Oxfam is a global movement of people working together to end the injustice of poverty.

DIVISION PURPOSE:

Oxfam is a global community who believes poverty isn’t inevitable. It’s an injustice that can be overcome. We are shop volunteers, women’s rights activists, marathon runners, aid workers, coffee farmers, street fundraisers, goat herders, policy experts, campaigners, water engineers and more. And we won’t stop until everyone can live life without poverty for good.

Oxfam GB is a member of the international confederation Oxfam.

TEAM PURPOSE:

To effectively establish Oxfam Program, I assigned area and to ensure effective, efficient, and quality implementation of humanitarian response to the conflict affected population in Yemen including contributing to the humanitarian Program design and management. Supports Oxfam’s impact locally, regionally, continentally and globally through ensuring humanitarian program alignment to the key strategic objectives and program standards Ensures that the humanitarian Programs make the proper shift, with the quality needed to ensure a proper achievement of the Oxfam Yemen Country Strategy. Leads the strategic guidance, oversight, and technical advice to the field teams in assigned Program area inclusive ensuring regular assessment, Program design, planning, implementation, reviewing progress and spending, compliance of policies and procedures, supports resources mobilization efforts and management, collaboration and partnership, people management, reporting, and representation. The team comprises of WASH, EFSVL, Gender, Protection and support team in the field who are engaged in humanitarian response implementation. Ensure that the promotion of women’s rights is at the heart of all Oxfam work in assigned area. Ensure regular assessment of needs and develop Program strategy to address the needs in close consultation with H&R Coordinator and DCD-Program

The team comprises of WASH, EFSVL, Gender, Protection and support team in the field who are engaged in program implementation to ensure that promotion of women’s rights are at the heart of all Oxfam work.

JOB PURPOSE:

Lead the design, implementation, management, and coordination of the humanitarian response and resilience Program in assigned Program areas. This includes representation, coordination, Program management and advocacy as well as establishing Programs and office base for long term presence of Oxfam in the assigned Program areas.

DIMENSIONS OF THE ROLE:

• Provide strategic and operational management of programs, people and funds.
• Influences the development of strategy and ensures and supports operational implementation.
• Develops solutions to diverse and complex problems within organizational policy.
• Flexibility to anticipate and resolve challenges within corporate or divisional parameters, with moderate scope.
• Influence managers, staff and volunteers in Oxfam and develop effective networks with external bodies.
• Continue to support security risks assessment and support the development of appropriate security plans in a complex environment.
• Ability to analyse and communicate complex information to a wide audience.
• Decision-making and judgement based on technical and management experience,
• Role is variable with well-defined targets and/or minimum standards and is both proactive and reactive.
• Capacity building of national staff and partners
• Representation in coordination meetings and external relationships as appropriate
• Produce clear and quality reports (financial and narrative) that demonstrate good accountability to Oxfam and donors.
• Coordinates and delivers agreed plans or strategies over which the job holder has some strategic input.
• Represents Oxfam in coordination meetings and some external relationships.
• Impact and influence of the job is mostly within the job holder’s own Program unit (i.e. country/region) but occasionally also in other parts of the affiliate and/or with an external audience.
• Usually plans and manages the resources of one or more sub-units, though not normally over a broad spectrum of programs or geographies.
• Specific competencies and skills are required to achieve the job’s objectives, eg geographical, thematic, and managerial.
• Helps shape local-level objectives within in a specific team. In larger Programs, these jobs are often part of a management team.
• Provide specialist advice or specific skills to their team or Program unit.
• Their plans and objectives are developed to contribute to country, region and broader Program strategy and can involve collaboration with Program technical leads and support functions at country level.
• Management tasks are complex and non-routine within their specialist unit or function.
• Requires the ability to analyze and communicate complex information to a wide audience.
• Decision-making requires significant levels of judgement based on technical and management experience, generally actively supported by line management and senior country management team.
• The focus of the role can vary but has well-defined targets and/or minimum standards and is both proactive and reactive.

