Iraq: Gender and Partnership Program Manager

Nov 3, 2019 | Oxfam
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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.

The Role:

We are looking for Gender and Partnership Program Manager to work with the Oxfam team in Iraq Programme responsible for carrying out activities related to the project in Diyala and Anbar governorate, and support with gender mainstreaming efforts together with other sector leads. The Manager will also support program officers and be the liaison between Oxfam and Partners by close monitoring of grantees in the governorates, to ensure program deliverables are achieved, in addition to supporting the program teams in locations mainstream gender into their programming.

Our next Gender and Partnership Program Manager will require:

Essential

• Postgraduate or master’s degree in relevant field
• Minimum 5 years of work experience in the humanitarian sector/with NGOs, with at least 2 years’ experience in Gender related work and partnership-based programming or community-based programming
• Good skills and experience in all aspects of programme cycle management - design and development, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation
• Experience in organizational capacity development, training, mentoring and coaching
• Excellent training, facilitation and capacity building skills
• Proven experience in field level representation with key stakeholders and co-ordination with other NGOs
• Proven commitment to participatory approaches
• Strong analytical and conceptual skills and the ability to think and plan strategically
• An excellent team player with good skills in teamwork and consultative approach to decision making
• Demonstrable experience of M&E and beneficiary accountability
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written, including a good track record of report writing
• The capacity and willingness to be extremely flexible and accommodating in difficult and sometimes insecure working circumstances.
• Commitment to the values, mission and principles of the organisation
• A high level of written and spoken Arabic and or Kurdish
• A high level of English

Desirable

• Experience doing similar work, in the field of Gender and or Protection
• Ability to speak and write Arabic

We offer:

This role will give you an opportunity to make a difference in your carrier development, to act as a key contributor into gender team, to work with a group of passionate people that are specialists in their fields etc, training and development, offers fair pay and competitive benefits package.

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.

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.