Gender Justice Technical & Partnerships Coordinator

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• Location:Malawi - Lilongwe
• Workplace Type:On-site
• Hours:40
• Salary:As Per Oxfam's Pay Scale
• Job Family:Programme
• Division:International
• Grade:C2
• Job Type:Fixed Term
• Closing Date:6 August 2026
• Country:Malawi

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

Do you have a Master’sdegree in Gender Studies, Development Studies, Social Sciences or related discipline?

Do you have 5 years of relevant experience in gender justice programming, feminist programme design, women’s rights, and partner-led implementation?

Do you have proven experience in multi-country or regional systems, partner coordination, technical advisory roles, and programme integration?

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

Oxfam is looking for Gender Justice Technical & Partnerships Coordinator 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Technical Support to Gender Justice Programming (25%)

The role provides high-level technical leadership to partners and programme teams, ensuring that gender-transformative and feminist approaches are effectively designed, integrated, and delivered.

• Provide technical support across gender justice, women’s rights, feminist leadership, gender-based inequality, social norms transformation, and rights-based programming
• Strengthen application of feminist and rights-based methodologies across programme implementation.
• Provide guidance on gender analysis, intersectionality, and structural inequality.
• Ensure gender justice is effectively integrated across broader thematic areas including climate and economic justice, humanitarian action, and governance

1. Partner Engagement, Relationship Management & Localisation (20%)

The role serves as the primary operational and technical interface with partners on gender justice.

• Build and maintain strong relationships with partner organisations, women-led movements, and civil society actors.
• Support partners in programme implementation, technical design, problem-solving, learning, and strategic adaptation
• Facilitate communication and alignment between partners and Oxfam systems.
• Strengthen partner capacity in feminist programming, safeguarding, accountability, and compliance.

1. Programme Delivery, Restricted Project Support & Technical Coordination (15%)

The role contributes directly to effective programme implementation and project management.

• Support implementation of restricted projects and thematic portfolios.
• Ensure gender justice components are technically strong and strategically delivered.
• Track programme progress, deliverables, and implementation quality.
• Ensure project delivery aligns with donor commitments, technical standards, feminist principles, and organisational priorities

1. Evidence Generation, Feminist Analysis, Learning & Knowledge Development (15%)

The role strengthens the integration of feminist analysis and evidence into programme and influencing systems.

• Contribute to research. learning agendas, outcome documentation, gender analysis, and feminist evidence generation
• Support robust feminist analytical frameworks that inform programming and policy.
• Ensure programme evidence is systematically captured and applied.
• Strengthen learning loops between implementation, influencing, and strategic planning

1. Donor Reporting, Compliance & Accountability Support (10%)

The role strengthens donor confidence and programme integrity.

• Support preparation of donor reports, updates, and technical documentation.
• Ensure gender-related outcomes, evidence, and strategic insights are clearly reflected.
• Support compliance with donor requirements, Oxfam standards, Safeguarding frameworks
• Strengthen quality of technical reporting across restricted portfoilos

1. Integration Across Thematic Areas, Influencing & Strategic Positioning (10%)

The role ensures gender justice is fully integrated across Oxfam’s broader programme and influencing architecture.

• Work closely with thematic teams to strengthen gender integration across all programming.
• Promote cross-thematic collaboration and coherence.
• Ensure feminist analysis informs Climate justice, Economic justice, Humanitarian action, and Governance
• Support translation of programme insights into advocacy priorities, policy recommendations, and strategic positioning

1. Internal Coordination, Knowledge Sharing & Cross-Cluster Learning (5%)

The role strengthens organisational coherence and technical consistency.

• Share knowledge, technical learning, and innovation across countries and teams.
• Support internal coordination on gender justice priorities.
• Strengthen methodological consistency and programme coherence.
• Support wider organisational capacity strengthening.

An ideal candidate for the role will also be / have:

 

Essential

• Master’sdegree in Gender Studies, Development Studies, Social Sciences or related discipline.
• 5 years of relevant experience in gender justice programming, feminist programme design, women’s rights, and partner-led implementation.
• Proven experience in multi-country or regional systems, partner coordination, technical advisory roles, and programme integration.
• Strong communication, analytical, and decision-making skills.
• A high level of self-awareness, personal energy, stamina and flexibility.
• Proven experience as a team worker and demonstrably cooperative with members of other teams

Desirable

• Portuguese language capability
• Southern Africa regional experience
• Experience with restricted donor programming
• Knowledge of policy influencing systems
• Ability and willingness to travel regularly, at times at short notice, locally and regionally.

CORE DIMENSIONS

• Advanced technical specialist and partner-facing role
• Primary gender justice technical focal point across multiple countries
• Significant responsibility for programme quality, partner support, and thematic integration
• Supports programme delivery, evidence generation, and influencing systems
• Functions without direct line management but with strong coordination and influence responsibilities
• Requires feminist expertise, systems thinking, and political judgement
• Operates across complex, partner-led, and multi-sector environments

 

You can read more about all Oxfam has to offer here.

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.  

values are recruited to work for us.

 

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks. Oxfam GB also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.  In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.

Oxfam GB is a member of international confederation of 21 organisations working together with partners and local communities in the areas of humanitarian, development and campaigning, in more than 90 countries. 

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• We want and need everyone, and that means we need you.

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Malawi - Lilongwe

Oxfam in Malawi, Green Heritage Building, Area 13 Market, City Centre, Lilongwe, Malawi

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