Closing date: 14 Mar 2019
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Oxfam is a global movement of people working together to end the injustice of poverty.
HUMANITARIAN SUPPORT PERSONNEL (HSP) PROGRAMME MANAGER
Oxfam’s Global Humanitarian Team are looking for emergency response managers to join our elite team.
Do you have a “can do” attitude and the drive and self-confidence to shape our humanitarian programmes?
Do you enjoy problem solving and multi-tasking in the most challenging environments?
Do you have a genuine interest and commitment to making a long-term difference to those affected by crises and disasters?
If you are a talented manager, have proven humanitarian experience in a number of different emergency contexts, excellent communication skills and are able to motivate and lead a team, then we want to work with you!
The Role
As a Programme Manager, you will be typically responsible for managing a specific programme area, typically teams of up to 50 people including technical experts (such as Water, Hygiene and Sanitation (WASH), food security and a range of support services) and manage budgets up to 5 million Euros. You will work with limited supervision and autonomously set programme level objectives. You might also be deployed at capital level to coordinate a country-wide emergency response.
What we are looking for
You will be part of a team of approximately 80 HSP members comprising various different technical functions and you will be deployed by Oxfam’s Global Humanitarian Team. You may be deployed into our biggest and most challenging emergency responses, or into chronic, less visible crises in any country in the world. You will be deployed from your home country. You must be prepared to travel at short notice to emergency response countries (deployments are normally 3-6 months, but can be longer). Fluent English is essential as well as French OR Arabic.
What we offer:
Location: Deployed to various locations worldwide. Home-based when not deployed
Contracts: Open-ended
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Hours:** Full-time - 36 hours per week. Part time work negotiable (e.g. working 9 out of 12 months per year)
Annual Salary and Benefits:£33,150 net per annum, pro rata
Oxfam offers a wide range of benefits, including over 43 days holiday/TOIL per year, pension and medical cover, living and accommodation costs covered during deployments.
Flexible start date, ideally in March/April
This role will give you an opportunity to make a difference, to act as a key contributor to humanitarian responses across the world, to work with a group of passionate people that are specialists in their various fields along with regular training and development, with an organisation offering fair pay and a competitive benefits package. **
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 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.
We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organisation and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.
Note: All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks.
How to apply:
How to apply:
As part of your online application, please upload your up to date CV and a covering letter explaining your suitability against the essential criteria in the job profile. You will also need to fill in an application form using the link below:
https://jobs.oxfam.org.uk/vacancy/10221/description
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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.
Oxfam GB is a member of international confederation of 19 organisations working together with partners and local communities in the areas of humanitarian, development and campaigning, in more than 90 countries.