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

The Role:

 

Oxfam Iraq is looking for

Digital Platform OFFICER

JoB Purpose

In a context where securing Reproductive Health and Rights is challenging, the Masarouna “Our Pathway” program will mobilize the power of young people (YP) for collective action to support their access to SRHR and to achieve greater freedom of choice and respect for their SRHR. The Digital platform aims to raise awareness around reproductive health and harmful practices, to promote a society where young people can develop healthily and safely. The digital platform officer, together with a digital platform assistant, will be the main lead on the activities under the digital platform. Supervised by the Masarouna project manager, the digital platform lead will follow up on the platform’s qualitative content creation, the maintenance of the website, the improvement of tested website technical aspects, the attraction of new content creators, the maintained digital engagement with web-users and so forth.

 

 

Core Details

Location:	Erbil
Our package:   Internal Grade:	As per Oxfam salary scale D2
Contract type:	Fixed term
Hours of work:	40 hours per week. This is a full-time role; however, Oxfam offers various flexible arrangements which candidates can discuss with the Recruiting Manager at interview stage
This role reports to:	Masarouna Project Manager
Staff reporting to this post:	N/A
Key interactions:
DBS checks (for roles based in the UK):
Screening checks:	All successful candidates will be screened through Refinitiv World-Check One to comply with counter-terrorism and financial sanctions regulations.

 

 

key Responsibilities

• Support in the planning, design, and coordination of activities under the digital platform, informed by the digital platform’s digital engagement strategy.
• Coordinate website maintenance regularly.
• Generate and design original and engaging written, image-led, and video content for the platform and the social media channels connected to the platform.
• Support in the attraction and maintaining of content creators contributing to the website’s context.
• Continuously support on the building and maintaining of a network of experts, contributors, and website users in order to maintain the platform’s high relevance.
• Support in the coordination of new website content by facilitating content creation, content review, translation, and so forth.
• Leads on editing online texts in English, Kurdish, and Arabic.
• Leads on the platform’s online interaction by channelling messages, answering queries, monitoring reactions, and gathering feedback, maintaining a positive, safe, and respectful online environment.
• Stays abreast of developments in the social, cultural, medical, and legal sphere surrounding the SRHR topic and shares new insights with the team members and others as per need.
• Take lead in organizing workshops, seminars, and marketing events to bring together entrepreneurs, investors, financiers, academia, government agencies, humanitarian actors, donors, and other stakeholders to network for mutual benefit, advocate for more local innovation, and promote the digital transformation.
• Support identifying potential partnerships with relevant stakeholders such as engineering universities and other maker-space or enterprise development centers in Iraq which could provide access to specific equipment, machines tool, and precision equipment and who offers complimentary professional training, coaching to the ones provided in house.
• Provides logistical support in relation to the platform’s maintenance.
• Provides logistical support in aspects related to content creation.

 

M&E, Communication and Reporting

 

• Leads on the platform’s promotion externally.
• Coordinates the organising of events related to the digital platform, together with the Masarouna project manager and the digital platform assistant.
• Supports in the contact with the project donor as per need.
• Supports in reporting duties related to the digital platform.
• Provides new and innovative ideas on the platform’s improvement, based on insights, user feedback, gathered data and so forth.
• Supports the project’s monitoring and evaluation efforts as per need.

 

 

skills, experience and knowledge

 

Essential

 

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business Management, Entrepreneurship, Digital Marketing, Innovation Management, or any related degree.
• At least 2 years of relevant experience in the field of digital engagement
• Strong writing skills and digital editing skills.
• Proven report writing experience.
• Strong interest in issues related to SRHR.
• Experience in supporting innovation-related events such as pitching events, demo days, networking events,
• Excellent commination and writing skills, able to synthesize information from various sources and produce high-quality reports/papers.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Capable of working independently and with demonstrated experience engaging a wide range of stakeholders.
• High organizational skills and ability to priorities workload and meet deadlines
• Proven knowledge of Microsoft office tools (PPT, Excel, word, virtual meeting/workshops tools, ) Advanced knowledge of Excel is required.
• Strong interest in Innovations and digital solutions
• Strong organizational skills
• Ability to work under pressure
• A team player and self-starter with good networking skills and project management skills
• Fluent in Kurdish, and English is a must, fluency in Arabic is highly desirable.

 

 

Desirable

• Experience working with and supporting Innovation projects
• Experience in digital projects is a real added advantage.
• Experience working in or understanding the humanitarian context
• Has already an existing network of diverse actors operating in Iraq
• Good understanding of innovation and the issues and challenges around it.
• Familiar with new technology-based innovation and innovative approaches/methodologies
• Out of the Box thinker

 

 

Key Attributes

• Ability to demonstrate sensitivity to cultural differences and gender issues, as well as the commitment to equal opportunities
• Ability to demonstrate an openness and willingness to learn about the application of gender/gender mainstreaming, women’s rights, and diversity for all aspects of development work
• Commitment to Oxfam’s safeguarding policies to ensure all people who come into contact with Oxfam are as safe as possible
• Required to adhere to Oxfam’s principles and values as well as the promotion of gender justice and women’s rights
• Understanding of and commitment to adhere to equity, diversity, gender, child safety, and staff health and wellbeing principles

 

Main Behavioural competencies

Practice Category	Leadership Practice	Description
Self	Humility	We put ‘we’ before ‘me’ and place an emphasis on the power of the collective, nurture the team, and play to the strengths of each individual. We are not concerned with hierarchical power, and we engage with, trust, and value the knowledge and expertise of others across all levels of the organization.  We work to achieve goals together not just individually.
Seeing the ‘big picture’	Strategic Thinking and Judgment	We use judgment, weighing risk against the imperative to act. We make decisions consistent with organisational strategies and values
	Agility, Complexity, and Ambiguity	We scan the environment, anticipate changes, are comfortable with lack of clarity and deal with a large number of elements interacting in diverse and unpredictable ways. We develop strategies to maximise adaptability and agility, encourage forward thinking, new ideas and learning from experience.
Relationship Skills	Listening	We are good active listeners who can see where deeper levels of thoughts and tacit assumptions differ. Our messages to others are clear, and consider different preferences.
	Influencing	We have the ability to engage with diverse stakeholders in a way that leads to increased impact for the organisation We spot opportunities to influence effectively and where there are no opportunities we have the ability to create them in a respectful and impactful manner.
	Relationship Building	We understand the importance of building relationship, within and outside the organisation. We have the ability to engage with traditional and non-traditional stakeholders in ways that lead to increased impact for the organisation.
Ability to Deliver results	Mutual Accountability	We can explain our decisions and how we have taken them based on our organisational values.  We are ready to be held to account for our actions and how we behave, as we are also holding others to account in a consistent manner.

 

 

Organisational Values

• Accountability – Our purpose-driven, results-focused approach means we take responsibility for our actions and hold ourselves accountable. We believe that others should also be held accountable for their actions
• Empowerment – Our approach means that everyone involved with Oxfam, from our staff and supporters to people living in poverty, should feel they can make change happen
• Inclusiveness – We are open to everyone and embrace diversity. We believe everyone has a contribution to make, regardless of visible and invisible differences

 Note to candidates: Shortlisted candidates will be assessed on our organisational values and attributes at the interview stage. The successful candidate(s) will be expected to adhere to our code of conduct. We encourage candidates to read and understand our code of conduct here.

 

 

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.

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.