Country: Ethiopia
Closing date: 30 Apr 2018
One person in three in the world lives in poverty. Oxfam is determined to change that world by mobilizing the power of people against poverty. Around the world, Oxfam works to find practical, innovative ways for people to lift themselves out of poverty and thrive. We save lives and help rebuild livelihoods when crisis strikes. And we campaign so that the voices of the poor influence the local and global decisions that affect them. In all we do, Oxfam works with partner organizations and alongside vulnerable women and men to end the injustices that cause poverty.
We have been working in Ethiopia since the early 1970’s to address the underlying causes of poverty and marginalization. Since then, we have established a strong reputation in the implementation of both development and humanitarian programs to support practical and innovative ways to empower women and for all people to lift themselves out of poverty.
Our one country program aims to promote women’s rights, good governance and accountability, resilient livelihoods, as well as enhance preparedness, reduce vulnerability to disaster and ensure an effective response to humanitarian crises.
The role
The Country Director provides strategic leadership and management of this large and high profile program, including all development and humanitarian programming to maximise our influence and impact.
The position is accountable to the Oxfam Regional Director for Horn, Eastern and Central Africa (HECA) for the delivery, effective management (which includes budgets and planning), monitoring and evaluation, and learning from the program.
The person
We are looking for a dynamic, charismatic and credible leader with the following:
- Master’s degree (or equivalent) in a relevant field
- Significant senior leadership and management experience in the development and delivery of high quality program, influencing and humanitarian strategy, with and through partners or directly, in one or more challenging locations
- Proven track record of applying new technologies to programming or make use of existing technologies to innovatively influence program design and delivery
- Proven track record in influencing at both grassroots as well as high international levels
- Experience in leading and motivating multi-disciplinary teams, operating in geographically remote locations.
- Proven records of successional investment in start-up programming to ultimately achieve impact at scale
- Committed to a rights-based approach including an active commitment to putting women’s rights at heart of all we do.
- Experience of managing complex change processes and relationships involving a wide range of both internal and external multi-cultural stakeholders across a variety of disciplines and geographical areas;
- A high degree of self-awareness and an understanding of how to drive and support excellent team performance and individual development in line Oxfam’s values and policies
- Proven track record of success in representing an organisation with partners; government agencies, private sector organisations, media and donors at senior level; national and globally
- Knowledge and understanding how institutions such as IGAD, AU, EAC etc. work and how these impact on Oxfam’s work in Ethiopia
- NGO Sector experience in the country or region, is an asset
- Fluent in English
Our offer
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 competitive compensation package based on a 40-hour work week.
How to apply:
If you believe your qualifications/experience meet the requirements, please apply by clicking the below link;
https://jobs.oxfam.org.uk/vacancy/country-director---ethiopia-int4367/8566/description/
The closing date is 30th April 2018.
Please note: candidates who had applied earlier and were not successfully need not apply again.
We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organisation.