Are you a Business Support Director who wants to work in the Oxfam DRC country team:

• to strengthen Oxfam's response to the DRC programming areas through administrative and technical support to humanitarian and development programme staff and partners across the country program?
• to ensure that Oxfam in DRC has the management, technical and logistical capacity to manage its humanitarian, resilience and sustainable development work?
• that is committed to preventing and responding to sexual exploitation, abuse, and harassment and child abuse and to contribute to providing a safe working environment for all who come into contact with Oxfam?

Do you want to join a global movement of people working together to end the injustice of poverty?

If the answer is yes, then we would like to hear from you.

The Role:

The Director of Business Support is responsible for:

• the development, design and management/monitoring of the operational support needed for proper programmes implementation (including humanitarian, campaigns and gender).
• the following Business Support Units, namely: Finance, HR, Logistics, Admin, IT, apart from being a key member of the Senior Management Team (SMT), and able to give strategic inputs to the Country Director (CD) and making decisions towards the achievement of the Oxfam in DRC Country Strategy.
• Furthermore, the Director of Business Support (D-BS) will ensure the procedures in country are aligned with the DRC Law and Oxfam global policies and procedures, while proving leadership of the Business Support Team to guarantee the timely and quality support needed for the other units

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:

• Masters / Post-graduate academic qualification on either of Business Administration, Finance Human Resources, Logistics or related discipline with a strong finance background, preferably in relief/development work with management and supervisory responsibilities in program operations at senior management level; DRC or fragile context experience considered an advantage
• Relevant experience of 7 - 10 years for Masters or Post-graduate holders or 10 + years for Bachelor holders, preferably in an international NGO out of which at least 5 years should be supervisory/managerial experience
• Experience of leading the implementation of operational improvements and the persistence to achieve change in a challenging environment
• Good understanding of information systems and information technology with a sound knowledge of their development and capabilities
• Leadership qualities and people management expertise to provide direction and effective support to a multidisciplinary and multicultural team
• Strong commitment to Oxfam’s purpose, a broad understanding of the work culture in the “development” sector and its impact on key areas of responsibility and a commitment to humanitarian principles and action
• Effective verbal and written communication skills in French and English, including high-level interpersonal and representational capabilities
• Ability to operate and think strategically, coupled with proven analytical skills and the use of these to problem solve and make firm decisions
• Understanding of gender and diversity considerations within key areas of responsibility and commitment to address inequalities in the workplace and the programme
• Committed to 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

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.  

This position is an opportunity for an exceptional professional and highly motivated with a strong commitment to Oxfam’s values and beliefs. If you think you are the candidate we are looking for, please download full description and submit your application online at :  https://jobs.oxfam.org.uk/jobs/vacancy/24385/description using reference number INT11465

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.