About Us
Oxfam is a global movement of people working together to end the injustice of poverty. That means we tackle the inequality that keeps people poor. Together we save, protect and rebuild lives. When disaster strikes, we help people build better lives for themselves, and for others. We take on issues like land rights, climate change and discrimination against women. And we won’t stop until every person on the planet can enjoy life free from poverty.
Oxfam GB is a member of international confederation of 19 organisations working together with partners and local communities in the areas of humanitarian, development and campaigning, in more than 90 countries.
Background
Oxfam works with partner organizations and alongside vulnerable women and men to end injustices. Oxfam in Indonesia is working to seek transformative changes in policies, practices and beliefs in ways that will fundamentally improve the lives of poor and marginalized women and men, and ensure that all citizens have the same opportunity to enjoy their rights.
Over the next three years, Oxfam will continue to maintain its relevance and its effectiveness as an international humanitarian and development organisation in Indonesia. Oxfam in Indonesia represents the Oxfam International (OI) Confederation through the Oxfam International Regional Platform (OI RP) for Asia, supported by different Oxfam affiliates with dedicated roles. We relate with these through agreed upon Partner Affiliate (PA) and Executing Affiliate (EA) arrangements. Oxfam in Indonesia is aligned to and complements the global aspirations of the OI Confederation as outlined in the Operational Guidelines for realizing Oxfam’s 2020 Vision, and the Strategic Plan for the OI RP for Asia.
Oxfam in Indonesia is committed to a ‘localization’[1]’ agenda, an ‘intermediary’ for capability development and resource mobilization through new and innovative financial models. The Country Strategy for Oxfam in Indonesia will acknowledge, respond and adapt to new and evolving ‘drivers of change’ and the emerging context of Indonesia as an ‘middle income country’ – MIC.
Capabilities and competencies to for inculcating and maintaining a culture of Programme Quality within the Oxfam Country Office in Indonesia. These parameters of Programme Quality are defined by the Oxfam International Programme Quality framework. The position will enable Oxfam’s work to be delivered through a Partner Based Approach working with local organisations and institutions. The core of the Partner Based Approach will be built on long term relationships which have moved away from a sub-granting model. These relationships will be based on shared vision, mutual accountability and risk taking, respect, and agreed on commitments to programme delivery. This position will enable Oxfam in Indonesia to ensure a wide and relevant coverage of support to poor and marginalized communities and households. Capabilities for technical and strategic enablement contributing to enhanced programme quality s determined through the management of effective programme reviews. Works with and maintains synergistic relationships with Programme Management, Programme Support and the Funding functional units. Able to contribute to Country Office level strategic and operational decisions. Demonstrates core competencies of mutual accountability, listening, and humility.
Job Purpose
Contribute, as a member of the country management team, to the successful leadership and management of Oxfam in Indonesia. Provide leadership to Oxfam’s programme in Indonesia through supporting and sustaining a culture of ‘programme quality’ and effective partnerships. Develop and support implementation of Oxfam in Indonesia’s quality and partnership strategy to secure added value to Oxfam’s partners in working through the Partner Based Approach model. With 60% - 70% of Oxfam’s work implemented through a Partner Based Approach, ensure programme staff and partners can access and use specialised advisory services and tools for monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning, strengthening programme quality and partnership quality, and knowledge and information management. Ensure commitment to programme quality is reinforced in working with external programme partners, networks and consortia as well in relationships within Oxfam and teams across the organisation. Ensure Oxfam International’s programme standards and key programme quality performance indicators are met, and approaches that lead to learning, and good knowledge management are implemented. Ensure Oxfam in Indonesia has the adequate levels of ‘organisational wisdom’ required for staying relevant to its operational context.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Contribute to the leadership and governance of the organisation as a member of the Senior Management Team (SMT).
Oxfam is a global movement of people working together to end the injustice of poverty. That means we tackle the inequality that keeps people poor. Together we save, protect and rebuild lives. When disaster strikes, we help people build better lives for themselves, and for others. We take on issues like land rights, climate change and discrimination against women. And we won’t stop until every person on the planet can enjoy life free from poverty.
