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Note:

Oxfam doesn't charge any fees for recruitment and doesn't have any relationship with recruitment agencies in or out Yemen

ملحوظة:

منظمة أوكسفام لا تفرض أي رسوم على التوظيف وليس لها اي علاقة مع وكالات التوظيف داخل او خارج اليمن

Are you a dynamic and energetic professional with a minimum of 3 years of experience in a similar role at a reputable organization?

Do you hold a first degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline (preferably economics, politics, sociology, humanities) or possess substantial experience?

Do you have a proven track record of effective and complex management in humanitarian response, including managing budgets, staff, and program funding? This should include excellent people management skills, a strong understanding of team development, and proven financial management abilities.

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

The Role:

Programme manager is to 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.

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

• A dynamic and energic person with minimum of 3 years in similar role at a reputable organization.
• First degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline (preferably economics, politics, sociology, humanities) or substantial experience.
• Experience in maintaining and updating humanitarian analyses and development situations, using this information to inform interventions.
• Experience working in first phase emergency response in a fragile context.
• A proven record of effective and complex management in a humanitarian response including managing budgets, staff and funding of the programme. This is to include excellent people management skills, with a good understanding of team development and proven financial management skills.
• Demonstrated experience and skills in scaling up projects through innovative approaches to complex and challenging environments.
• Proficiency in writing proposals and developing budgets.
• Proven ability to work creatively, innovatively, and effectively with limited direct supervision.
• Proven experience as a team worker and demonstrably co-operative with members of other teams.
• Knowledge and/or experience in coordination and representation 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.
• 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 approach.
• 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.
• Commitment to Oxfam values, objectives and vision.

Working effectively with others:

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

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

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

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 travel to remote areas in the project and across the Program.
• 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.

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.

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.