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Job Purpose To strengthen Oxfam's response to the South Sudan programming areas through administrative and technical support to humanitarian and development programme staff and partners across the country program.
Responsible for the development, design and management/monitoring of the operational support needed for proper programmes implementation (including humanitarian, campaigns and gender). This role is responsible for 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 South Sudan Country Strategy. Furthermore, the Director of Business Support (D-BS) will ensure the procedures in country are aligned with the South Sudan 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.
EXTERNAL RELATIONSHIPS:
STRATEGIC VISION:
PEOPLE MANAGEMENT
PROGRAMME SUPPORT
SPECIFIC SUPPORT TO OPERATIONAL BUSINESS UNITS
Finance & Systems
Information Systems (IS)
Human Resources
Administration & Legal and Regulatory Compliance
Logistics
INTERNAL COORDINATION, CAPACITY BUILDING AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT
Ensure that the effectiveness, impact and direction of the operational business functions is regularly monitored, reviewed, evaluated and can be learned from, and report any findings regularly to the Country Director, Africa EA Node, OiA, donors and
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:
TECHNICAL SKILLS, EXPERIENCE & KNOWLEDGE
Essential
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.
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.
NB: Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
Only short- listed candidate will be contacted.
Deadline for submission of applications is 10 April 2025. Interested Applicants should send soft copies of their CVs and Cover letters and copies of academic certificates responding to the Required Technical Skills, Experience & Knowledge to our External Oxfam Link on https://jobs.oxfam.org.uk/jobs/vacancy/director-of-business-support-int10977/23256/description/ And to our Internal Oxfam Link on https://jobs.oxfam.org.uk/internal/vacancy/director-of-business-support-int10977/23256/description/
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