The most relevant leadership competencies for this role are:

·       Self-Awareness: Understanding personal strengths and limitations to build effective relationships and enhance team dynamics.

·       Mutual Accountability: Fostering a culture of shared responsibility and collaboration to achieve organizational goals.

·       Strategic Thinking and Judgment: Making informed decisions and shaping long-term strategies to maximize program impact.

Key Qualifications and Expertise

Extensive Programme and Project Management Experience

·       Proven track record in managing medium to large-scale projects with significant budgets and impact, including multi-year national, regional, and multi-country initiatives.

·       Expertise in identifying, developing, and applying tools and processes to ensure successful project management and delivery.

·       Demonstrated ability to engage in strategic planning and influence project strategies to align with and contribute to broader program goals.

Leadership and Communication Skills

·       Strong ability to communicate effectively, inspire and guide project teams, and address conflicts constructively to maintain a productive and harmonious work environment.

Staff and Partner Relationship Management

·       Proven experience in managing relationships with staff and partners, fostering collaboration, and ensuring efficient teamwork and joint accountability.

Ability to Work Independently

·       Demonstrated capacity to operate autonomously with high levels of self-direction, ensuring effective decision-making and seamless project progression.

Willingness to Travel

·       Flexibility to travel at short notice, often under challenging circumstances, to meet project and organizational needs.

Commitment to Values and Equality

Deep understanding of and dedication to Oxfam’s core values, including equity, diversity and justice between women and men, ensuring these principles are embedded in all activities and interactions.

Education:

·       A bachelor’s degree in social or political science, International Development, Humanitarian or related field.

Experience:

·       At least 5 years’ experience in development projects, at least 1 year experience of working in a field location.

Essential

·       Excellent leadership, coordination and facilitation skills

·       Proficiency in Project Management, including budget and oversight and reporting.

·       Strong communication skills and ability to produce high quality reports

·       Have excellent interpersonal skills and a strong commitment to working in collaboration and partnership.

·       Have the ability to build constructive relationships and partnerships based on mutual values and respect

·       Have experience of analyzing and managing risks in a complex political context and creatively minimizing their potential impact

·       Have excellent analytical and communication skills and demonstrable ability to think strategically, innovatively and practically to improve programme quality

·       Strong commitment to inclusivity and respect for diversity, sensitivity to cultural differences and ability to work in a wide variety of cultural contexts

·       Fluency in spoken and written English language

·       Flexible work attitude to manage multiple priorities

·       Computer skills (Word, Excel, Power Point)

·       Sympathy with the aims and objectives of Oxfam.

·       Commitment to humanitarian principles and action.

·       Commitment to Oxfam’s equal opportunity and gender policies.

Desirable

·       Knowledge of the Iraqi and Middle Eastern context

·       Knowledge and understanding of Oxfam’s programmes in emergencies and development.

·       Good understanding and experience of linking programme work to advocacy, and influencing work

·       Experience in managing and/ or implementation of multi-sector project

·       Technical expertise in Economic Justice, Gender Justice and Climate Justice.

·       Understanding …………ethnic languages are desirable

·       Master’s Degree in Development, Humanitarian or Gender

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Most importantly, every individual in Oxfam needs to be able to:

·       Live our values of INCLUSION, ACCOUNTABILITY, EMPOWERMENT, COURAGE, SOLIDARITY and EQUALITY (read more about these here)

·       Ensure you commit to our ORGANIZATIONAL ATTRIBUTES (including adhering to the Code of Conduct):

1. Be committed to our feminist principles, and to applying them in your day-to-day behaviour and your work. Be ready to keep learning, with accountability to those who experience oppression as a result of their identities, such as their gender, race/ethnicity, disability, class, or LGBTQIA identity.”

2. Be committed to undertaking Oxfam’s safeguarding training and adhering to relevant policies, to ensure all people who come into Oxfam are as safe as possible.

SAFER RECRUITMENT

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. Offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks.