Senior Partnership Officer

Job Description

<strong>Oxfam is a global movement of people working together to end the injustice of poverty.</strong><p><br></p><strong> <strong>The Role</strong> </strong><p><br></p>To develop, deliver and lead specific projects and standards of Oxfam Country Strategy with focuses on strengthen civil society leadership in civic space, influencing skills and local humanitarian leadership LHL (Internally and externally)<p><br></p><strong><u>Key Roles And Responsibilities</u></strong><p><br></p><ul><li> Responsible for implementation of Partner Investment Fund (PIF) project by Oxfam GB partners. </li><li> Responsible to capture learning out of implementation of flexible fund leaded by partners such as PIF and OUS. </li><li> Lead on piloting CAPAS tools process across the country as well as to capture learning and the team contribution to improve CAPAS under Oxfam GB mentor from regional team. </li><li> Responsible to develop ToR to work with platform and networks in thematic areas such as governance, peace building, and advocacy. </li><li> Co-lead with different groups/tasks assigned under task force that would be responsible to advance LHL agenda in the country. </li><li> Lead of specific groups/tasks assigned under task force that would focus on improving our relationship with partner to move from transnational toward collaborative relationship. </li><li> Support partnership lead in proposal development, and donors’ reports. </li><li> Lead on publishing research/policy paper in coordination with local partners across the country where applicable. </li><li> Support in development of any capacity strengthening ToRs related to partners in institutional and programmatic areas. </li><li> Mentoring working with platform and networks on lobbying, advocacy, and institutional capacity in close coordination with advocacy and campaign team. </li><li> Working with programme managers to support partner-led response mechanism by mentoring partners’ performance, working with finance department to simplify compliance requirements to fit to reduce bureaucracy in our way of working with partners. </li><li> Support emergency response led by Oxfam’s partners under pre-emergency framework agreement (PFA) as well as to support simulation exercise for northern partners in preparation for signing PFA with new partners in the northern part of the country. </li><li> Support program team on including governance component into our planned capacity building as part of Oxfam resilience strategy enhancing current local capacities especially in WASH sector. </li><li> Support partnership department to carry out validation workshop for partnership/LHL strategy in the country. </li><li> Any other tasks proposed by line manager in line with advancing LHL agenda in the country based on Oxfam Country Strategy/Partnership LHL strategy. </li></ul> <strong> <strong>What we are looking for</strong> </strong><p><br></p>Our next Senior Partnership Officer will need to meet the follow requirements:<p><br></p><strong><u>Essential</u></strong> <ul><li></li><ul><li> Experience managing performance of others and helping partner to develop, grow and achieve their potential, including increasing diversity and inclusion in terms and /or partners. </li><li> Demonstrable experience of delivering institutional capacity, governance, and communication work. </li><li> Excellent project management skills with track record of delivery. </li><li> Excellent verbal and written communication skills, strong negotiating skills and ability to persuade, motivate and influence internal and external stakeholders. </li><li> Strong team-player with ability to show leadership in complex and challenging environment. </li></ul></ul><p><br></p><strong>Desirable</strong> <ul><li></li><ul><li> Understanding / experience of local humanitarian leadership programming in Yemen context. </li><li> Coaching or mentoring experience </li><li> Team and people management experience </li></ul></ul> <strong> <strong>Organizational Values:</strong> </strong><p><br></p><ul><li> Accountability – Our purpose-driven, results-focused approach means we take responsibility for our actions and hold ourselves accountable. We believe that others should also be held accountable for their actions </li><li> Empowerment – Our approach means that everyone involved with Oxfam, from our staff and supporters to people living in poverty, should feel they can make change happen </li><li> Inclusiveness – We are open to everyone and embrace diversity. We believe everyone has a contribution to make, regardless of visible and invisible differences. </li></ul><p><br></p><strong> <strong>Our values and commitment to safeguarding</strong> </strong><p><br></p><strong>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. </strong><p><br></p>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.<p><br></p>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.<p><br></p><strong>We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organisation and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.</strong><p><br></p><strong> <strong>How to apply </strong> </strong><p><br></p>As part of your online application, please upload your up to date CV and a covering letter explaining your suitability against the essential criteria in the job profile.<p><br></p><strong><u>About Us</u></strong><p><br></p>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.<p><br></p>Oxfam GB is a member of international confederation of 21 organisations working together with partners and local communities in the areas of humanitarian, development and campaigning, in more than 90 countries.<p><br></p><strong><u>A Thriving Diverse Oxfam</u></strong><p><br></p>It’s people power that brings about change. To play our part as a global organisation working to overcome poverty and inequality, we need equality, diversity and inclusion across our community of staff, partners and volunteers. Together, we’re committed to becoming a more diverse workforce, better able to tackle the global challenges that face our world today.<p><br></p><strong><u>To Do That</u></strong><p><br></p><ul><li>We need to dismantle the unequal power structures that exist everywhere, this including Oxfam and the wider development and charity sectors.</li><li>We need an inclusive Oxfam where everyone can bring who they are to our work and feels celebrated for the differences they bring.</li><li>We want and need everyone, and that means we need you.</li></ul>