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Oxfam Zimbabwe Job Vacancy

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Oxfam is a leading aid, development and campaigning charity with worldwide reputation for excellence and over 60 years of experience. As an organisation, Oxfam is committed to gender equity and puts women’s rights at the heart of all we do. In Zimbabwe, Oxfam currently works with partners in addressing the causes of poverty, suffering and injustice.

Job Title:Humanitarian Program Co-ordinator (HPC)

Job Ref : CAP0143

Location : Harare, Zimbabwe

Contract Type : Fixed Term, 2 years

Closing Date : 7th June, 2015

Description of the Role

This vacancy is an exciting senior position opportunity based in Harare, Zimbabwe. The position will be responsible for leading Oxfam’s Humanitarian Program, providing direction, focus and long-term vision to ensure the organisation’s relevance to the local context in Zimbabwe through development, mitigation, humanitarian response and recovery initiatives across Zimbabwe. This involves reviewing the current in-country situation, determining how contingency plans and existing plans measure up, building capacity of Oxfam and partner teams on the ground, coaching, training and passing on expertise to ensure humanitarian work meets the highest standards. The position will be required to work with partners and affiliates to drive the organisation forward and strengthen capacity to address short and long term needs. Risk reduction, emergency preparedness and response capacity in program design and preparation will be high on the agenda.
Requirements

What We Are Looking For

  • Such a high profile and important role calls for an inspirational leader with extensive knowledge and experience managing multi-sectoral humanitarian programs, especially WASH, food security and livelihoods. Specifically, the ideal candidate should possess the following;
  • An advanced university degree in the relevant field; preferably international development, economics, politics, sociology and humanities, especially at post-graduate level
  • At least 7 years exper~ence at senior management level with evidence of effective decision making, managing multi-functional work teams and a critical focus on the delivery of agreed results with time and budget constraints and to expected standards
  • Proven understanding of humanitarian principles and the ability to put them into practice, coupled with capacity building initiatives and innovative humanitarian strategies is essential
  • A strong communicator with impeccable judgement in complex situations and who knows how to get things done

How to Apply

To find out more about this vacancy and to submit your application, please visit our website https://jobs.oxfam.org.uk/vacancy/humanitarian-programme-coordinator/cap0143/2586/description/

Oxfam is an equal opportunity employer. We particularly encourage applications from people living with HIV/AIDS, people with disabilities, women and previously disadvantaged groups.

Please note that while we value all applications received, we unfortunately can only respond to shortlisted candidates