COUNTRY DIRECTOR – GHANA

Background

Oxfam has been working in Ghana since 1985. We aim to reduce poverty and inequality, especially between women and men by supporting influencing and advocacy in three areas of intervention: Fostering Economic Justice and Food Security through Agriculture, Essential Services and Extractives Industry Governance.

At Oxfam in Ghana, we will tackle the root causes of social and economic inequalities and unaccountable power that violate human rights and drive poverty, injustice, and environmental destruction. We will achieve this by working together with people and partners to address the systemic barriers fuelling inequality and poverty. Oxfam commits to acting as a safe, feminist and partner-led International NGO. We will work in contexts where we can have the greatest impact, channeling our resources to work in solidarity with allies and partners, to shape transformational programming and influencing at scale.

The Role

The Country Director provides strategic leadership and management of this high-profile program, including all development and influencing programming to maximise our influence and impact. S/he will lead the Country Leadership Team and represent Oxfam in the country, influence donors and NGO colleagues and represent the organization in high level meetings and forums.

The position is accountable to the Oxfam in Africa Deputy Director for the delivery, effective management (which includes budgets and planning), monitoring and evaluation, and learning from the programme.

The Person

We are looking for a leader who models our values, feminist principles, and behaviours, representing Oxfam with integrity both internally and externally with the following:

• Master’s degree in relevant field;
• Significant senior leadership and management experience in the development and delivery of high-quality programs, with and through partners or in one or more challenging location;
• Proven track record in influencing at both grassroots as well as high international levels;
• Committed to a rights-based approach including an active commitment to putting

women’s rights at heart of all we do;

• Experience of managing complex change processes and relationships involving a wide range of both internal and external multi-cultural stakeholders across a variety of disciplines and geographical areas;
• Experience in leading and motivating multi-disciplinary teams, operating in geographically remote locations;
• A high degree of self-awareness and an understanding of how to drive and support excellent team performance and individual development in line Oxfam’s values and policies;
• Proven track record of success in representing an organization with partners; government agencies, private sector organizations, media, and donors at senior level; national and globally
• Knowledge and understanding how Regional Bodies/Institutions work
• Experience of managing security, operational risks, and legal compliance within an INGO context
• Proficiency in English