Based in Juba, South Sudan
Four year contract with competitive salary. An attractive package will be negotiated with the successful candidate. This will include a net salary, meaning that Oxfam will pay 100% of any tax and social security liabilities relating to your employment. You will also receive benefits tailored to your individual contract. We also take into account the recognition of certain locations in South Sudan as hazard areas and provide for a Hard to Work allowance
We are looking for an exceptional, strategic leader with a passion for Oxfam’s work to head Oxfam’s large and complex programme in South Sudan.
Context
Oxfam has been working in South Sudan since 1983, devoted to empowering people against poverty. In 2015, the organisation consolidated its efforts to meet the needs of the most vulnerable and have reached over 1.2 million people across South Sudan with life-saving sustainable assistance.
All current affiliates in the country will be working as One Oxfam in South Sudan as of the end of 2016, with one country management team, led by the Oxfam International Country Director.
The geographical presence of Oxfam has traditionally been in Lakes State (for the development programme); Upper Nile (for the humanitarian programme); and throughout the Equatoria (through partnerships). However, since the 2013 crisis Oxfam has extended its reach. Oxfam Humanitarian programme currently operates through four field bases in Jonglei, and one field base in Unity State. Oxfam also has the capacity to respond nationwide to humanitarian emergencies, through Oxfam’s ECHO funded Emergency Preparedness and Response team (EP&R). The development team currently operates in Western Bahr El Ghazal and Lakes State, and through partners in the Equatorias.
Oxfam is therefore seeking a Country Director to lead, develop, and represent Oxfam in South Sudan.
The Role
You will contribute to and implement Oxfam’s Global Strategy, by providing vision and strategic direction to all of Oxfam’s work in the Country. This includes Oxfam’s humanitarian responses, long term development programme design and implementation, advocacy and policy and influencing. Responsible and accountable for the strategic direction and effective management of the Country programming ensuring development, continued improvement in quality and impact of programmes and effective financial and human resource management in line with Oxfam Policy.
You will line manage the Country Leadership Team and manage the work in the country which will include: staff, budgets, funding and programme, ensuring that managers in country are in accordance with Oxfam’s policies and procedures, including but not limited to the Code of conduct, Performance Management, Security, Health and Safety and local legislation. You will take lead in representing Oxfam and the country programme nationally and globally; build influential relationships and develop networks for effective change, both internally and externally, and committed to maximising our influencing capability. In particular, you will ensure good relations with donors and will represent Oxfam at high level towards government, UN specialised agencies, other NGOs, as well as local partners and the media.
You will ensure that appropriate systems are in place to manage the significant security, brand, financial, and administrative risk in South Sudan.
You will be responsible, with support from change groups and the Regional Director, to implement the Oxfam 2020 Vision which aims to create a stronger Oxfam that is globally coordinated and relevant in every country in which we work. You will be accountable to the Horn East and Central Africa Regional Director, for the delivery, effective management (which includes budgets and plan) monitoring and evaluation, learning from the programme.
The Person
You are an exceptional leader committed to Oxfam values and to the success of the Oxfam programme. Your outstanding analytical skills enable you to constantly adapt to an ever-changing context and to think beyond the country programme context and to act within a regional and global framework. You have significant senior leadership and management experience in the development and delivery of high quality programme, humanitarian and influencing strategy, with and through partners or directly, in one or more challenging locations. You have a track record of leading and motivating multi-disciplinary, geographically remote teams and operations across a number of locations. You have experience of managing security, risk and legal compliance within an INGO context and a demonstrable understanding of humanitarian contexts and application of humanitarian principles. The ability to ‘think politically’ understanding motivations, pressures, power dynamics and challenges faced by colleagues, partners, decision makers and other actors. You have a proven track record of success in representing an organisation with partners, government agencies, private sector organisations, media and donors at senior level; nationally and globally, a proven track record of success in negotiating humanitarian access, advocacy and influencing with ability to maximise fundraising from diverse institutions, both local and international. You are committed to promote gender equity and the interests of marginalised people in all aspects of your work. You have a good level of IT literacy and understanding of how new developments in technology can positively contribute to the aims of an INGO. You are able to successfully communicate in English with a wide range of audiences. Ideally, you would have previous experience in South Sudan context.
HOW TO APPLY:
At Oxfam, we believe that every aspect of our work can lead to a positive outcome. If you have the same opinion, together with the ability to meet the challenges involved, this role offers scope for immense personal fulfilment – as well as outstanding opportunities to develop your career.
If you believe you are the candidate we are looking for, please submit your application online atwww.oxfam.org.uk/jobs using REF INT2813
The closing date: 27th September 2016. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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