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Do you possess at least 10 years of experience, preferably in communication, advocacy related to youth development, women’s empowerment, social norms, and gender inclusion?

Have you demonstrated experience in developing project-specific communication strategies that seamlessly align with local contexts while advancing broader organizational goals?

Have you successfully fostered partnerships crucial for project success, leveraging your rapport-building skills to forge connections with governmental bodies, NGOs, community leaders, and beneficiaries?

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

The role:

Oxfam, in partnership with Plan International, seeks to appoint a Communication Expert for the anticipated EARN (Economic Acceleration and Resilience for NEET Youth) project, funded by the World Bank.

Project Overview: The EARN Project in Bangladesh aims to economically engage NEET (Not in Education, Employment, or Training) youth, with a special focus on women, in rural and semi-urban areas. The project offers education, skills development, and women-centric facilities. It also provides employment and enterprise development support, enhances employability through employer linkages, and upskills socio-emotional behavior (SEB) and entrepreneurial development (ED) skills. To ensure participation of women and other underserved segments, the project will create an enabling environment through targeted awareness programs, family-based planning, counseling, and community involvement in planning and monitoring.

The Communication Expert will play a pivotal role within Oxfam Bangladesh’s project, aligning communication and advocacy efforts with the organization’s broader vision and strategies. Leveraging extensive experience in communication and advocacy, particularly in youth development, women’s empowerment, social norms, and gender inclusion, the expert will craft and execute tailored strategies. These strategies will not only effectively disseminate key messages but also drive transformative change by fostering community engagement, challenging social norms, and advocating for gender equality. By seamlessly integrating project objectives with Oxfam Bangladesh’s overarching mission, the Communication Expert will contribute to creating a more equitable and inclusive society, amplifying marginalized voices and upholding rights. 

What we are looking for:

Oxfam in Bangladesh is looking for a candidate who cares about Oxfam's mission towards a just & sustainable world without poverty and is personally aligned to our feminist principles and values of empowerment, accountability, and inclusion in all you do.

Additional Qualifications for Ideal Candidates:

• Master’s Degree: Ideally in Social Sciences, Communication, or a relevant discipline.
• Experience: At least 10 years of experience, preferably in communication and advocacy related to youth development, women’s empowerment, social norms, and gender inclusion.
• Rapport Building: Excellent experience in rapport building, networking, liaison, and relationship-building for communication and advocacy.
• Communication Strategy: Expertise in supporting communication firms to design and develop communication strategies and materials for projects. Proficiency in implementing advocacy strategies and plans through consortiums.
• Best Practices Documentation: Experience in documenting best practices related to Gender Equality & Inclusion and youth empowerment. Ability to prepare evidence-based documents for policy advocacy.
• Local Language Proficiency: Work experience in the relevant division and proficiency in the local language to ensure effective communication with beneficiaries.

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.

We offer:

This role will give you an opportunity to make a difference at Oxfam in Bangladesh, to act as key contributor to our Programme team to work with a group of passionate people who are specialists in their fields and offers fair pay and competitive benefits package.

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.

Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Job type: Fixed Term, Contractual.

Salary & Benefits: As per Oxfam National C2 pay band, starting annual salary for this role is BDT 2,104,742.00 (13 months) with other benefits e.g., medical for self, spouse and children, contributory provident fund, gratuity, leave, life insurance, mobile allowance, and other admissible benefits as per the organizational policy. For highly competent & experienced candidates the salary can be negotiable.

Our values and commitment to safeguarding:

Oxfam is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behavior at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people, adults and beneficiaries with whom Oxfam GB engages. 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.

The post holder will undertake the appropriate level of training and is responsible for ensuring that they understand and work within the safeguarding policies of the organization. All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks.

Note: 

• We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organization and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.
• All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references, pre-employment medical checks and appropriate safeguarding and counter fraud check, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks.
• Applying for positions with Oxfam in Bangladesh does not incur any costs. Any request for payment from parties pretending as Oxfam in Bangladesh should be considered fraudulent.
• Any kind of persuasion in the recruitment process is highly discouraged and any attempt of persuasion will be considered as a disqualification.

[Only Bangladeshi Nationals are eligible to apply]

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 mentioned in the job profile. 

• Go to, for external applicants: https://jobs.oxfam.org.uk
• Go to, for internal applicants: https://jobs.oxfam.org.uk/internal
• Search for the vacancy using the reference number INT10587 complete the online application process.
• Ensure you submit your application before midnight (GMT) on the closing date. Unless a different time is specified in the advert. 

APPLICATION DEADLINE: 31 August 2024

About Us

Oxfam is a global movement of people who won’t live with the injustice of poverty. Together we save and rebuild lives in disasters. We help people build better lives for themselves. We speak out on the big issues that keep people poor, like inequality, discrimination against women and climate change. And we won’t stop until every person on the planet can live without poverty.

Oxfam GB is a member of the international confederation Oxfam.