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Our package: | As per Oxfam scale |
Internal Grade: | C1 |
Contract type: | Fixed term |
Hours of Work | 37.5 per week. This is a full-time role; however, Oxfam offers various flexible arrangements which candidates can discuss with the Recruiting Manager at interview stage |
This role reports to: | Country Director |
Staff reporting to this post: | Grants Coordinators, Funding Specialist and Donor Reporting Officer. |
Annual budget for the post: | N/A |
Key relationships/interactions:
| Directly line manages the Grants Coordinators, Funding Specialist and Donor Reporting Officer in Country. Works very closely with the Programs Director, Program Managers and Country Management Team on all Funding and donor related matters. Maintains close collaboration with OI, EA and PA Program Funding teams. |
DBS checks (for roles based in the UK): | N/A. |
Screening checks: | All successful candidates will be screened through Refinitiv World-Check One to comply with counter terrorism and financial sanctions regulations. |
Shaping a stronger Oxfam for people living in poverty
Oxfam is a global movement of people who won’t live with the injustice of poverty. Together we save and rebuild lives in disasters. We help people build better lives for themselves. We speak out on the big issues that keep people poor, like inequality, discrimination against women and climate change. And we won’t stop until every person on the planet can live without poverty.
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An important role of the Grants Unit is to provide ongoing capacity building support for all Oxfam staff and local partners on proposal development, reporting and grant management. The Team provides specialist support to the programme on donor compliance, proposal development, and grant management. This includes ensuring that all proposals and reports are of best quality, and are produced in a timely manner with input with all key stakeholders, including working with Oxfam’s local partners.
This unit will be working for the whole Ethiopia Programme which includes the long term, humanitarian and campaigns.
Provide direct support to the organisation leading on the development of the fundraising strategy, identifying new donors, managing existing donor relationships, ensuring that donor compliance requirements are met and facilitating the development of new programme designs and proposals.
As a senior manager within Oxfam, and a member of the Oxfam in Ethiopia Senior Management team, the Grants Manager leads the planning, coordination, securing and management of restricted income to enable Oxfam in Ethiopia to deliver on the national country strategy.
Accountable to the Oxfam International Country Director for planning, coordination, securing and management of restricted income for the Ethiopia country programme.
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 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.
We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organisation and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.
Note: All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks.
Key Responsibilities
Planning/Strategy
Funding Coordination and Management
Proposal Development
Donor Contract Negotiation and Management
External Engagement
Capacity Building
People development and management
Other
Essential
Desired
Key Attributes
Organisational Values
Note to candidates: Shortlisted candidates will be assessed on our organisational values and attributes at the interview stage. The successful candidate(s) will be expected to adhere to our code of conduct. We encourage candidates to read and understand our code of conduct here.