Programme Manager, Marib (INT11656)

• Location: Marib city
• Workplace Type: On-site
• Hours: 40
• Salary: As per Oxfam salary scale
• Job Family: Programme
• Division: International
• Grade: C1
• Job Type: Fixed Term
• Closing Date: 15 July 2026
• Country: Yemen

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

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

Do you have at least five years of experience managing humanitarian and/or development programmes, including at least three years in a programme management role with responsibility for programme delivery, budgets, and staff management?

Do you have proven experience leading multidisciplinary teams and managing staff performance, capacity building, and professional development in a humanitarian or development context?

Do you have experience analysing humanitarian and development contexts and using assessment findings to inform programme design, implementation, and strategic decision-making?

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

The Role:

Drives Oxfam's strategic vision and operational footprint within the assigned program area, providing overarching leadership, technical oversight, and guidance to multidisciplinary field teams. This critical role balances high-level strategy with hands-on execution—spearheading the design and delivery of high-quality humanitarian response and resilience programs, mobilizing vital resources, and establishing a sustainable, long-term office presence in the region. Acting as the primary face of the organization locally, the postholder leads key advocacy, coordination, and partnership efforts, while ensuring that the promotion of women’s rights is explicitly centred at the heart of all operational and programmatic work.

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:

• 5 years’ experience of emergency and development work, and an understanding of relevant issues with at least 3 years of program management experience.
• A proven record of effective and complex management in a humanitarian response including managing budgets, staff and funding of the Program. This includes excellent people management skills, a good understanding of team development, and proven financial management skills.
• Experience in maintaining and updating analysis of humanitarian and development situations with special consideration for gender, PWD and minorities and using this information to inform interventions.
• Proficiency in writing proposals and developing budgets.
• First degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline (preferably WASH, economics, sociology, humanities, International development) or substantial experience in one of Oxfam’s thematic areas.
• Proven ability to work creatively, innovatively, and effectively with limited direct supervision.
• Proven experience as a team worker and demonstrably cooperative with members of other teams.
• 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.

For this role, we have selected the most relevant feminist leadership practices which we will use for assessment purposes (which you can read more about here):

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, putting the beneficiaries at the centre of all our work.
• Proven understanding on specific needs for women, girls, persons with specific needs, minorities and other marginalized groups 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.
• Alignment with OXFAM values and decolonial feminist principles
• Openness to new ideas and highly motivated for learning

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.
• Inclusiveness: active listening and incorporate team’s opinions in decision processes
• Accountability: committed with transparency and communication on decision processes.
• Ability to work with others to develop vision into strategy and communicate and influence this to a wider audience.
• Empowerment: capacity of delegation by accompanying the process and 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 the interview, shortlisted candidates will also be assessed on our values and organizational attributes, as outlined above.

Desirable

• Knowledge of the 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 and to adapt to challenging environment and living conditions.
• 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 encounter 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.