Data & Integration Lead (1933)

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

Are you passionate about how modern digital and data systems work, how they can be leveraged to unlock new insights or optimize process? Are you able to think outside the box and find innovative tactical solutions that deliver value while considering longer-term strategy?

Are you experienced in working with both technical and business teams? Are you eager to find an outlet for your skills to make the world a better place through data enablement?

The Role:

Oxfam Great Britain is looking for a Data & Integration Lead: your focus will be on building a new independent platform team within the Information Systems and Transformation (ISAT) division to provide data capabilities across the organization, including areas of data identification, capture, storage, and governance. You will support the development of the Oxfam data platform and associated technology roadmap and lead its delivery through engagement with specialist teams such as Information Security, as well as by building critical relationships with business stakeholders to advocate for and deliver on data led transformation. Your team will be responsible for developing an operating model that is fit for purpose and scalable across Oxfam, one that is able to deliver new data capabilities within project timelines, as well as report on divisional data maturity and readiness that will influence the team and platforms future growth. Acting as a servant leader you will support all aspects of the delivery process including managing third party suppliers, managing incidents, combining technical excellence and pragmatic business acumen.

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:

• Self-aware and able to make a positive impact on others. A history of leading or coaching multi-disciplinary team within an enterprise environment.
• Significant experience with data and/or integration technologies, both bespoke and codeless, as well as best practices and patterns around the use such technology within modern cloud-first environments.
• Strong interpersonal skills; able to interface with both Technical Teams and Business Leaders. A proven ability to build relationships and deliver on objectives in a pragmatic and value centric way.
• Ability to think outside the box and create value-adding initiatives, with the ability to understand requirements and create viable solutions to meet long-term targets by leveraging your own, and your teams, expertise.

We offer:

This role will give you an opportunity to make a difference in some of Oxfam’s critical platforms as well as make a difference in how our platforms work together, and to work with a group of passionate people that are specialists in their fields. The role offers great potential for personnel skills development, competitive pay, and benefits package. 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. We think this role would work particularly well fully or partially home-based.

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.