Country: Ethiopia

Organization: Oxfam GB

Closing date: 12 Jul 2023

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 issues

Job details

DIVISION: Operations

TEAM: Business Development

LOCATION: Addis Ababa

CONTRACT TYPE: Fixed Term contract

GRADE: D2

JOB FAMILY: Fundraising

SALARY: As per the Oxfam benefit package

HOURS: 37.5 per week

FLEXIBLE WORKING

We believe flexible working is key to building the Oxfam of the future, so we’re open to discussing the type of flexible arrangements that 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 stage

TEAM PURPOSE:

Oxfam in Ethiopia is working with more than 10 local/national NGOs across the country to support the programs in the areas of humanitarians, development, gender, governance, and accountability programming. In our partnerships, we engage with NGOs, women’s organizations, networks, academia and research institutions, government authorities as well as UN agencies responding working in the above spheres. Oxfam intends to facilitate local leadership and capacity sharing through its work with various actors.

The partnership team leads and facilitates the partnership processes with the different actors we work with, including mapping of potential partners, capacity, and due diligence assessments, establishing partnerships with eligible organizations, supporting partners in project implementation, capacity sharing, and learning exchanges, joint follow- ups and support as relevant, and other needed interventions to support the partners lead programs/responses program in Ethiopia.

JOB PURPOSE:

The Partnership Officer will lead on liaison and coordination with the different organizations we work with, and actively support the partners in their day-to-day relationship and partnership engagement processes and actions. The person will be responsible for effective communications with the partners, coordination of capacity strengthening and exchange processes, providing and/or mobilizing support to partners, facilitating visibility of partners’ work, coordination among partners and Oxfam technical teams, etc

POST HOLDER REPORTS TO: Partnership Coordinator

JOBS REPORTING TO THIS POST: None

BUDGET RESPONSIBILITY: No

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Programme Partnership and Partners Support

• Assist the partnership coordinator in mapping for new/potential partners in the country

• Assist the partnership coordinator in conducting the partner’s capacity and due diligence assessments

• Ensure relevant policies are shared with all partners as required in assessment tools

• Act as partners’ focal point and work with the partnership coordinator and other business development teams to respond to partner’s requests in a timely manner

• Liaise with partners on a weekly basis to follow up on challenges of implementation or new requests and keep records accordingly

• Responsible for preparing and maintaining documentation for partner-related activities in a clean, tidy, and well-organized manner all the time

Coordination and Collaboration

• Support the partnership coordinator and relevant country colleagues in processing partners’ letters of agreement and grants payments to partners

• Coordinate with partners and Oxfam colleagues for the conduct of training, meetings, and other gatherings as needed

• Assist with other tasks as requested by the Line Manager and as deemed necessary for partnership processes

Organizational Tasks

• Conduct and/or organize monitoring and follow-up trips to partners liaising between partnership coordinator, technical coordinators, and partners’ focal points

• Record and archive visit reports to partners, minutes of meetings, and relevant stakeholders

• Responsible for archiving and documentation of project data including uploading it on OPAL management information and review

• Prepare, keep, and update hard copies of partners’ and projects’ files

• Support in organizing kick-off workshops and capacity-building events as requested by program/technical coordinators, liaising with human resource, logistics, and finance departments

• Prepare per diem and transportation payment sheets for the participants of training and meetings as appropriate

• Maintain electronic & hard copy filling system of partnership program-related documents

• Assist in resolving any administrative problems and inquiries

• Maintain and update contact lists for partners and trainees

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:

• For this role, we have selected two of the most relevant feminist Leadership practices for this role (which you can read more about here.

  1 Influencing

  2 Mutual accountability

  3 Relationship Building

  SKILS, Experience, Knowledge & Competencies

Essential

• Master’s and/or Degree in Social Sciences, Sociology, Social Work, Communication, Education, and, or relevant disciplines/any other related areas that can bring added value to the job from a recognized university/college.

• Relevant/practical 4-5 years of working experience in civil society organizational capacity development, communication, and networking experience in supporting, working, or building networks of collaborating parties.

• Knowledge of and demonstrated commitment to Oxfam's values, mission, and work including feminist approach to humanitarian responses and Oxfam’s partnership principles.

• Good understanding of, and experience with, mapping, developing, and managing partnerships with and among CSOs, government or private institutions, federations, networks, and platforms.

• Excellent and demonstrable people, collaboration, and networking skills.

• Effective communication internally and externally towards NGOs, networks, and internally towards line managers, program/technical coordinators, and business support teams.

• Good assessment, analytical, and planning skills.

• Excellent written and spoken English

Desirable

• Awareness of Feminist principles.

• Required to adhere to Oxfam’s principles and values as well as the promotion of gender justice and women's rights.

• Understanding of and commitment to adhere to equity, diversity, gender, child safety, and staff health and wellbeing principles.

How to apply

As part of your online application, please upload your up-to-date CV and Cover Letter explaining your suitability against the essential criteria in the job profile through THIS LINK or before July 12, 2023.

Kindly note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.