Oxfam Campaigns & Policy Volunteer Career Opportunity

Oxfam Campaigns & Policy Volunteer Career Opportunity
March 10, 2015 Job Description
Vacancy: Volunteer – Campaigns & Policy
Ref: INT1296The Campaigns and policy team is slowly consolidating making it necessary to have close monitoring and review of work being undertaken by the team.
The team’s work on Rights in Crisis, resilience, inequality and WIN is of key focus this year. Its therefore necessary to have someone who supports the team esp. with day today transactions internally within Oxfam.
The role will also offer the intern a chance to work in an office environment and grow experience working with a team, admin work and one specific area of interest to the intern.Location: Nairobi
Salary: N/A
Region: HECA
Division: International
Hours: 35 per week
Job Type: Trustee / Association Role (unpaid)Duration: 6 months
This is an unpaid Volunteer role, based in Nairobi – Kenya
Key Responsibilities:
Organising campaigns and policy team monthly meetings and putting together notes and sharing in a timely manner and also following on action points
Helping with admin plans for campaigns and policy team meetings – Helios, finance, logs and admin
Putting together requests (Helios) from systems and assisting with systems updates and follow through of request
Assist campaigns and policy manager in management of diary and travel logistics and communication
Supporting the RCPM and RIC lead with scheduling conference calls, dial-ins and taking minutes from these meetings and follow ups.
Looking out for calls for funding and working with teams to develop draft concepts and proposals thereafter
Finalising the organisation of the resource centre
Following what’s trending on FB,twitter etc and updating RCPM’s handles when requested
Developing, maintaining and updating a calendar of events for the team
Supporting RIC lead with regular posting and uploading and communicating out to teams on what content is available esp. on internal systems and updating RIC elists and note taking on RIC calls, sharing notes etc
Supporting the resilience lead with documentation, helping set up meetings internally
Other support to the campaigns team as requested by the RCPM
Skills and Competence:
A degree in development and or International Relations studies or related field
Experience of working in the field and/or understanding of programme issues related to humanitarian and long term development
Understanding of advocacy work and its importance
Understanding of humanitarian issues and dry lands issues
Excellent communication and report writing skills
Proactive, self-starter – able to work with minimum supervision.
Excellent administration skills – excel, management of systems etc
Excellent time management, organisation, and prioritisation skills, with the ability to work under pressure and to deadlines.
The ability to work well in a team and right attitude to starting a career
Commitment to Oxfam’s values and an understanding of gender and diversity.
An understanding of humanitarian and or development and communication issues.
Flexible, enthusiastic and a willingness to listen and learn from others.
Knowledge and use of social media and digital tech – Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Flickr etc for communicating
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How to Apply
CLICK HERE to apply onlineClosing Date: 13 March 2015