• • The ideal candidate will demonstrate the following essential skills, and it would be advantageous to demonstrate some, or all, of the desirable skills. • Essential: • A master’s degree in public policy, political science, public administration or equivalent • A minimum of seven years’ experience working with multi-country policy advocacy programmes, preferably in the education sector and – at least some of those – from working in the MENA region • Solid understanding of current global education trends, and an up-to-date understanding of the political, social and cultural context in the MENA region • Understanding of regional and international legal and institutional frameworks for education • Proven analytical skills on policy development and civil society advocacy • Experience in developing and/or advising on capacity development for civil society actors • Ability to work and engage in Arabic and English at an advanced technical level • Demonstratable highly developed cultural awareness and ability to work well in an environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures • Desirable: • French, Spanish and/or Portuguese competencies • Demonstrated past ability and experience in cross-regional contexts • Demonstrable experience working with an adaptive management approach, and an understanding of related challenges and opportunities • Practical information • Location: Remotely in the MENA region or at the Regional Management Unit (RMU) hosted at the Oxfam Uganda office in Kampala, Uganda. • Grading, package and working hours as per Oxfam policies. • The candidate will work closely with other EOL team members in the EOL regions and will be reporting to the Regional Programme Manager of the HESA region. S/he should be willing and able to travel up to 5-8 weeks per year. • The detailed job description is available upon request. For further information, please contact Richard Olong, Regional Programme Manager, at rol@oxfam.dk.