Partnership and Local Leadership Manager

Oxfam is a global movement of people working together to end the injustice of poverty.

The Role

The Partnership and Local Leadership Manager will provide overall leadership and technical oversight to the partnership processes within the Iraq country programme, particularly those related to strengthening and managing relationships with partners. The role will coordinate with the other Program Managers in the field offices and the technical coordinators to ensure the institutionalization and refinement of partnership ways of working, partnership processes and guidelines, and manage potential risks that may evolve from partnership ways of working. In collaboration with the support functions in the country, the role will be responsible for supporting the country program in the effective scoping and building of (new) partnerships, managing and maintaining partnerships, incl. providing support to joint programming and advocacy activities, as well as reviewing and revising partnerships, as relevant for the program.

The role will be responsible for ensuring in-depth understanding, practical application and periodic monitoring of Oxfam’s partnerships principles and ways of working, including Oxfam’s commitments to the Charter for Change, the Grand Bargain and the Humanitarian Principles of Partnership. The role will also support institutional development of civil society organisations through capacity sharing, technical capacity development in humanitarian aid delivery, peacebuilding, development, durable solutions and nexus programming and CSO networking and alliance building, as suitable.

The role will be responsible for effective communications, visibility of partners’ work on local leadership and partnerships, coordination with all stakeholders involved, coordination of capacity strengthening and exchange processes in different projects in the country.

What we are looking for

Our next Partnership and Local Leadership Manager will require:

Essential

• Knowledge of and demonstrated commitment to Oxfam's values, mission and work including feminist approach to humanitarian responses and Oxfam’s partnership principles.
• Excellent understanding of, and experience with, brokering, developing and managing partnerships with and among CSOs, government or private institutions, federations, networks and platforms.
• Strong knowledge and broad understanding of humanitarian, development and peace building issues including the political environment, sensitivity to working with CSOs within the MENA region.
• Strategic planning skills with ability to contribute to programme strategies and project implementation.
• Good assessment, analytical and planning skills, incl. project management experience, and planning, monitoring, evaluation and learning (PMEAL).
• Excellent and demonstrable people, collaboration and networking skills.
• Effective communication internally and externally towards government and NGOs, donors, and internally towards superiors, program managers, technical experts and business support specialists.
• A proven capacity for mentoring, facilitation, training, capacity building and coaching.
• Excellent written and spoken English.

Desirable

• Understanding of Oxfam’s approach to Partnership and Local Leadership.
• Knowledge of Iraqi socio-political context.
• Fluency in Arabic and/or Kurdish

Key Attributes

• Ability to travel in all program areas in the country.
• Ability to demonstrate sensitivity to cultural differences and gender equality, as well as the commitment to promoting equal opportunities.
• Ability to demonstrate an openness and willingness to learn about the application of gender justice, gender mainstreaming, women’s rights, and diversity for all aspects of development work.
• Commitment to Oxfam’s safeguarding policies to ensure all people who come into contact with Oxfam are as safe as possible.

We offer

This role will give you an opportunity to make a difference in career development, to act as key contributor to Partnership team, to work with a group of passionate people that are specialists in their fields, training and development, offers fair pay and competitive benefits package

Flexfam

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. We think this role would work particularly well as a partially home-based role or job share.

Our values and commitment to safeguarding

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.

How to apply 

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.  OR

As part of your online application, please upload your up to date CV and respond to three key questions related to your experience in this role. Your application will be shortlisted based on your CV and your responses to the above questions. You need not comment on your suitability against the essential criteria in the job profile.

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 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. 

A thriving diverse Oxfam:

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.

To do that:

• We need to dismantle the unequal power structures that exist everywhere, this including Oxfam and the wider development and charity sectors.
• We need an inclusive Oxfam where everyone can bring who they are to our work and feels celebrated for the differences they bring.
• We want and need everyone, and that means we need you.

In response to Covid-19 if you are offered a role where you are required to travel between countries please ensure you have been briefed by the Hiring Manager about any changes to working or precautions you should take as part of your role.