JOB DETAILS

LOCATION: <Gaza Strip>

CONTRACT TYPE: <fixed – one year>

INTERNAL JOB GRADE: C2                                                                    

DEPARTMENT and TEAM: Association of International Development Agencies (AIDA)

SALARY:  

Min: 151,796

HOURS: Full time – 40 hours a week

FLEXIBLE WORKING

‘We believe flexible working is key to building the Organization 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 a full-time, office-based position.

COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organization.

DEPARTMENT PURPOSE: The Programme Department leads and supports Oxfam’s humanitarian, development, and advocacy work in the oPt, ensuring effective program delivery, strong partnerships, and alignment with Oxfam’s strategic goals.

TEAM PURPOSE: <The Programme Team supports AIDA and member INGOs by strengthening coordination, operational effectiveness, and humanitarian engagement across Gaza, ensuring principled and efficient delivery of humanitarian and development programs.>

JOB PURPOSE: <The Gaza Humanitarian Operations Coordinator serves as AIDA’s primary focal point in Gaza, leading operational coordination, information management, and stakeholder engagement to ensure effective humanitarian access, principled operations, and collective INGO representation.>

ROLE REPORTS TO

AIDA Deputy Director

ROLES REPORTING TO THIS POST

None (No direct reports)

BUDGET RESPONSIBILITY

No budget responsibility.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES (Technical, Leadership, People and Resource management)

• Serve as the primary focal point for AIDA members on all operational and programmatic issues in Gaza, particularly access, movement, humanitarian space, and field operations.
• Represent AIDA in Gaza-based coordination platforms (ICCG, clusters, and others) and ensure timely reporting back to the Secretariat.
• Develop and maintain relationships with UN agencies, UNDSS, INGOs, donors, PNGO, and other key stakeholders within the Gaza humanitarian architecture.
• Provide technical and policy advice to INGOs on operational challenges, new regulations, humanitarian access, and safeguarding humanitarian principles.
• Lead and facilitate Gaza-focused working groups, coordination meetings, and consultations to ensure coherent, timely, and principled INGO engagement.
• Produce and manage information products, including operational briefs, situation updates, data analysis, and advocacy materials related to Gaza.
• Support AIDA program management, including donor reporting, budgeting inputs, and monitoring of project outputs.
• Develop and maintain incident-tracking systems and data analysis tools to document operational constraints affecting INGOs.
• Promote localization and support HDP Nexus initiatives across Gaza coordination platforms.
• Ensure effective internal communication with AIDA members, ExCom, working groups, and senior leadership to support operational continuity.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Most importantly, every individual at Oxfam International Secretariat needs to be able to:

• Live our values of INCLUSION, ACCOUNTABILITY, EMPOWERMENT, COURAGE, SOLIDARITY and EQUALITY (read more about these here)
• Ensure you commit to our ORGANIZATIONAL ATTRIBUTES (including adhering to the Code of Conduct):

1. Be committed to our feminist principles, and to applying them in your day-to-day behaviour and your work. Be ready to keep learning, with accountability to those who experience oppression as a result of their identities, such as their gender, race/ethnicity, disability, class, or LGBTQIA identity."

2. Be committed to undertaking Oxfam’s safeguarding training and adhering to relevant policies, to ensure all people who come into Oxfam are as safe as possible.

EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE & COMPETENCIES

ESSENTIAL

• Self-Awareness
•  Mutual Accountability

• Influencing

In addition:

• Experience working in complex and volatile humanitarian contexts.
• At least 7 years of relevant experience in NGO/UN coordination, advocacy, communications, or program implementation in the oPt.
•  Strong understanding of humanitarian, political, development, and human rights issues in Gaza.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, networking, and stakeholder engagement skills.
•  Demonstrated ability to facilitate effective meetings, workshops, and coordination forums.
• Strong analytical, ICT, and information management skills, including data analysis and reporting.
•  Fluency in English and Arabic; residency in Gaza with willingness to travel to the West Bank and Israel.

• Ability to work under pressure, manage competing priorities, and adapt to rapid changes.

Desirable

• Experience in humanitarian negotiations, access, and analysis in Gaza.
• Experience engaging with UNDSS, ASU, OCHA, and INGOs on operational and coordination issues.