JOB DETAILS

LOCATION: < West Bank>

CONTRACT TYPE: 6 MONTHS) >

JOB FAMILY: Programmes

ONE OXFAM GRADE: D1 

DEPARTMENT: Programme

TEAM: Economic Justice Programme

SALARY: Min 126,944  ILS per annum

HOURS: Full time – 40 hours a week

FLEXIBLE WORKING

We believe flexible working is key to building the Oxfam of the future, so we are open to talking through the type of flexible arrangements which might work for you. For this role it will be fully based in the office. Other arrangements can be agreed exceptionally as per National Staff Terms and Conditions and on a case-by-case situation.

COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

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

Team Purpose

To act with poor people as a force for change in addressing the causes of poverty, suffering, and injustice, and alleviating their symptoms.

The West Bank Humanitarian Response Officer will carry out his/her tasks under the supervision of the Market Development Project Manager and under the Economic Justice Program in OPT/I.

Job Purpose

The West Bank Humanitarian Response Officer will be responsible for overseeing the implementation and coordination of humanitarian projects. This role involves working closely with partners, stakeholders, and cluster coordination mechanisms to ensure activities are executed in a time and efficient manner.

JOB REPORTS TO

Economic Justic Project Manager – WB

ROLES REPORTING TO THIS JOB

None

BUDGET RESPONSIBILITY

NA

GEOGRAPHICAL SCOPE

West Bank

IMPACT

Internal country team, OPTI.

KEY STAKEHOLDERS

Partners, programme participants, related governmental bodies and donors.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Project Coordination (70%)

• Supervise the implementation of all WB Humanitarian Response projects and their activities, ensuring alignment with objectives, timelines, and budgets.
• Develop detailed work plan and ensure adherence to project schedules.
• Oversee the necessary processes and develop the needed paperwork for procurement and distribution of good and services related to project activities, if necessary.
• Conduct regular field visits to monitor progress, address any problems with implementation, and provide solutions, if needed. 
• Prepare detailed narrative reports for Oxfam and its donors as assigned by line manager and ensure that these meet stipulated deadlines
• Work with program and partners staff to ensure all relevant information and processes required from the programmes team are thoroughly completed.
• Assist in preparing ‘human impact stories’ or ‘beneficiary success story’ to highlight the positive outcomes of humanitarian interventions and demonstrate the tangible difference made in the lives of individuals and their families or communities)
• Ensure efficient and timely implementation and reporting of the project activities as per the project proposal and agreed action plan, in coordination with implementing partners
• Guarantee the accountability to Oxfam humanitarian standards in project implementation

Resource Mobilization and Proposal Development (20%)

• Support for coordinating with stakeholders and program team members in the development of impactful ideas, concept notes, draft proposals for funding from various sources. This includes conducting research, analysing project requirements, and working with the team to align proposal strategies with humanitarian and development goals.
• Conduct needs assessments and contribute to strategic planning for new humanitarian interventions

Manage Relationships with External Stakeholders (10%)

• Represent Oxfam at West Bank cluster meetings (including but not limited to Cash Working Group (CWG), Food Security Sector (FSS), Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH), Shelter Cluster), coordination meetings, meetings with external donors and other key stakeholders
• Ensure alignment of project activities with cluster standards and humanitarian priorities
• Collaborate with representatives from relevant clusters and UN agencies, working groups, government authorities, local organizations, and other stakeholders to ensure effective coordination and implementation of projects.

Manage Oxfam’s risk

• Be aware of and respond to sensitivities of operating within the national/regional context.
• Be aware of Oxfam partnership principles and act accordingly when working and interacting with partners, working from the principle of complementary roles between Oxfam and partners.
• Ensure close monitoring of identified programme risk, and support frequently update risks register.

General

• Eager and required to adhere to Oxfam’s principles and values (click here) as well as the promotion of gender justice, women & youth economic justice and women's rights (click here).
• Understanding of and commitment to adhere to equity, diversity, gender, child safety and staff health and wellbeing principles.

CORE DIMENSIONS

• Problems vary and include a combination of routine and some complex.
• Work pattern is a mixture of reactive and project work.
• Ability to analyse data and come up with specific commonalties and recommendations derived from the analysis.
• Required to make sound judgements regularly within agreed processes.
• Communication is largely with internal staff and partners.
• Analysis and communication of some complex information at a simple level is required to a wide audience to promote and influence.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Most importantly, every individual in Oxfam 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

• Relevantqualification, and advanced university degree in international development or humanitarian assistance
• Substantial and demonstrable experience in managing Humanitarian Aid or HDPN projects in similar contexts (at least 5 years) 
• Knowledgeable about the current humanitarian situation in the West Bank
• Good knowledge of humanitarian standards for project implementation (Sphere, etc.)
• Excellent analytical, conceptual and strategic planning skills.
• Ability to rapidly analyse situations, identify problems, risks, opportunities and trends, and to take realistic and balanced decisions accordingly, consulting appropriately.
• Excellent communication capacity and proactive approach to building relationships with key external/internal contacts.
• Fluency in written and spoken English and Arabic.
• Ability to present complex information in a succinct, precise and digestible form.
• Capacity to work sensitively and in a participatory manner with diverse   actors.
• Competent to work with significant levels of autonomy and authority.
• Ability to manage complex workload and meet deadlines.
• Capacity to work sensitively and in a participatory manner with diverse actors.

Key Attributes:

• Ability to demonstrate sensitivity to cultural differences and gender issues, as well as the commitment to equal opportunities.
• Ability to demonstrate an openness and willingness to learn about the application of gender/gender mainstreaming, women’s rights, youth inclusion and empowerment, and diversity for all aspects of development work.
• Commitment to Oxfam’s safeguarding policies to ensure all people who encounter Oxfam are as safe as possible.

SAFER RECRUITMENT

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. Offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks.