Gender and Protection Advisor (Re-advertisement)
Role Summary
Oxfam GB seeks a Gender and Protection Advisor for a fixed-term role in Yangon, Myanmar, focusing on gender justice and inclusive programming.
About the Organisation
Oxfam is a global community of people who believe in a kinder and radically better world, where everyone has power to thrive not just survive. We believe we can overcome poverty by tackling inequalities that fuel it. 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](https://www.oxfam.org.uk/) is a member of [international confederation](https://www.oxfam.org/en/our-governance) of 21 organizations working together with partners and local communities in the areas of humanitarian, development and campaigning, in more than 80 countries.Oxfam in Myanmar is the branch of Oxfam GB.
Only short-listed candidates will be notified.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the integration of gender perspectives in strategic planning, program design, and needs assessments across sectors, ensuring alignment with Oxfam Myanmar’s gender strategy.
- Conduct or commission regular gender analyses and assessments in key operational areas to inform programming.
- Lead/Support proactive GEDSI integration across all the programs in the country.
- Provide technical support to humanitarian and development teams including program redesign and integration of women’s leadership and gender outcomes in theories of change and proposals.
- Drive implementation and periodic review of the country Gender Strategy and Gender Action Plan to advance both standalone and mainstreamed gender programming.
- Advocate for budget allocation for GEDSI related activities and build the capacity of Oxfam and partner staff through regular gender and women-in-leadership training, coaching, and mentoring.
- Lead and conduct periodic mission-level GEDSI audits to assess and strengthen effective GEDSI integration.
- Matrix/ technically manage Gender & Protection Coordinator, the Gender Focal Group and provide technical support to gender focal points across programs.
- Support women’s economic empowerment and make gender technical knowledge accessible to non-specialist staff.
- Lead on sex-, age-, and disability-disaggregated data analysis and support monitoring of gender mainstreaming progress.
- Working closely with Advocacy and Communication team, generate evidence of shifts in gender norms and women’s leadership to inform learning and advocacy.
- Manage external or internal gender technical support and represent Oxfam in external gender networks and coordination forums.
- Lead the mainstreaming of protection and safe programming principles across all sectors and with implementing partners, including regular Safe Programming Risk Analyses.
- Provide technical guidance on protection, lead on community-based protection strategy development and safe programming to ensure coherent, risk-informed humanitarian programming.
- Support risk analysis and advise on adjustments to program activities to mitigate protection risks during planning and implementation.
- Build the capacity of Oxfam staff and partners on protection standards and approaches through training, mentoring, and technical support.
- Contribute to donor reporting, evaluations, learning events, and protection-related research by providing technical input and analysis.
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of the protection context in Myanmar, including conflict dynamics and legal frameworks, and ensure relevant analysis is shared across teams.
- Engage in protection coordination mechanisms and represent Oxfam in sectoral working groups and advocacy spaces.
- Support cross-programme collaboration to ensure protection is integrated into broader initiatives, including economic justice and governance.
Working Conditions
Oxfam aims to recruit and retain diverse, passionate people who have the necessary skills, knowledge and commitment to meet our vision. We offer a competitive salary and a range of additional benefits to staff including flexible working options, generous pension scheme, annual leave, additional leave allowances, company sick pay, life assurance and a range of other benefits.
- Find out more about our pay & benefits, please click* [here](http://www.oxfam.org.uk/what-we-do/about-us/working-at-oxfam/what-oxfam-offers)
Requirements
Eligibility Criteria
Open to both national and international applicants, though visa sponsorship details are not specified.
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