Senior Business Development Officer At Oxfam Novib

Internal/External Re-advertised

Senior Business Development Officer- 40 hrs per week – 1 Year (Renewable upon Funds)

Estimated start date: ASAP

Based in Jerusalem or WB with travel to Gaza

Deadline for Application 7th April 2024

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

We are an international confederation of 21 organizations (affiliates) working together with partners and local communities in the areas of humanitarian, development and campaigning, in more than 90 countries.

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

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 committed to 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 ourvalues are recruited to work for us.

The Role

The Senior Business Development Officer (Sr.BDO) will contribute to achieving high quality programming by ensuring effective grants management including, compliance requirements, reporting, contribution to timely and quality proposal development, and internal and external communication as required. The post holder is expected to also support the programme teams in planning, developing, and designing high quality bids to institutional donors. The Sr. BDO shall ensure programme and support teams are fully informed of relevant donor compliance regulations and Oxfam procedures, manage contracts with donors and Oxfam affiliates, coordinate donor and other external reporting, and coordinate grant revisions.

What we are looking for

We are looking for someone who has:

• At least 5 years of experience and knowledge of planning for, securing and managing funds from institutional donors;
• Experience of donor relations and grants management (e.g. with institutional humanitarian and development donors), working with humanitarian and development donors
• Sound skills in donor contract management, donor compliance and programme development.
• Proven skills and experience in report and proposal development and working with multiple donors;
• A team player with highly developed interpersonal, influencing and relationship skills;
• Excellent communication skills – both written and verbal (English and Arabic);
• Good administrative and numerical skills and attention to detail;
• Knowledge of NGO programming;
• Good personal organizational skills, including time management, and ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure.
• Proficient in MS Office applications, specifically Word and Excel

Desirable

• Knowledge or experience of Oxfam’s programme work.
• Good knowledge and awareness of issues related to Oxfam’s strategic objectives and theories of change.
• Strong proven ability to identify and articulate strategic and policy issues through effective oral and written briefs
• Travel to Gaza office on a regular basis.