Closing date: 06 Mar 2017
Contract Type: Open ended
Location: Home based; deployed to multiple locations
Salary:£32,000 - £37,095 net per annum (Net = take home pay. Oxfam will meet the tax and social security liabilities of post-holder in addition to net salary); Plus a Hard To Work Allowance of £4000 net per annum, if the employee is deployed to Hard To Work place.
It is Oxfam’s policy to hire at the minimum to middle of the band, depending upon the skills and experiences of the strongest candidate.
Benefits: Oxfam offers staff a comprehensive benefits package including annual leave entitlements, sick pay provision, medical cover plus opportunities for learning and development. During deployment the living expenses and accommodation will be covered.
Due to the urgency of this role, we will be reviewing CVs and interviewing candidate in advance of the closing date. For this reason, interested candidates are asked to submit their application as soon as possible.
Who we are
Oxfam is one of the world’s leading providers of humanitarian aid in emergencies, operating since the 1940s. We have a global reputation for speed, scale and efficiency and have well-recognised technical expertise in several fields, including Emergency Food Security and Vulnerable Livelihoods, clean water, sanitation, public health and the protection of civilians. Oxfam responds directly wherever there is a widespread threat to life, health and livelihoods, with which it is beyond people’s capacity to cope, and where it can make a positive difference.
When an emergency hits, Oxfam is there. At any given time our teams are responding to an average of 25 emergencies worldwide. Oxfam's humanitarian work aims to have the maximum impact on the health of populations affected by crises through the integration of Oxfam's various sectoral activities.
What we are looking for
The Humanitarian Support Personnel (HSP) Team comprises of people from around the globe who are deployed from their home base, to countries where Oxfam is delivering humanitarian programmes. HSPs can expect to be deployed to programmes for around 9 months a year and this could be to several countries or just one, depending on the context.
This position is one of nine EFSVL HSPs providing technical support to country and regional teams on all aspects of their EFSVL programming and strategies. We expect HSPs to be both ‘doers’ and strategic thinkers – people who are able to hit the ground running to deliver an emergency response, as well as those who are able to develop longer term strategies and provide capacity building support to colleagues in country and regional offices and partner organisations.
As managers of, and advisers to, Oxfam humanitarian programmes at national level, EFSVL specialists are responsible for providing strategic leadership, ensuring the quality of programme delivery, influencing and coordinating with other organisations, and disseminating good practice within Oxfam and externally.
You will have a strong background in market assessments, social protection and cash programming programmes with multi-country experience implementing a range of projects including in-kind, cash transfers (including electronic transfers), livelihoods interventions, prevention and preparedness activities. You will be able to deploy at short notice to areas affected by crisis and support the rapid scale up of humanitarian programmes to meet life saving needs of affected people. In addition, you will be fluent in written and spoken English. Other languages are highly desirable, in particular French and Arabic.
Due to the urgency of this role, we will be reviewing CVs and interviewing candidate in advance of the closing date. For this reason, interested candidates are asked to submit their application as soon as possible.
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