The Role:

Leading Program delivery and implementation:

• Lead in programme implementation of Oxfam’s projects in Ibb supporting the partner as required to ensure donor commitments are achieved.
• Coordination of and delivery of agreed plans or strategies.
• Coordinate with the partnership department to set up progress calls with the partner, monitor implementation progress and ensure regular reporting by the partner.
• Where relevant, review partner reporting regularly and flag any issues in a timely manner to H&R Coordinator, DCD-P, Finance and partner focal points, and suggest potential solutions.
• Manage a priority programme partner portfolio and ensure a collaborative approach in project design and delivery with partners to drive meaningful change.
• Where relevant, act as field point of contact for all formal/informal implementing partner communication.
• Maintain and frequently update analysis of humanitarian and development situation in area of operation and use this analysis to inform interventions, and keep senior management advised of opportunities and constraints.
• Lead on defining and revising local level objectives and strategy in a specific team.
• Deliver demonstrable impact through direct Program action and advocacy action based on Program experience and outcomes to bring about policy and practice changes relating.

Program development and scale up:

• Contribute to expansion of the Program through detailed analysis of needs and risks for Program expansion.
• Establish strong presence through setting up Program office with the required standards.
• Actively participate in various cluster meeting to effectively represent the Program and enhance Program visibility.
• Ensure the existing Programs are delivered on time and as per the quality standards.
• Contribute to project design, proposal development and reporting of existing projects.
• When appropriate, coordinate and manage new proposals writing for the scale-up of the response.

Safety and Security management:

• Ensure optimal security management procedures and practices are in place and continuously monitor the security situation; adapting staff safety procedures accordingly and that appropriate and timely measures are put in place to reduce risks and threats to Oxfam staff, assets, operations and beneficiaries.
• Ensure security guidelines are updated and adhered to and that all new staff and visitors receive appropriate security briefings.
• Ensure that security incidents are duly reported on information is effectively collected and exchanged with staff and other organisations,
• Produce ad hoc sitreps and analysis of the security and humanitarian situation.

Human Resources Management/Team Management:

• Recruitment of local staff, and management of all staff in line with Oxfam policies, including performance management, ensuring that they have the necessary induction, training and support as required.
• Ensure that performance management is in place and used effectively.
• Ensure follow up by giving regular advice, guidance and feedback
• Provide regular report of the progress of the agreed development plan to the country program manager.

Administration and Liaison:

• Act as focal point with field level authorities including SCAMCHA and line ministries and ensure smooth coordination in collaboration with Country Admin and Liaison.
• Follow up on field level Travel Permits, implementation permits and any other legal requirements for Oxfam’s presence and implementation in Ibb office.
• Take overall responsibility for managing the office, ensuring efficient application of Oxfam’s policies, procedures and administrative systems and the application of the Management Standards of the organization.

Manage Oxfam GB’s risk:

• Ensure that budgets are drawn up for all activities, and that costs are kept within budgets, providing a monthly financial summary to the country co-ordination office and quarterly analysis of trends.
• Provide regular, consistently high-quality reports on Program and projects by ensuring that proper monitoring is included in all work.
• Manage and monitor administration and logistics systems and procedures.
• Ensure effective staff security procedures and draw up special security guidelines in the event of serious security risk.
• Actively implement Oxfam GB’s diversity policies in the recruitment and employment of staff, in also the Program delivering.
• Maintain contact with authorities and other agencies and ensure that Oxfam complies with relevant legislation and that its activity is understood and publicized.

External Coordination and Advocacy:

• Manage Oxfam GB’s contribution to Oxfam International’s work, represent and develop good relationships with official authorities and other agencies, be proactive in ensuring that Oxfam develops and maintains a positive profile.
• Identify and conduct impact assessment initiatives and ensure effective communications about Program impact with stakeholders within and outside Oxfam.
• To keep informed of relevant Program issues in the Program and to contribute to wider program learning.
• Represent Oxfam to government officials, UN agencies and other NGO staff at field level as appropriate and at national level by delegation from Country Director and from the Humanitarian Country Team
• Ability to travel to remote areas in the project and across the Program.

What we are looking for:

We’re looking for a candidate who cares about Oxfam's mission to end poverty and is personally aligned to our feminist principles and values of empowerment, accountability and inclusion in all you do.

