Humanitarian programme coordinator

Oxfam Great Britain
Closing date: 21 Jun 2009
Location: Congo - Goma
Summary: Open ended contract, £Competitive salary and significant benefitsWe are looking for an extraordinary individual: A bright, dynamic, motivated and highly experienced humanitarian manager with a transversal and long-term vision, who will be able to provide leadership, manage and represent one of the biggest humanitarian programs of Oxfam in the world, which includes preparedness, chronic and rapid onset emergency responses as well as transitional programs.

The Role You will provide strategic leadership and management oversight to the design and implementation of Oxfam's humanitarian programme in the DRC, which is significant in size, complexity and scope, with budgets of circa £56 million and a large team spread out over a wide geographical area. You can develop a long-term vision and plan strategically to achieve tangible impact in a complex and fast-changing environment.

You will be key in ensuring both timely and high-quality analysis in response. As important as the delivery of the programme, for which you will be responsible is, as important it is that you engage constructively with a wide range of actors, from local partners to the UN system, INGOs, donors, and others. When required, you can represent Oxfam in the East and know how to speak to the right people to take the right decisions.

You are not alone in this big endeavor:
You will be supported by a highly qualified team of advisors, policy specialists, service managers, and an in-country funding coordinator, all of with whom you will interact constructively to help build a common sense of purpose. As a key member of the Country Management Team you will also provide essential input to the Oxfam strategy in the DRC. What we are looking for You like to get things done, and done well.

You get them done with others.

You love people, but also you don't shy away from figures. Complexity is something that you embrace.

When things change, you adapt easily. You have at least four years of high-level management experience in a similar role, preferably in complex humanitarian environments.
You know what Oxfam means by high-quality preparedness and response. You also know what a rapid onset of a major crisis means.

You are effective and efficient in leading and organizing a diverse team spread over a wide area. You are a great motivator.

Distance management is no strange word for you -it's something you know how to do.
Over the course of your successful career you will have also developed strong networking, advocacy and representation skills both in French and English.

You will have proven analytical skills, as well as an ability to think and plan conceptually, strategically and operationally. You know that Oxfam is not only about water.

You know that Congo is about protection.

You have the automatic reflex to work with partners and authorities whenever possible, and you integrate gender and other transversal issues in our programmes.

You never neglect the long-term impact of what we do.

You know that things don't stop after an emergency. You are familiar with early recovery and transitional programmes, and you make the link with long-term development.

You have proven experience in security management.

You can deal with stress because you know your limits and seek support when needed.

You are committed to the beliefs and values of Oxfam and this will be reflected in your approach to working with your team, local partner organisations and other humanitarian actors and combined with strong commitment to the overall DRC country strategy, which includes development programs.

How to apply

If you think that you can meet these high expectations, please apply on line at www.oxfam.org.uk/jobs Ref: INT3240 by June 21 2009.

Interviews will be conducted by the second week of July 2009.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
For further information, you can contact the programme manager on the following email address drchr@oxfam.org.uk.