CO-Humanitarian Policy Influencing Humanitarian Policy Influencing and LHL  Coordinator
Job Purpose: Working closely with the Humanitarian Program Manager , The Humanitarian Policy Influencing and LHL  Coordinator will provide technical advice, guidance and support to  staff and partners on shaping the humanitarian advocacy/influencing agenda for Oxfam in Uganda He/she will ensure  Oxfam in Uganda’s  engagement in  all regional and global Rights in Crisis (RiC) campaigns to amplify impact locally, regionally, continentally and globally. He/she advance Oxfam’s commitment to the localisation agenda by ensure that  Local Humanitarian Actors (LHA) have the capacity to (Skills, voice and space) to engage in key policy and practice spaces

Job  Responsibilities and Accountabilities

Advocacy strategy and campaigns
• Support the Country Director and Program team to present Policy Positions and Briefing Papers on key humanitarian issues and work closely with the National Research and Policy Coordinator as well as  Media <(>&<)> Communications Coordinator to ensure production of quality external communication materials.
• Coordinate with HECA Policy <(>&<)> Advocacy Lead and other colleagues in the Oxfam confederation to share ideas and information about Oxfam’s global influencing agenda and support and contribute to the development of Oxfam’s global Position Papers, which is reflective of the Uganda’s humanitarian contexts.
• To lead the  design of a comprehensive and integrated humanitarian  advocacy strategy in collaboration with the Research <(>&<)> Policy  Coordinator and Communication team.
• Lead on  the development, implementation and evaluation of campaigns/advocacy initiatives  for Oxfam and partners with specific reference to the Refugee Crisis and DRM financing
• Working closely with program teams, identify, initiate and support the building of strategic partnerships with key external contacts in the CSOs, private sector, government agencies, political entities, educational institutions, diplomatic circles,  informal groups  and the citizenry.
• To facilitate the participatory planning and budgeting processes for humanitarian advocacy campaigns and assist peers and partners as well as managers to do so effectively.
• Represent Oxfam atkey national humanitarian forums and networks including the refugee INGO sub-committee on Advocacy and communication, the CRRF steering committee (as advised) and others as assigned
• Represent Oxfam in Uganda on all regional and global Rights in Crisis (RiC) campaigns and tasks.
• Prepare quarterly, annual and other reports as required in respect of all Humanitarian Advocacy Work

Lead on Policy analysis
• Advice Oxfam and implementing partners on the opportunities and risks associated with policy advocacy especially on political and governance issues with specific emphasis to the Refugee Crisis in Uganda
• Provide up-to-date information including a power analysis  about trends  in politics, public policy, against the backdrop of Oxfam in Uganda’s Humanitarian programming
• Prepare humanitarian policy briefs, notes and papers as required for greater RiC impact
• To spearhead humanitarian research and advocacyconcepts, nexus discourses and thinking on how to improve effectiveness of humanitarian policy work and generate impact.


Researchand documentation
• In consultations with Program Team, Response Managers and partners, advice on areas, which require deeper investigations or studies to inform the program implementation design as well as the advocacy agendas of Oxfam in relation to the work Oxfam is doing in Humanitarian Strategic Objective
• Support the provision and assessment of up-to-date information including a power analysis  about trends  in politics, humanitarian and citizens engagements and advise on the likely implications to Oxfam’s programs
• Explore key learning resources and establish a humanitarian knowledge and learning platform at district level that brings together government and non-government actors
• Working  closely with Communications, PQL and programme teams ensure that policy, campaignsand any strategic  influencing initiatives are well monitored, documented and generate learning for the broader country team
• Contribute to internal and external reporting requirements, ensuring that Oxfam’s advocacy agenda is well profiled

Provide capacity building
• Initiate and support capacity-building initiatives of Oxfam program teams, partners and other LHAs in areas of policy advocacy, influencing and campaigns that relevant to the current Humanitarian interventions.
• Guide and support program managers to ensure they are fully capacitated with relevant and contemporary ideas, tools and tactics in the market to take forward the model of integrating advocacy in programs across all thematic areas.
• In line with  Oxfam’s commitment to the localization agenda,  provide follow-up support  and guidance  to local/national humanitarian actors and localization networks on initiatives aimed at strengthening  local humanitarian leadership (strength, Voice and Space)
• Working closely with the Funding team,  support resources mobilisation for the localisation agenda;  ensuring timely gap analysis and mapping of available funding opportunities
• Organise/participate in learning events, parliamentary engagements and any relevant meetings to share experiences and ensure learning from others