Manager, Advocacy and Campaigns, Private Sector

Job Description

TITLE:                        Private Sector Campaigns and Advocacy Manager

REPORTS TO:           Director, PSD

DEPARTMENT:         Private Sector Department

LOCATION:               Boston, MA or Washington DC
Oxfam America employees are able to work remotely, but to be considered applicants must reside in one of the following states that are within a 200-mile radius of an Oxfam America office which are located in Boston and Washington DC: ME, NH, VT, MA, RI, CT, NY, NJ, PA, DE, WV, VA, MD, NC or DC.

BACKGROUND:   Oxfam America established a Private Sector Department in order to channel the creativity, resources, and influence of the private sector to fight inequality and poverty.  As a rare global development organization with private sector capacity, OA is a leader in corporate campaigning, innovative collaborations, and private sector development that respects human rights and includes the voice of rights holders.  

PURPOSE OF THE POSITION:  The Private Sector Campaigns and Advocacy  Manager will build, direct, manage and strengthen Oxfam America’s private sector strategy for policy, advocacy and campaigning and its capacity to engage key US-based private sector actors relevant to Oxfam’s priorities.  The Private Sector Campaigns and Advocacy Manager will also support, manage, and supervise  PSD’s advocacy and campaigns staff.

DIRECT REPORTS:  Private Sector Advisors assigned to PSD Advocacy unit, interns, and consultants.

COORDINATES WITH:  All members of PSD’s team, as well as employees in other Oxfam America (OA)’s departments, including resource development, communications, and programmatic, policy, research, government relations and campaigning through gender, climate and economic inequality work streams, Oxfam’s Regional Offices, and the Executive Office.  Also coordinates with Oxfam International counterparts. Also coordinates with a wide variety of external stakeholders including companies, researchers, consultants, donors, the media, and partner organizations.

PRIMARY REPONSIBILITIES: 

Oversee new and existing initiatives relating to Oxfam corporate advocacy and campaigns

• Provide direction and oversight to Oxfam private sector advocacy and campaigns  US domestic poverty, economic inequality, corporate reform, gender, financial sector, and tax/fiscal justice. This function includes developing and screening opportunities, overseeing strategy development, and assessing which opportunities should be advanced within necessary resource requirements.
• Lead strategies for successfully targeting and engaging with private sector actors relevant to Oxfam America campaigns including ensuring Oxfam’s protocols for PS campaigning is coherent and adhered to across the confederation as it relates to US companies.
• Provides direction and support with respect to Oxfam private sector advocacy tools, including business and inequality, accountable capitalism, investor engagement, legal strategies, and the Activist Fund for shareholder advocacy.
• Manage risk within corporate advocacy work, ensuring legal advice pursued, and strengthening corporate fundraising protocols. Mentoring staff in developing power analysis/strategies for corporate influencing, engagement, and campaign protocols.
• Manage Oxfam America’s legal advocacy and pro bono relationships, ensuring it serves cross functional teams, is strategic, provides added value to the legal community and is within limits of resources available. Ensures process and oversight of legal activities are appropriately undertaken including Board sign off as necessary and risk mitigations plans are undertaken.
• Ensure gender and racial equity are at the heart of our campaigning strategies and activities. Identify and pursue funding opportunities to grow restricted funding support for Oxfam’s private sector advocacy work.

Strengthen Oxfam America’s capacity to influence public policy

• Support public policy efforts on a corporate reform agenda with the SEC, administration, and Congress.
• Lead strategies for successfully targeting and engaging with private sector actors to support Oxfam’s public policy, legislative, and international treaty agenda.
• Lead efforts with private sector leaders to jointly promote Oxfam’s advocacy priorities in the media, Congress, and other public forums.
• Strengthen and build new ties to key private sector constituencies with interest in supporting Oxfam’s domestic and international policy agenda.
• Explore the nexus of public policy and private sector practice, including analyzing and working to counter political capture by pri