Job Description

About us

Oxfam is a global community who believe poverty isn’t inevitable. It’s an injustice that can be overcome. We are shop volunteers, women’s right activists, marathon runners, aid workers, coffee farmers, street fundraisers, goat herders, policy experts, campaigners, water engineers and more. And we won’t stop until everyone can live life without poverty for good.

Oxfam GB is a member of international confederation of 21 organisations working together with partners and local communities in the areas of humanitarian, development and campaigning, in more than 90 countries. 

Our values and commitment to safeguarding

Oxfam is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people, adults and beneficiaries with whom Oxfam GB engages. 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.

The post holder will undertake the appropriate level of training and is responsible for ensuring that they understand and work within the safeguarding policies of the organisation.

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks. Oxfam GB also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.  In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.

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

Since the early 1970s, we have been working to address the underlying causes of poverty and marginalization by focusing on developing sustainable livelihoods, providing water and sanitation, agriculture, climate research, gender, and humanitarian issue.Job Details

DIVISION: OperationsTEAM: Project ManagementLOCATION: Weldiya/ Raya Kobo, Amhara, EthiopiaCONTRACT TYPE: Fixed TermGRADE: National C2                                                          JOB FAMILY:  ProgrammeSALARY: As per Oxfam pay scaleHOURS: 37.5 hours per weekFLEXIBILE WORKINGWe believe flexible working is key to building the Oxfam of the future, so we’re open to talking through the type of flexible arrangements which might work for you. This is a full-time role; however, Oxfam offers various flexible arrangements which candidates can discuss with the Recruiting Manager at the interview stageTEAM PURPOSE:The team is responsible for the strategic development and management of the country Humanitarian program. Supports Oxfam’s impact locally, regionally, continentally, and globally through ensuring Humanitarian program alignment to the key strategic objectives and program standards. Provides strategic leadership and support to resource mobilisation efforts. Ensure that the humanitarian programmes make the proper shift, with the quality needed to ensure a proper achievement of the Ethiopia Oxfam Strategy. Ensures that the promotion of women’s rights is at the heart of all Oxfam in Ethiopia’s program work.JOB PURPOSE:Lead the design, implementation, management, and coordination of effective and appropriate large-scale humanitarian interventions. This includes country humanitarian strategic management, representation, coordination, programme management, advocacy and programme support at senior levels.POST HOLDER REPORTS TONorthern Ethiopia Response ManagerJOBS REPORTING TO THIS POSTAmhara & Tigray GAC TeamBUDGET RESPONSIBILITYNoKey Responsibilities and AccountabilitiesTechnicalStrategic Management and LeadershipCoordinate the GAC project implemented by Oxfam and partners as part of Northern Ethiopia Response ProgramWithin and beyond Addis, Tigray, Afar, Amhara region, develop and maintain a network for Humanitarian and development actors and issues.Contribute to resource mobilization of the response in OxfamMaintain an analysis of the humanitarian context in Northern Ethiopia regions and use this to inform interventions.Work together with Northern Ethiopia Response Manager, Humanitarian Program Manager, and other Oxfam team members to link Northern response with other country programmes, including advocacy and longer-term programmes.To contribute to implementation of Oxfam’s Country Strategy/Humanitarian Strategy with a focus on humanitarian preparedness, response, and protection.To be an active participant in all northern Ethiopia response planning and analysis; understand relevant country, regional and global objectives.Ensure implementation of the gender, protection, and security sensitive response in Northern Ethiopia regions and beyondUndertake other responsibilities as assigned by the line manager.Humanitarian Preparedness, Response and Programme ManagementPreparednessWork with Northern Ethiopia Response Lead in the design and development of appropriate contingency plans, and related preparedness and mitigation strategies, including capacity building initiatives, to ensure Oxfam’s humanitarian mandate can be met at all times.Together with the Northern Ethiopia Response Lead ensure relevant Oxfam partners have updated humanitarian contingency plansParticipate in the preparedness plan preparation to ensure that well-trained human resources are always ready to act, and material resources are pre-positioned in strategic locations.Project Management and ResponseLead together with the Northern Ethiopia Response the annual strategic review of the on-going response in Northern Ethiopia serving affected people within WASH, Emergency Food Security & Livelihoods, gender and protection.Essentially the position will lead a GAC funded project which will look at Emergency Response, Restoring Livelihoods and Responding to SRHR and Protection in conflict affected areas of Raya Azebo Woreda (Tigray Region) and Raya Kobo Woreda (Amhara Region)Develop and maintain close working relationships with Country Technical Coordinators, Head of Development Programme, Partnership Capacity Building Specialist, Gender Coordinator and Advocacy/Policy colleagues to encourage and strengthen Oxfam’s one programme approach.Develop and manage an appropriate response to humanitarian crises in line with agreed standards (e.g., Core Humanitarian Standards, Code of Conduct; SPHERE, Oxfam Gender Policy etc.) and Oxfam’s best practices.Lead on enhancing Oxfam’s ability to respond in a timely, appropriate, accountable and cost-effective manner to humanitarian crises in programme areas, with a focus on programme quality beneficiary and partner accountability.Ensure that Oxfam meets all contractual obligations and achieves high quality proposals and that all donor reports are submitted on time to the Funding Department and are of high quality.Recruit and line manage programme staff as required in accordance with Oxfam’s Performance Management process and proactive staff development including objective setting, performance review and personal development plans. Ensuring all aspects of Oxfam’s work in Ethiopia e.g., programme themes and aims, gender equity, protection advocacy is reflected in own and staff objectives.Provide required inputs to other departmental strategies, including but not limited to advocacy, gender, protection, and development and support relevant policy issues.Support partner organisations in developing and delivering projects within agreed parameters where appropriate.Contribute to analysis and programming as appropriate, in particular, seek opportunities for Oxfam and others to learn from the Ethiopia experience.Ensure that Oxfam’s programme is cost effective, efficient and complies with all organisational standards of management and accountability.Ensure that the programme is implemented in a consultative, participative and gender sensitive way.Ensure that key humanitarian information on the conflict response programme is circulated appropriately, within Oxfam and with external counterparts.Report regularly to the SMT and Country Director as appropriate with agreed indicators against the overall objectives.RepresentationRepresent Oxfam in appropriate humanitarian/development fora for the Northern Ethiopia Response and as requested by the northern response lead at national levelRaise the profile of Northern Ethiopia Response crisis context and Oxfam’s programmes through active participation in relevant humanitarian/development fora and as requested by the northern response lead at national levelWork actively with Advocacy Campaign and Media Manager to influence and advocate on Northern Ethiopia Response issues through media, communications, and key meetings, alone and together with others as appropriate.Support direct line reports at senior level in facilitating solutions to any issues with other departments as required in order to enhance programme delivery and contribute to the improvement of programme/technical support functions.OtherRequired to adhere to Oxfam’s principles and values as well as the promotion of gender justice and women's rightsUnderstanding of and commitment to adhere to equity, diversity, gender, child safety and staff health and wellbeing principles

