Private Sector Partnerships Officer (2009)

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

Do you have effective organisational skills and the ability to effectively plan ahead?

Are you a confident communicator with good interpersonal skills?

Do you have good analytical skills (including numerical analysis) to identify patterns, gaps or errors, and opportunities?

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

The Role:

To provide crucial support across the private sector partnerships team, co-ordinating the team’s finances, meetings, contracts and database, and managing in-bound enquiries from prospective partners. This role will manage a small portfolio of private sector partners ensuring excellent partnership stewardship and management, and work with our partnership development managers to support delivery of our high value, strategic partnerships. Additionally, the role will work on the business development side of the team to support securing new partnerships for Oxfam.

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:

• Effective organisational skills and the ability to effectively plan ahead, prioritise and drive forward projects autonomously. Effective management of time and ability to work to tight deadlines
• Confident communicator with good interpersonal skills
• Analytical skills (including numerical analysis) to identify patterns, gaps or errors, and opportunities
• Ability to work effectively in a team
• Ability to achieve results by working in an agile way, being comfortable to make decisions consistent with our strategy and values in the face of complexity and lack of clarity.
• Willing and able to adapt priorities in order to respond to changing demands
• Understanding the key drivers behind partnering with the private sector

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.

Flexfam:

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.

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.