Oxfam Country Director Jobs in Ethiopia
About the Role
Oxfam is looking for a Country Director in Ethiopia to provide strategic leadership and management to this large and high-profile programme, including all development and humanitarian programming to maximise our influence and impact. The position is accountable to the Oxfam in Africa Deputy Director for the delivery, effective management (which includes budgets and planning), monitoring and evaluation, and learning from the programme.
Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities
Strategic Leadership
Provides vision and direction for the country programme.
Leads on developing and implementing the country’s strategic plan, and operating model in alignment with the Africa Strategy and Horizon 2 Plan.
Provides strategic leadership and management of Oxfam’s program in the country including all development, and humanitarian programming to maximise our influence and impact.
Accountable to the Oxfam in Africa Deputy Director for the delivery, effective management and monitoring, evaluation and learning of the programme against the annual budget and plan.
Accountable to the Country Governance Group (CGG) for strategic oversight, programme accountability and affiliation process where appropriate.
Ensures overall leadership of disaster preparedness, emergency programming, mitigation and management including humanitarian response activities for Category 1 / 2 / 3 emergencies.
Programme Development and Management
Manages the Country Leadership Team and Line manages the work in the country: staff, budget, funding, and programme.
Ensure that programme development of coherent integrated programs consistent with the context and priorities of the country strategy and invests in the growth needs and skills of the program
Creates and supports an environment which results in strong partnerships, government relations, knowledge sharing and innovation.
Works with the Country Governance Group (CGG) to ensure that strategy is created and implemented seeking out and maintaining new funding sources to support program implementation.
Works closely with other affiliates with strong interest in the country to develop and deliver high quality programmes.
Plays an active role in drawing on learning from across Oxfam and external sources and sharing evidenced based learning with others.
Behavioral Competencies
Self-Awareness
Relationship Building
Influencing
Strategic Thinking and Judgment
Technical Skills, Experience & Knowledge
Person Specification
Committed to a rights-based approach including an active commitment to putting women’s rights at the heart of all we do as well as the rights of other marginalized people in all aspects of an organization’s work.
Most importantly, every individual at Oxfam International needs to be able to:
Live our values of INCLUSION, ACCOUNTABILITY, EMPOWERMENT, COURAGE, SOLIDARITY and EQUALITY
Ensure you commit to Oxfam’s Organizational Attributes (including adhering to the Code of Conduct)
Be committed to Oxfam’s feminist principles, and to applying them in your day-to-day behaviour and your work. Be ready to keep learning, with accountability to those who experience oppression as a result of their identities, such as their gender, race/ethnicity, disability, class, or LGBTQIA identity.”
Be committed to undertaking Oxfam’s safeguarding training and adhering to relevant policies, to ensure all people who come into Oxfam are as safe as possible.
How to Apply
For more information and job application details, see; Oxfam Country Director Jobs in Ethiopia
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