Personal Assistant to Director of Advocacy and Campaigns

Oxfam International EU Advocacy Office

Brussels, Belgium

Salary: € 20 055 gross per annum
Part-time: (Monday to Friday – 18 hours per week)
Start date: 1st September 2014 

One person in three in the world lives in poverty. Oxfam is determined to change that world by mobilizing the power of people against poverty. 

Around the world, Oxfam works to find practical, innovative ways for people to lift themselves out of poverty and thrive. We save lives and help rebuild livelihoods when crisis strikes. And we campaign so that the voices of the poor influence the local and global decisions that affect them. In all we do, Oxfam works with partner organizations and alongside vulnerable women and men to end the injustices that cause poverty.

Our Secretariat is based in Oxford, with advocacy and campaigns offices in Washington DC, New York, Brussels, Geneva, Brasilia and a liaison office with the Africa Union in Addis Ababa.

Our office in Brussels is looking for a highly qualified Personal Assistant to provide secretarial and administrative support to the Director of Advocacy and Campaigns in the day to day running of a fast moving department.

The successful post-holder will have excellent prioritization skills and proven ability to undertake varied tasks simultaneously, to tight deadlines. He/She will be extremely detail-oriented and exhibit a highly adaptable and flexible approach to work. He/she will have excellent interpersonal and written communication skills, a high degree of tenacity and initiative combined with high levels of discretion and diplomacy is essential.

He/she will have the opportunity to work in a multicultural environment and will have to communicate widely within the Advocacy and Campaigns department, as well as other external Oxfam staff, affiliates and partners. Fluency in written and spoken English, is essential as are excellent time management skills.

Competence in other European languages, especially French, is desirable. Good working knowledge of standard Microsoft Office software is expected. Experience in development is not essential but transferable skills and alternative experience is of interest. 

Candidates must have the legal right to be employed in Belgium.

For the job description and further information on how to apply for this job please check our website found at the following link: http://www.oxfam.org/en/jobs/secretariat.

Closing date for submissions of CV and cover letter (posted together online): 15th June 2014 23:00 BST

Interviews: Monday 14th July 2014 at Oxfam International's Brussels office