UK Government Relations Adviser

at  Oxfam GB

OXFAM IS A GLOBAL MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE WORKING TOGETHER TO END THE INJUSTICE OF POVERTY.

Do you have strong influencing and advocacy skills and a thorough understanding of the UK political scene?
Do you have interest and knowledge of working on humanitarian contexts?
Do you have strong influencing and relationship-building skills?
Can you analyse complex information and communicate this to others clearly, verbally and in writing?
If the answer is yes, then we would like to hear from you.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

We’re looking for a candidate who cares about Oxfam’s mission to end poverty and is personally aligned to our feminist principles and values of empowerment, accountability and inclusion in all you do.

Our next UK Government Relations Adviser will have:

• A thorough understanding of parliamentary procedure and the UK political scene, based on significant first-hand experience of working at or around Westminster
• Strong interpersonal skills, including negotiation skills and self-awareness, and proven ability to build sound relationships with multiple stakeholders
• Ability to think strategically and apply this to advocacy planning and delivery
• Experience of analysing complex information and situations and communicating this to others clearly, in writing and verbally
• Ability to prioritise and manage high workloads in a fast-changing environment.

ABOUT US

Oxfam is a global community who believe poverty isn’t inevitable. It’s an injustice that can be overcome. We are shop volunteers, women’s right activists, marathon runners, aid workers, coffee farmers, street fundraisers, goat herders, policy experts, campaigners, water engineers and more. And we won’t stop until everyone can live life without poverty for good.
Oxfam GB is a member of international confederation of 21 organisations working together with partners and local communities in the areas of humanitarian, development and campaigning, in more than 90 countries.

THE ROLE:

Oxfam GB is looking for a new UK Government Relations Adviser to cultivate and hold Oxfam’s relationships with UK parliamentarians, and contribute to Oxfam’s UK political strategy.
This role will be responsible for developing and supporting the delivery of effective influencing of UK Government and Parliament, including maintaining Oxfam’s relationships with key parliamentary targets, and creating innovative opportunities for advocacy and relationship-building with targets.
The role monitors external political developments and produces political analyses across Oxfam issues. It contributes to strategic planning, direction, evaluation and reporting of UK political advocacy across Oxfam’s priorities. This role will be required to be flexible across Oxfam’s issues, but will be focused on delivering the political objectives of our humanitarian context campaigns. This work is currently focused on the crisis in Gaza and root cause issues affecting Palestinians across the occupied territory.
The successful candidate will produce high-quality briefings for parliamentarians and Oxfam senior staff, and support the development of submissions for external inquiries.
Adherence to Oxfam’s principles and values including the promotion of gender justice and anti-racism is essential.