Engagement and Organizing Advisor

Oxfam America

Engagement and Organizing Advisor for Oxfam focusing on volunteer engagement and advocacy. Drive efforts to build the Oxfam Action Network and support campaigns against inequality.

Posted 6/30/2026full-timeRemote • Chicago • Illinois • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $75,000 - $80,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in community organizing, volunteer coordination, and supporter engagement, with a strong focus on social justice and advocacy. Proficient in developing engagement strategies and tools that mobilize diverse audiences and foster collaboration.

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Community OrganizingVolunteer CoordinationDigital Engagement ToolsCampaign PlanningInterpersonal Skills

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Hard Skills

Community OrganizingVolunteer CoordinationCampaign PlanningPublic Action ExecutionAdvocacy

Soft Skills

Interpersonal SkillsCreativityOrganizational SkillsJudgmentInitiative

Tools & Technologies

SalesforceHubSpotGoodkindMobile CommonsMicrosoft Suite

Industry Keywords

Social JusticeAdvocacyPolicy ChangeFeminist PrinciplesAnti-Racist Approaches

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Oxfam America is seeking an energetic organizer to join the Brand and Engagement team in a new hybrid role that combines volunteer engagement, organizing and brand building.
The Engagement & Organizing Advisor will support efforts to build, sustain, and activate members of the Oxfam Action Network for an Equal Future and other supporters through in-person activations, volunteer leadership development, and advocacy to external stakeholders on issues that drive inequality.
This role will focus on developing the Oxfam Action Network, in collaboration with the team, in specific priority markets that will continue to change and develop as the program scales.
As a key member of Oxfam’s priority campaigns, this role will create both digital and in-person engagement plans and tools to grow support for Oxfam, while helping supporters build and strengthen their own networks and directly influence external stakeholders.

Requirements

What you’ll need

3–5 years of experience in community organizing, volunteer coordination, or supporter engagement, particularly around social justice, advocacy, or policy change.
Demonstrated success in identifying, recruiting and supporting volunteer advocates to organize & mobilize others
Experience planning and executing public action, campaign, or brand activations.
Proficiency in digital tools for engagement (e.g. Salesforce, HubSpot, Goodkind, Mobile Commons, Microsoft suite, email/SMS tools, etc.).
Excellent interpersonal, writing, and facilitation skills.
Strong organizational skills with ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
Creativity and the ability to find creative approaches to generate attention that reaches and appeals to different audiences.
Commitment to applying feminist principles and anti-racist approaches in organizing work; including actively identifying and addressing injustices that we may be perpetuating.
Ability to represent Oxfam in a variety of settings and with diverse audiences:
Good judgment, initiative and ability to anticipate problems and follow through with confidence.
Ability to work independently and as part of a cross-functional remote team.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
Paid time off
Professional development