Project manager (INT10239)

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

Do you have significant experience of humanitarian grant management?

Do you have experience of coordinating projects in complex environments and with multiple stakeholders experience?

Do you have strong understanding of the humanitarian system and experience working in at least one of the following areas: Food and Economic Security, Local Humanitarian Leadership, Gender in emergencies?

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

The Role:

The Project Manager will lead grant management, coordination, and knowledge sharing and creation. The Project Manager will be part of Oxfam’s Global and participate in team activities such as regular meetings, joint planning, and learning events.

The Project Manager will coordinate two independent projects:

• Improving gender sensitive and local NGO engagement in Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) processes and other food security analyses in Lebanon and one other country. The project is financed by the Novo Nordisk Foundation.
• The other project has a strong learning objective and focus on Group Cash Transfer, gender, and local humanitarian leadership. This project is still awaiting final approval from the donor

Note: Please note that this is a 1 year fixed term role.

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-Awareness
• Mutual accountability
• Strategic Thinking and Judgment
• Relationship Building
• Significant experience of humanitarian grant management
• Experience of coordinating projects in complex environments and with multiple stakeholders.
• Strong conceptual and analytical skills and experience in knowledge creation and management, including strong writing skills in English.
• Strong understanding of the humanitarian system and experience working in at least one of the following areas: Food and Economic Security, Local Humanitarian Leadership, Gender in emergencies.

For complete details, please see the attached Job Profile

We offer:

This role will give you an opportunity to make a difference in our work, to act as a key contributor to the team and to work with a group of passionate people that are specialists in their fields.

For this role, Oxfam Offers a  competitive salary and benefits packages in line with local cost of living and national pay structures. Details will be provided to shortlisted candidates.

Location:

This role can be located in a country where Oxfam has a presence, subject to Oxfam’s ability to employ in that location, the affordability of doing so and right to work requirements being met. 

Due to legislation constraints, it is not currently possible for this role to be based in some locations. These include Brazil, France, and Italy.  Follow this link to see where we work. Please note for this role we cannot establish a national employment contract outside of these locations.   

Close working relationships are required with people based in Europe, Middle East and Africa so working hours need to be aligned with these time zones.

Please let us know your preferred Oxfam location.  As Oxfam is unable to guarantee the obtaining of a work permit for this role, candidates must have and be able to retain the legal right to work in their preferred Oxfam GB location – for most people this would be where they currently live and have legal right to work. 

If you wish to be located in an Oxfam location where you do not already have the legal right to work, please make that clear when stating your preferences and whether this would involve relocation. We can commit to looking into the potential of supporting a work permit application for the selected candidate if required, but as mentioned above we cannot guarantee the ability to obtain a work permit for this role and there may be limited relocation support.

If you have more than one preferred Oxfam location, please list them in order of preference providing details of whether you have the legal right to work (or not) in each.

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.