OXFAM is looking for a Media Officer - Inequality

Employer: Oxfam International Secretariat

Closing date: 19 November 2026 23:59

JOB DETAILS

• LOCATION: Where Oxfam has an office and is able to establish a contract.
• CONTRACT TYPE: (3 -Year)- Possibility Of Renewal Depending On Funding.
• INTERNAL JOB GRADE: C2
• DEPARTMENT and TEAM: Influencing and Engagement Hub, OI Media Team
• SALARY: In line with Oxfam Values & according to Location
• HOURS (FTE): Full-time

FLEXIBLE WORKING

We believe flexible working is key to building the Secretariat of the future, so we're open to talking through the type of flexible arrangements which might work for you, including fully or partially home-based.

COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organization.

HUB PURPOSE: Achieving systemic change and impact using Oxfam's presence at every level from local, to regional, to global, aligned with the vision of the global strategic framework; influencing and engaging audiences around the world —through action and by generating financial support— to fight inequality to end poverty and injustice.

TEAM PURPOSE: Lead the co-creation, organization and delivery of confederation-wide communications strategies and approaches that inspire and engage internal and external audiences for systemic change, that support Oxfam's campaigns, and that build and protect the brand.

JOB PURPOSE: Contribute to the delivery of international media in support of Oxfam's priorities, specifically Oxfam's inequality campaign. To energize and coordinate stakeholders and peers from the Oxfam affiliates, regional and country teams, to work together to boost Oxfam's public profile in national, regional and international media. To ensure that output is tightly integrated so that the media team and other teams in the department are united in delivering high-quality content across all platforms.

• ROLE REPORTS TO: News Manager, Global Campaigns
• ROLES REPORTING TO THIS POST: None
• BUDGET RESPONSIBILITY: None

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

Delivering media for the confederation

• Develop and deliver international media plans and products (e.g., press releases, media reactions, Q&As, etc.) in support of Oxfam's inequality campaign;
• Support the delivery of national/regional media work, including coordination of the work of affiliate, country and regional teams, and liaison with external partners and allies;
• Ensure that the highest-quality media content is developed and delivered across all media channels and platforms;
• Support the creation and delivery of digital content relating to news;
• Work closely with other members of the Media Team to ensure that delivery of day-to-day media communications is properly judged and prioritized, planned and delivered across the Confederation;
• Deliver media training and help prepare spokespersons for interviews;
• Develop competence and expertise in all channels and tools and platforms of modern media delivery;
• Engage and develop productive relationships with journalists working in key global media outlets including international wires, and contribute to the expansion of Oxfam's journalist database;
• Support or act as media lead for events and/or summits, as required.

Delivering confederation effectiveness and efficiency

• Contribute to quality control and risk management of media and, where appropriate, social media output;
• Develop proactive relationships with peers and stakeholders inside Oxfam affiliates and country and regional teams, to energize, properly plan and coordinate, and jointly deliver Oxfam media output;
• Contribute to capacity building, training and the development of institutional processes and best practice policies, as required;
• Contribute to monitoring, evaluation and learning to improve overall media strategy, delivery and effectiveness.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Most importantly, every individual at Oxfam International Secretariat needs to be able to:

• Live our values of INCLUSION, ACCOUNTABILITY, EMPOWERMENT, COURAGE, SOLIDARITY and EQUALITY (read more about these here)
• Ensure you commit to our ORGANIZATIONAL ATTRIBUTES (including adhering to the Code of Conduct):
  1. Be committed to our feminist principles, and to applying them in your day-to-day behaviour and your work. Be ready to keep learning, with accountability to those who experience oppression as a result of their identities, such as their gender, race/ethnicity, disability, class, or LGBTQIA identity."
  2. Be committed to undertaking Oxfam's safeguarding training and adhering to relevant policies, to ensure all people who come into Oxfam are as safe as possible.

EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE & COMPETENCIES

ESSENTIAL

• Self-Awareness
• Relationship building
• Strategic Thinking and Judgment

In addition:

News judgement; writing and communications ability; media experience

• Excellent written English (advanced).
• Demonstrably solid news judgement and excellent written and verbal communications skills; proven track record in journalism or media-related experience; knowledge of international media and digital media;
• Demonstrable competence and enthusiasm for delivering content across all media tools, channels, and platforms;
• Drive to achieve maximum coverage coupled with understanding and appreciation for good collaborative working processes;
• Ability to develop overarching media and social media strategies and messaging for key confederation-wide projects that aim to position Oxfam at the center of debates on economic inequality;
• Interest and understanding of economic inequality, its impacts, and potential solutions.
• Ability to articulate statistical data and complex issues (e.g., wealth concentration, taxation, economic inequality, etc.) in an accessible manner, with flair and precision.

News management; dispute resolution; quality and process control

• Ability to liaise with a wide range of people, both internally and externally and at many levels, with credibility, tact and diplomacy;
• Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills with ability to lead, influence and motivate others;
• Effective negotiation abilities and informal leadership skills in a multi-stakeholder, multi-cultural, network environment;
• Understanding of media-related reputation risk and mitigation/management;
• Research, monitoring and evaluation skills.

Other

• Willingness to sometimes work flexible hours;
• Experience working in one or more countries in the Global South.

Desirable

• Experience working with economic and financial journalists and/or publications.
• Fluency in other languages, especially French, Spanish or Arabic.
• Experience in using a CMS to publish web-content, highly desirable (training will be given).
• Experience in social media (training will be given).

SAFER RECRUITMENT: Oxfam is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. Oxfam expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us. Offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks.

About Oxfam

At Oxfam we respond to emergencies and advocate for people in crisis, partnering with local organizations to deliver essentials and help rebuild communities. We work with activists and partners to fight poverty and injustice. We campaign for economic, gender, climate justice and accountable governance, striving for sustainable growth and transformation.

We fight for a future that is equal, just and fair – one in which people have more equal opportunities and rights, and one in which we can all flourish, not just survive.

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Benefits

• Flexible working
• Pension contributions
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee Wellbeing
• State of the art IT equipment
• Volunteer days

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