Job Requirements

Person Specification

Most importantly, every individual at Oxfam GB needs to be able to:

• Live our values of INCLUSION, ACCOUNTABILITY, EMPOWERMENT, SOLIDARITY, COURAGE, AND EQUALITY

Our Values

• Equality: We believe everyone has the right to be treated fairly and to have the same rights and opportunities.

• Empowerment: We acknowledge and seek to expand people’s agency over their lives and the decisions that impact them.

• Solidarity: We join hands, support, and collaborate across boundaries in working towards a just and sustainable world.

• Inclusiveness: We embrace diversity and difference and value the perspectives and contributions of all people and communities in their fight against poverty and injustice.

• Accountability: We take responsibility for our actions and inaction and hold ourselves accountable to the people we work with and for.

• Courage: We speak truth to power and act with conviction on the justice of our causes.

Ensure you commit to our THREE ORGANISATIONAL ATTRIBUTES:1. Be committed to equal opportunities: demonstrating sensitivity to cultural differences and gender equality. 2. Be willing to learn and apply gender mainstreaming, women’s rights, and diversity and inclusion across all aspects of your work. 3. Be committed to undertaking Oxfam’s safeguarding training and adhering to relevant policies, to ensure all people who come into Oxfam are as safe as possible.

• Ensure you actively ADOPT OXFAM’S FEMINIST LEADERSHIP APPROACH and apply the principles and twelve practices in your work. Read more about this here:

Read this guide to find out more about what our values, organisational attributes, and feminist leadership approach mean for how we workFor this role, we have selected three of the most relevant feminist Leadership practices for this role (which you can read more about here:1 Self-Awareness2 Mutual accountability3 Strategic Thinking and Judgment

Experience, Knowledge & Competencies

Essential Degree or higher from a recognized University/college in Public Health engineering, Civil Engineering, Agricultural Economics and Community Development or any other related area that can bring added value to the job.Relevant experience of 7 years and more including budgeting, planning, programme cycle management, preferably in an international NGO/operational UN agency/equivalent, out of which at least 4 years should be supervisory/team leader/managerial experience.Extensive experience in large scale humanitarian programming at senior level and humanitarian management in complex, insecure environments.At least two years of experience preferably in the emergency response especially in leading, designing, coordination and fundraising.Knowledge and understanding of Oxfam WASH and Emergency Food Security and Livelihoods programming in emergencies, humanitarian response, complex emergencies, conflict resolution and international humanitarian law.Experience of implementing gendered humanitarian interventions and mainstreaming protection in humanitarian interventions.Excellent communicator with strong written and reporting skills, and an excellent ability to influence verbally to persuade with diplomacy and tact.Ability to work cooperatively in a cross-cultural setting with several long-distance working relationships across time zones.Experience in fast-paced and difficult emergency contexts.Adaptable in approach to work with a willingness to work under pressure in a demanding environment.Initiative and motivation to work independently and within a team context and develop solutions to problems. Highly flexible in style with the ability to produce creative and pragmatic solutions to complex problems.Proven ability to work with multi-million budgets mobilized from diverse range of donors, including monitoring and evaluation and reporting.A proven record of effective and complex management in a humanitarian response including managing budgets, staff, and funding of the programmed. This is to include excellent people management skills, with a good understanding of team development and proven financial management skills.Proven ability to work creatively, innovatively, and effectively with limited direct supervision.Proven experience as a team worker and demonstrably co-operate with members of the teams.To be familiar with and abide by the NGO/Red Cross Code of Conduct, the People in Aid Code, Oxfam International procedures and other regulatory codes (e.g. CHS and sphere)Commitment to humanitarian principles and actions.

How to Apply

As part of your online application, please upload your up-to-date CV and a covering letter explaining your suitability against the essential criteria in the job profile through www.ethiojobs.net or using Oxfam's internal /External application portal https://jobs.oxfam.org.uk / or https://jobs.oxfam.org.uk/vacancy/17647/description on or before August 2, 2022.

Your application will be shortlisted based on your CV and your responses to the above questions. You need not comment on your suitability against the essential criteria in the job profile.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.