we have taken them based on our organizational values. We are ready to be held to account for what we do and how we behave, as we are also holding others to account in a consistent manner.
Agility, Complexity, and Ambiguity	We scan the environment, anticipate changes, are comfortable with lack of clarity and deal with a large number of elements interacting in diverse and unpredictable ways.
Systems Thinking	We view problems as parts of an overall system and in their relation to the whole system, rather than reacting to a specific part, outcome or event in isolation. We focus on cyclical rather than linear cause and effect. By consistently practicing systems thinking we are aware of and manage well unintended consequences of organisational decisions and actions.
Strategic Thinking and Judgment	We use judgment, weighing risk against the imperative to act. We make decisions consistent with organizational strategies and values.
Vision Setting	We have the ability to identify and lead visionary initiatives that are beneficial for our organization and we set high-level direction through a visioning process that engages the organization and diverse external stakeholders.
Self-Awareness	We are able to develop a high degree of self-awareness around our own strengths and weaknesses and our impact on others. Our self-awareness enables us to moderate and self-regulate our behaviors to control and channel our impulses for good purposes.
Enabling	We all work to effectively empower and enable others to deliver the organizations goals through creating conditions of success. We passionately invest in others by developing their careers, not only their skills for the job. We provide freedom; demonstrate belief and trust provide appropriate support. We give more freedom and demonstrate belief and trust, underpinned with appropriate support.

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