The Oxfam Novib Academy has started the recruitment process for the Fall 2019 group. Please see the positions available here. All vacancies are posted on Oxfam Novib’s website. Deadline for applying is June 23rd. Interviews will be conducted in July, for internships starting in September 2019. About Oxfam Novib Academy Oxfam Novib is an international development organization…
Oxfam Novib is working towards building the just world without poverty. The problems Oxfam Novib has to address to accomplish its mission are often complex and changing continuously. To find effective solutions in the environment of declining funding and increased competition, Oxfam Novib has to go beyond traditional approaches and experiment with new ideas. The…
All over the world, young people demand change. In many countries, youth movements for climate protection are becoming popular and powerful. Around the globe, young people raise their voices against oppression and fight for democracy – through art, dance, demonstrations and many other forms of advocacy. However, the reactions of the society towards the strong…
What will the future of work look like in the Global South? I talked to different Oxfam-colleagues worldwide to discuss how working models and labour markets will be transformed by global trend and which challenges the future will hold for young people. ‘The future of work’ – how climate change, technological change, urbanization, automation and…
Since the beginning of my internship in the Youth Active Citizenship (YAC) team, I am working on the project ‘A Quality Teacher for Every Child in Mali’, or ‘Chaque enfant a besoin d’un bon enseignant’ (CEBE) in French, that is carried out in the regions of Ségou and San. CEBE is a project launched by Oxfam Novib and Education…
Probably every student has experienced the career fairs organized by their university. Throughout the years I myself attended at least five and collected a handful of leaflets and souvenirs. This spring, for the first time, I had the chance to stand on the other side and represent Oxfam Novib and speak to potential candidates. Oxfam Novib, along with twenty other organizations, was present at the…
From April 1st to 5th, the Oxfam Novib offices in The Hague hosted the Tax Justice Team Face to Face meeting (TJT F2F). This meeting brought together over 40 participants from about 20 different countries, either as Oxfam Affiliates of partners on Tax Justice. An emphasis was put on making sure that partners and affiliates from the global South were…
I have started my internship at Oxfam Novib a few weeks ago. Already, I see and learn about things that had never really crossed my mind before. One of those things is the importance of keeping a gender perspective in mind when elaborating development programs at an international level. Of course, as a feminist and…
The second weekend of March 2019 was a weekend of protests in Amsterdam. On the 9th of March, thousands went to the streets for the Women’s march and under the motto ‘All oppression is connected’ made it loud and clear that “our rights are not up for negotiation”. On Sunday, Amsterdam’s streets got even more…
Wow, that was fast! For me, the first day at Oxfam Novib already feels like a long time ago. The excitement of the first days has washed off a little, I have to admit. It is not that special anymore to hold your key in front of the door to enter the building, to set…
After weeks of getting excited for my new internship and telling all my friends and family about it, the day was finally here! With a little nervous feeling, I got into the huge but beautiful building in The Hague. The day started with an introduction and different games to get to know each other. It…
Within the Oxfam Novib Academy, besides doing the internship, attending different meetings and events and following different workshops, there is also the possibility to join the meetings of Young Oxfam Novib (YON). By doing this, I ended up having the opportunity to help YON with setting up a ‘Brown Bag Lunch (BBL)’ meeting to discuss Oxfam…