Oxfam GB is a member of international confederation of 19 organisations working together with partners and local communities in the areas of humanitarian, development and campaigning, in more than 90 countries.
Background
Oxfam works with partner organizations and alongside vulnerable women and men to end injustices. Oxfam in Indonesia is working to seek transformative changes in policies, practices and beliefs in ways that will fundamentally improve the lives of poor and marginalized women and men, and ensure that all citizens have the same opportunity to enjoy their rights.
Over the next three years, Oxfam will continue to maintain its relevance and its effectiveness as an international humanitarian and development organisation in Indonesia. Oxfam in Indonesia represents the Oxfam International (OI) Confederation through the Oxfam International Regional Platform (OI RP) for Asia, supported by different Oxfam affiliates with dedicated roles. We relate with these through agreed upon Partner Affiliate (PA) and Executing Affiliate (EA) arrangements. Oxfam in Indonesia is aligned to and complements the global aspirations of the OI Confederation as outlined in the Operational Guidelines for realizing Oxfam’s 2020 Vision, and the Strategic Plan for the OI RP for Asia.
Oxfam in Indonesia is committed to a ‘localization’[1]’ agenda, an ‘intermediary’ for capability development and resource mobilization through new and innovative financial models. The Country Strategy for Oxfam in Indonesia will acknowledge, respond and adapt to new and evolving ‘drivers of change’ and the emerging context of Indonesia as an ‘middle income country’ – MIC.
Capabilities and competencies to for inculcating and maintaining a culture of Programme Quality within the Oxfam Country Office in Indonesia. These parameters of Programme Quality are defined by the Oxfam International Programme Quality framework. The position will enable Oxfam’s work to be delivered through a Partner Based Approach working with local organisations and institutions. The core of the Partner Based Approach will be built on long term relationships which have moved away from a sub-granting model. These relationships will be based on shared vision, mutual accountability and risk taking, respect, and agreed on commitments to programme delivery. This position will enable Oxfam in Indonesia to ensure a wide and relevant coverage of support to poor and marginalized communities and households. Capabilities for technical and strategic enablement contributing to enhanced programme quality s determined through the management of effective programme reviews. Works with and maintains synergistic relationships with Programme Management, Programme Support and the Funding functional units. Able to contribute to Country Office level strategic and operational decisions. Demonstrates core competencies of mutual accountability, listening, and humility.
Job Purpose
Contribute, as a member of the country management team, to the successful leadership and management of Oxfam in Indonesia. Provide leadership to Oxfam’s programme in Indonesia through supporting and sustaining a culture of ‘programme quality’ and effective partnerships. Develop and support implementation of Oxfam in Indonesia’s quality and partnership strategy to secure added value to Oxfam’s partners in working through the Partner Based Approach model. With 60% - 70% of Oxfam’s work implemented through a Partner Based Approach, ensure programme staff and partners can access and use specialised advisory services and tools for monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning, strengthening programme quality and partnership quality, and knowledge and information management. Ensure commitment to programme quality is reinforced in working with external programme partners, networks and consortia as well in relationships within Oxfam and teams across the organisation. Ensure Oxfam International’s programme standards and key programme quality performance indicators are met, and approaches that lead to learning, and good knowledge management are implemented. Ensure Oxfam in Indonesia has the adequate levels of ‘organisational wisdom’ required for staying relevant to its operational context.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Contribute to the leadership and governance of the organisation as a member of the Senior Management Team (SMT).
- Contribute to developing and delivering Oxfam’s Country Strategy and implementation plan, taking action as required through the Programme Quality and Partnerships Function to support its successful implementation.
- Utilise business information and feedback to assess current strengths and address any gaps in practice and policy.
- Develop and ensure implementation of the Programme Quality Strategy.
- Drive revision of project cycle management to ensure Oxfam’s programme work is progressive and reflective of best practice and adopts appropriate innovations and thinking.
