Racial Justice Lead

Oxfam is a global movement of people working together to end the injustice of poverty.

Do you have experience in leading on the delivery of strategic interventions on racial justice?

Do you have experience in advising leadership teams on matters of racial justice and successes?

Do you have experience in identifying key advocacy and funding opportunities within the sector to support a commitment to racial justice and organizational goals?

If the answer is yes, then would like to hear from you.

The Role:

Oxfam GB is looking for a Racial Justice Lead, who will play a pivotal role in Oxfam GB (OGB) by strategically leading the transformation into a more equitable, anti-racist, and inclusive organization. This is a position which will champion and embed racial justice, decolonization, feminist and equalities principles across OGB’s influencing work in the UK and internal culture. Working collaboratively across all teams, including with partners and stakeholders, the Racial Justice Lead will work on strategy and advocacy in the UK to progress Oxfam’s leadership on racial justice including across people powered movements. The Lead will hold decision making responsibility in strategic and operational work in racial justice, as well as setting and leading the delivery of specified work for racial justice.

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.

An ideal candidate for the role will also be / have:

• Proven experience in shaping organisational strategy and/or implementation through collaborative learning with communities engaged in racial justice.
• Expertise, understanding and experience of working with race, gender and power analysis and practical action to address issues stemming from it
• Ability to engage with and influence traditional and non-traditional stakeholders in ways that lead to increased impact for the organization
• Commitment to Oxfam's values of anti-racist, safe and intersectionally feminist - including tangible examples of operationalising those values into organisational initiatives, policy or programmining
• Experience of supporting community organising in diverse communities
• Decision-making skills, aligned to Oxfam's organisational strategies and values
• Significant project management skills and expertise
• Can act as a spokesperson for Oxfam GB on racial justice, aid/decolonisation and thematic issues around conflict/peace OR climate justice OR gender.
• Analytical and conceptual thinking skills, able to engage on complex issues, and use a diversity of information to develop and lead strategic, workable action plans
• Lived experiences with intersecting systems of oppression, with knowledge and experience of how power and privilege play out
• Dedication to self-awareness, power, and deconstructing personal privilege in systems of oppression.

We offer:

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.

From the day you join Oxfam we invite you to stretch and learn in your role. Our wide range of Learning & Development opportunities includes in-house courses, e-learning modules, on-the job learning opportunities, coaching and mentoring, and much more.

You can read more about all Oxfam has to offer here.

Flexfam:

We believe flexible working is key to building the Oxfam of the future, so we’re open to talking through the type of flexible arrangements which might work for you. This role is hybrid, with an agreed number of days based in our Oxford office, to be discussed and confirmed with the line manager. Some national travel will be expected as part of the role.

How to apply:

As part of your online application, please upload your up to date CV and Cover Letter explaining your suitability against the essential criteria in the job profile.