The Role

Oxfam International Secretariat is looking for for an ECHO and UN Humanitarian Partnership Manager to increase impact, influence, and income for Oxfam and partners’ humanitarian and influencing programs through partnerships with ECHO, UNICEF, UNHCR, UNOCHA and WFP. This role will contribute to that goal in several key ways: strategy development; relationship management, new business development; account management; capacity building; and external representation on behalf of Oxfam.

Please see the Job Description for further details.

Who we're looking for

We are looking for someone who is self-aware, with good strategic thinking and judgement. You will have experience of raising significant funds from institutional donors including ECHO and UN agencies, and of creating and maintaining relationships and networks with institutional donors.

We are seeking someone who is skilled at developing relationships of trust, gaining buy-in from others, and leading internal stakeholders in an inclusive and clear way, holding each other to account.

You will be leading Oxfam’s global relationship with a number of key strategic donors, and will be able to represent Oxfam effectively, as well as facilitate access to others, in particular our country colleagues and local organisations. You will be able to deal with complexity and ambiguity with professionalism and grace, and often with humour, and be a supportive peer to staff and partners working with ECHO and UN agencies across Oxfam’s network. Respect for your colleagues across the world, and appreciation of their different contexts, will be key.  

What we offer

This role will give you an opportunity to lead and work with different stakeholders across Oxfam and externally to make a difference through forging new partnerships and funding from a key set of donor partners for Oxfam. You will have the space to be creative and develop the role in your own way. You would be part of a supportive and vibrant Brussels Office, Institutional Funding Team and Institutional Funding worldwide network. We offer a competitive salary and benefits, including good parental and care leave, and the opportunity to contribute to other team priorities and undertake professional development.

How to apply

Please upload an up-to-date CV and a covering letter, clearly explaining your suitability against the essential criteria in the job profile.

Kindly note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted - usually within 2 weeks from the closing date.

About us

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.

We are an international confederation of 21 organizations (affiliates) plus the Oxfam International Secretariat, working together with partners and local communities in the areas of humanitarian, development and campaigning, in around 90 countries.

The Oxfam International Secretariat is currently headquartered in Nairobi, with offices in Oxford, Washington DC, New York, Brussels, Geneva, and a liaison office with the Africa Union in Addis Ababa.

All our work is led by our core values: Empowerment, Accountability, Inclusiveness, Courage, Solidarity and Equality. 

Our commitment to safeguarding

Oxfam is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behavior at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and committed to 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.

Note: All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and may be subject to appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks. Please note that Oxfam International participates in the Inter-Agency Scheme for the Disclosure of Safeguarding-related Misconduct in Recruitment Processes within the Humanitarian and Development Sector. 

In line with this Scheme, if a job applicant has been employed by another member of the scheme, we will request information from that organization 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.

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Oxfam International is an equal opportunities employer, committed to diversity and inclusion within the workplace.