- Ensure the process of learning from programme work, research and best practice is institutionalized.
- Ensure systems and processes are established or regularly reviewed to strengthen programme quality and partner capabilities.
- Coordinate and lead on effective mapping and assessment of current and potential partners for compatibility and programme delivery, and management of associated risks and liabilities to fulfil Oxfam’s commitment to its localisation agenda (in conformity to government mandated regulations).
- Assess areas of interest and of common vision for mutual capability development and effective synergies.
- Participate and contribute effectively to networks and other issue-based platforms and forums.
- Keep the relevant stakeholders and regulatory institutions informed of Oxfam’s relationships with local organisations.
- Ensure Partnership Principles and Commitments are integral to, established and maintained within Oxfam’s ‘Partner Based Model’ for Indonesia and in keeping with the OI Confederation’s guidance for ‘Working Better and Differently with Others’.
- Undertake agreed upon external and internal coordinated initiatives required for meeting programmatic and operational mandates.
- Ensure Oxfam’s Partnerships are appropriate, relevant, and agile in achieving outcomes against agreed upon joint strategies.
- Ensure the following foundational elements of programme quality are met through people, systems and appropriate ‘ways-of-working’:
- Inclusive design
- Systems and process to manage information, knowledge, learning and assessing programme performance through established KPIs
- Understanding knowledge management, its retention and utilisation to sharpen programme focus areas and organisational impact
- Impactful induction and orientation of new staff and other stakeholders as relevant
- Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL)
- Social accountability
- Ensuring fair and equitable use of equity of data utilisation and outcomes which respects and protects the rights and dignity of programme participants and Partners.
- Ensuring the use of digital technology to create awareness of rights and entitlements, and hold duty bearers accountable
- Ensure cross-cutting elements of Rights Based Approaches (RBA are adopted within projects/programmes and MEL approaches), Influencing and Gender are integral elements of all of Oxfam’s work
- Ensure Projects/Programmes can demonstrate `evidence-based impact’ with a special focus on the realisation of Women’s Rights and those of other priority groups and individuals.
- Support inclusive design through partnership approaches informed by women, community members, and households.
- Ensure systems are in place, which include relevant indicators to assess and demonstrate realisation of rights, especially by women.
- Ensure staff is clear about expectations and is supported to develop and perform well, ensuring any poor performance issues are addressed swiftly and professionally when required.
- Manage the programme function
budget to ensure spending is within limits and delivers the planned returns.
Skills, Experience and Knowledge
Essential - Ability to operate strategically and be credible and effective in a leadership role
- At least 7 years of relevant experience, competent in understanding what influences programme quality
- Proven analytical skills and the use of these to forward plan, problem solve and make decisions in complex scenarios
- Proven communication, coordination and representational skills sufficient to engage staff, drive change and influence external audiences
- Financially competent and with good people management skills and competence
- Good organisational skills and ability to work to deadlines and manage time well. Ability to innovate and share learning.
- Able to build strong and respectful relationships
- Demonstrable behavioural competencies related particularly to relationship building, systemic thinking, listening, mutual accountability, enabling others, and humility (see below)
- Strong interpersonal awareness including diplomacy, tact, being able to work effectively with others; cultural sensitivity and commitment to addressing inequalities in the workplace and the programme.
- Fluency in written and spoken English
- Computer literate – able to use Word, Excel, the Internet, databases and email.
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 promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. 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.
We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organisation and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.
Note: All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks.
How to apply
Please send your application to the link in this vacancy by the latest 13 April 2019.
https://jobs.oxfam.org.uk/
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 promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. 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.
We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organisation and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.
Note: All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks.
How to apply
Please send your application to the link in this vacancy by the latest 13 April 2019.
https://jobs.oxfam.org.uk/
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Registered office: Oxfam House, John Smith Drive, Cowley, Oxford, OX4 2JY.
A registered charity in England and Wales (no 202918) and Scotland (SC 039042)
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