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OUR WORK IN ETHIOPIA

DIVISION: Impact

TEAM: Humanitarian  

LOCATION: Gambella Town

CONTRACT TYPE: Fixed Term

GRADE: C1 National                                                      

JOB FAMILY:  Programme

SALARY: As per the Oxfam benefit package

HOURS: 37.5 Hours per week

FLEXIBLE WORKING

We believe flexible working is key to building the Oxfam of the future, so we’re open to talking through the type of flexible arrangements which might work for you. This is a full-time role; however, Oxfam offers various flexible arrangements which candidates can discuss with the Recruiting Manager at the interview stage.

TEAM PURPOSE:

The Programmes Team will ensure that the programmes make the proper shift, with the quality needed to ensure a proper achievement of the Ethiopia Oxfam Country Strategy. As part of the programmes team, the whole team on the WASH Sector will ensure that the Goal 1 of the OCS is achieved with the required quality and timely. This team will work very close with the other departments like development/resilient, urban development, gender, and protection team for ensuring the link between the long term and emergency response activities. The team will work strongly to improve the coordination effort among different likeminded organizations like INGOs, LNGOs, UN organizations and relevant government structure at all levels.

JOB PURPOSE:

The Refugee Response Programme Manager will be leading the design, implementation, management, and coordination of effective and appropriate large-scale humanitarian interventions in Gambella region. This includes the humanitarian strategic management, representation, coordination, programme management, advocacy, and programme support at senior levels, particularly around the South Sudanese Refugee Response.

POST HOLDER REPORTS TO

Humanitarian and Resilience Program Manager

JOBS REPORTING TO THIS POST

Finance Coordination, WASH Coordinator, HR Coordinator, MEAL Coordinator, Sr. Safety and Security Officer, Sr. Procurement and Logistics Officer and other relevant/necessary Sr. Management Staff in Gambella.

BUDGET RESPONSIBILITY

Yes

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

1.       Strategic Management and Leadership

• Act as Oxfam’s focal person for the South Sudanese Refugee Response in Gambella
• Be responsible and accountable for the entire program delivery of the Sudanese Refugee Response in Gambella
• Directly line manage the Sr. Management Team in Gambella
• Within and beyond the Gambella region, develop and maintain a network for Humanitarian actors and issues. Represent Oxfam to donors and diplomatic missions and communicate Oxfam public policy and advocacy positions as and when appropriate to institutions, government, international, UN national and local organisations as required.
• Participate in resource mobilisation and negotiation of appropriate resources in collaboration with the Humanitarian and Resilience Program Manager and Business Development Manager.
• Oversee the mechanisms for monitoring and evaluation of the refugee response programmes.
• Work with team members to link refugee response programmes to other programming, including advocacy and longer-term programmes.
• To contribute to implementing Oxfam’s Country Strategy/Humanitarian Strategy with a focus on humanitarian preparedness, response, and protection.
• As part of the Oxfam Gambella Management Team and Oxfam Gambella Security Team, ensure that Oxfam’s organisational policies are met and actively contribute to the overall strategic development of the country programme, taking the lead on humanitarian-related issues.

2.     Humanitarian Preparedness, Response and Programme Management

Preparedness

• Led the Refugee Response Programme design and development of appropriate contingency plans and related preparedness and mitigation strategies, including capacity-building initiatives, to ensure Oxfam’s humanitarian mandate can be always met. 
• Ensure relevant Oxfam partners have updated humanitarian contingency plans and that key staff are trained. 
• Before humanitarian crises, lead the preparedness process in Gambella by ensuring that well-trained human resources are always ready to act, and material resources are pre-positioned in strategic locations. 

Programme Management and Response

• Provide strategic and effective leadership in pulling together Oxfam’s humanitarian response and any scale-up of the same. This includes but is not limited to coordination within Oxfam nationally, regionally, and globally on humanitarian issues but also to take or ensure an appropriate leading coordination role in the overall national/local response as can be expected with regards to Oxfam’s size and technical expertise. 
• Manage and lead the strategic development of Ethiopia’s ongoing refugee response programme, serving affected people within WASH, Emergency Food Security & Livelihoods, gender, protection, and Local Humanitarian Leadership programs. 
• Develop and maintain close working relationships with Country Technical Coordinators, Head of Development Programme, Partnership Capacity Building Specialist, Gender Coordinator and Advocacy/Policy colleagues to encourage and strengthen Oxfam’s one programme approach. 
• Develop and manage an appropriate response to humanitarian crises per agreed standards (e.g., Core Humanitarian Standards, Code of Conduct; SPHERE, Oxfam Gender Policy etc.) and Oxfam’s best practices. 
• Lead on enhancing Oxfam’s ability to respond promptly, appropriately, and in an accountable and cost-effective manner to humanitarian crises in programme areas, focusing on programme quality beneficiary and partner accountability. 
• Ensure that Oxfam meets all contractual obligations, achieves high-quality proposals, and that all donor reports are submitted on time to the Funding Department and are of high quality. 
• Recruit and line manage refugee response programme staff as required by Oxfam’s Performance Management process and proactive staff development, including objective setting, performance review and personal development plans. Ensuring all aspects of Oxfam’s work in Ethiopia, e.g., programme themes and aims, gender equity, and protection advocacy, is reflected in its own and staff objectives. 
• Provide required inputs to other departmental strategies, including but not limited to advocacy, gender, protection and development and support relevant policy issues. 
• Support partner organisations in developing and delivering projects within agreed parameters where appropriate. 
• Contribute to regional analysis and programming as appropriate particularly seek opportunities for Oxfam and others to learn from the Ethiopia experience. 
• Ensure that Oxfam’s programme is cost-effective and efficient and complies with all organisational standards of management and accountability. 
• Ensure that the programme is implemented consultative, participative and gender sensitive. 
• Ensure that key humanitarian information of the refugee response programme is circulated appropriately within Oxfam and with external counterparts. 
• Report regularly to the SMT and Country Director with agreed-upon indicators against the overall objectives. 

