Project Manager – Humanitarian Support Personnel

Project Manager – Humanitarian Support Personnel (Oxfam GB)

£24,245 - £30,853 GBP net pa, equivalent £32,180 - £41,898 GBP gross pa

Oxfam offers a wide range of benefits, including over 43 days holiday/TOIL per year, pension and medical cover, living and accommodation costs covered during deployments.

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Who we are

Oxfam is one of the world's leading humanitarian agencies assisting people affected by natural disasters and conflict throughout the world. With Over 6,000 staff and volunteers in more than 70 Countries, Oxfam is able to achieve the greatest impact to ending poverty and unnecessary suffering through combining emergency response work, long-term programme for poverty alleviation and campaigning for lasting change. Oxfam’s Humanitarian Support Personnel (HSPs) enable Oxfam to boost existing staff capacity to ensure good quality response capacity in rapid onset emergencies and support to on-going humanitarian programming.

What you will do

By managing and coordinating humanitarian programmes, you will ensure Oxfam responds effectively and appropriately to a high standard. The post holder will be expected to undertake assessments, contextual analysis, develop programme proposals and contribute to advocacy and policy work. The role will represent Oxfam at field level liaising and consulting with crisis-affected people, community leaders, local authorities, the media and coordinate with other Aid agencies. In all programmes you will be expected to manage teams of national and international staff, undertake recruitment and ensure good management of finances, logistics and administration.

What you will need

With proven experience of humanitarian work in a number of different countries and an excellent understanding of humanitarian programming and policy issues, you will be a talented manager with great communication skills and ability to motivate team members. You will be confident in managing high-profile Oxfam programmes and will be keen to develop your own abilities not only in humanitarian management but also in advocacy, policy and longer term programming work. You will want to make a difference to the inequalities in the world.

The position is home based and you will be deployed from your home country. You must be prepared to travel at short notice for 9 months of the year in one or more countries (deployments are normally 3-6 months, but can be longer).

How to apply:

To find out more and to apply, visit www.oxfam.org.uk/jobs and quote ref: INT4649.

Closing date: 25th November 2011 Interview dates: Week beginning 5th December 2011