An ideal candidate for the role will also be / have:

Essential

• Proven experience of emergency and development work, and an understanding of relevant issues with proven international experience.
• A proven record of effective and complex management in a humanitarian response including managing budgets, staff and funding of the Program. This is to include excellent people management skills, with a good understanding of team development and proven financial management skills.
• Experience in maintaining and updating analysis of humanitarian and development situations, using this information to inform interventions.
• Proficiency in writing proposals and developing
• Previous experience in working with partners,
• First degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline (preferably economics, politics, sociology, humanities) or substantial experience.
• Proven ability to work creatively, innovatively, and effectively with limited direct
• Proven experience as a team worker and demonstrably co-operative with members of other
• To be familiar with and abide by the NGO/Red Cross Code of Conduct, the People in Aid Code, Oxfam International procedures, and other regulatory codes (e.g. InterAction Field Co-operation Protocol).
• Commitment to humanitarian principles and action.

Thinking and understanding:

• Good understanding of community emergency issues, with experience of or ability to work directly with local NGOs or communities in the following issues: livelihoods; water and sanitation; health / disability / gender and of how this may link to Oxfam’s objectives within the Program and in the region, as well as in the use of impact assessment to inform Program development choices.
• Proven analytical skills and ability to think strategically for Program design and to implement the
• Knowledge and experience of promoting gender equity, and an active commitment to promoting the interests of marginalized people in all aspects of Oxfam GB’s work.
• Sympathy with the aims and objectives of

Working effectively with others:

• High-level interpersonal and communications
• Fluency in spoken and written
• Ability to influence and liaise effectively with key

Leading others:

• Proven evidence of leadership skills including challenging, motivating, and developing a team through periods of change.
• Ability to work with others to develop vision into strategy and communicating and influencing this to a wider audience.
• Ability to create the environment to enable others to achieve their objectives and to be able to develop their skills and abilities.
• Self-Awareness
• Mutual accountability
• Relationship building

Desirable

• Knowledge of Yemen context in terms of its political, economic and social trends plus a good understanding of the key development and humanitarian issues in the region – desirable. Arabic language skills will be a plus.

Others:

• 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.

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

We offer:

We offer a competitive salary and a range of additional benefits to staff including flexible working options, generous pension scheme, annual leave, additional leave allowances, company sick pay, life assurance and a range of other benefits. 

From the day you join Oxfam we invite you to stretch and learn in your role. Our wide range of Learning & Development opportunities includes in-house courses, e-learning modules, on-the job learning opportunities, coaching and mentoring, and much more. 

You can read more about all Oxfam has to offer here.

Flexfam:

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. 

How to apply:

As part of your online application, please upload your up to date CV and Cover Letter explaining your suitability against the essential criteria in the job profile.  

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 committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people, adults and beneficiaries with whom Oxfam GB engages. 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.

The post holder will undertake the appropriate level of training and is responsible for ensuring that they understand and work within the safeguarding policies of the organisation.

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks. Oxfam GB also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.  In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.

We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organisation and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.

About us

Oxfam is a global community who believe poverty isn’t inevitable. It’s an injustice that can be overcome. We are shop volunteers, women’s right activists, marathon runners, aid workers, coffee farmers, street fundraisers, goat herders, policy experts, campaigners, water engineers and more. And we won’t stop until everyone can live life without poverty for good.

Oxfam GB is a member of international confederation of 21 organisations working together with partners and local communities in the areas of humanitarian, development and campaigning, in more than 90 countries. 

A thriving diverse Oxfam:

It’s people power that brings about change. To play our part as a global organisation working to overcome poverty and inequality, we need equality, diversity and inclusion across our community of staff, partners and volunteers. Together, we’re committed to becoming a more diverse workforce, better able to tackle the global challenges that face our world today.

To do that:

• We need to dismantle the unequal power structures that exist everywhere, this including Oxfam and the wider development and charity sectors.
• We need an inclusive Oxfam where everyone can bring who they are to our work and feels celebrated for the differences they bring.
• We want and need everyone, and that means we need you.