Humanitarian Director At Oxfam

Closing date: 9 September 2021 @ 23:59 BST

Interviews: TBC

Location: Global South, Nairobi preferred. Other OIS Office locations or where Oxfam has an office are considered (subject to being able to establish a contract of employment directly or via hosting affiliate)

Contract: Fixed Term, 4 Years

One Oxfam Grade: A

Salary and benefits: National terms, in line with Oxfam values and subject to location**

Oxfam International is unable to guarantee the obtaining of a work permit for the role. Candidates must have and be able to retain the legal right to work in the above-mentioned locations. We are not able to support the relocation of a candidate to take up the position in an Oxfam location.

Flexible working: We believe flexible working is key to building the Secretariat of the future, so we’re open to talking through the type of working arrangements that might work for you, for example, job share, part-time or compressed hours.

*The Role

Oxfam International Secretariat is looking for a Humanitarian Director who will contribute to Oxfam’s global objectives by providing vision, strategic direction and operational oversight to all of Oxfam’s humanitarian work. This includes the commitment to greater local humanitarian leadership, safe programming, PSEA, strong community engagement & accountability as well as implementing a feminist humanitarian approach. The Humanitarian Director will work collaboratively with others to develop programmes that address the humanitarian-development nexus. As Oxfam’s most senior humanitarian, the Director will also represent Oxfam to the global humanitarian sector.

Please see full Job Description for further details

*Who we’re looking for

We are looking for a strategic leader with a proven track record and field experience especially in the Global South, at a senior level, of managing large scale response strategies in a range of complex humanitarian crises (natural, conflict, slow onset etc.) including managing and motivating multidisciplinary, multicultural and geographically dispersed teams. We look forward to hearing from individuals with working knowledge and experience of the humanitarian rights framework, including international humanitarian law (IHL) and protection issues as well as good knowledge and experience with gender analysis and partnership relations. In addition, if you have self-awareness, understanding and commitment to Oxfam values and principles, you are the individual we are looking for:

What we offer

This role gives an opportunity to lead, support and coordinate humanitarian response and policies to reduce the impact of, prepare for and respond to crises. The post holder will harness the resources of the whole Oxfam confederation to deliver support for the organisation’s strategic plan and a chance to work with a diverse group of passionate people globally. The role gives an individual a better understanding and appreciation of the important work done by Oxfam employees every day to continue fighting injustice around the world. At Oxfam, we believe that every aspect of our work can lead to a positive outcome.

If you have the same opinion, together with the ability to meet the challenges involved, this role offers scope for immense personal fulfilment – as well as outstanding opportunities to develop your career.

Oxfam is committed to providing a fair compensation package and to providing a flexible, supportive, working environment.**

About us

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) plus the Oxfam International Secretariat, 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 our core values: Empowerment, Accountability, Inclusiveness, Courage, Solidarity and Equality.

*Our commitment to safeguarding

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 our values are recruited to work for us.