OXFAM – Private Sector Senior Advisor Finance

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TEAM PURPOSE: The Programme and Influencing Enabler team aims to bring together our work through a One Programme approach. It will deliver and enable influencing in the UK and internationally and enable the programme work of countries, partners, and allies

JOB PURPOSE: Develop a vision for how Oxfam can leverage, influence, and engage with private sector finance in support of Oxfam’s strategic aims.

Develop and support implementation of long-term vision for how Oxfam can engage with private sector finance in support of Oxfam’s strategic objectives

Represent Oxfam corporately and help to develop, manage, and influence significant external relationships in the finance sector particularly investors.

Contribute to effective communication of Oxfam’s policy analysis and messages on the role of the private sector in reducing poverty and inequality and climate justice with a particular focus on the finance sector.

Contribute to shaping organisational and divisional objectives and strategies, which involve specialist knowledge of the interaction between business (especially the finance sector) and poverty issues, and the wider political and economic context.

Contribute to Oxfam’s research, analysis and policy development relating to the role of private finance and investment in contributing to poverty reduction, and the mechanisms/institutions required to maximise its positive impacts, in support of Oxfam’s priority campaigns and its wider private sector strategy.

Contributes to the formulation, organization and delivery of high-level lobby, and advocacy and actively participates in lobbying and advocacy.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop a vision for how Oxfam can leverage, influence, and engage with private sector finance in support of Oxfam’s strategic aims.
• Undertake research and analysis and contribute to policy and programme development on the role of the private sector in development with a particular focus on the finance sector, in accordance with Oxfam’s advocacy objectives and sector-wide strategies.
• Lobby private sector, particularly actors in the financial sector and public policy decision-makers with Oxfam’ s messages on the role of the private sector in contributing to poverty reduction and sustainable development.
• Contribute to communicating Oxfam’s views on the role of private finance and investment in poverty reduction to UK/international media and to the public including through representing Oxfam at external events.
• Support the development of constructive and assertive relationships with key private sector leaders and opinion-formers, including CEOs, their advisers and consultants, public policy decision-makers (including national governments and multilateral institutions), academics and activists.
• Manage relationships with existing financial sector actors engaged in Oxfam’s work.
• Establish, maintain, and expand a network of relationships with financial sector actors, particularly those with a focus on Oxfam thematic areas of focus, Valuing Women’s Work, Climate Justice & Rights Resilience and Response.
• Plan and manages financial resources and processes related to funding for specific pieces of work

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