Country Director – Pakistan Oxfam GB- Islamabad

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

Can you bring significant senior leadership and management experience, in the development and delivery of high quality development, influencing and humanitarian programs; work both with and through partners, and work in challenging and complex contexts?

Do you demonstrable experience of building high performing teams with proven experience and understanding of how to drive and support excellent team performance and individual development? Are you passionate about gender and diversity? If the answer is yes, then would like to hear from you.

Do you have demonstrable experience in managing risk, security and legal compliance within an INGO context?

The Role

To lead and manage the country programme in Pakistan that responds to the context, utilizes the appropriate levers defined in the Asia regional strategy and contributes to the overall global goals and strategy of Oxfam. The Country Director provides vision and strategic direction to all of Oxfam’s work in the country which includes Oxfam’s humanitarian responses, long term development programme design and implementation and influencing work on gender justice, economic justice and resilience. All of these need to be coupled with business development and resource mobilization (fundraising). The Country Director is responsible and accountable for the strategic direction and effective management of the country programming ensuring development, continued improvement in quality and impact of programmes, effective management of financial and human resources as well as reputation, security and legality as in line with Oxfam Policy.

What we are looking for

• Proven track record of leading and motivating multi-disciplinary, geographically remote teams and operations across a number of locations.
• Significant senior leadership and management experience in the development and delivery of high quality programs, influencing and humanitarian strategy, with and through partners or directly, in one or more challenging locations.
• Experience of managing complex change processes and relationships involving a wide range of both internal and external multi-cultural stakeholders across a variety of disciplines and geographical areas.
• Experience of taking leadership of formal and informal networks comprising of various stakeholders with the proven ability to forge collaborations and align diverse interests towards a common goal.
• A high degree of self-awareness
• Demonstrable experience of building high performing teams with proven experience and understanding of how to drive and support excellent team performance and individual development.
• Knowledge and understanding of key development sectors such as gender and social inclusion, private sector engagement, economic justice, water governance and resilience.
• Ability to demonstrate sensitivity to cultural differences and gender issues, as well as the commitment to equal opportunities.
• Ability to demonstrate an openness and willingness to learn about the application of gender/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 Pakistan, to work with a group of passionate people that are specialists in their fields.
You will receive competitive benefits specific to your contract. Moreover, this opportunity will offer enormous scope, potential and personal satisfaction together with a truly life-changing experience. We will provide support, of course; by putting in place the right tools and training. We will definitely recognize and reward achievements.

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.

Please submit your application online at settings below:

https://jobs.oxfam.org.uk/vacancy/12145/description OR visit our website www.oxfam.org.uk/jobs using the job reference number INT6448. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. In your application please ensure that you address your suitability towards the outlined selection criteria, in order to be shortlisted.

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 20 organisations working together with partners and local communities in the areas of humanitarian, development and campaigning, in more than 90 countries.

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.