Head of AU Liaison Office - Ethiopia

• Closing date: 10^th December 2017 @ 23:59 GMT*


• (*Please be advised that this vacancy may close earlier than stated if large or sufficient numbers of applications are received.)


• Interviews: TBC (January)


• Location: Based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia


• Contract: 2-year Fixed Term (Renewable)

Salary: competitive salary in line with Oxfam values

One person in three in the world lives in poverty. Oxfam is determined to change that world by mobilizing the power of people against poverty.

Around the world, Oxfam works to find practical, innovative ways for people to lift themselves out of poverty and thrive. We save lives and help rebuild livelihoods when crisis strikes. And we campaign so that the voices of the poor influence the local and global decisions that affect them. In all we do, Oxfam works with partner organizations and alongside vulnerable women and men to end the injustices that cause poverty.

Oxfam is an international confederation of 20 organizations networked together in more than 90 countries, as part of a global movement for change, to build a future free from the injustice of poverty. The Oxfam International Secretariat is currently headquartered in Oxford, with advocacy and campaigns offices in Washington DC, New York, Brussels, Geneva, and a liaison office with the Africa Union in Addis Ababa.

Team Purpose

To work as part of Oxfam’s Pan Africa programme, which exists to realise the vision of a self-reliant Africa that is peaceful, democratic and responds to the rights and development needs of its people. We will do this by tackling the underlying causes of inequality and injustice to the poorest and most marginalised through our pillars of Gender justice and women’s rights, peace and security, economic justice and Democratic governance and youth development. In collaboration with our country programmes we identify and work with networks of social movements, CSOs and their coalitions and alliances, Pan-Africa institutions and Governments to influence, develop and implement key international and continental policies, programmes, pledges and human rights instruments. We also support a strong and autonomous pan Africa campaigning force of coalitions, alliances and social movements around their own objectives.

The Role

The Head of the Africa Union advocacy and Liaison office will have the overall objective of leading Pan Africa team’s engagement with the AU and its organs as well as facilitates Oxfam’s engagement with the African Union.

Under the guidance of the Pan African Director, the role will do this by strengthening Oxfam’s relationships within the AU Commission, facilitate engagement with the organs and other Specialised Technical Committees, providing intelligence and advocacy support as well as develop and implement coalition-based advocacy strategies to engage the AU, in support of Oxfam’s campaign and policy goals.

Fluency in English required and French required.