Communications Officer - Climate Justice

Oxfam; Manila, Hinoba-an; On-site; PHP 700,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Oxfam Pilipinas is seeking a Climate Justice Communications Lead to drive advocacy campaigns and partnerships across portfolios in the Philippines. You will design and implement multimedia content, coordinate with policy and communications teams, and ensure evidence-based messaging on climate and gender justice.

The role requires strong English and Filipino communication skills, a background in development communications, and proven experience in policy advocacy.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in development communications and related fields, with emphasis on climate justice campaigns.
• 3+ years in policy advocacy, communications, and campaigning, with leadership experience.
• Excellent written and spoken English and Filipino.
• Experience producing multimedia content and using media monitoring tools.
• Understanding of development, climate justice, gender justice and humanitarian issues in Global South.
• Experience in lobbying and representing organizations in policy advocacy.
• Strong interpersonal skills for multicultural collaboration.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite or Canva and Microsoft Office apps.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and implementation of CJ communications and campaigns.
• Collaborate with PAC teams for strategy execution.
• Create multimedia content across social media, web stories, infographics, and videos.
• Gather stories of change from partners and communities.
• Provide capacity building and support to CJ Portfolio team and partners.
• Support events, workshops, and campaigns logistics.
• Prepare reports and briefings on campaigns and media trends.
• Monitor communications performance using analytics tools.
• Represent Oxfam Pilipinas externally as needed.

Skills

Climate justice

Policy advocacy

Campaigning

Multimedia production

Fluent English

Fluent Filipino

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree in development communications

International development

Tools

Photoshop

Illustrator

InDesign

Premiere Pro

Canva

Microsoft Office

Job description

About Oxfam Pilipinas

For Oxfam PilipinasPhilippine Nationals OnlyOxfam is a global movement of people working together to end the injustice of poverty.

We seek lasting change. We at Oxfam Pilipinas dream and work for a future where Filipinos are free from poverty. For more than 30 years, serving in a country where close to 27 million now live in poverty, we have relied on the power of people to carry out programs designed to achieve our shared vision. Central to our strategy is working with partners to transform the unequal power relations, structures, norms, and values that cause poverty and inequality, including gender-based violence and injustice.

We strive to apply a feminist lens to all our analyses and actions. We seek to save lives, provide access to services, and reduce the impact of disasters, particularly on the most vulnerable and disadvantaged. We belong to the larger Oxfam family of over 20 organizations networked with partners and grassroots communities in all corners of the globe. We are part of a global movement for genuine change, seeking to rid the world of the scourge of poverty, with gender justice at the core of what we do.

What we are looking for: SKILLS, EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE, ATTRIBUTES AND VALUES:

Essential

• Bachelor’s degree in development communications and other relevant programs such as international development, communications, gender studies, political science, or related discipline, with a strong emphasis on managing communications and campaigns related to climate justice.
• Minimum of three (3) years’ experience in policy advocacy, communications, and campaigning, with proven capacity to lead and or be an effective team member.
• Excellent communication skills with fluency in written and spoken English and Filipino and other local languages.
• Proven experience in producing multimedia products, and using software and other media monitoring tools and social listening platforms.
• Well-developed understanding of development, climate justice, gender justice and humanitarian issues in the context of the Global South.
• Demonstrated track record of producing high quality evidence-based policy papers and or have published communication references, and experience in lobbying and playing key representational roles in policy advocacy.
• Strong interpersonal skills and a highly developed ability to work in multicultural settings and with community groups of varying backgrounds, developed capacity for tact, diplomacy, and negotiation.
• Demonstrated capacity to work collaboratively in partnership with experience of working with a wide variety of partners, including campaigning partners such as influencers.
• High level of communications, campaigning skills with proven ability to influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Advance to intermediate knowledge in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and/or Premiere Pro) or Canva and Microsoft apps (Word, PowerPoint, and Teams)

Desirable

• Knowledge in Do-No-Harm principles and conflict sensitivity.
• Professional training in a relevant subject, international development, communications, public policy, humanitarian action, gender studies, program management, or related discipline
• Previous experience working with nongovernment/civil society organizations, private sector actors, media, and communications company.

Other

• 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.
• Contribute positively to other cross-functional teams as appointed.

Key Attributes

• Ability to demonstrate creativity, sensitivity to cultural differences and gender issues, and the commitment to equal opportunities.
• Ability to demonstrate an openness and willingness to learn about the application of gender/gender mainstreaming 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.

Organizational Values

• Equality - We believe everyone has the right to be treated fairly and to have the same rights and opportunities.
• Empowerment - We acknowledge and seek to expand people’s agency over their lives and the decisions that impact them.
• Solidarity - We join hands, support, and collaborate in working towards a just and sustainable world.
• Inclusiveness – We are open to everyone and embrace diversity. We believe everyone has a contribution to make, regardless of visible and invisible differences.
• 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
• Courage - We speak truth to power and act with conviction on the justice of our causes

Key Responsibilities

Responsibilities include but are not limited to, the following:

• Leads the development and implementation of the communications and campaigns strategy of the Climate Justice (CJ) portfolio and its thematic areas, specifically the youth-led advocacy campaigns, in close coordination with the Policy Advocacy and Communications (PAC) Team and with support from the Climate Justice Portfolio Manager or designate.
• Works closely with the CJ Portfolio and the PAC Teams for the implementation of communications and campaigns strategy and its.
• Develops engaging multimedia content (social media posts, web stories, infographics, videos, and newsletters) aligned with Oxfam Pilipinas’ campaigns and projects across portfolios/programs.
• Gathers stories of change and success from project partners and communities.
• With support from the PAC Team, builds relationships and provides technical support to CJ Portfolio team and partners to amplify campaigns and advocacy messages of the Portfolio and provide capacity building on communications and campaigning.
• Provides administrative and logistical support for communications events, workshops, and campaigns.
• Provides regular updates and prepares campaigns and communications briefings including media trends on climate justice and just energy transition.
• Supports the Advocacy and Campaigns Officer - Climate Justice and the Climate Justice Portfolio Manager in preparing and disseminating communications and campaign reports and knowledge products for internal use and for donors, and collaborates with relevant partners, colleagues, technical advisors, program quality, and business development functions to ensure timely submission of high-quality reporting that complies with organizational and donor requirements.
• Supports the monitoring and analysis of communications performance using analytics tools (e.g., Meltwater, Meta Insights).
• Works and collaborates effectively with other key policy advocacy, campaigns & communications team in Oxfam confederation as delegated.
• Represents the organization externally as delegated.
• Ensures administrative and logistics procedures are followed in all relevant activities of the program and project in close collaboration with logistics and admin officers.
• In times of emergency and disasters, may support humanitarian surge capacity.

Contract Length: Fixed term

Our values and commitment to safeguarding

Oxfam is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. Oxfam expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us.

We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organisation and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.