Representation

• Represent Oxfam in appropriate humanitarian and refugee fora at a Gambella and national level with government authorities, UN organisations, NGOs, private sector, and donor agencies. 
• Represent Oxfam in appropriate humanitarian and refugee fora at a Gambella and national level with government authorities, UN organisations, NGOs, private sector, and donor agencies. 
• Maintain and further develop Oxfam’s existing network of key humanitarian contacts nationally, regionally, and globally. 
• Raise the profile of refugee context and Oxfam’s programmes through participation in Gambella and national humanitarian fora at senior levels. 
• Influence and advocate on refugee issues through media, communications, and key meetings, alone and with others as appropriate. 
• Support direct line reports at the senior level in facilitating solutions to any issues with other departments as required to enhance programme delivery and contribute to improving programme/technical support functions. 

Person Specification

1. Be committed to equal opportunities: demonstrating sensitivity to culture differences and gender equality.

2. Be willing to learn and apply gender mainstreaming, women’s rights, and diversity and inclusion across all aspects of your work.

3. 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.

For this role, we have selected two of the most relevant feminist Leadership practices for this role (which you can read more about here.

1 Self-Awareness

2 Mutual accountability

3 Strategic Thinking and Judgment

• Degree or higher qualification from a recognized University/college in Public Health Engineering, Civil Engineering, Agricultural Economics, Community Development, or any other related area that can bring added value to the job.
• Relevant experience of 7-10 years in managing complex WASH and development projects, preferably in an international NGO/operational UN agency/equivalent, out of which at least five years should be supervisory/team leader/managerial experience.
• Extensive experience in large-scale humanitarian programming at the senior level and management in complex situations and insecure environments.
• At least two years of experience in the refugee response programme, especially in leading, designing, coordinating, fundraising, and understanding programme cycle management.
• Knowledge in conflict resolution and international humanitarian law and commitments to humanitarian principles and actions.
• Adaptable in approach to work with a willingness to work under pressure in a demanding environment and take Initiative and motivation to work independently and within a team context and develop solutions to problems.
• Highly flexible in style and able to produce creative and pragmatic solutions to complex problems. 
• Proven ability to work with multi-million budgets mobilized from a diverse range of donors, including monitoring and, evaluation and reporting.
• A proven record of effective and complex programme management in humanitarian response, including programme development, managing budgets, staff, and grants. This includes excellent people management skills, with a good understanding of team dynamics and capacity building.
• Proven ability to work creatively, innovatively, and effectively with limited direct supervision.
• Proven experience as a team player and demonstrably co-operate and work effectively with a diverse team.
• Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion 
• To be familiar with and abide by Oxfam International CoC and procedures and other regulatory international governing codes (e.g., CHS and sphere)
• Experience in implementing gendered humanitarian interventions and mainstreaming protection in humanitarian interventions. 
• Excellent communicator with strong written and reporting skills and an excellent ability to influence verbally to persuade with diplomacy and tact. 
• Excellent English communication skills and good computer command (MS Excel, MS Word, etc.)

Key Attributes

• Ability to demonstrate sensitivity to cultural differences and gender issues, as well as the commitment to equal opportunities.
• Ability to demonstrate an openness and willingness to learn about the application of gender/gender mainstreaming, women’s rights, and diversity for all aspects of development work. 
• Commitment to Oxfam’s safeguarding policies to ensure all people who come into contact with Oxfam are as safe as possible. 

Organizational Values

• Accountability – Our purpose-driven, results-focused approach means we take responsibility for our actions and hold ourselves accountable. We believe that others should also be held accountable for their actions.
• Empowerment – Our approach means that everyone involved with Oxfam, from our staff and supporters to people living in poverty, should feel they can make change happen.
• Inclusiveness – We are open to everyone and embrace diversity. We believe everyone has a contribution to make, regardless of visible and invisible differences.

At interview, shortlisted candidates will also be assessed on our values and organisational attributes, as outlined above.