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

That means we tackle the inequality that keeps people poor. Together we save, protect and rebuild lives. When disaster strikes, we help people build better lives for themselves, and for others. We take on issues like land rights, climate change and discrimination against women. And we won’t stop until every person on the planet can enjoy life free from poverty.

We are an international confederation of 20 organizations (affiliates) working together with partners and local communities in the areas of humanitarian, development and campaigning, in more than 90 countries.

Our team in Thailand is part of the wider Oxfam Asia platform.  We work in collaboration with strategic partners to advocate for reducing inequality, promote sustainability of the food system and gender equality. The Food Justice Team now operates influencing projects on sustainable food production and consumption, and sustainable fisheries. Our key approaches are campaigning with urban consumers, private sector engagement and CSO coalition strengthening.

All our work is led by three core values: Empowerment, Accountability, Inclusiveness. To read more about our values please click here>

Oxfam is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behavior at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. Oxfam expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us.

Note: All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and may be subject to appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks.

The Role

The Advocacy and Policy Lead will play a pivotal role in the Food Justice team, particularly to the success of the project “Consumers and Retailers Driving Sustainable Food Market in Thailand in the Seafood, Chicken and for Banana Supply Chains” which is funded by the European Union under the SWITCH Asia II Programme, and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) from January 2018 – December 2021.  The project goal is to enable an overall food market transformation in Thailand that requires food safety, environmentally sustainable and socially ethical production as standards.

Our role will require a range of skills and experience.

Essential

• Experience in advocacy/campaign with proven track record of success in strategizing an advocacy/campaign plan as well as implementation that can influence changes of policy and practice.
• Proven in-depth understanding of socio-economic issues, unequal power relations, sensitivity of working in Thailand’s policy environment and women’s rights.
• Sound knowledge of the private sector in relation to ethical and sustainable policy and practice.
• Excellent analytical skills and conceptualization.
• Excellent communication skills, both in Thai and in English, for lobbying and managing the expectations of high-level decision makers.

• Ability to think strategically and creatively; ability to prioritize, plan, and organize work in a complex institutional setting.
• Team leadership and people management.

Desirable

• Ability to undertake periodic travel
• Educational background in Political science, Economics or Sociology
• Experience in capacity building; training and facilitation

This role will give you an opportunity to make a difference in the food systems in Thailand and to work with a group of passionate people that are specialists in their advocacy and campaign fields, offers fair pay and competitive benefits package.

If this sounds like you and you would like to learn more about this impactful role please click on the Job Profile attachment for all of the details. To view the full job description please click:https://www.thaingo.org/jobs/files/JP Advocacy and Policy Lead_Nov 19.pdf

How to apply: Please complete application online at https://jobs.oxfam.org.uk/vacancy/advocacy-and-policy-lead-int6133/11648/description/

We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organisation and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.

Only online application will be considered and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Other posts in the same project that we are recruiting:

• Campaign Officer
• Communication Officer
• Monitoring and Evaluation Officer
• Private Sector Engagement Officer, Chicken Supply Chain

Access this link to see more information of all opening posts: https://jobs.oxfam.org.uk/

Closing Date               :      19 April 2026 (11:59 PM, Bangkok Time)