Restricted Contract Risk Manager (2076)

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

Do you have a proven track record in grant and contract management for international organisations or institutional funders?

Do you have demonstrable experience of preparing complex and large project budgets?

Do you have demonstrable project management experience and/or a project management qualification? If the answer is yes, then we would like to hear from you.

The Role:

As Restricted Contract Risk Manager, you will be part of a team that provides contract management support and assurance on Oxfam GB’s high risk restricted contracts where we are Partner Affiliate (PA). You will work with staff at country, regional and global level to provide technical guidance on contract risk management. This will include direct accompaniment and support to, and working with others on, donor compliance, donor contract management systems, donor reporting, contract risk management, key contract performance indicator monitoring, convening of stakeholders and collaborative issue resolution. This can include short deployments to country teams. Candidates with country office / regional office experience are strongly encouraged to apply.

What we are looking for: 

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

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

• Proven track record in grant and contract management for a large international organisation or donor agency
• Demonstrable experience of preparing complex and large project budgets, business analysis, and donor reports (including financial and narrative reports)
• Demonstrable project management experience and/or a project management qualification
• Ability to influence outcomes, facilitate processes, work proactively and work with others without direct line management authority
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
• Prior experience in building staff capacity and supporting colleagues to learn new skills
• Experience of working in country offices and / or at regional level (strongly desired)
• Arabic, French or any other Oxfam working language is desirable

We offer:

We offer a competitive salary and a range of additional benefits to staff including flexible working options, 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. 

You can read more about all Oxfam has to offer here.

This role will give you an opportunity to work with a group of passionate people at the heart of Oxfam GB’s support to country and regional programmes, with fair pay and a competitive benefits package. You will receive an extensive induction programme and a blended training programme. The team is dynamic, prioritises wellbeing as well as excellent technical delivery and there will be plenty of opportunity for the right candidate to develop leadership skills, on-the-job learning for project management approaches and to undertake personal development. We are a team that is passionate about racial justice, feminist leadership and wellbeing in the workplace and we want you to be a key part of that. When you work for Oxfam you don’t just start in a role, you join a movement.

Flexfam: 

We believe flexible working is key to building the Oxfam of the future, so we’re open to talking through the type of flexible arrangements which might work for you. We think this role would work particularly well as a partial work from home.

How to apply:

As part of your online application, please upload your up to date CV and a cover letter explaining your suitability against the essential criteria in the job profile.