Job Description
About us
Oxfam is a global community who believe poverty isn’t inevitable. It’s an injustice that can be overcome. We are shop volunteers, women’s right activists, marathon runners, aid workers, coffee farmers, street fundraisers, goat herders, policy experts, campaigners, water engineers and more. And we won’t stop until everyone can live life without poverty for good.
Oxfam GB is a member of internationa confederation of 21 organisations working together with partners and local communities in the areas of humanitarian, development and campaigning, in more than 90 countries.
Oxfam is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people, adults and beneficiaries with whom Oxfam GB engages. Oxfam expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us.
The post holder will undertake the appropriate level of training and is responsible for ensuring that they understand and work within the safeguarding policies of the organisation.
All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks. Oxfam GB also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.
We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organisation and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.
OUR WORK IN ETHIOPIA |
Job details |
DIVISION: Impact | TEAM: Program Team | |
LOCATION: Gambella | CONTRACT TYPE: Fixed Term contract for 1 year with a possibility of a contract extension | |
GRADE: C1 National | JOB FAMILY: Programme | |
SALARY: As per Oxfam pay scale | HOURS: 37.5 hours per week | |
FLEXIBILE WORKING 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. This is a full-time role; however, Oxfam offers various flexible arrangements which candidates can discuss with the Recruiting Manager at the interview stage | ||
TEAM PURPOSE: The Gambella Refugee Response is composed of national and international staff with wide experience in developing and implementing WASH, EFSVL, and Protection and Gender programmes. The Deputy Response manager will support the Response manager in managing the teams in Gambella across the 7 camps and oversee the implementation of the programmes assigned by the Response Manager JOB PURPOSE: He/she will support in leading the design, implementation, management, and coordination of effective and appropriate response and resilience interventions in the Gambella Region. This includes representation, coordination, programme management, advocacy, and programme support at senior levels. | ||
POST HOLDER REPORTS TO | Refugee Response Program Manager | |
JOBS REPORTING TO THIS POST | No | |
BUDGET RESPONSIBILITY | No | |
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Job Requirements
Person Specification |
Most importantly, every individual at Oxfam GB needs to be able to:
- Live our values of INCLUSION, ACCOUNTABILITY, EMPOWERMENT, SOLIDARITY, COURAGE, AND EQUALITY
Our Values
- Equality: We believe everyone has the right to be treated fairly and to have the same rights and opportunities.
- Empowerment: We acknowledge and seek to expand people’s agency over their lives and the decisions that impact them.
- Solidarity: We join hands, support, and collaborate across boundaries in working towards a just and sustainable world.
- Inclusiveness: We embrace diversity and difference and value the perspectives and contributions of all people and communities in their fight against poverty and injustice.
- Accountability: We take responsibility for our actions and inaction and hold ourselves accountable to the people we work with and for.
- Courage: We speak truth to power and act with conviction on the justice of our causes.
- Ensure you commit to our THREE ORGANISATIONAL ATTRIBUTES:
1. Be committed to equal opportunities: demonstrating sensitivity to cultural differences and gender equality.
| 2. Be willing to learn and apply gender mainstreaming, women’s rights, and diversity and inclusion across all aspects of your work.
| 3. Be committed to undertaking Oxfam’s safeguarding training and adhering to relevant policies, to ensure all people who come into Oxfam are as safe as possible. |
- Ensure you actively ADOPT OXFAM’S FEMINIST LEADERSHIP APPROACH and apply the principles and twelve practices in your work. Read more about this here:
Read this guide to find out more about what our values, organizational attributes and feminist leadership approach mean for how we work
For this role, we have selected two of the most relevant feminist Leadership practices for this role 1. Systems Thinking 2. Mutual accountability 3. Strategic Thinking and Judgment |
Experience, Knowledge & Competencies
Essential
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More Information
- Address Ethiopia
- Experience Level Manager
- Total Years Experience 10-20