We’re looking for a candidate who cares about Oxfam’s mission to end poverty and is personally aligned with our feminist principles and values of empowerment, accountability and inclusion in all you do.

An ideal candidate for the role will also be/have:

 Essential 

• A minimum of seven years of experience in the field leading development and humanitarian programmes in one or more challenging contexts in developing countries.
• Good understanding of development issues in general with significant knowledge and experience in one of the fields of (a) sustainable livelihoods and resilience, b) gender and development
• Good managerial skills to coordinate the Ethiopia program team to deliver on the Oxfam Country Director objectives.
• Ability to coach on the building of strong, credible relationships with international and local NGOs, government associations, business leaders and communities
• Proven analytical and conceptual thinking, high-level research, project management knowledge and skills and experience using participatory tools and methodologies for assessment, programme identification, implementation, monitoring and evaluation
• Comprehensive knowledge and experience of development programs, humanitarian response and advocacy and campaigning.
• Experience in managing and developing others, including direct line management
• Experience in leading and managing conflict resolution
• Ability to liaise with a wide range of people, both internally and externally at very senior levels (OI, Executing Affiliate, and other senior organizational leaders) with credibility, tact, and diplomacyDesirable
• Politically astute, with a good understanding of key external organisations, how they operate and make decisions, and the country’s development context.
• Previous experience in Ethiopia or East Africa and knowledge of the regional dynamics
• Experience in complex and insecure environments working in a humanitarian context with diverse teams.
• Familiarity with Oxfam’s priorities and development and humanitarian programme work is an advantage

We offer:

 We offer a competitive salary and a range of additional benefits to staff including flexible working options, a generous pension scheme, annual leave, additional leave allowances, company sick pay, life assurance and a range of other benefits.

From the day you join Oxfam, we invite you to stretch and learn in your role. Our wide range of Learning & Development opportunities includes in-house courses, e-learning modules, on-the-job learning opportunities, coaching and mentoring, and much more.