MEDIA AND NARRATIVES OFFICER

The Role

Oxfam International is looking for a Media and Narratives Officer to contribute to the delivery of international media in support of Oxfam’s priorities, specifically Oxfam’s inequality advocacy and narratives, and a new program on global economic change (hosted by Oxfam America to reshape global economic thinking and post-neoliberalism to tackle inequality both within and between countries).

The role-holder will energize and coordinate stakeholders and peers from Oxfam International, Oxfam America, regions, countries and affiliates, and work closely with partners, allies and a cohort of scholars from the Global South to shift narratives and boost transformative ideas to tackle inequality in international, regional and national media. The role-holder will 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.

Who we’re looking for

Essential:

• Demonstrably solid news judgement and excellent written and verbal communications skills; proven track record in journalism or media-related experience; knowledge of international and/or regional 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.

• Ability to articulate complex issues, especially economic issues, in an accessible manner, with flair and precision;

• 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;

• Excellent spoken and written English.

Desirable:

• Fluency in other languages, especially French, Spanish, Portuguese or Arabic.

• Experience in social media.

• Experience filming and/or editing video content.

What we offer

Oxfam is committed to providing a fair compensation package and to providing a flexible, supportive, working environment